Dodgers vs Giants match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, April 23rd

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Dodgers @ Giants Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, April 23rd
Time : 23/04/26 15:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Los Angeles Dodgers Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 4th-best park in the game for lefty batting average.

,Oracle Park has the shallowest RF dimensions in MLB.

,Drew Gilbert will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Glasnow in today’s matchup.

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

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

,Batting from the opposite that Logan Webb throws from, Hyeseong Kim will have an edge today.

,The San Francisco Giants outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-weakest among all the teams today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Will Smith ranks as the 20th-best batter in the game.

,Will Smith is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,The #4 field in the game for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.

,Extreme groundball bats like Will Smith are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Logan Webb.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Tucker in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

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

,Kyle Tucker will have the handedness advantage over Logan Webb today.

,Kyle Tucker pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 88th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Max Muncy as the majors’s 19th-best home run hitter.

,Max Muncy will have the handedness advantage over Logan Webb in today’s game.

,Max Muncy pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.5% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Extreme flyball bats like Max Muncy generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Logan Webb.

,This season, Max Muncy has experienced a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 97.1 mph compared to last year’s 95 mph mark.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Freddie Freeman ranks as the 16th-best hitter in the majors.

,Freddie Freeman is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Freddie Freeman will hold the platoon advantage over Logan Webb today.

,The switch-hitting Patrick Bailey will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Tyler Glasnow.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Patrick Bailey will hold that advantage today.

,Patrick Bailey has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.2-mph to 94.5-mph over the past week.

,Patrick Bailey has been unlucky in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 7.0 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is quite a bit lower than his 11.2 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez in the 94th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

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

,Teoscar Hernandez has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Shohei Ohtani projects as the 4th-best batter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Shohei Ohtani is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Logan Webb throws from, Shohei Ohtani will have an edge today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rafael Devers in the 95th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Rafael Devers is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Tyler Glasnow throws from, Rafael Devers will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Rafael Devers will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 94th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Willy Adames is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Willy Adames will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Willy Adames has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 92.8-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 89.3-mph mark.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Andy Pages ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Batters such as Andy Pages with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Logan Webb who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

,In comparison to his 88.7-mph average last year, Andy Pages’s exit velocity has noticeably risen this season, now sitting at 92 mph.

,With a .463 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season, Andy Pages is positioned in the 82nd percentile.

,Willy Adames’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, rising from 18.1% to 23.8%.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Heliot Ramos ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Heliot Ramos has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.

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

,In the past week, Heliot Ramos’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 16.3% up to 54.5%.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Max Muncy ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Heliot Ramos has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 98.4-mph average in the past week’s worth of games to his seasonal 91.4-mph figure.

,Hitting from the opposite that Tyler Glasnow throws from, Jung Hoo Lee will have an advantage today.

,Jung Hoo Lee will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,Jung Hoo Lee has seen a big gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 89.2-mph average to last year’s 86.8-mph mark.

,Jung Hoo Lee has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 95.3-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal EV of 89.6-mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Chapman in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Matt Chapman is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

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

,Posting a .301 Isolated Power (ISO) since the start of last season, Matt Chapman is positioned in the 80th percentile.

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

,When assessing his batting average ability, Luis Arraez is projected as the 3rd-best batter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Luis Arraez is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Tyler Glasnow throws from, Luis Arraez will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Casey Schmitt is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Casey Schmitt will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Casey Schmitt has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 96-mph average to last season’s 93.6-mph figure.

,Casey Schmitt’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, increasing from 15.5% to 25%.

,Sporting a 1.79 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Matt Chapman has displayed favorable plate discipline, placing in the 78th percentile.

,It may be wise to expect better numbers for the San Francisco Giants offense in future games, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 6th-unluckiest offense in baseball this year.

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

,Tyler Glasnow will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Tyler Glasnow has been one of the luckiest pitchers in the majors on balls in play this year with a .219 BABIP and ought to see that luck normalize going forward.

,Extreme groundball batters like Kyle Tucker tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Logan Webb.

,Over the past 7 days, Hyeseong Kim has posted a 23.7° launch angle, lifting the ball well and indicating strong home run potential.

,Matt Chapman has posted a .341 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, placing in the 76th percentile.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Logan Webb is projected to throw 98 pitches in this game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the most of the day.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Patrick Bailey (the Giants’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) projects as an elite pitch framer.

,Luis Arraez will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Willy Adames ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Logan Webb projects as the 12th-best SP in MLB currently, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The underlying talent of the Los Angeles Dodgers projected batting order today (.342 projected wOBA via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be considerably weaker than their .366 wOBA this year.

,It may be wise to expect worse results for the Los Angeles Dodgers offense the rest of the season, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 2nd-luckiest offense in MLB this year.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Rafael Devers ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to plate discipline, Luis Arraez’s talent is quite good, posting a 0.56 K/BB rate since the start of last season while grading out in in the 100th percentile.

,Will Smith’s launch angle of late (27.5° in the last week’s worth of games) is a considerable increase over his 19° seasonal mark.

,Will Smith’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 18% to 22%.

,In the past week, Shohei Ohtani’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 97.6-mph over the course of the season to 100.8-mph lately.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez in the 89th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Over the last 7 days, Teoscar Hernandez’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 12.8% up to 18.2%.

,Over the past 7 days, Teoscar Hernandez’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.9-mph over the course of the season to 98.9-mph recently.

,Tyler Glasnow projects as the 7th-best starting pitcher in baseball right now as it relates to his strikeout ability, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Tyler Glasnow has averaged 96.2 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, ranking in the 91st percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jung Hoo Lee in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Freddie Freeman has made notable strides with his Barrel%, bettering his 10.3% rate last season to 18.3% this year.

,Casey Schmitt has been honed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs of late, striking balls between 23° and 34° 35% of the time in the past week.

Negatives with the San Francisco Giants Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Gilbert in the 6th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Drew Gilbert is penciled in 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

,When starting against a right-handed starter since the start of last season, Drew Gilbert has been pulled from the game early 24% of the time.

,Oracle Park’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which often leads to lower offensive output.

,The weather forecast projects the best pitching conditions of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

,Hyeseong Kim is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

,This year, Hyeseong Kim has been pinch hit for in 38% of his appearances when starting against righty on the mound.

,Oracle Park has the tallest average fence height among all major league stadiums.

,Extreme flyball batters like Hyeseong Kim are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Logan Webb.

,Logan Webb will hold the platoon advantage over Will Smith in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Will Smith in today’s game.

,In the last 14 days, Will Smith’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal average of 91.1 mph to 88.8 mph.

,Kyle Tucker will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Max Muncy is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The #1 field in the game for suppressing home runs to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Freddie Freeman today.

,Freddie Freeman has had some very good luck with his batting average since the start of last season; his .294 mark is quite a bit higher than his .273 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Patrick Bailey in the 6th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Patrick Bailey is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Patrick Bailey has been pinch hit for 13% of the time when starting against a right-handed pitcher this year.

,Logan Webb will hold the platoon advantage against Teoscar Hernandez in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Teoscar Hernandez in today’s matchup.

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

,Shohei Ohtani’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 100.7-mph average last season has lowered to 97.6-mph.

,As it relates to his batting average, Shohei Ohtani has been very fortunate since the start of last season. His .280 BA has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .265.

,Rafael Devers has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 15.8% rate last season has decreased to 10% this season.

,Rafael Devers’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 96.3-mph figure last season has fallen to 89.7-mph.

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Max Muncy today.

,Hitting from the same side that Tyler Glasnow throws from, Willy Adames faces a tough challenge today.

,In notching a .224 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Willy Adames has performed in the 18th percentile.

,Andy Pages is penciled in 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,The #1 field in the majors for suppressing home runs to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.

,Heliot Ramos is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Tyler Glasnow throws from, Heliot Ramos will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Max Muncy has been lucky this year, compiling a .410 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .343 — a .067 difference.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jung Hoo Lee in the 7th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,Jung Hoo Lee is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Tyler Glasnow will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matt Chapman today.

,Matt Chapman has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 9.8% rate last season has fallen off to 4.2% this season.

,Batting from the same side that Logan Webb throws from, Andy Pages will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

,In the last two weeks, Luis Arraez’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal figure of 85.3 mph to 82.8 mph.

,Compared to his seasonal mark of 14.5°, Luis Arraez has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (3.4°) in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

,Luis Arraez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last year to this one, going from 16.1% to 11.4%.

,Tyler Glasnow will have the handedness advantage over Casey Schmitt today.

,Casey Schmitt has exhibited bad plate discipline since the start of last season, placing in the 24th percentile with a 3.39 K/BB rate.

,Over the past week, Rafael Devers’s 6.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 13.1%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Tyler Glasnow in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall pitching abilities.

,Rob Drake grades out as a Pitchers Umpire and is expected to be umping in this game.

,Oracle Park projects as the #29 park in MLB for walks, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,By putting up a 4.85 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Teoscar Hernandez has displayed poor plate discipline, checking in at the 8th percentile.

,When assessing his home run talent, Hyeseong Kim ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Compared to his seasonal angle of 4.9°, Matt Chapman has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-2.4°) in the past two weeks.

,The #6 field in MLB for suppressing strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.

,Given that flyball hitters hold a notable edge over groundball pitchers, Logan Webb and his 54.4% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a tough spot in this outing going up against 4 opposing GB batters.

,Logan Webb has used his sinker 5.5% more often this season (39%) than he did last year (33.5%).

,Among all starting pitchers, Logan Webb’s fastball spin rate of 2108.1 rpm grades out in the 13th percentile since the start of last season.

,When it comes to his home runs, Jung Hoo Lee has been lucky since the start of last season. His 7.6 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 4.9.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Arraez in the 0th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Placing in the 17th percentile, Willy Adames has notched a .268 BABIP since the start of last season.

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Andy Pages in today’s matchup.

,In his previous start, Logan Webb allowed a colossal 6 earned runs.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Gilbert in the 25th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Per the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 3rd-least strikeout-heavy lineup today is the San Francisco Giants with a 20.4% underlying K%.

,Freddie Freeman has had some very good luck with his home runs since the start of last season; his 22.5 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is a fair amount higher than his 19.5 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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