Cardinals vs Padres match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Saturday, May 9th

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Cardinals @ Padres Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, May 9th
Time : 09/05/26 19:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 88th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Among all major league parks, Petco Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.

,Miguel Andujar hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 86th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Miguel Andujar will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,The worst projected lineup on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill is that of the the St. Louis Cardinals.

,Petco Park grades out as the #24 venue in the league for batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Randy Vasquez will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats in all categories.

,In his last game started, Randy Vasquez was firing on all cylinders and allowed 0 ER.

,Out of all starters, Randy Vasquez’s fastball spin rate of 2432 rpm grades out in the 81st percentile this year.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks as the 16th-best batter in baseball.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.3% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Fernando Tatis Jr. will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Gavin Sheets has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (85% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Considering Dustin May’s large platoon split, Gavin Sheets will have a gigantic advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish today.

,Gavin Sheets will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathan Church in the 77th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Batting from the opposite that Randy Vasquez throws from, Nathan Church will have an advantage today.

,Nolan Gorman is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Nolan Gorman will hold the platoon advantage against Randy Vasquez today.

,Freddy Fermin hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 83rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Freddy Fermin will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Manny Machado ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Manny Machado is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Manny Machado hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 81st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

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

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

,Jordan Walker is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.

,Jordan Walker has big-time power (94th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a guarantee (27.7% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Randy Vasquez has a pitch-to-contact profile (19th percentile K%) — great news for Walker.

,Jordan Walker hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

,Sung-Mun Song will have the handedness advantage against Dustin May in today’s matchup… and even more favorably, May has a large platoon split.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Sung-Mun Song will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill in the 96th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Jackson Merrill is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Jackson Merrill will have the handedness advantage over Dustin May today… and the cherry on top, May has a large platoon split.

,Jackson Merrill hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (37.9% — 75th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Wetherholt in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,JJ Wetherholt is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Randy Vasquez throws from, JJ Wetherholt will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,JJ Wetherholt hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Gorman in the 95th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Nolan Gorman has big-time HR ability (95th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (31.5% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Randy Vasquez is a pitch-to-contact type (5th percentile K%) — great news for Gorman.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Alec Burleson ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Alec Burleson is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

,Batting from the opposite that Randy Vasquez throws from, Alec Burleson will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Alec Burleson hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,Xander Bogaerts is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,Xander Bogaerts will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

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

,The St. Louis Cardinals have 3 batters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Nolan Gorman, Jordan Walker, Pedro Pages).

,Randy Vasquez was rolling in his last outing and notched 8 strikeouts.

,Dustin May has averaged 93.2 adjusted pitches per start this year, ranking in the 79th percentile.

,Projected catcher Pedro Pages grades out as a good pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Dustin May will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against 6 opposing batters in this game… and will be extra-advantaged due to his large platoon split.

,Dustin May has utilized his cut-fastball 9.7% more often this season (18.9%) than he did last year (9.2%).

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Jackson Merrill will hold that advantage today.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Xander Bogaerts ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Pedro Pages is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ramon Laureano in the 86th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Ramon Laureano will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Hitting from the opposite that Randy Vasquez throws from, Victor Scott II will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill in the 90th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jordan Walker ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Ramon Laureano ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the San Diego Padres Series Game 3 Game Today

Miguel Andujar is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Petco Park grades out as the #22 ballpark in MLB for run-scoring, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Petco Park’s altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to less offense.

,Considering Dustin May’s large platoon split, Miguel Andujar will be at a tremendous disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish in this game.

,It is expected that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Jansen Visconti) in charge of the strike zone in this game.

,Petco Park has the shallowest centerfield dimensions among all stadiums.

,The St. Louis Cardinals have 6 bats in the projected batting order that will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Randy Vasquez in this matchup.

,Randy Vasquez’s slider rate has fallen by 5.7% from last season to this one (16.5% to 10.8%) .

,Considering Dustin May’s large platoon split, Fernando Tatis Jr. will be at a massive disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish in today’s game.

,Gavin Sheets’s BABIP ability is projected in the 19th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Gavin Sheets pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.1% — 83rd percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masyn Winn in the 22nd percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Masyn Winn is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Randy Vasquez will hold the platoon advantage against Masyn Winn in today’s matchup.

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

,Nathan Church is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Gorman in the 6th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Petco Park as the 7th-worst field in the majors for LHB batting average.

,Nolan Gorman pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.5% — 85th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 6th-deepest RF fences today.

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

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Freddy Fermin ranks in the 19th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Freddy Fermin is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Dustin May will hold the platoon advantage over Freddy Fermin in today’s matchup… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering May’s large platoon split.

,Dustin May will hold the platoon advantage against Manny Machado today… and it’s an even bigger mismatch considering May’s large platoon split.

,Randy Vasquez will have the handedness advantage against Jordan Walker today.

,Jordan Walker will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sung-Mun Song in the 16th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Sung-Mun Song is projected to bat 9th in the lineup today.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for JJ Wetherholt today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Petco Park as the 7th-worst stadium in the league for right-handed batting average.

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

,Dustin May will hold the platoon advantage against Xander Bogaerts today… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering May’s large platoon split.

,When it comes to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Randy Vasquez in the 12th percentile among all starting pitchers in MLB.

,With a 1.49 discrepancy between Randy Vasquez’s 8.24 K/9 and his 6.75 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in the league this year as it relates to strikeouts and figures to see negative regression the rest of the season.

,Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Dustin May in today’s game.

,Dustin May gave up a colossal 6 earned runs in his last start.

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

,Randy Vasquez will hold the platoon advantage against Pedro Pages in today’s matchup.

,Pedro Pages has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences today.

,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 Pedro Pages today.

,Ramon Laureano has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (81% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Considering Dustin May’s large platoon split, Ramon Laureano will be at an enormous disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Scott II in the 10th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Victor Scott II is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

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

,Checking in at the 5th percentile, Dustin May recorded a 6.6% Swinging Strike rate this year.

,Dustin May has notched a 17.2% Strikeout% this year, checking in at the 22nd percentile.

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