D-Backs vs Mets match player stats | 2026 World Series Game 3 Thursday, April 9th

ARI @ NYM

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D-Backs @ Mets Series Game 3 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Mets
2025 WorldSeries Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, April 9th
Time : 09/04/26 19:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Arizona Diamondbacks World Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Nolan McLean in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall pitching talent.

Tallying 17.5 outs per outing since the start of last season on average, Nolan McLean falls in the 91st percentile.

Citi Field grades out as the #26 field in MLB for batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Built just 13 feet above sea level, Citi Field has one of the lowest elevations in MLB, which generally leads to less offense.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report forecasts the 6th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 47°.

Out of all SPs, Eduardo Rodriguez’s fastball velocity of 91.4 mph is in the 17th percentile since the start of last season.

Throwing 93.5 adjusted pitches per GS since the start of last season on average, Eduardo Rodriguez checks in at the 84th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Citi Field as the 9th-best stadium in Major League Baseball for strikeouts.

Eduardo Rodriguez has utilized his change-up 14.5% more often this year (34.9%) than he did last season (20.4%).

When assessing his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Nolan McLean in the 76th percentile among all starters in MLB.

Nolan McLean was rolling in his previous start and compiled 8 strikeouts.

Negatives with the New York Mets World Series Game 3 Game Today

The 2nd-shallowest CF fences among all stadiums are found in Citi Field.

The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.1-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats.

Considering the 1.57 difference between Nolan McLean’s 2.16 ERA and his 3.73 estimated true talent ERA (per the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in the game since the start of last season and figures to negatively regress in the future.

The New York Mets infield defense projects as the 2nd-strongest among all the teams playing today.

Among all the teams playing today, the strongest infield defense is that of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Eduardo Rodriguez was rolling in his previous game started and conceded 0 ER.

Nolan McLean has been very fortunate when it comes to his strikeouts since the start of last season, putting up a 10.65 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.86 — a 1.79 K/9 difference.

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