Athletics vs Tigers match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, July 9th

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Athletics @ Tigers Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Athletics at Detroit Tigers
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, July 9th
Time : 09/07/26 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Athletics Series Game 3 Game Today

The #10 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park.

,On average, the fence height at Comerica Park is the lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.

,Batting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Joshua Kuroda-Grauer will have an advantage today.

,Compiling a 94.3-mph average exit velocity in the past week, Joshua Kuroda-Grauer has been in great form in recent games.

,Zack Gelof has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (82% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output.

,Zack Gelof will hold the platoon advantage over Framber Valdez in today’s game.

,Zack Gelof has gotten much quicker this season, improving from last year’s 28.04 ft/sec to 28.75 ft/sec now (according to Statcast’s Sprint Speed metric).

,Batting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Henry Bolte will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 93rd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Spencer Torkelson will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

,Spencer Torkelson has made notable improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 14.4% seasonal rate to 21.7% in the past two weeks.

,Comerica Park grades out as the #10 park in the majors for LHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Zach McKinstry will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jack Perkins today.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Zach McKinstry will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Over the past 14 days, Zach McKinstry’s 29.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 18.5%.

,When estimating his home run skill, Riley Greene ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Riley Greene is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Jack Perkins throws from, Riley Greene will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Riley Greene will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Nick Kurtz projects as the 9th-best hitter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nick Kurtz is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,When estimating his home run ability, Colby Thomas ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Colby Thomas will have the handedness advantage against Framber Valdez in today’s game.

,Shea Langeliers projects as the 17th-best home run batter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Kerry Carpenter ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Kerry Carpenter is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.

,Kerry Carpenter will hold the platoon advantage over Jack Perkins today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin McGonigle in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Kevin McGonigle is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Kevin McGonigle will hold the platoon advantage over Jack Perkins in today’s game.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Dillon Dingler ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Dillon Dingler is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Dillon Dingler will hold that advantage today.

,Dillon Dingler’s launch angle in recent games (23.5° over the past two weeks) is significantly higher than his 18° seasonal figure.

,Jacob Wilson is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Jacob Wilson will have the upper hand today.

,When it comes to his BABIP skill, Henry Bolte is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Dillon Dingler’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Shea Langeliers will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Jonah Heim has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (59% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,The switch-hitting Jonah Heim will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Framber Valdez.

,Jonah Heim has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 7.6% seasonal rate to 18.2% in the past 7 days.

,Batting from the opposite that Jack Perkins throws from, James Outman will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,James Outman will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Zack Gelof ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ranking in the 80th percentile, Zack Gelof sits with a .467 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year.

,Henry Bolte has notched a .281 batting average this year, grading out in the 86th percentile.

,Colt Keith’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Colt Keith is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jackson Perkins in the 78th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent level.

,Jackson Perkins’s 95.3-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 80th percentile out of all SPs.

,Jackson Perkins’s high usage rate of his secondary pitches (64% this year) ought to work in his favor since they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

,With a 2.67 difference between Jackson Perkins’s 6.75 ERA and his 4.08 FIP, it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the majors this year and should see positive regression in future games.

,Colby Thomas’s 12.4% Barrel% (a reliable metric to evaluate power) is in the 85th percentile since the start of last season.

,Since the start of last season, the hardest ball Colby Thomas has hit reached a maximum exit velocity of 115.5 mph (an advanced stat to assess power), checking in at the 95th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joshua Kuroda-Grauer in the 92nd percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,In his previous start, Jackson Perkins allowed a colossal 5 earned runs.

,Hitting from the opposite that Jack Perkins throws from, Colt Keith will have an advantage today.

,Nick Kurtz has made significant strides with his Barrel% recently, improving his 18.8% seasonal rate to 25% in the past week.

,James Outman has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 4.9% seasonal rate to 10% over the last two weeks.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Outman in the 84th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Despite posting a .252 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Zach McKinstry has had some very poor luck given the .040 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .292.

,Kevin McGonigle will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Colby Thomas has paced 24.8 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, grading out in the 80th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Kerry Carpenter ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Colt Keith ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Sporting a .297 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Jacob Wilson has performed in the 96th percentile.

,The Athletics have 4 batters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Zack Gelof, Nick Kurtz, Henry Bolte, Colby Thomas).

,Projected catcher Dillon Dingler projects as a good pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Framber Valdez has a reverse platoon split and is fortunate enough to be facing 8 opposite-handed batters today.

,Because groundball pitchers hold a notable edge over groundball batters, Framber Valdez and his 55.4% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a strong position in today’s outing matching up with 3 opposing GB batters.

,Framber Valdez will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his metrics across the board.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Spencer Torkelson ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his batting average ability, Jacob Wilson is projected as the 16th-best batter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jackson Perkins in the 89th percentile when estimating his strikeout skill.

,The Detroit Tigers have 3 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (James Outman, Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson).

,Jackson Perkins has recorded a 12% Swinging Strike% since the start of last season, grading out in the 79th percentile.

,Ranking steepest in Major League Baseball since the start of last season, Athletics bats as a group have put up a 17.1° launch angle on their hardest-contacted balls (a reliable stat to study power skills).

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Detroit Tigers Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joshua Kuroda-Grauer in the 2nd percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Joshua Kuroda-Grauer has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (50% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Comerica Park has the 2nd-deepest centerfield fences in the majors.

,Extreme groundball hitters like Joshua Kuroda-Grauer are generally less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Framber Valdez.

,The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the 5th-best among all the teams in action today.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Zack Gelof today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Zack Gelof’s true offensive ability to be a .313, indicating that he has had some very good luck this year given the .045 disparity between that mark and his actual .358 wOBA.

,With a .145 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Zack Gelof is ranked in the 4th percentile.

,Henry Bolte is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

,In today’s game, Henry Bolte is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 40.1% rate (98th percentile).

,Extreme flyball hitters like Henry Bolte tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Framber Valdez.

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

,Henry Bolte has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.5-mph dropping to 84.3-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

,Spencer Torkelson is penciled in 7th in the batting order today.

,Jack Perkins will have the handedness advantage over Spencer Torkelson in today’s matchup.

,In today’s matchup, Spencer Torkelson is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 40% rate (97th percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach McKinstry in the 13th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,Zach McKinstry is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this game.

,In the past week, Zach McKinstry’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal average of 87.7 mph to 85.6 mph.

,Zach McKinstry’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off from last season to this one, decreasing from 49.6% to 42.6%.

,Framber Valdez will hold the platoon advantage against Nick Kurtz today.

,Nick Kurtz has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 5th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Nick Kurtz will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Nick Kurtz has been lucky this year, putting up a .396 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .380 — a .016 disparity.

,Joshua Kuroda-Grauer will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,Colby Thomas has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (78% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Colby Thomas hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 97th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 2nd-deepest CF fences today.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Colby Thomas today.

,Posting a 6.44 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Colby Thomas has demonstrated poor plate discipline, ranking in the 11th percentile.

,Shea Langeliers pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.9% — 81st percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 5th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Shea Langeliers in today’s matchup.

,Today, Kerry Carpenter is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.4% rate (92nd percentile).

,By putting up a 3.84 K/BB rate this year, Kerry Carpenter has shown weak plate discipline, placing in the 14th percentile.

,In the last 7 days, Kevin McGonigle’s 26.7% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 41.1%.

,Despite posting a .363 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Kevin McGonigle has experienced some positive variance given the .016 deviation between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .347.

,Jack Perkins will hold the platoon advantage against Dillon Dingler today.

,In the last 7 days, Dillon Dingler’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.9% down to 0%.

,Dillon Dingler has been lucky this year, posting a .360 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .328 — a .032 deviation.

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

,Extreme flyball bats like Jacob Wilson tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Framber Valdez.

,Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jacob Wilson today.

,Based on Statcast metrics, Jacob Wilson is in the 7th percentile for power via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 3.900.

,Compared to his seasonal mark of 20.4°, Shea Langeliers has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (14.5°) over the past 14 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 2nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Jonah Heim hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38% — 75th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Jonah Heim will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,Jonah Heim’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off lately, decreasing from 37.3% on the season to 30% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Outman in the 1st percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,James Outman is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,James Outman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.5% — 89th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 10th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,James Outman has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 85.6-mph dropping to 76.2-mph over the past week.

,Posting a .160 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , James Outman grades out in the 8th percentile.

,Utilizing Statcast data, Spencer Torkelson grades out in the 17th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .223.

,Grading out in the 16th percentile, Spencer Torkelson sports a .218 batting average this year.

,By putting up a .220 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season, Zack Gelof grades out in the 8th percentile for offensive ability.

,Zack Gelof’s maximum exit velocity (an advanced stat to evaluate power) has been 108.1 mph this year, placing in the 18th percentile.

,In today’s game, Colt Keith is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.2% rate (79th percentile).

,Sporting a 3.84 K/BB rate this year, Colt Keith has demonstrated poor plate discipline, ranking in the 14th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Perkins to throw 85 pitches in this game (4th-least of all pitchers today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Shea Langeliers (the Athletics’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.

,The Detroit Tigers have 6 batters in the projected offense that will have the handedness advantage against Jackson Perkins in today’s game.

,Jackson Perkins will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,Jonah Heim’s launch angle in recent games (3.4° in the past two weeks’ worth of games) is considerably worse than his 12.8° seasonal angle.

,Jonah Heim has been lucky this year, compiling a .335 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .289 — a .046 difference.

,In notching a .239 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season, Jonah Heim is ranked in the 1st percentile for offensive ability.

,Grading out in the 4th percentile, Zach McKinstry sports a .256 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

,James Outman has posted a .261 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, checking in at the 25th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Placing in the 18th percentile, James Outman has notched a .236 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season.

,Over the last 14 days, Zach McKinstry has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

,Kevin McGonigle’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, going from 16% on the season to 6.7% over the last week.

,Comerica Park profiles as the #21 field in the majors for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Framber Valdez has gone to his curveball 5.5% less often this year (27.6%) than he did last season (33.1%).

,Framber Valdez has compiled an 8.5% Swinging Strike percentage this year, ranking in the 15th percentile.

,Jacob Wilson’s 1.7% Barrel% (a reliable metric to evaluate power) is in the 5th percentile this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Framber Valdez in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall pitching abilities.

,Compared to their .337 overall projected rate, the .316 the leading projection system (THE BAT X) wOBA of the Athletics projected batting order in today’s game suggests this version of the lineup significantly missing some of their usual firepower.

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