Dodgers @ Blue Jays Series Game 3 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Positives for the Los Angeles Dodgers World Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Rogers Centre as the 3rd-best ballpark in the majors for RHB home runs.

The 10th-shallowest centerfield dimensions among all major league parks are found in Rogers Centre.

The Rogers Centre roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this game 15° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense.

Ernie Clement will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Ernie Clement has recorded a .284 batting average since the start of last season, ranking in the 90th percentile.

Andres Gimenez will hold the platoon advantage over Shohei Ohtani in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Andres Gimenez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddie Freeman in the 97th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Freddie Freeman is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Rogers Centre as the 3rd-best field in MLB for lefty home runs.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), George Springer ranks as the 19th-best hitter in the majors.

George Springer is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

George Springer hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38% — 79th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

George Springer will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

As it relates to his home run talent, Teoscar Hernandez ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Teoscar Hernandez is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Teoscar Hernandez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 83rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

Tyler Heineman hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 85th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Tyler Heineman will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Sporting a .419 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season, Tyler Heineman has performed in the 75th percentile.

As it relates to his batting average skill, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathan Lukes in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Nathan Lukes will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shohei Ohtani in today’s game.

Nathan Lukes will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Daulton Varsho is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 89% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Hitting from the opposite that Shohei Ohtani throws from, Daulton Varsho will have an edge today.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Daulton Varsho will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The switch-hitting Alex Freeland will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Dylan Cease.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez in the 96th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Shohei Ohtani projects as the 7th-best SP in Major League Baseball currently when assessing his strikeout ability, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Out of all starters, Shohei Ohtani’s fastball velocity of 97.6 mph grades out in the 98th percentile since the start of last season.

Among all SPs, Shohei Ohtani’s fastball spin rate of 2467.4 rpm is in the 89th percentile since the start of last season.

Shohei Ohtani has posted a 14% Swinging Strike percentage since the start of last season, placing in the 92nd percentile.

Checking in at the 98th percentile, Shohei Ohtani has notched a 34.2% K% since the start of last season.

When estimating his home run ability, Daulton Varsho ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kyle Tucker projects as the 11th-best batter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kyle Tucker is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Kyle Tucker will hold the platoon advantage against Dylan Cease today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Shohei Ohtani ranks as the 3rd-best hitter in baseball.

Shohei Ohtani is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Shohei Ohtani will hold the platoon advantage over Dylan Cease today.

Will Smith projects as the 17th-best hitter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Will Smith is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Will Smith hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

Shohei Ohtani projects as the 7th-best SP in baseball right now, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Toronto Blue Jays 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 perform worse going forward,Shohei Ohtani was in good form in his previous GS and conceded 0 ER.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jesus Sanchez is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Freddie Freeman ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. projects as the 5th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andy Pages in the 85th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Ranking in the 83rd percentile, Andy Pages has put up a .468 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Dylan Cease as the 13th-best starting pitcher in the game currently.

Dylan Cease has averaged 95.6 adjusted pitches per game per started since the start of last season, grading out in the 93rd percentile.

Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher stats across the board, and Dylan Cease will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will hold that advantage today.

When it comes to his home run talent, Max Muncy ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Dylan Cease throws from, Max Muncy will have an edge today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kazuma Okamoto in the 94th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Kazuma Okamoto is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kazuma Okamoto in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Kazuma Okamoto will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Shohei Ohtani throws from, Jesus Sanchez will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his strikeout skill, Dylan Cease projects as the best SP in baseball right now, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Dylan Cease was on point in his previous GS and accumulated 12 strikeouts.

Dylan Cease’s change-up usage has spiked by 7.1% from last year to this one (1.1% to 8.2%) .

Shohei Ohtani hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (37.9% — 76th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

Freddie Freeman will hold the platoon advantage against Dylan Cease in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Andy Pages ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Grading out in the 95th percentile, Tyler Heineman has put up a .297 batting average since the start of last season.

Will Smith has put up a .294 batting average since the start of last season, grading out in the 94th percentile.

Andy Pages has put up a .283 batting average since the start of last season, grading out in the 90th percentile.

Negatives with the Toronto Blue Jays World Series Game 3 Game Today

When estimating his home run talent, Ernie Clement ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ernie Clement is penciled in 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

Rogers Centre has the 8th-tallest fence height (on average) in the majors.

Shohei Ohtani will hold the platoon advantage against Ernie Clement in today’s matchup.

Placing in the 10th percentile for power, Ernie Clement has averaged 7.8 HRs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

Andres Gimenez is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this game.

The #7 field in the game for suppressing base hits to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.

Andres Gimenez has recorded a .239 BABIP since the start of last season, placing in the 2nd percentile.

Out of every team playing today, the 5th-best infield defense is that of the Toronto Blue Jays.

Freddie Freeman will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Rogers Centre projects as the #24 field in the game for right-handed BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Shohei Ohtani will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against George Springer in today’s game.

Dylan Cease will have the handedness advantage over Teoscar Hernandez in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Teoscar Hernandez today.

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

Tyler Heineman is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Tyler Heineman will bat from his bad side against Shohei Ohtani in this game.

Batting from the same side that Shohei Ohtani throws from, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

Nathan Lukes is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Grading out in the 19th percentile, Nathan Lukes sits with a .267 BABIP since the start of last season.

When assessing his home run ability, Andres Gimenez ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In notching a .329 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season, Andres Gimenez is ranked in the 9th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daulton Varsho in the 2nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Freeland in the 14th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Alex Freeland is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

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

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 2nd-least strikeout-heavy lineup on the slate today is the Toronto Blue Jays with a 19.1% underlying K%.

It is scheduled that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Dan Bellino) calling pitches today.

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

Shohei Ohtani will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Kyle Tucker will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Batting from the same side that Dylan Cease throws from, Will Smith will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

Will Smith will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Generating 12.3 outs per outing since the start of last season on average, Shohei Ohtani places him the 1st percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Rogers Centre as the 5th-best stadium in the majors for home runs.

When assessing his home run ability, Nathan Lukes ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Andy Pages is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Dylan Cease throws from, Andy Pages has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Andy Pages in today’s game.

The best projected batting order of the day in terms of overall batting skill is that of the the Los Angeles Dodgers.

It may be sensible to expect stronger performance for the Los Angeles Dodgers offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 9th-unluckiest offense in baseball since the start of last season.

Max Muncy is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

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 Max Muncy in today’s game.

Shohei Ohtani will have the handedness advantage against Kazuma Okamoto in today’s matchup.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have 6 hitters in the projected offense that will have the handedness advantage against Dylan Cease today.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Tyler Heineman ranks in the 7th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 6th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

In his last outing, Dylan Cease performed well and gave up 1 ER.

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