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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 Wednesday, May 6th
Time : 06/05/26 13:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Toronto Blue Jays Series Game 3 Game Today

George Springer projects as the 18th-best hitter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,George Springer is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.

,The Tropicana Field roof projects to be closed today, making weather conditions in this game 10° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for offense.

,Batting from the opposite that Shane McClanahan throws from, George Springer will have an edge today.

,Among every team on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the Tampa Bay Rays.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Kazuma Okamoto ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Kazuma Okamoto is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Kazuma Okamoto will have the handedness advantage against Shane McClanahan in today’s matchup.

,Kazuma Okamoto pulls a lot of his flyballs (36% — 87th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Ryan Vilade is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,Ryan Vilade will have the handedness advantage over Patrick Corbin in today’s matchup.

,Ryan Vilade will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,When estimating his batting average talent, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected as the best hitter in baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will hold the platoon advantage over Shane McClanahan today.

,When assessing his home run ability, Junior Caminero ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Junior Caminero is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Junior Caminero will have an advantage today.

,Junior Caminero pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.5% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The switch-hitting Tyler Heineman will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Shane McClanahan.

,Tyler Heineman pulls many of his flyballs (37.4% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Yandy Diaz ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Yandy Diaz is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Yandy Diaz will hold the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin in today’s game.

,Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Shane McClanahan’s overall pitching ability is in the 84th percentile among all SPs in the majors right now.

,It is anticipated that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Nestor Ceja) in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

,Shane McClanahan will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his metrics in all categories.

,When it comes to his batting average skill, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 7th-best batter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Shane McClanahan throws from, Myles Straw will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Myles Straw has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Chandler Simpson is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Chandler Simpson has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.5%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Chandler Simpson will hold that advantage today.

,Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Nick Fortes will have an advantage today.

,Nick Fortes pulls many of his flyballs (36.5% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Nick Fortes will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Daulton Varsho pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.9% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

,Davis Schneider will have the handedness advantage against Shane McClanahan in today’s matchup.

,Davis Schneider pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.5% — 92nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,When estimating his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Shane McClanahan in the 78th percentile among all starters in the majors.

,Ben Williamson will have the handedness advantage against Patrick Corbin in today’s matchup.

,Ben Williamson has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Ben Williamson will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Lenyn Sosa is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.

,Lenyn Sosa will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shane McClanahan today.

,Lenyn Sosa has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his batting average ability, Chandler Simpson is projected as the 8th-best batter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Jonathan Aranda is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Jonathan Aranda pulls a lot of his flyballs (34% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Jonathan Aranda will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Kazuma Okamoto ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Patrick Corbin’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 3rd percentile among all SPs in the game right now.

,The Tampa Bay Rays have 7 bats in the projected batting order that will hold the platoon advantage over Patrick Corbin in this matchup.

,Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Patrick Corbin in today’s game.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. projects as the 5th-best batter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ernie Clement has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (53% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Ernie Clement will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shane McClanahan in today’s game.

,Ernie Clement pulls many of his flyballs (34.9% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ben Williamson in the 96th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 87th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Myles Straw in the 80th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Negatives with the Tampa Bay Rays Series Game 3 Game Today

George Springer hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38%,— 78th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 9th-deepest CF fences today.

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

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Vilade in the 18th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Ryan Vilade hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 95th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. today.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Tyler Heineman ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Tyler Heineman is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shane McClanahan to throw 85 pitches today (5th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,The Toronto Blue Jays have 8 bats in the projected lineup that will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shane McClanahan in this game.

,When assessing his home run talent, Myles Straw ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Myles Straw is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,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.

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

,Patrick Corbin will hold the platoon advantage against Chandler Simpson in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Fortes in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Nick Fortes is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daulton Varsho in the 2nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Daulton Varsho is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Shane McClanahan will hold the platoon advantage over Daulton Varsho in today’s game.

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

,Davis Schneider has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (57% of the time), but he is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Davis Schneider will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,The Toronto Blue Jays (20.4 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the 5th-least strikeout-prone team of batters of all teams today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ben Williamson in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Ben Williamson is penciled in 7th in the lineup today.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Lenyn Sosa in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Fortes in the 8th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Batting from the same side that Patrick Corbin throws from, Jonathan Aranda meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Davis Schneider in the 11th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,The Tampa Bay Rays projected batting order ranks as the 3rd-worst of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall offensive ability.

,Projected catcher Tyler Heineman grades out as a good pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 11th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ernie Clement in today’s matchup.

,Patrick Corbin has averaged 79.3 adjusted pitches per outing this year, placing in the 16th percentile.

,The Tampa Bay Rays (19.8 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 2nd-least strikeout-heavy lineup of all teams on the slate.

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