Blue Jays vs Astros match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, April 23rd

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Blue Jays vs Astros match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, April 23rd

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Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Toronto Blue Jays at Houston Astros
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Wednesday, April 23rd
23/04/25 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Blue Jays vs Astros Series Game 3 Matchup Today

Ryan Gusto will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his metrics across the board.

Out of all starting pitchers, Ryan Gusto’s fastball spin rate of 2443 rpm is in the 88th percentile this year.

Given that flyball pitchers struggle the most against groundball hitters, Ryan Gusto (37.1% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in today’s game with 4 GB hitters in Toronto’s projected offense.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Wagner in the 86th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Will Wagner will have the handedness advantage against Ryan Gusto today.

Hitters such as Will Wagner with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Ryan Gusto who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alan Roden in the 78th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Alan Roden will have the handedness advantage against Ryan Gusto in today’s matchup.

Extreme groundball batters like Alan Roden tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Ryan Gusto.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cam Smith in the 90th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Cam Smith will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 92nd percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Christian Walker is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Christian Walker will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Rodgers in the 80th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Extreme flyball hitters like Brendan Rodgers are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Bowden Francis.

Brendan Rodgers will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Isaac Paredes is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Isaac Paredes pulls many of his flyballs (46.8% — 100th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Isaac Paredes will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Isaac Paredes ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Jose Altuve ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jose Altuve is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.5% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Jose Altuve will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 90th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yordan Alvarez ranks as the 2nd-best batter in MLB.

Yordan Alvarez is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

Yordan Alvarez will hold the platoon advantage against Bowden Francis in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Yordan Alvarez will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 84th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Andres Gimenez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

Andres Gimenez will have the handedness advantage against Ryan Gusto today.

Extreme groundball batters like Andres Gimenez tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Ryan Gusto.

Jeremy Pena’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jeremy Pena is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Extreme groundball hitters like Jeremy Pena are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Bowden Francis.

Jeremy Pena will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Jake Meyers will hold that advantage today.

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

Bowden Francis will hold the platoon advantage against 8 opposing hitters today.

Bowden Francis’s fastball velocity has decreased 1.3 mph this year (91.5 mph) below where it was last season (92.8 mph).

Bowden Francis has tallied 17.2 outs per start since the start of last season, placing in the 83rd percentile.

Yainer Diaz’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batters such as Yainer Diaz with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Bowden Francis who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

Yainer Diaz will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Yainer Diaz ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negative Match Player Stats with Blue Jays vs Astros Series Game 3

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Gusto to throw 80 pitches in today’s game (3rd-least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

The Toronto Blue Jays (16.5 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the least strikeout-heavy batting order of all teams today.

John Libka profiles as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is scheduled to be in charge of the strike zone today.

Projected catcher Yainer Diaz profiles as a weak pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 4th-best for hitting on the schedule today.

Ryan Gusto has notched a .343 BABIP this year, indicating that he has been one of the unluckiest mound aces in baseball on balls in play with better performance likely coming.

Will Wagner is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

Will Wagner hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 79th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Will Wagner will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Wagner in the 15th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Alan Roden is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Alan Roden in today’s game.

Cam Smith is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Bowden Francis throws from, Cam Smith will not have the upper hand today.

Cam Smith hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 81st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 9th-deepest CF fences today.

The Toronto Blue Jays infield defense grades out as the 2nd-best out of all the teams playing today.

Bowden Francis will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Christian Walker today.

Brendan Rodgers is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Bowden Francis throws from, Brendan Rodgers will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Brendan Rodgers hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 97th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 2nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Batting from the same side that Bowden Francis throws from, Isaac Paredes will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Typically, bats like Isaac Paredes who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Bowden Francis.

Batting from the same side that Bowden Francis throws from, Jose Altuve will have a tough matchup today.

Yordan Alvarez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 86th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme groundball batters like Yordan Alvarez tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Bowden Francis.

Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Andres Gimenez today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 19th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Batting from the same side that Bowden Francis throws from, Jeremy Pena has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Jake Meyers is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

Bowden Francis will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Meyers in today’s matchup.

Jake Meyers hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 84th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

The Houston Astros (21.2 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 5th-least strikeout-heavy lineup on the slate.

Considering that flyball hitters hold a significant edge over groundball pitchers, Bowden Francis and his 39.5% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a troublesome spot in today’s outing squaring off against 2 opposing GB hitters.

Bowden Francis will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Yainer Diaz is projected to bat 7th in the lineup today.

Hitting from the same side that Bowden Francis throws from, Yainer Diaz encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Today, Yainer Diaz is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34% rate (80th percentile).

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