Athletics vs Rays match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, July 2nd

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Athletics vs Rays match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, July 2nd

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Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Athletics at Tampa Bay Rays
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Wednesday, July 2nd
02/07/25 12:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

As it relates to his BABIP ability, Denzel Clarke is projected as the 12th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 84°.

Extreme groundball batters like Denzel Clarke are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Ryan Pepiot.

Max Muncy is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Junior Caminero is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Junior Caminero will hold that advantage today.

Batting from the opposite that Mitch Spence throws from, Chandler Simpson will have an edge today.

Chandler Simpson will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson as the 13th-best hitter in MLB when it comes to his batting average skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicholas Kurtz in the 96th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Nicholas Kurtz is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 72% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Nicholas Kurtz will have the handedness advantage over Ryan Pepiot today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz as the 7th-best batter in baseball when it comes to his batting average ability.

Yandy Diaz is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Yandy Diaz has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.8%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Yandy Diaz will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Brandon Lowe is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Mitch Spence throws from, Brandon Lowe will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Brandon Lowe pulls many of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

When it comes to his home run skill, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Extreme groundball bats like Danny Jansen are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Mitch Spence.

Danny Jansen will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Brent Rooker projects as the 14th-best hitter in MLB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brent Rooker is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Lowe in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Josh Lowe is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Mitch Spence throws from, Josh Lowe will have an edge in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Josh Lowe will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Taylor Walls will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Ryan Pepiot in the 81st percentile when it comes to his strikeout ability.

Recording 91.8 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Ryan Pepiot places him the 77th percentile.

Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the most strikeout-prone lineup today is the Athletics with a 28.2% underlying K%.

It is anticipated that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Adam Hamari) in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher metrics in all categories, and Ryan Pepiot will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Jonathan Aranda is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Mitch Spence throws from, Jonathan Aranda will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Jonathan Aranda pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.2% — 75th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Jake Mangum will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Mangum in the 95th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

When it comes to his home run ability, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Lawrence Butler is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage over Ryan Pepiot in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negative Match Player Stats with Athletics vs Rays Series Game 3

Denzel Clarke is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Ryan Pepiot throws from, Denzel Clarke will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Today, Denzel Clarke is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.7% rate (95th percentile).

Denzel Clarke will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 20th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Ryan Pepiot will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Muncy in today’s game.

Max Muncy pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.5% — 77th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Max Muncy will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Mitch Spence will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Junior Caminero today.

In today’s game, Junior Caminero is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.6% rate (86th percentile).

Typically, hitters like Junior Caminero who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Mitch Spence.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson in the 0th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Chandler Simpson is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Chandler Simpson hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 90th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball bats like Chandler Simpson are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Mitch Spence.

Nicholas Kurtz has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and will be challenged by baseball’s 7th-deepest LF fences today.

Nicholas Kurtz will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Mitch Spence will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yandy Diaz today.

Extreme groundball bats like Yandy Diaz tend to be less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Mitch Spence.

Danny Jansen’s BABIP talent is projected in the 1st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Danny Jansen is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Mitch Spence throws from, Danny Jansen will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

Danny Jansen pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.4% — 100th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Ryan Pepiot throws from, Brent Rooker faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

Brent Rooker hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 88th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Typically, bats like Brent Rooker who hit a lot of flyballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Ryan Pepiot.

Brent Rooker will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Urias in the 5th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Luis Urias is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Ryan Pepiot throws from, Luis Urias will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

Luis Urias pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.2% — 95th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences today.

Luis Urias will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Josh Lowe has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.7%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Walls in the 11th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Taylor Walls is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Taylor Walls will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side against Mitch Spence in today’s game.

Taylor Walls has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and will be challenged by MLB’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Ryan Pepiot’s overall pitching talent is in the 80th percentile out of all starters in the league right now.

The 2nd-weakest projected offense of all teams on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill belongs to the Athletics.

As it relates to his home run talent, Jake Mangum ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jake Mangum is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Jake Mangum will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side against Mitch Spence in today’s game.

Jake Mangum has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Extreme flyball hitters like Jake Mangum generally hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Mitch Spence.

Lawrence Butler has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Lawrence Butler in today’s matchup.

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