Cubs vs Rays match player stats | 2026 World Series Game 3 Wednesday, April 8th

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Cubs @ Rays Series Game 3 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at Tampa Bay Rays
2025 WorldSeries Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, April 8th
Time : 08/04/26 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs World Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz as the 8th-best hitter in the game when it comes to his batting average talent.

Yandy Diaz is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

The Tropicana Field roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game 15° hotter than the average outdoor game on the slate — favorable for offense.

Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Yandy Diaz will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

Chandler Simpson is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Colin Rea throws from, Chandler Simpson will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Chandler Simpson will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

In notching a .306 batting average since the start of last season, Chandler Simpson is ranked in the 99th percentile.

Nick Fortes pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.4% — 85th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Nick Fortes will hold that advantage today.

Taylor Walls has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

Taylor Walls will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 84th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Pete Crow-Armstrong is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

Pete Crow-Armstrong will have the handedness advantage against Joe Boyle today… and even more favorably, Boyle has a large platoon split.

Pete Crow-Armstrong may have an edge against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the Tampa Bay Rays has just 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Joe Boyle in the 86th percentile when assessing his strikeout skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Tropicana Field as the 7th-best ballpark in the majors for strikeouts.

Joe Boyle will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats across the board.

Out of all starting pitchers, Joe Boyle’s fastball velocity of 97.8 mph ranks in the 99th percentile since the start of last season.

Among all starting pitchers, Joe Boyle’s fastball spin rate of 2579.2 rpm ranks in the 97th percentile since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Carson Kelly is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

The #7 ballpark in the majors for boosting home runs to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Tropicana Field.

The 6th-shallowest LF dimensions among all parks are found in Tropicana Field.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Moises Ballesteros in the 75th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

In the league, Tropicana Field’s right field fences are the 4th-shallowest.

Given Joe Boyle’s large platoon split, Moises Ballesteros will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in this game.

The Tampa Bay Rays have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Moises Ballesteros can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yandy Diaz ranks as the 20th-best hitter in Major League Baseball.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Michael Busch is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Michael Busch will hold the platoon advantage against Joe Boyle in today’s game… and even more favorably, Boyle has a large platoon split.

Michael Busch may have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Tampa Bay Rays has just 1 same-handed RP.

The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest among every team in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 11th-best hitter in baseball when it comes to his batting average skill.

Nico Hoerner is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Nico Hoerner has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Tropicana Field ranks as the #7 stadium in the game for left-handed home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Considering Joe Boyle’s large platoon split, Michael Conforto will have a gigantic advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s matchup.

The Tampa Bay Rays have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Michael Conforto can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

Michael Conforto has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Jake Fraley is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game.

Jake Fraley will have the handedness advantage against Colin Rea today.

Jake Fraley pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.8% — 90th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

Jake Fraley will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Colin Rea in the 25th percentile when estimating his overall pitching skills.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Carson Kelly (the Cubs’s expected catcher today) profiles as a weak pitch framer.

With 6 batters who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Colin Rea encounters a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Alex Bregman ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Alex Bregman is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Alex Bregman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.7% — 90th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

The Chicago Cubs have been the 2nd-luckiest offense in the majors since the start of last season, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress in the future,Joe Boyle was rolling in his previous game started and conceded 2 ER.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Junior Caminero ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Junior Caminero is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Junior Caminero pulls many of his flyballs (38.6% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

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

The 10% Barrel% of the Chicago Cubs makes them the #5 squad in MLB since the start of last season by this metric.

Collectively, Chicago Cubs bats have done well as it relates to hitting balls in the launch angle range that tends to best-produce home runs (between 23° and 34°), placing 3rd-best in the game.

When it comes to his home run ability, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Jonathan Aranda ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jonathan Aranda is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Colin Rea throws from, Jonathan Aranda will have an advantage in today’s game.

Jonathan Aranda pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.1% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Cedric Mullins will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Colin Rea today.

Cedric Mullins pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.1% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Cedric Mullins will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 96th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson as the 6th-best batter in the majors when estimating his batting average skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 75th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins in the 79th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

When it comes to his home run talent, Michael Conforto ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 80th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Negatives with the Tampa Bay Rays World Series Game 3 Game Today

Tropicana Field grades out as the #28 field in Major League Baseball for RHB BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Colin Rea will hold the platoon advantage over Yandy Diaz in today’s matchup.

The Chicago Cubs infield defense projects as the strongest out of all the teams on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson in the 0th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Tropicana Field projects as the #28 ballpark in the majors for lefty BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

In today’s game, Chandler Simpson is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.5% rate (96th percentile).

Chandler Simpson is an extreme groundball hitter and squares off against the strong infield defense of Chicago (#1-best of the day).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Fortes in the 1st percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Nick Fortes is projected to hit 7th in the batting order today.

Hitting from the same side that Colin Rea throws from, Nick Fortes will be in a tough position today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Walls in the 14th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Taylor Walls is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Taylor Walls has notched a .218 batting average since the start of last season, ranking in the 13th percentile.

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 Pete Crow-Armstrong in today’s game.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Joe Boyle is projected to throw 85 pitches in today’s outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 5th-least of the day.

The Chicago Cubs (20.3 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 5th-least strikeout-prone set of hitters on the slate today.

Joe Boyle will hold the platoon advantage against Carson Kelly today… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Boyle’s large platoon split.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Carson Kelly in today’s matchup.

Moises Ballesteros is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Moises Ballesteros today.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Michael Busch today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 15th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Joe Boyle will have the handedness advantage over Nico Hoerner today… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Boyle’s large platoon split.

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

Nico Hoerner has paced 6.2 HRs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, ranking in the 6th percentile for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Conforto in the 14th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Michael Conforto is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Michael Conforto in today’s matchup.

Posting a .196 batting average since the start of last season, Michael Conforto grades out in the 2nd percentile.

Chandler Simpson has paced 0 long-balls per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, checking in at the 0th percentile for power.

Sporting a .316 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season, Taylor Walls finds himself in the 5th percentile.

The Tampa Bay Rays have been the 6th-luckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse in future games,Tropicana Field ranks as the #28 ballpark in the league for base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Ranking in the 84th percentile, Colin Rea has posted a 4.07 K/BB rate since the start of last season.

Tampa Bay Rays hitters jointly grade out 25th- in the league for power since the start of last season when using their 7.7% Barrel%.

Given Joe Boyle’s large platoon split, Alex Bregman will be at a massive disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Alex Bregman in today’s game.

Matt Shaw is penciled in 9th in the batting order today.

Joe Boyle will hold the platoon advantage against Matt Shaw in today’s game… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Boyle’s large platoon split.

Matt Shaw will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Matt Shaw has recorded a .257 BABIP since the start of last season, grading out in the 10th percentile.

Joe Boyle has displayed bad control since the start of last season, notching a 13th percentile BB% of 11.8%.

Colin Rea will hold the platoon advantage over Junior Caminero in today’s game.

Junior Caminero has notched a .260 BABIP since the start of last season, checking in at the 12th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Dansby Swanson is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

Joe Boyle will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Dansby Swanson in today’s matchup… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Boyle’s large platoon split.

Dansby Swanson hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.2% — 98th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Dansby Swanson in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins in the 4th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Cedric Mullins is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

Ranking in the 6th percentile, Cedric Mullins sports a .251 BABIP since the start of last season.

Ranking in the 8th percentile, Michael Conforto has posted a .325 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Colin Rea to have a pitch count in this matchup, projecting a maximum of 81 pitches.

The Tampa Bay Rays (19.1 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the 3rd-least strikeout-prone lineup on the slate.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Taylor Walls ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Fortes in the 9th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

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