Giants vs Rays match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Sunday, May 3rd

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Giants @ Rays Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : San Francisco Giants at Tampa Bay Rays
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, May 3rd
Time : 03/05/26 13:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the San Francisco Giants Series Game 3 Game Today

The Tropicana Field roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game 7,° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for offense.

,Nick Fortes pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.4% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Out of every team playing today, the 5th-weakest outfield defense is that of the the San Francisco Giants.

,Nick Fortes will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

,Among every team playing today, the worst infield defense belongs to the Tampa Bay Rays.

,Jerar Encarnacion’s BABIP talent is projected in the 85th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jerar Encarnacion will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Steven Matz today.

,Jerar Encarnacion has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,Rafael Devers is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Heliot Ramos ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Heliot Ramos is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 57% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Batting from the opposite that Steven Matz throws from, Heliot Ramos will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,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 towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Casey Schmitt ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Casey Schmitt is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Casey Schmitt will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Steven Matz in today’s matchup.

,Casey Schmitt pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.6% — 90th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Cedric Mullins is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 68% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,Hitting from the opposite that Tyler Mahle throws from, Cedric Mullins will have the upper hand today.

,Cedric Mullins pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.7% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 94th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Willy Adames will have the handedness advantage against Steven Matz in today’s game.

,Willy Adames pulls many of his flyballs (34.8% — 82nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Richie Palacios will hold the platoon advantage against Tyler Mahle in today’s game.

,Richie Palacios pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.1% — 78th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Richie Palacios will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Chapman in the 91st percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Matt Chapman is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Matt Chapman will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Steven Matz in today’s game.

,Jake Fraley is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Tyler Mahle throws from, Jake Fraley will have the upper hand today.

,Jake Fraley pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.2% — 91st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jung Hoo Lee in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,Jung Hoo Lee has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.3%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Taylor Walls has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,Chandler Simpson is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Tyler Mahle throws from, Chandler Simpson will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Chandler Simpson has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

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

,The San Francisco Giants have 6 batters in the projected lineup that will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Steven Matz today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 97th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Junior Caminero is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

,Junior Caminero pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.3% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson as the 7th-best batter in the game when it comes to his batting average talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Jonathan Aranda is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Tyler Mahle throws from, Jonathan Aranda will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Jonathan Aranda pulls many of his flyballs (34.2% — 79th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Junior Caminero ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jake Fraley will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rafael Devers in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Willy Adames ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The Tampa Bay Rays projected lineup projects as the 2nd-worst on the slate in terms of overall batting skill.

,Luis Arraez is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Luis Arraez has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his home run skill, Cedric Mullins ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his batting average ability, Luis Arraez is projected as the 4th-best batter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Junior Caminero will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Negatives with the Tampa Bay Rays Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Fortes in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Nick Fortes is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

,Tyler Mahle will hold the platoon advantage over Nick Fortes in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Patrick Bailey in the 8th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

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

,As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Patrick Bailey will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side against Steven Matz in this game.

,Patrick Bailey will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Jerar Encarnacion is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,Jerar Encarnacion will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Steven Matz throws from, Rafael Devers meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Today, Rafael Devers is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 37.9% rate (76th percentile).

,Rafael Devers will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

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

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins in the 3rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Willy Adames is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Willy Adames today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Richie Palacios in the 9th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Richie Palacios is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today.

,Matt Chapman hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 91st percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 9th-deepest CF fences today.

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

,The Tampa Bay Rays (19.8 K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 2nd-least strikeout-heavy team of batters on the slate today.

,Nic Lentz projects as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is likely to be in charge of the strike zone in this game.

,Tyler Mahle will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Jung Hoo Lee is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this game.

,Batting from the same side that Steven Matz throws from, Jung Hoo Lee will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

,Jung Hoo Lee will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Walls in the 5th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Taylor Walls is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

,When estimating his home run talent, Chandler Simpson ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher metrics across the board, and Steven Matz will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Tyler Mahle throws from, Junior Caminero will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

,Richie Palacios’s BABIP ability is projected in the 13th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When estimating his home run skill, Luis Arraez ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the same side that Steven Matz throws from, Luis Arraez meets a tough challenge today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jung Hoo Lee in the 7th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

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