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Dodgers @ Padres Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, June 28th
Time : 28/06/26 16:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Los Angeles Dodgers Series Game 3 Game Today

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Freddie Freeman ranks as the 15th-best hitter in baseball.

,Freddie Freeman is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The 2nd-shallowest centerfield dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Petco Park.

,In the league, Petco Park has the 4th-lowest average fence height.

,Hitting from the opposite that Michael King throws from, Freddie Freeman will have an advantage in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Alex Freeland will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Michael King.

,Alex Freeland’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better lately, going from 46.8% on the season to 63.2% in the last two weeks.

,Grading out in the 78th percentile, Alex Freeland sits with a .315 BABIP since the start of last season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Fernando Tatis Jr. as the 13th-best batter in the league as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.4% — 99th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andy Pages in the 89th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Andy Pages is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 16.3°, Andy Pages has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 24.2° mark over the last week.

,Utilizing Statcast data, Andy Pages grades out in the 85th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .279.

,Will Wagner will hold the platoon advantage against Emmet Sheehan in today’s game.

,Will Wagner hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Extreme groundball hitters like Will Wagner generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Emmet Sheehan.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Will Wagner will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Launch angles in the range of -4° to 26° tend to become base hits at a high rate; Tommy Edman and his 48.4% since the start of last season rank in the 90th percentile by this measure.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill in the 93rd percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Jackson Merrill is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

,Batting from the opposite that Emmet Sheehan throws from, Jackson Merrill will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mookie Betts in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,Mookie Betts is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Mookie Betts hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 19.1°, Mookie Betts has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 24.8° mark in the last week’s worth of games.

,Freddy Fermin will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Gavin Sheets is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Emmet Sheehan throws from, Gavin Sheets will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Gavin Sheets will hold that advantage today.

,Gavin Sheets has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 97.6-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal average of 93.7-mph.

,Samad Taylor has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (56% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Samad Taylor will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Samad Taylor has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 93.9-mph average over the past week to his seasonal EV of 88-mph.

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

,Max Muncy is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Max Muncy will hold the platoon advantage over Michael King in today’s matchup.

,Max Muncy’s launch angle lately (27.8° over the past 7 days) is significantly better than his 13.9° seasonal angle.

,Using Statcast metrics, Max Muncy grades out in the 94th percentile for hitting ability per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .374.

,Emmet Sheehan projects as the 20th-best pitcher in the game currently when assessing his strikeout talent, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The #10 park in the league for boosting strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

,Emmet Sheehan will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against 6 opposing hitters today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Tucker in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Hitting from the opposite that Michael King throws from, Kyle Tucker will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Kyle Tucker’s true offensive skill to be a .346, providing some evidence that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .035 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .311 wOBA.

,Posting a .364 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season, Kyle Tucker finds himself in the 90th percentile for hitting ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andy Pages in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Petco Park as the 9th-best ballpark in the game for RHB home runs.

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

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

,Hitting from the opposite that Michael King throws from, Shohei Ohtani will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Shohei Ohtani has made notable gains with his Barrel% lately, improving his 17.5% seasonal rate to 27.3% over the past 14 days.

,The #9 stadium in the majors for boosting home runs to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 94th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

,Extreme groundball bats like Xander Bogaerts are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Emmet Sheehan.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Xander Bogaerts will hold that advantage today.

,Miguel Andujar’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Miguel Andujar hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 92nd percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Extreme groundball batters like Miguel Andujar usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Emmet Sheehan.

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

,Miguel Andujar has gotten much quicker this season, improving from last season’s 26.92 ft/sec to 27.57 ft/sec now (according to Statcast’s Sprint Speed metric).

,Fernando Tatis Jr. projects as the 18th-best batter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Freddy Fermin’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 10.8% to 16%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mookie Betts in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Emmet Sheehan’s overall pitching ability is in the 88th percentile out of all starters in baseball right now.

,Petco Park projects as the #28 ballpark in baseball for BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Among all starters, Emmet Sheehan’s fastball spin rate of 2432 rpm grades out in the 80th percentile this year.

,Jackson Merrill will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill in the 87th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Tommy Edman has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .235 rate is deflated compared to his .281 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.5-mph to 95.1-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dalton Rushing in the 85th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Hitting from the opposite that Michael King throws from, Dalton Rushing will have an edge in today’s game.

,Dalton Rushing has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.8-mph to 92-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Xander Bogaerts ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Compared to his seasonal average of 11.1°, Alex Freeland has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 20° mark over the past 7 days.

,With a 1.61 K/BB rate this year, Kyle Tucker has displayed strong plate discipline, grading out in the 82nd percentile.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 18°, Dalton Rushing has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 48° angle in the past week’s worth of games.

,In the past week, Freddie Freeman’s 61.5% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 44.6%.

,The Los Angeles Dodgers projected batting order ranks as the best on the slate in terms of overall batting ability.

,The Los Angeles Dodgers have 7 hitters in the projected offense that will hold the platoon advantage over Michael King in this game.

,Shohei Ohtani has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 97.1-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal 93.9-mph figure.

,Mookie Betts has been unlucky this year, compiling a .311 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .341 — a .030 gap.

,Freddy Fermin has been unlucky this year, putting up a .231 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .282 — a .051 difference.

,Despite posting a .295 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Xander Bogaerts has had some very poor luck given the .035 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .330.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Manny Machado ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Manny Machado is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Manny Machado will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Michael King has averaged 93.7 adjusted pitches per start this year, grading out in the 86th percentile.

,Manny Machado has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.8-mph to 94.4-mph over the past week.

,Will Wagner has been unlucky in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .233 figure is deflated compared to his .254 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 Samad Taylor in the 89th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Negatives with the San Diego Padres Series Game 3 Game Today

Petco Park ranks as the #28 stadium in the majors for left-handed BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report expects the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions on the schedule today.

,The San Diego Padres outfield defense projects as the 4th-best out of all the teams today.

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Freddie Freeman in today’s matchup.

,In the last 7 days, Freddie Freeman’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal average of 92.9 mph to 89.3 mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Freeland in the 21st percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

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

,When starting against a righty hurler this year, Alex Freeland has been pinch hit for 33% of the time.

,The #1 venue in the majors for suppressing BABIP to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

,Built just 14 feet above sea level, Petco Park has one of the lowest altitudes among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.

,Emmet Sheehan will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Fernando Tatis Jr. today.

,There has been a significant decline in Fernando Tatis Jr.’s launch angle from last season’s 9.6° to 3.9° this season.

,Michael King will have the handedness advantage against Andy Pages in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Wagner in the 7th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Will Wagner is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,Will Wagner has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 49% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

,Tommy Edman is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Tommy Edman will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side against Michael King today.

,Jackson Merrill’s launch angle lately (10° in the past two weeks) is quite a bit lower than his 13.3° seasonal angle.

,Jackson Merrill has notched a .272 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 11th percentile.

,Jackson Merrill has recorded a .212 batting average this year, checking in at the 14th percentile.

,Hitting from the same side that Michael King throws from, Mookie Betts will have a tough matchup today.

,Freddy Fermin’s BABIP talent is projected in the 18th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Freddy Fermin is penciled in 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Freddy Fermin has been pinch hit for 16% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Sheets in the 19th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Gavin Sheets has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 13% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Samad Taylor in the 11th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Hitting from the same side that Emmet Sheehan throws from, Samad Taylor faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Samad Taylor has been cold of late, compiling a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to evaluate power) over the past week.

,Max Muncy pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.9% — 98th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-deepest RF fences today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 5th-least strikeout-heavy lineup in today’s games is the San Diego Padres with a 20.2% underlying K%.

,It is likely that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (Ramon De Jesus) behind the plate in today’s game.

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

,Considering that groundball batters have a notable edge over flyball pitchers, Emmet Sheehan and his 39% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a tough position in today’s game squaring off against 3 opposing GB batters.

,Playing on the road typically lowers pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Emmet Sheehan today.

,Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 82% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

,Kyle Tucker pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.4% — 88th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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

,Andy Pages has taken a step back with his Barrel% in recent games; his 8.5% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the last 14 days.

,In the last week’s worth of games, Andy Pages’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal EV of 91.2 mph to 88 mph.

,Shohei Ohtani pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34% — 77th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Xander Bogaerts has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (82% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Emmet Sheehan throws from, Xander Bogaerts has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,In the last two weeks, Xander Bogaerts’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.3% down to 0%.

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

,Shohei Ohtani has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 23.7% rate last season has fallen off to 17.5% this season.

,Miguel Andujar is projected to bat 7th in the lineup today, which would be a downgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,Hitting from the same side that Emmet Sheehan throws from, Miguel Andujar meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,In the past week’s worth of games, Fernando Tatis Jr.’s 7.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 11%.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Freddy Fermin ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the same side that Emmet Sheehan throws from, Freddy Fermin has a tough challenge today.

,Mookie Betts will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Mookie Betts’s maximum exit velocity (a reliable standard to evaluate power) has been 108.1 mph this year, ranking in the 21st percentile.

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

,In the last 14 days, Max Muncy’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal average of 96.8 mph to 94.2 mph.

,Emmet Sheehan has recorded 14.5 outs per start this year, checking in at the 21st percentile.

,The San Diego Padres have been the 2nd-unluckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better in future games,Dalton Rushing is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this game.

,When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Dalton Rushing has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 10% of the time.

,Dalton Rushing pulls many of his flyballs (36.5% — 89th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,In the last week’s worth of games, Xander Bogaerts’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal average of 91.2 mph to 80.6 mph.

,Tommy Edman will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,In the past two weeks, Tommy Edman has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

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

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

,In the past 14 days, Alex Freeland’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.3% down to 0%.

,Miguel Andujar’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last year to this one, decreasing from 13.2% to 8.1%.

,Gavin Sheets pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 87th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,In the past week, Gavin Sheets’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.4% down to 0%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Michael King in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his overall pitching abilities.

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

,Emmet Sheehan will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Manny Machado today.

,Manny Machado’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined from last season to this one, decreasing from 46.6% to 38.4%.

,Manny Machado has put up a .190 BABIP this year, ranking in the 0th percentile.

,Michael King’s 92-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 16th percentile among all starters.

,There has been a decrease in Manny Machado’s average exit velocity this year, from 92.9 mph last year to 89.8 mph now,Manny Machado has compiled a .289 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 24th percentile.

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