D-Backs vs Red Sox match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Wednesday, August 19th

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D-Backs @ Red Sox Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Arizona Diamondbacks at Boston Red Sox
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, August 19th
Time : 19/08/26 16:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Arizona Diamondbacks Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wilyer Abreu in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Wilyer Abreu is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts for the best hitting conditions of all games on the slate.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.5-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.

,Wilyer Abreu will hold the platoon advantage against Brandon Pfaadt in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ceddanne Rafaela in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Ceddanne Rafaela is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,Ceddanne Rafaela has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Gabriel Moreno is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Payton Tolle throws from, Gabriel Moreno will have an advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarren Duran in the 81st percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Hitting from the opposite that Brandon Pfaadt throws from, Jarren Duran will have an edge in today’s game.

,Jarren Duran is apt to have an edge against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Arizona Diamondbacks has just 1 same-handed RP.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Lawlar in the 84th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Jordan Lawlar will have the handedness advantage over Payton Tolle today.

,Jordan Lawlar pulls many of his flyballs (35.7% — 86th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Waldschmidt in the 93rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Ryan Waldschmidt will hold the platoon advantage against Payton Tolle today.

,Ryan Waldschmidt hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Tim Tawa is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 96% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Tim Tawa will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Payton Tolle today.

,Tim Tawa hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences today.

,James McCann will have the handedness advantage over Payton Tolle today.

,James McCann has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Willson Contreras ranks as the 16th-best batter in the league.

,Willson Contreras is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

,Willson Contreras pulls many of his flyballs (35.6% — 85th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Corbin Carroll projects as the 20th-best batter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Corbin Carroll is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.

,Corbin Carroll pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.7% — 86th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Nick Sogard is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 55% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,Nick Sogard pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.9% — 75th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Nick Sogard will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

,Caleb Durbin pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.3% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s shallowest LF fences today.

,Caleb Durbin will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Ildemaro Vargas has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (55% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Ildemaro Vargas will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Payton Tolle in today’s game.

,Ildemaro Vargas pulls a lot of his flyballs (36% — 87th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The switch-hitting Mickey Gasper will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Brandon Pfaadt.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adley Rutschman in the 90th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Adley Rutschman is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Adley Rutschman will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

,Geraldo Perdomo is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Geraldo Perdomo in the 80th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Ceddanne Rafaela will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jarren Duran ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Boston Red Sox Series Game 3 Game Today

The Arizona Diamondbacks outfield defense profiles as the 5th-best out of every team on the slate today.

,Brandon Pfaadt will hold the platoon advantage against Ceddanne Rafaela today.

,Out of every team on the slate today, the strongest infield defense is that of the the Boston Red Sox.

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

,Jarren Duran has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (64% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Jordan Lawlar is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jordan Lawlar today.

,Ryan Waldschmidt is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card today.

,Extreme flyball bats like Ryan Waldschmidt tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Payton Tolle.

,Ryan Waldschmidt is an extreme flyball batter and squares off against the strong outfield defense of Boston (#1-best on the slate).

,Ryan Waldschmidt will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,Tim Tawa will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James McCann in the 23rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,James McCann is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for James McCann in today’s matchup.

,Brandon Pfaadt will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Willson Contreras in today’s game.

,Payton Tolle will have the handedness advantage against Corbin Carroll today.

,Corbin Carroll will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Nick Sogard ranks in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Nick Sogard will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side against Brandon Pfaadt in this game.

,Caleb Durbin’s BABIP skill is projected in the 12th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Caleb Durbin is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Brandon Pfaadt throws from, Caleb Durbin will be in a tough position today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ildemaro Vargas in the 6th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Ildemaro Vargas will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,Mickey Gasper is penciled in 9th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 65% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Adley Rutschman will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side against Brandon Pfaadt in today’s matchup.

,Payton Tolle projects as the 20th-best starting pitcher in baseball right now, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The 5th-weakest projected offense of the day in terms of overall batting ability belongs to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

,Because of his reverse platoon split, Payton Tolle will be in a good position facing 8 batters in the projected offense who bat from the other side in this outing.

,Payton Tolle will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats across the board.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Geraldo Perdomo in the 14th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,The switch-hitting Geraldo Perdomo will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side (0) today against Payton Tolle,Geraldo Perdomo will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Ildemaro Vargas ranks in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Payton Tolle to throw 84 pitches in this game (5th-least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,When estimating his home run ability, Caleb Durbin ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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