D-Backs vs Padres match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Wednesday, July 8th

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D-Backs @ Padres Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, July 8th
Time : 08/07/26 22:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Arizona Diamondbacks Series Game 3 Game Today

The 2nd-shallowest CF fences in MLB are found in Petco Park.

,Petco Park has the 5th-shortest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.

,Batting from the opposite that Jose Cabrera throws from, Jake Cronenworth will have the upper hand today.

,Jake Cronenworth is likely to have an edge against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Arizona Diamondbacks only has 1 same-handed RP.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Jake Cronenworth will hold that advantage today.

,Max Kepler is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 78% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Hitting from the opposite that Michael King throws from, Max Kepler will have an advantage today.

,Geraldo Perdomo is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Geraldo Perdomo will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Michael King.

,Pavin Smith will hold the platoon advantage over Michael King today.

,Gavin Sheets is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Jose Cabrera throws from, Gavin Sheets will have an advantage today.

,The Arizona Diamondbacks have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Gavin Sheets can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

,Gavin Sheets will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 94th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Gabriel Moreno has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (64% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. projects as the 18th-best batter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.9% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

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

,The #9 park in baseball for boosting strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

,The #2 stadium in Major League Baseball for suppressing BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill in the 93rd percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

,Jackson Merrill is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Jackson Merrill will have the handedness advantage against Jose Cabrera today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Manny Machado in the 91st percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Manny Machado is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Manny Machado will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Hitting from the opposite that Jose Cabrera throws from, Sung-Mun Song will have an advantage today.

,Sung-Mun Song has a good chance to have the upper hand against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Arizona Diamondbacks only has 1 same-handed RP.

,Sung-Mun Song will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Gabriel Moreno ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ketel Marte projects as the 17th-best hitter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ketel Marte is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Luis Campusano hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Luis Campusano will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Fernando Tatis Jr. as the 13th-best batter in the game when estimating his batting average skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Xander Bogaerts is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Xander Bogaerts will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Corbin Carroll ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Corbin Carroll is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Corbin Carroll will hold the platoon advantage over Michael King in today’s game.

,Michael King has averaged 92.1 adjusted pitches per GS this year, checking in at the 80th percentile.

,Jackson Merrill is likely to have an edge against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the Arizona Diamondbacks only has 1 same-handed RP.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Xander Bogaerts ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Jackson Merrill ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the San Diego Padres Series Game 3 Game Today

Jake Cronenworth is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Petco Park as the 4th-worst stadium in baseball for run-scoring.

,As far as temperature and humidity go, the 5th-most suitable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.

,Among all the teams on the slate today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense is that of the the Arizona Diamondbacks.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Kepler in the 8th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Built just 14 feet above sea level, Petco Park has one of the lowest altitudes in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense.

,Max Kepler pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.6% — 79th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 6th-deepest RF fences today.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Geraldo Perdomo ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,Pavin Smith’s BABIP ability is projected in the 21st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Pavin Smith is penciled in 7th in the lineup today, which would be a downgrade from his 69% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

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

,Gavin Sheets pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 87th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-deepest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Petco Park as the 2nd-worst ballpark in baseball for righty base hits.

,Hitting from the same side that Michael King throws from, Gabriel Moreno will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Gabriel Moreno has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Jose Cabrera throws from, Fernando Tatis Jr. has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jose Cabrera in the 24th percentile when assessing his strikeout skill.

,Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Jose Cabrera is projected to throw 83 pitches today by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 7th-least of all pitchers today.

,It is likely that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Willie Traynor) calling pitches today.

,Playing on the road generally lowers pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jose Cabrera in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Arenado in the 5th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Nolan Arenado is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 70% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

,Michael King will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nolan Arenado in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Jose Cabrera throws from, Manny Machado will be in a tough position in today’s game.

,The #2 stadium in MLB for suppressing BABIP to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Sheets in the 19th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sung-Mun Song in the 21st percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Sung-Mun Song is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this game.

,Gabriel Moreno will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,The switch-hitting Ketel Marte will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side (0) today against Michael King,Ketel Marte pulls a lot of his flyballs (38% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,Luis Campusano is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,Jose Cabrera will have the handedness advantage against Luis Campusano in today’s game.

,Max Kepler will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Hitting from the same side that Jose Cabrera throws from, Xander Bogaerts will be at a disadvantage today.

,Corbin Carroll pulls many of his flyballs (36.8% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-deepest RF fences today.

,Corbin Carroll will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Michael King in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall pitching abilities.

,Michael King will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his metrics across the board.

,Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 5th-least strikeout-prone lineup today is the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 20.4% underlying K%.

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

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