Athletics vs Red Sox match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Sunday, August 9th

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Athletics @ Red Sox Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Athletics at Boston Red Sox
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, August 9th
Time : 09/08/26 13:35:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Athletics Series Game 3 Game Today

The weather report projects the 3rd-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 14.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters.

,Given that flyball batters hold a notable advantage over groundball pitchers, J.T. Ginn and his 48.4% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a tough position today being matched up with 2 opposing GB bats.

,The Athletics outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst among all the teams playing today.

,J.T. Ginn will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ceddanne Rafaela in the 81st percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,Ceddanne Rafaela is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Ceddanne Rafaela has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,J.T. Ginn has averaged 91.1 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, checking in at the 75th percentile.

,Jacob Wilson is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Jacob Wilson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Sandoval in today’s game… and moreover, Sandoval has a large platoon split.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarren Duran in the 82nd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Because of J.T. Ginn’s large platoon split, Jarren Duran will have a huge advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s matchup.

,Jarren Duran has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Henry Bolte as the best hitter in the league when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Henry Bolte has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (77% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Given Patrick Sandoval’s large platoon split, Henry Bolte will have a big advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s matchup.

,Lawrence Butler has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB’s shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Connor Wong will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Extreme flyball hitters like Andruw Monasterio generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like J.T. Ginn.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Andruw Monasterio will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Thomas White is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Thomas White will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Sandoval in today’s game… and the cherry on top, Sandoval has a large platoon split.

,Thomas White has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Nick Sogard has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (63% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Nick Sogard pulls many of his flyballs (34% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences today.

,Caleb Durbin is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 80% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,Caleb Durbin pulls many of his flyballs (36.7% — 90th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Masataka Yoshida’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Masataka Yoshida is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Masataka Yoshida will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against J.T. Ginn in today’s game… and even more favorably, Ginn has a large platoon split.

,When estimating his home run ability, Wilyer Abreu ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Wilyer Abreu is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

,Given J.T. Ginn’s large platoon split, Wilyer Abreu will have a gigantic advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.

,Jonah Heim is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Jonah Heim will get to bat from his better side against a pitcher with a large platoon split (Patrick Sandoval) in today’s game.

,Jonah Heim hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 90th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,When it comes to his batting average skill, Jacob Wilson is projected as the 19th-best hitter in baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Tyler Soderstrom is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.

,Tyler Soderstrom has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the game’s shallowest LF fences today.

Negatives with the Boston Red Sox Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects J.T. Ginn in the 78th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching talent.

,Today’s version of the Red Sox projected batting order is weaker than usual, as their .309 the leading projection system (THE BAT X) wOBA is considerably below their .320 overall projected rate.

,It is likely that we will see a Huge Pitchers Umpire (Ron Kulpa) in charge of the strike zone today.

,J.T. Ginn will have the handedness advantage against Ceddanne Rafaela today… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Ginn’s large platoon split.

,When estimating his home run skill, Jacob Wilson ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The Boston Red Sox outfield defense grades out as the best out of all the teams in action today.

,Jacob Wilson will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,Jarren Duran is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 69% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

,Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Henry Bolte in today’s game.

,Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 7th in the batting order today.

,Given Patrick Sandoval’s large platoon split, Lawrence Butler will be at a huge disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Lawrence Butler in today’s matchup.

,Connor Wong is projected to hit 9th in the batting order today.

,J.T. Ginn will have the handedness advantage against Connor Wong today… and it’s an even bigger mismatch considering Ginn’s large platoon split.

,Andruw Monasterio is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,J.T. Ginn will have the handedness advantage over Andruw Monasterio in today’s game… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Ginn’s large platoon split.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Thomas White ranks in the 20th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Thomas White will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Sogard in the 8th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Nick Sogard will be at a big disadvantage against J.T. Ginn and his large platoon split in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 13th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,J.T. Ginn will hold the platoon advantage against Caleb Durbin today… and it’s an even bigger mismatch considering Ginn’s large platoon split.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Thomas White in the 12th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,Typically, hitters like Masataka Yoshida who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as J.T. Ginn.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 2nd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Jonah Heim will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Patrick Sandoval will have the handedness advantage against Tyler Soderstrom in today’s game… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Sandoval’s large platoon split.

,Tyler Soderstrom will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

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