Braves vs Pirates match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, July 9th

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Braves @ Pirates Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, July 9th
Time : 09/07/26 12:35:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Atlanta Braves Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,Michael Harris II is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 3rd-hottest weather on the schedule today at 86°.

,Michael Harris II will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mitch Keller in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Ryan O’Hearn is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Ryan O’Hearn will hold the platoon advantage against Bryce Elder in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Ryan O’Hearn will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Bryce Elder.

,Bryan Reynolds will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

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

,Drake Baldwin is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Mitch Keller throws from, Drake Baldwin will have an edge in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Olson in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Matt Olson is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

,Matt Olson will have the handedness advantage against Mitch Keller in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 91st percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Brandon Lowe is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

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

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Brandon Lowe will hold that advantage today.

,Henry Davis will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Esmerlyn Valdez in the 75th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Esmerlyn Valdez is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 61% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Esmerlyn Valdez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,When estimating his home run skill, Matt Olson ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Esmerlyn Valdez in the 88th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,The underlying talent of the Pittsburgh Pirates projected offense today (.319 projected wOBA per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be a good deal weaker than their .333 wOBA this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Jake Mangum’s BABIP talent is projected in the 97th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jake Mangum is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 84% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Jake Mangum will hold that advantage today.

Negatives with the Pittsburgh Pirates Series Game 3 Game Today

Michael Harris II will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,Ryan O’Hearn has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Bryan Reynolds has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and will be challenged by the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Drake Baldwin has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Drake Baldwin in today’s game.

,Matt Olson will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Henry Davis in the 5th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Henry Davis is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the same side that Bryce Elder throws from, Henry Davis will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Henry Davis pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.6% — 95th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 10th-deepest LF fences today.

,Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Bryce Elder is projected to throw 81 pitches in today’s outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 3rd-least of all pitchers on the slate.

,It is anticipated that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (Nic Lentz) in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

,Bryce Elder will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,Bryce Elder will have the handedness advantage against Esmerlyn Valdez in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Jake Mangum will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side (0) today against Bryce Elder,In today’s matchup, Jake Mangum is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 39.3% rate (98th percentile).

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