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Blue Jays @ Rays Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, August 20th
Time : 20/08/26 13:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Toronto Blue Jays Series Game 3 Game Today

Nathan Lukes has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Extreme flyball hitters like Nathan Lukes are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Ian Seymour.

,Out of all the teams today, the 2nd-weakest infield defense belongs to the Tampa Bay Rays.

,Chandler Simpson is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

,Chandler Simpson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shane Bieber today.

,Chandler Simpson has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Chandler Simpson will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

,Ryan Vilade will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, George Springer ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,George Springer is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,George Springer will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ian Seymour today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kazuma Okamoto in the 95th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Kazuma Okamoto is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.

,Batting from the opposite that Ian Seymour throws from, Kazuma Okamoto will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Kazuma Okamoto pulls many of his flyballs (38.7% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Ian Seymour throws from, Myles Straw will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Myles Straw has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Yandy Diaz ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Yandy Diaz is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Yandy Diaz will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Jonathan Aranda’s BABIP ability is projected in the 92nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jonathan Aranda is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Shane Bieber throws from, Jonathan Aranda will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Jonathan Aranda will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,Ernie Clement is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Batting from the opposite that Ian Seymour throws from, Ernie Clement will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Ernie Clement pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.6% — 90th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,As it relates to his batting average talent, Chandler Simpson is projected as the 5th-best batter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Shane Bieber throws from, Richie Palacios will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Richie Palacios will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

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

,When assessing his batting average talent, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 9th-best hitter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Andres Gimenez has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Junior Caminero ranks as the 18th-best hitter in the majors.

,Junior Caminero is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

,Junior Caminero pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.9% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Junior Caminero will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Alejandro Kirk’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Ian Seymour throws from, Alejandro Kirk will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Alejandro Kirk has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jonathan Aranda ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Charles McAdoo has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (62% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.

,Charles McAdoo will hold the platoon advantage against Ian Seymour in today’s game.

,Charles McAdoo has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,With 7 bats of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Ian Seymour meets a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

,Liam Hicks is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Shane Bieber throws from, Liam Hicks will have an edge today.

,Liam Hicks pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.4% — 79th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Liam Hicks will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Cedric Mullins will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shane Bieber in today’s game.

,Cedric Mullins pulls many of his flyballs (39.9% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Cedric Mullins will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Myles Straw’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathan Lukes in the 86th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Liam Hicks in the 76th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Negatives with the Tampa Bay Rays Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathan Lukes in the 10th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,Nathan Lukes is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 81% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

,The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this match-up -6° colder than the average outdoor game of the day — favorable for pitching.

,Batting from the same side that Ian Seymour throws from, Nathan Lukes will be in a tough position today.

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

,When assessing his home run talent, Chandler Simpson ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ryan Vilade is projected to hit 7th in the lineup today, which would be a downgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

,Batting from the same side that Shane Bieber throws from, Ryan Vilade faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Ryan Vilade hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 97th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,George Springer hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 80th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,Typically, hitters like Kazuma Okamoto who hit a lot of groundballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Ian Seymour.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Kazuma Okamoto in today’s matchup.

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

,Myles Straw is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Myles Straw in today’s matchup.

,Shane Bieber will have the handedness advantage against Yandy Diaz in today’s game.

,Jonathan Aranda hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 78th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-deepest CF fences today.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ernie Clement in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Richie Palacios in the 16th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Richie Palacios is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Richie Palacios hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 78th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 9th-deepest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Richie Palacios in the 9th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the least strikeout-heavy lineup on the slate today is the Tampa Bay Rays with a 18.6% underlying K%.

,It is scheduled that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Sean Barber) calling pitches in this game.

,With 6 bats of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Shane Bieber will have a tough matchup while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

,Shane Bieber will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 12th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Andres Gimenez is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Ian Seymour throws from, Andres Gimenez faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Andres Gimenez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Hitting from the same side that Shane Bieber throws from, Junior Caminero will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Alejandro Kirk is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 82% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Alejandro Kirk in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Charles McAdoo today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Ian Seymour’s overall pitching skill is in the 83rd percentile among all SPs in MLB currently.

,The 5th-weakest projected batting order of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall hitting ability belongs to the Toronto Blue Jays.

,Ian Seymour will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats across the board.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Liam Hicks in the 12th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Cedric Mullins is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kazuma Okamoto in the 9th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

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