Dodgers vs Rays match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Sunday, August 3rd

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Dodgers vs Rays match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Sunday, August 3rd

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Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Los Angeles Dodgers at Tampa Bay Rays
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Sunday, August 3rd
03/08/25 12:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Dodgers vs Rays Series Game 3 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Junior Caminero is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is forecasted to have the hottest weather of the day at 91°.

Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Junior Caminero will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson as the 14th-best hitter in MLB as it relates to his batting average talent.

Chandler Simpson has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (53% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Chandler Simpson will have an edge today.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Chandler Simpson will hold that advantage in today’s game.

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

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

When it comes to his strikeout talent, Yoshinobu Yamamoto projects as the 14th-best SP in the majors currently, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Recording 96 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Yoshinobu Yamamoto checks in at the 96th percentile.

Shohei Ohtani projects as the 2nd-best batter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Shohei Ohtani is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Joe Boyle throws from, Shohei Ohtani will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Will Smith ranks as the 16th-best batter in Major League Baseball.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz as the 6th-best hitter in MLB when estimating his batting average skill.

Yandy Diaz is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Yandy Diaz has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 90th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Brandon Lowe is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.

Hitting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Brandon Lowe will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Brandon Lowe pulls many of his flyballs (35.4% — 90th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

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

Teoscar Hernandez is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

Teoscar Hernandez has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Freddie Freeman is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Joe Boyle throws from, Freddie Freeman will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Lowe in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Josh Lowe will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yoshinobu Yamamoto in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Josh Lowe will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Taylor Walls will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

Hunter Feduccia will hold the platoon advantage over Yoshinobu Yamamoto in today’s matchup.

Hunter Feduccia will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Jake Mangum will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Jake Mangum’s BABIP talent is projected in the 91st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negative Match Player Stats with Dodgers vs Rays Series Game 3

Hitting from the same side that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Junior Caminero will have a tough matchup today.

Today, Junior Caminero is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.4% rate (90th percentile).

Extreme groundball hitters like Junior Caminero generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Chandler Simpson hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.8% — 99th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

Typically, bats like Chandler Simpson who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

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

Yoshinobu Yamamoto projects as the 4th-best starter in the majors currently, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The 2nd-weakest projected batting order of the day in terms of overall hitting skill is that of the the Tampa Bay Rays.

Due to his reverse platoon split, Yoshinobu Yamamoto will benefit from matching up with 7 batters in the projected lineup who hit from the other side in today’s outing.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is an extreme groundball pitcher (48.6% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in George M. Steinbrenner Field — the #6 HR venue in MLB — today.

Given that flyball pitchers have a substantial edge over flyball hitters, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and his 48.6% underlying FB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a strong spot today facing 4 opposing FB hitters.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Shohei Ohtani in today’s game.

Will Smith is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

Hitting from the same side that Joe Boyle throws from, Will Smith will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

Will Smith hits many of his flyballs to center field (40% — 98th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

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

Batting from the same side that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Yandy Diaz will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Typically, hitters like Yandy Diaz who hit a lot of flyballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Joe Boyle will hold the platoon advantage against Teoscar Hernandez in today’s matchup.

Teoscar Hernandez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Freddie Freeman has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Freddie Freeman will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Josh Lowe is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today.

Josh Lowe has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.6%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Taylor Walls’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Taylor Walls is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.

The switch-hitting Taylor Walls will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side (0) today against Yoshinobu Yamamoto,Taylor Walls has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Feduccia in the 22nd percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Hunter Feduccia is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Mangum in the 1st percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Jake Mangum is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

Jake Mangum has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Extreme flyball bats like Jake Mangum tend to be less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

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