Braves vs Dodgers match player stats | 2025 World Series Game 3 Wednesday, April 2nd

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Braves vs Dodgers match player stats | 2025 World Series Game 3 Wednesday, April 2nd

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World Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Wednesday, April 2nd
02/04/25 20:38:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Braves vs Dodgers Series Game 3 Matchup Today

Shohei Ohtani projects as the 4th-best batter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Shohei Ohtani is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.

Dodger Stadium projects as the #2 venue in the majors for left-handed home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Among all major league parks, Dodger Stadium’s CF dimensions are the 8th-shallowest.

Among all stadiums, Dodger Stadium has the lowest average fence height.

Dodger Stadium projects as the #2 park in MLB for RHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Enrique Hernandez hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 87th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Out of every team in action today, the weakest infield defense belongs to the Atlanta Braves.

Enrique Hernandez will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Hitting from the opposite that Bryce Elder throws from, Max Muncy will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Extreme flyball hitters like Max Muncy are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Bryce Elder.

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

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Max Muncy will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Mookie Betts projects as the 14th-best hitter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mookie Betts is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Mookie Betts hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

Extreme groundball hitters like Mookie Betts usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Bryce Elder.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Smith in the 96th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Will Smith is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Will Smith hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

Extreme flyball batters like Will Smith are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Bryce Elder.

When it comes to his home run ability, Michael Conforto ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Michael Conforto is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 80% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Conforto in the 79th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Batting from the opposite that Bryce Elder throws from, Michael Conforto will have an edge in today’s matchup.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Matt Olson ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Matt Olson is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.

The Los Angeles Dodgers outfield defense grades out as the 4th-worst among all the teams on the slate today.

Tommy Edman’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Tommy Edman will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

When estimating his strikeout skill, Blake Snell projects as the 7th-best pitcher in the game right now, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Blake Snell has averaged 97.1 adjusted pitches per game per started since the start of last season, grading out in the 95th percentile.

Tony Randazzo profiles as a Pitchers Umpire and is anticipated to be umping today.

Blake Snell will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats in all categories.

In his last outing, Blake Snell was in good form and put up 9 strikeouts.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Dodger Stadium as the 2nd-best field in the game for home runs.

Blake Snell is an extreme flyball pitcher (35.3% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and will be disadvantaged pitching in the #2 HR venue in MLB today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez as the 16th-best batter in the league when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Teoscar Hernandez is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

When estimating his home run talent, Teoscar Hernandez ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Teoscar Hernandez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcell Ozuna in the 96th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Marcell Ozuna is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcell Ozuna in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Batting from the opposite that Blake Snell throws from, Marcell Ozuna will have the upper hand in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ozzie Albies in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the dish, Ozzie Albies will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against Blake Snell today.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Ozzie Albies ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Austin Riley ranks as the 15th-best batter in Major League Baseball.

Austin Riley is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Blake Snell throws from, Austin Riley will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Austin Riley hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 75th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

Orlando Arcia will have the handedness advantage over Blake Snell today.

Extreme groundball batters like Orlando Arcia tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Blake Snell.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan De La Cruz in the 83rd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Hitting from the opposite that Blake Snell throws from, Bryan De La Cruz will have the upper hand in today’s game.

When assessing his home run skill, Andy Pages ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bats such as Andy Pages with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Bryce Elder who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andy Pages in the 77th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Andy Pages will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Michael Harris II has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (80% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Michael Harris II hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Michael Harris II ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The Los Angeles Dodgers projected batting order ranks as the best of all teams on the slate in terms of overall hitting skill.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Enrique Hernandez in the 5th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Enrique Hernandez is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

Bryce Elder will have the handedness advantage against Enrique Hernandez in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 2nd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Max Muncy has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (67% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Max Muncy pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.9% — 97th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Bryce Elder will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mookie Betts in today’s matchup.

Batting from the same side that Bryce Elder throws from, Will Smith has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Blake Snell throws from, Matt Olson will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

Matt Olson pulls many of his flyballs (33.3% — 75th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 8th-deepest RF fences today.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Matt Olson today.

Tommy Edman is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this game.

The switch-hitting Tommy Edman will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side (0) today against Bryce Elder,Typically, bats like Tommy Edman who hit a lot of groundballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Bryce Elder.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Will Smith (the Dodgers’s expected catcher in today’s game) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.

Blake Snell has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts since the start of last season, notching a 12.55 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 12.07 — a 0.48 K/9 deviation.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Blake Snell in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching skills.

Blake Snell turned in a great performance in his last GS and allowed 0 ER.

Blake Snell’s 95.8-mph fastball velocity since the start of last season ranks in the 83rd percentile out of all starting pitchers.

Batting from the same side that Bryce Elder throws from, Teoscar Hernandez will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

In today’s matchup, Teoscar Hernandez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34% rate (81st percentile).

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 Marcell Ozuna in today’s game.

Ozzie Albies is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Typically, bats like Ozzie Albies who hit a lot of flyballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Blake Snell.

Ozzie Albies will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Austin Riley in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Orlando Arcia in the 7th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Orlando Arcia is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

Orlando Arcia will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Orlando Arcia ranks in the 17th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Bryan De La Cruz is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Bryan De La Cruz has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Bryan De La Cruz today.

Andy Pages is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the same side that Bryce Elder throws from, Andy Pages faces a tough challenge today.

Hitting from the same side that Blake Snell throws from, Michael Harris II has a tough challenge in today’s game.

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

Because groundball hitters hold a notable advantage over flyball pitchers, Bryce Elder and his 48.8% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a difficult position in today’s matchup squaring off against 1 opposing GB bats.

Playing on the road generally reduces pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Bryce Elder today.

Bryce Elder’s 90.3-mph fastball velocity since the start of last season ranks in the 8th percentile among all SPs.

Among all starters, Bryce Elder’s fastball spin rate of 2154 rpm grades out in the 25th percentile since the start of last season.

Bryce Elder’s high usage percentage of his fastball (55.3% since the start of last season) is likely weakening his results, consider they are generally much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

Bryce Elder is an extreme groundball pitcher (48.8% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Dodger Stadium — the #2 HR venue in the league — in this game.

Given the 1.93 difference between Bryce Elder’s 6.52 ERA and his 4.59 FIP, it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in the league since the start of last season and should positively regress in future games.

Bryce Elder has posted a .357 BABIP since the start of last season, a sign that he has been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the league on balls in play with improved performance likely coming.

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