Athletics vs Guardians match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Sunday, July 20th

|
Athletics vs Guardians match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Sunday, July 20th

ATH @ CLE

Athletics at Cleveland Guardians Series Game 3Athletics vs GuardiansAthletics vs GuardiansAthletics vs GuardiansAthletics vs GuardiansAthletics vs GuardiansAthletics vs Guardians

Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Athletics at Cleveland Guardians
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Sunday, July 20th
20/07/25 13:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Athletics vs Guardians Series Game 3 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Denzel Clarke as the 11th-best batter in the game when it comes to his BABIP skill.

The #3 stadium in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.

Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense.

High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 2nd-most humidity on the slate today at 81%.

Denzel Clarke has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 95.2-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal EV of 91.7-mph.

As it relates to his home run skill, David Fry ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

David Fry is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.

Batting from the opposite that Jeffrey Springs throws from, David Fry will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Angel Martinez has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (73% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Angel Martinez will get to bat from his better side against Jeffrey Springs today.

Angel Martinez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.1% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

Max Muncy pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.3% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Max Muncy has made notable strides with his Barrel% recently, improving his 11.2% seasonal rate to 30% in the past week’s worth of games.

Over the last 7 days, Max Muncy’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94-mph over the course of the season to 103.8-mph of late.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 75th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Gavin Williams has been given more leash than the typical pitcher this year, throwing 5.8 more adjusted pitches-per-start than the average hurler.

It may be wise to expect negative regression for the Athletics offense the rest of the season, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 10th-luckiest offense in baseball this year.

Chris Segal grades out as a Pitchers Umpire and is anticipated to be umping today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Bo Naylor (the Guardians’s expected catcher today) projects as a good pitch framer.

When estimating his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Gavin Williams in the 76th percentile among all starters in the game.

The Athletics have 3 bats in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Denzel Clarke, Max Muncy, Nicholas Kurtz).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson as the 16th-best hitter in baseball when estimating his batting average skill.

Jacob Wilson is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Jacob Wilson has displayed strong plate discipline this year, placing in the 90th percentile with a 1.38 K/BB rate.

Ranking in the 86th percentile, Jacob Wilson has posted a .358 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Nicholas Kurtz ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Nicholas Kurtz has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (59% of the time), but he is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Progressive Field grades out as the #3 park in the league for lefty BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Nicholas Kurtz as Major League Baseball’s 17th-best home run hitter.

Batting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Nicholas Kurtz will have an advantage in today’s game.

Jeffrey Springs has averaged 93.8 adjusted pitches per outing this year, placing in the 89th percentile.

The Cleveland Guardians projected batting order projects as the weakest of the day in terms of overall hitting skill.

The Cleveland Guardians have 4 hitters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Will Wilson, Bo Naylor, Johnathan Rodriguez, Nolan Jones).

Given that groundball batters struggle against groundball pitchers, Jeffrey Springs (37.4% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this matchup with 2 GB hitters in the opposition’s projected lineup.

Carlos Santana is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Carlos Santana will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Jeffrey Springs today.

Carlos Santana pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.1% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

Jose Ramirez’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jose Ramirez ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jose Ramirez pulls many of his flyballs (41.8% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

Brent Rooker projects as the 13th-best batter in baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brent Rooker is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Brent Rooker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.4% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Miguel Andujar has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 87.9-mph average to last year’s 84.1-mph EV.

Last year, Miguel Andujar had an average launch angle of 2.4° on his hardest-hit balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 7.3°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Jones in the 89th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Nolan Jones is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.

Nolan Jones has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Nolan Jones will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 84th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Tyler Soderstrom is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Tyler Soderstrom will have an edge in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Will Wilson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jeffrey Springs today.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Will Wilson will hold that advantage today.

When estimating his home run talent, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Shea Langeliers pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.8% — 87th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Shea Langeliers’s launch angle of late (25.2° over the last two weeks) is quite a bit higher than his 12.9° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Brayan Rocchio will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

Brayan Rocchio has seen a big gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 86.8-mph average to last year’s 84.5-mph average.

Brayan Rocchio has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 92.1-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 86.8-mph mark.

Batting from the opposite that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Johnathan Rodriguez will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Batters such as Johnathan Rodriguez with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Jeffrey Springs who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Johnathan Rodriguez will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Johnathan Rodriguez in the 91st percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 83rd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Lawrence Butler will have the upper hand today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Negative Match Player Stats with Athletics vs Guardians Series Game 3

Denzel Clarke is projected to hit 9th in the batting order today.

Among all major league stadiums, the 4th-tallest average fence height are at Progressive Field.

The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 12.2-mph in this game, the best of the day for mound aces.

Gavin Williams will hold the platoon advantage over Denzel Clarke in today’s game.

In today’s matchup, Denzel Clarke is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.4% rate (92nd percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Denzel Clarke in the 22nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 3rd-worst field in the game for right-handed home runs.

The Cleveland Guardians infield defense grades out as the strongest among all the teams today.

Among every team in action today, the 4th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Athletics.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.298) provides evidence that David Fry has had some very good luck since the start of last season with his .329 actual wOBA.

Utilizing Statcast data, Angel Martinez is in the 7th percentile for offensive skills per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .269.

Sporting a .235 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Angel Martinez is positioned in the 25th percentile.

Placing in the 17th percentile, Angel Martinez has posted a .282 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

Max Muncy is projected to bat 8th in the lineup today.

Hitting from the same side that Gavin Williams throws from, Max Muncy will be in a tough position in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Max Muncy in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 2nd-best park in MLB for walks.

The shallowest LF dimensions in the majors are found in Progressive Field.

Gavin Williams has used his change-up 5.3% less often this season (0.1%) than he did last season (5.4%).

With a 1.24 discrepancy between Gavin Williams’s 3.70 ERA and his 4.94 FIP, it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in Major League Baseball this year and ought to see negative regression in future games.

Gavin Williams didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking hitters out in his last outing and notched 2 Ks.

Batting from the same side that Gavin Williams throws from, Jacob Wilson has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Jacob Wilson is an extreme groundball batter and faces the strong infield defense of Cleveland (#1-best on the slate today).

Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jacob Wilson in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson in the 2nd percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Nicholas Kurtz hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 86th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 8th-deepest CF fences today.

Nicholas Kurtz will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.313) may lead us to conclude that Nicholas Kurtz has experienced some positive variance this year with his .374 actual wOBA.

Progressive Field profiles as the #27 venue in Major League Baseball for LHB home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

It may be wise to expect improved performance for the Cleveland Guardians offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 10th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year.

Shea Langeliers, the Athletics’s expected catcher in today’s game, projects as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Cleveland Guardians have 7 bats in the projected batting order that will have the handedness advantage over Jeffrey Springs today.

Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jeffrey Springs in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Santana in the 0th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Carlos Santana has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.4-mph dropping to 84.4-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.216) provides evidence that Carlos Santana has been lucky this year with his .232 actual batting average.

Extreme flyball hitters like Jose Ramirez are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Jeffrey Springs.

Jose Ramirez has experienced some positive variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .295 mark is inflated compared to his .271 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.343) suggests that Jose Ramirez has experienced some positive variance this year with his .363 actual wOBA.

Hitting from the same side that Gavin Williams throws from, Brent Rooker will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Brent Rooker will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Miguel Andujar is penciled in 7th in the lineup today, which would be a downgrade from his 52% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Gavin Williams will have the handedness advantage against Miguel Andujar in today’s matchup.

Miguel Andujar hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 87th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 8th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 20th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Batting from the same side that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Nolan Jones faces a tough challenge today.

Nolan Jones has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 8% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the past 14 days.

In the past 14 days, Nolan Jones’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal average of 93.9 mph to 81.7 mph.

Tyler Soderstrom hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 84th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 8th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Tyler Soderstrom will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Tyler Soderstrom has been lucky this year, posting a .346 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .327 — a .019 gap.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Will Wilson ranks in the 5th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Will Wilson is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game.

In today’s matchup, Will Wilson is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.8% rate (86th percentile).

Shea Langeliers is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 96% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Gavin Williams will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shea Langeliers in today’s game.

Shea Langeliers will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 18th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Brayan Rocchio is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Sporting a .263 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) since the start of last season, Brayan Rocchio grades out in the 6th percentile.

When assessing his home run skill, Brayan Rocchio ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Johnathan Rodriguez is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

Lawrence Butler will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Lawrence Butler’s launch angle this season (6.8°) is considerably worse than his 11.1° mark last season.

Over the last 7 days, Lawrence Butler’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 12.2%.

Latest Cleveland Guardians Match Player Stats

Latest Athletics Match Player Stats