Cardinals vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, July 2nd

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Cardinals vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, July 2nd

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Series Game 3 Matchup Details

St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Wednesday, July 2nd
02/07/25 12:35:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Cardinals vs Pirates Series Game 3 Matchup Today

Spencer Horwitz is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Spencer Horwitz will have the handedness advantage against Sonny Gray in today’s game.

The St. Louis Cardinals infield defense profiles as the 5th-weakest out of all the teams on the slate today.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Spencer Horwitz will hold that advantage today.

Batting from the opposite that Mitch Keller throws from, Victor Scott II will have an edge today.

Stu Scheurwater projects as a Hitters Umpire and is scheduled to be behind the plate in this game.

Because flyball batters have a sizeable advantage over groundball pitchers, Sonny Gray and his 31.2% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a hard spot today being matched up with 4 opposing GB batters.

Sonny Gray will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ke’Bryan Hayes in the 77th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Extreme flyball batters like Ke’Bryan Hayes are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Sonny Gray.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Ke’Bryan Hayes will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 95th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Bryan Reynolds is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Bryan Reynolds will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against Sonny Gray today.

Bryan Reynolds will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Extreme flyball bats like Isiah Kiner-Falefa generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Sonny Gray.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew McCutchen is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Andrew McCutchen will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Oneil Cruz projects as the 7th-best home run batter in baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Oneil Cruz is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

Batting from the opposite that Sonny Gray throws from, Oneil Cruz will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Batters such as Oneil Cruz with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Sonny Gray who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oneil Cruz in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Gonzales in the 95th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Nick Gonzales is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.

Nick Gonzales will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

Nolan Gorman projects as the 18th-best home run batter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nolan Gorman is penciled in 5th in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 81% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Nolan Gorman will have the handedness advantage against Mitch Keller in today’s game.

Extreme flyball hitters like Nolan Gorman generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Mitch Keller.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Fermin in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Negative Match Player Stats with Cardinals vs Pirates Series Game 3

Today, Spencer Horwitz is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 37.7% rate (96th percentile).

When it comes to his home run talent, Victor Scott II ranks in the 16th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Victor Scott II is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this game.

In today’s matchup, Victor Scott II is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36.1% rate (91st percentile).

The Pittsburgh Pirates infield defense profiles as the 4th-best among every team playing today.

Victor Scott II will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Scott II in the 21st percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Sonny Gray in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching talent level.

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

Sonny Gray will have the handedness advantage against 6 opposing bats today.

Sonny Gray is an extreme flyball pitcher (31.2% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is fortunate enough to be pitching in the #28 HR venue in MLB in today’s game.

Ke’Bryan Hayes is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this game.

Sonny Gray will have the handedness advantage against Ke’Bryan Hayes in today’s game.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Sonny Gray will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Isiah Kiner-Falefa today.

Sonny Gray will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew McCutchen today.

Andrew McCutchen pulls many of his flyballs (35.4% — 90th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

Batting from the same side that Sonny Gray throws from, Nick Gonzales will not have the upper hand today.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Nolan Gorman today.

Jose Fermin is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Mitch Keller throws from, Jose Fermin will have a tough challenge today.

Jose Fermin pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.1% — 81st percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jose Fermin in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Fermin in the 12th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

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