Dodgers vs Cardinals match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Sunday, May 3rd

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Dodgers @ Cardinals Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, May 3rd
Time : 03/05/26 14:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Los Angeles Dodgers Series Game 3 Game Today

The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.9-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters.

,Victor Scott II will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Tucker in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Kyle Tucker is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Because of Dustin May’s large platoon split, Kyle Tucker will have a big advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,Alec Burleson is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Alec Burleson hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Alec Burleson will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Tallying 97.9 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Justin Wrobleski falls in the 97th percentile.

,The St. Louis Cardinals projected offense ranks as the weakest of the day in terms of overall offensive ability.

,When estimating his batting average talent, Freddie Freeman is projected as the 14th-best batter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Freddie Freeman is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.

,Because of Dustin May’s large platoon split, Freddie Freeman will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hyeseong Kim in the 94th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Hyeseong Kim will hold the platoon advantage over Dustin May today… and even more favorably, May has a large platoon split.

,Hyeseong Kim hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 91st percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Shohei Ohtani ranks as the 4th-best hitter in Major League Baseball.

,Shohei Ohtani is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

,Considering Dustin May’s large platoon split, Shohei Ohtani will have a gigantic advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Alex Freeland will get to bat from his strong side against a pitcher with a large platoon split (Dustin May) today.

,Tallying 92.8 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Dustin May checks in at the 77th percentile.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Pedro Pages (the Cardinals’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) grades out as a good pitch framer.

,Dustin May will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his metrics in all categories.

,Pedro Pages has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (100% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Justin Wrobleski throws from, Pedro Pages will have an edge today.

,Pedro Pages will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Wetherholt in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,JJ Wetherholt is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,JJ Wetherholt will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

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

,Teoscar Hernandez is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

,Teoscar Hernandez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 81st percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Thomas Saggese in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Hitting from the opposite that Justin Wrobleski throws from, Thomas Saggese will have an edge today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Thomas Saggese will hold that advantage in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Walker in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Jordan Walker is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.

,Batting from the opposite that Justin Wrobleski throws from, Jordan Walker will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Jordan Walker hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.7% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Freddie Freeman projects as the 20th-best batter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jordan Walker ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The St. Louis Cardinals have 4 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Thomas Saggese, Pedro Pages, Jordan Walker, Victor Scott II).

,Ramon Urias is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Justin Wrobleski throws from, Ramon Urias will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Ramon Urias will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,When estimating his home run ability, Teoscar Hernandez ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the St. Louis Cardinals Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Scott II in the 9th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Victor Scott II is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Justin Wrobleski throws from, Victor Scott II will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Victor Scott II has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 7th-deepest LF fences today.

,Kyle Tucker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.5% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Kyle Tucker in today’s game.

,Justin Wrobleski will have the handedness advantage against Alec Burleson in today’s matchup.

,Charlie Ramos grades out as a Hitters Umpire and is scheduled to be in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

,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).

,With 6 batters of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Justin Wrobleski has a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

,Playing on the road typically weakens pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Justin Wrobleski in today’s game.

,In today’s matchup, Freddie Freeman is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 33.8% rate (81st percentile).

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

,Hyeseong Kim is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

,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 Hyeseong Kim in today’s matchup.

,Shohei Ohtani pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.7% — 75th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Shohei Ohtani in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Freeland in the 18th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,Alex Freeland is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

,In today’s game, Alex Freeland is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.8% rate (75th percentile).

,Alex Freeland will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,The best projected offense of all teams today in terms of overall batting ability belongs to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

,Due to his large platoon split, Dustin May will have a disadvantage going up against 6 hitters in the projected offense of the opposite hand today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pedro Pages in the 14th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Pedro Pages has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.3%) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Justin Wrobleski throws from, JJ Wetherholt faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Given Dustin May’s large platoon split, Teoscar Hernandez will be at a gigantic disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate in this game.

,Teoscar Hernandez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Thomas Saggese is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this game.

,Thomas Saggese has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and will be challenged by baseball’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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