Dodgers vs Astros match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Wednesday, May 6th

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Dodgers @ Astros Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, May 6th
Time : 06/05/26 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Los Angeles Dodgers Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Tucker in the 97th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Kyle Tucker is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

,The Minute Maid Park roof is expected to be closed today, making the temperature in this contest 10° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for offense.

,Kyle Tucker will hold the platoon advantage against Lance McCullers Jr. in today’s matchup.

,The Houston Astros infield defense projects as the 3rd-weakest among all the teams playing today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez in the 94th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Teoscar Hernandez is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 93rd percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Christian Walker is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Christian Walker will hold that advantage today.

,Cam Smith’s BABIP skill is projected in the 96th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Cam Smith has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (88% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.

,Cam Smith will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Isaac Paredes ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Isaac Paredes is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

,Isaac Paredes pulls many of his flyballs (47.8% — 100th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Isaac Paredes will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jose Altuve ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jose Altuve is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

,Jose Altuve pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.6% — 100th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Jose Altuve will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his strikeout talent, Tyler Glasnow projects as the 7th-best pitcher in the game right now, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Tyler Glasnow has been given more leash than the average pitcher this year, throwing 6.0 more adjusted pitches-per-game than league average.

,Edwin Jimenez grades out as a Pitchers Umpire and is anticipated to be umping in this game.

,Tyler Glasnow will have the handedness advantage against 6 opposing bats in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 86th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Dalton Rushing ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Dalton Rushing has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (93% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

,Batting from the opposite that Lance McCullers Jr. throws from, Dalton Rushing will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Cole in the 96th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Hitting from the opposite that Tyler Glasnow throws from, Zach Cole will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Zach Cole will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Freddie Freeman ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Freddie Freeman is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,Freddie Freeman will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Lance McCullers Jr. in today’s matchup.

,Freddie Freeman has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Christian Vazquez will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 95th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Max Muncy will hold the platoon advantage over Lance McCullers Jr. in today’s matchup.

,Max Muncy projects as the 19th-best home run hitter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Smith in the 97th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Will Smith is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

,The switch-hitting Alex Freeland will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Lance McCullers Jr..

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,When assessing his batting average skill, Freddie Freeman is projected as the 15th-best batter in baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yordan Alvarez ranks as the 2nd-best batter in the majors.

,Yordan Alvarez is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Yordan Alvarez will hold the platoon advantage against Tyler Glasnow today.

,Yordan Alvarez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Nick Allen will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Cole in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dalton Rushing in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Negatives with the Houston Astros Series Game 3 Game Today

Kyle Tucker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.8%,— 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,Lance McCullers Jr. will have the handedness advantage against Teoscar Hernandez today.

,Teoscar Hernandez has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 9th-deepest RF fences today.

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

,Tyler Glasnow will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Christian Walker in today’s matchup.

,The Los Angeles Dodgers infield defense projects as the 5th-strongest among all the teams on the slate today.

,Batting from the same side that Tyler Glasnow throws from, Cam Smith will have a tough challenge today.

,Cam Smith has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Tyler Glasnow will have the handedness advantage against Isaac Paredes in today’s game.

,Tyler Glasnow will hold the platoon advantage over Jose Altuve in today’s matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Will Smith (the Dodgers’s expected catcher today) profiles as a weak pitch framer.

,Tyler Glasnow will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,Dalton Rushing pulls many of his flyballs (36.2% — 88th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,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 Dalton Rushing in today’s game.

,Zach Cole is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Freddie Freeman today.

,Christian Vazquez’s BABIP ability is projected in the 6th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Christian Vazquez is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.

,Hitting from the same side that Tyler Glasnow throws from, Christian Vazquez has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Max Muncy is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card today.

,Today, Max Muncy is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 40.1% rate (98th percentile).

,Max Muncy will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Hitting from the same side that Lance McCullers Jr. throws from, Will Smith encounters a tough challenge today.

,Will Smith hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 97th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-deepest CF fences today.

,Will Smith will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Freeland in the 20th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Alex Freeland is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Alex Freeland pulls many of his flyballs (33.8% — 75th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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

,Yordan Alvarez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (37.9% — 76th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 8th-deepest CF fences today.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Nick Allen ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Nick Allen is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Tyler Glasnow throws from, Nick Allen encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Nick Allen has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

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