Cardinals vs Astros match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Sunday, April 19th

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Cardinals @ Astros Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, April 19th
Time : 19/04/26 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the St. Louis Cardinals Series Game 3 Game Today

Minute Maid Park profiles as the #6 field in the majors for left-handed home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest fences in the league — generally good for HRs.

,The Minute Maid Park roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 14° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for offense.

,Nathan Church will have the handedness advantage over Michael Burrows today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Matthews in the 80th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Minute Maid Park profiles as the #6 field in the majors for right-handed home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Batting from the opposite that Matthew Liberatore throws from, Brice Matthews will have an edge today.

,Brice Matthews has big-time power (80th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (35.1% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Matthew Liberatore doesn’t generate many whiffs (1st percentile K%) — great news for Matthews.

,Brice Matthews pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.5% — 85th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Correa in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Carlos Correa is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Matthew Liberatore throws from, Carlos Correa will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, JJ Wetherholt ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,JJ Wetherholt is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Michael Burrows throws from, JJ Wetherholt will have an advantage in today’s game.

,When assessing his home run skill, Nolan Gorman ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nolan Gorman is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Michael Burrows throws from, Nolan Gorman will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Walker in the 94th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Jordan Walker is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

,When estimating his home run ability, Christian Walker ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Christian Walker is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest LF dimensions among all stadiums.

,Brice Matthews will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Yainer Diaz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matthew Liberatore in today’s game.

,Yainer Diaz will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Yordan Alvarez projects as the 2nd-best hitter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Yordan Alvarez is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Nick Allen will hold the platoon advantage over Matthew Liberatore in today’s game.

,Nick Allen will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Pedro Pages has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (100% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Yordan Alvarez will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Isaac Paredes is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Isaac Paredes will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matthew Liberatore in today’s matchup.

,Isaac Paredes pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (47.9% — 100th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cam Smith in the 97th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Cam Smith has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (85% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Cam Smith will hold the platoon advantage against Matthew Liberatore in today’s game.

,Throwing 98.1 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Matthew Liberatore ranks in the 95th percentile.

,The underlying talent of the Houston Astros projected batting order today (.319 projected wOBA according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be significantly worse than their .341 wOBA this year.

,It is scheduled that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Lance Barrett) behind the plate today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Pedro Pages (the Cardinals’s expected catcher today) projects as a good pitch framer.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Minute Maid Park as the worst stadium in the majors for walks.

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

,Alec Burleson is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Michael Burrows throws from, Alec Burleson will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Carlos Correa will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Cam Smith ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Minute Maid Park profiles as the #4 ballpark in baseball for strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Jordan Walker ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Carlos Correa ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Isaac Paredes will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The 3rd-weakest projected offense on the slate today in terms of overall offensive skill belongs to the St. Louis Cardinals.

,Mike Burrows will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his metrics across the board.

,Cam Smith will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

,Mike Burrows has gone to his four-seamer 14.9% less often this season (24.2%) than he did last year (39.1%).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Negatives with the Houston Astros Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathan Church in the 12th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Nathan Church is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Minute Maid Park has the 3rd-highest fences in the majors.

,Nathan Church will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Brice Matthews is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Minute Maid Park’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense.

,Brice Matthews’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Carlos Correa has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 9th-deepest RF fences today.

,JJ Wetherholt hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 90th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 8th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for JJ Wetherholt in today’s matchup.

,Nolan Gorman pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.6% — 86th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 9th-deepest RF fences today.

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

,Batting from the same side that Michael Burrows throws from, Jordan Walker has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Jordan Walker hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.8% — 99th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 8th-deepest CF fences today.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jordan Walker today.

,The #9 park in Major League Baseball for suppressing batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

,Yainer Diaz is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Yainer Diaz hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 91st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,When estimating his home run skill, Masyn Winn ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Masyn Winn is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Michael Burrows will hold the platoon advantage over Masyn Winn in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Masyn Winn in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Gorman in the 3rd percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

,Minute Maid Park profiles as the #22 field in baseball for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Matthew Liberatore will hold the platoon advantage against Yordan Alvarez today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Allen in the 1st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Nick Allen is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Nick Allen hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 87th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 8th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Pedro Pages ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the same side that Michael Burrows throws from, Pedro Pages meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Pedro Pages has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 2nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,In today’s matchup, Cam Smith is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36.2% rate (92nd percentile).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Matthew Liberatore’s overall pitching ability ranks in the 23rd percentile among all starting pitchers in the game currently.

,With 7 hitters of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Matthew Liberatore will have a disadvantage while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

,Playing on the road typically weakens pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Matthew Liberatore in today’s game.

,In today’s matchup, Alec Burleson is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.4% rate (96th percentile).

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Matthew Liberatore in the 18th percentile when estimating his strikeout talent.

,In his previous outing, Matthew Liberatore wasn’t on when it came to striking hitters out and only managed to post 2 Ks.

,Compared to the average pitcher, Mike Burrows has been granted a shorter leash than the average pitcher since the start of last season, recording an -14.1 fewer adjusted pitches each outing.

,Projected catcher Yainer Diaz profiles as a weak pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Mike Burrows conceded a staggering 5 earned runs in his last GS.

,Mike Burrows has been very fortunate when it comes to his strikeouts since the start of last season, putting up an 8.77 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.24 — a 0.53 K/9 discrepancy.

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