Cardinals vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Sunday, May 18th

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Cardinals vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Sunday, May 18th

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Series Game 3 Matchup Details

St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Sunday, May 18th
18/05/25 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Michael Wacha’s overall pitching skill is in the 78th percentile out of all starting pitchers in the majors currently.

Recording 17.2 outs per game per started this year on average, Michael Wacha falls in the 83rd percentile.

The deepest RF dimensions in the majors are found in Kauffman Stadium.

Michael Wacha is an extreme flyball pitcher (36.4% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is fortunate enough to be pitching in the #30 HR venue among all major league stadiums in today’s game.

Michael Wacha was rolling in his last GS and allowed 1 ER.

Given the 1.46 deviation between Michael Wacha’s 6.45 K/9 and his 7.90 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in the league this year when it comes to strikeouts and should positively regress going forward.

Matthew Liberatore has tallied 17.4 outs per game per started this year, grading out in the 86th percentile.

Matthew Liberatore’s high usage rate of his secondary pitches (60.4% this year) ought to work in his favor consider they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

With a 0.71 disparity between Matthew Liberatore’s 3.11 ERA and his 2.40 FIP, it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in the league this year and should positively regress in the future.

With a 2.40 FIP this year (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that focuses on the things most within a pitcher’s control), Matthew Liberatore checks in at the 95th percentile.

Negative Match Player Stats with Cardinals vs Royals Series Game 3

The #1 field in the majors for boosting walks, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output.

Michael Wacha’s fastball velocity has decreased 1 mph this season (92.6 mph) below where it was last season (93.6 mph).

Michael Wacha’s change-up utilization has dropped by 7% from last season to this one (32.3% to 25.3%) .

Out of all starters, Michael Wacha’s fastball spin rate of 2166 rpm grades out in the 10th percentile this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 6th-worst stadium in the game for strikeouts.

Michael Wacha didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking batters out in his previous start and accumulated 2 Ks.

With a 3.20 FIP this year (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that is concerned with the things a pitcher has the most control over), Michael Wacha ranks in the 82nd percentile.

Out of all starters, Matthew Liberatore’s fastball spin rate of 2056 rpm is in the 7th percentile this year.

Matthew Liberatore has posted a 5.73 K/BB rate this year, checking in at the 94th percentile.

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