Blue Jays vs Guardians match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, September 3rd

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Blue Jays @ Guardians Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Guardians
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, September 3rd
Time : 03/09/26 13:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Toronto Blue Jays Series Game 3 Game Today

Recording 93.3 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Tanner Bibee checks in at the 83rd percentile.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Patrick Bailey (the Guardians’s expected catcher in today’s game) projects as an elite pitch framer.

,Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher stats in all categories, and Tanner Bibee will hold that advantage today.

,Steven Kwan is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

,Steven Kwan will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against José Soriano today.

,Steven Kwan has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Steven Kwan will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathan Lukes in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Nathan Lukes is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.

,Nathan Lukes will hold the platoon advantage over Tanner Bibee today.

,Nathan Lukes has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Ernie Clement pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.8% — 86th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

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

,Alejandro Kirk is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.

,Alejandro Kirk has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,Brett Bateman is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Brett Bateman will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tanner Bibee in today’s game.

,Brett Bateman has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) 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.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase DeLauter in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Chase DeLauter is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

,Chase DeLauter will hold the platoon advantage over José Soriano in today’s game.

,Chase DeLauter has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Nathaniel Lowe is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Nathaniel Lowe will have the handedness advantage against José Soriano in today’s game.

,Nathaniel Lowe has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Nathaniel Lowe will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase DeLauter in the 87th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 94th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Jo Adell is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Jo Adell will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Kazuma Okamoto pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.6% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park 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 Brett Bateman as the 15th-best hitter in baseball when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Myles Straw has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Jose Ramirez ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jose Ramirez is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Jose Ramirez pulls a lot of his flyballs (42.9% — 100th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Extreme groundball bats like Jose Ramirez usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like José Soriano.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,The Cleveland Guardians have 8 hitters in the projected batting order that will hold the platoon advantage over Jose Soriano in this matchup.

,Jose Soriano will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Jose Soriano has averaged 94 adjusted pitches per outing this year, placing in the 86th percentile.

,When it comes to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Jose Soriano in the 79th percentile among all starters in the league.

Negatives with the Cleveland Guardians Series Game 3 Game Today

The Toronto Blue Jays (17.1 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the least strikeout-heavy team of batters on the slate.

,It is scheduled that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Erich Bacchus) in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

,The weather forecast expects temperatures in this matchup to reach the 5th-highest level on the slate at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

,Tanner Bibee has a reverse platoon split and is stuck matching up with 6 same-handed batters in today’s outing.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 0th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,The Toronto Blue Jays infield defense projects as the 4th-strongest out of all the teams on the slate today.

,Nathan Lukes will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 10th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Ernie Clement is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,Tanner Bibee will have the handedness advantage over Ernie Clement in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ernie Clement in today’s game.

,Tanner Bibee will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Alejandro Kirk in today’s matchup.

,Alejandro Kirk will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his home run ability, Brett Bateman ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Brett Bateman will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that José Soriano throws from, Jo Adell meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kazuma Okamoto in the 9th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Kazuma Okamoto is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,Tanner Bibee will hold the platoon advantage against Kazuma Okamoto in today’s matchup.

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

,When estimating his home run talent, Nathan Lukes ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When estimating his home run ability, Myles Straw ranks in the 16th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Myles Straw is penciled in 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Tanner Bibee throws from, Myles Straw meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

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

,As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Jose Ramirez will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side against José Soriano in today’s matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Jose Soriano’s overall pitching ability is in the 92nd percentile among all SPs in baseball right now.

,The 5th-weakest projected batting order on the slate in terms of overall batting skill is that of the the Cleveland Guardians.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Alejandro Kirk (the Blue Jays’s expected catcher in today’s game) projects as a good pitch framer.

,Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 3rd-least strikeout-heavy lineup today is the Cleveland Guardians with a 18.9% underlying K%.

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