Giants vs Royals match player stats Sunday, September 22nd 2024. San Francisco Giants at Kansas City Royals Series Game 3

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Giants vs Royals match player stats Sunday, September 22nd 2024. San Francisco Giants at Kansas City Royals Series Game 3

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Todays Series Game 3 Matchup Details

San Francisco Giants at Kansas City Royals
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Sunday, September 22nd
22/09/24 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Giants vs Royals Series Game 3 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects LaMonte Wade Jr. in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

LaMonte Wade Jr. is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 2nd-best stadium in the game for left-handed batting average.

Kauffman Stadium has the 10th-shortest fences in the league.

Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 2nd-best venue in the game for RHB batting average.

Batting from the opposite that Blake Snell throws from, Hunter Renfroe will have an edge today.

Hunter Renfroe will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Hitting from the opposite that Blake Snell throws from, Paul DeJong will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Paul DeJong will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bobby Witt Jr. as the 4th-best hitter in MLB as it relates to his batting average skill.

Bobby Witt Jr. is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.

As it relates to his home run ability, Heliot Ramos ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Heliot Ramos is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

Heliot Ramos’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased of late, increasing from 18.5% on the season to 25% in the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Yastrzemski in the 87th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Mike Yastrzemski is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Fitzgerald in the 89th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Compared to his seasonal average of 19.6°, Tyler Fitzgerald has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 58° angle in the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Pham in the 77th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Tommy Pham is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Tommy Pham will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Blake Snell in today’s matchup.

Donovan Walton will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Seth Lugo in today’s matchup.

In the last week, Donovan Walton has posted a 24.3° launch angle, lifting the ball well and indicating strong home run potential.

Garrett Hampson will hold the platoon advantage over Blake Snell in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Garrett Hampson will hold that advantage today.

Ranking in the 99th percentile for Sprint Speed at 29.89 ft/sec this year, Garrett Hampson is very fast.

Hitting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, Mike Yastrzemski will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Patrick Bailey has experienced some negative variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .237 BA is significantly deflated relative to his .257 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Yuli Gurriel has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (80% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Blake Snell throws from, Yuli Gurriel will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Yuli Gurriel will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Robbie Grossman is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Robbie Grossman will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Blake Snell in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Grant McCray in the 93rd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Grant McCray will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Seth Lugo in today’s game.

In the past two weeks, Grant McCray’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 97.9-mph over the course of the season to 102.2-mph recently.

Hunter Renfroe has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 91.7-mph average in the last two weeks’ worth of games to his seasonal 88.5-mph figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Hitting from the opposite that Blake Snell throws from, Maikel Garcia will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Maikel Garcia will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Mike Yastrzemski has made substantial gains with his Barrel% of late, upping his 10.2% seasonal rate to 18.2% over the last two weeks.

Tyler Fitzgerald has compiled a .366 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 94th percentile.

Hitting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, LaMonte Wade Jr. will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Blake Snell projects as the 3rd-best starting pitcher in the majors currently when estimating his strikeout talent, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Blake Snell has averaged 97.7 adjusted pitches per outing this year, ranking in the 97th percentile.

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

In terms of plate discipline, Yuli Gurriel’s skill is quite good, posting a 1.61 K/BB rate since the start of last season while checking in at in the 92nd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 90th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Paul DeJong has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 93.8-mph average to last season’s 90.4-mph EV.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.306) implies that Maikel Garcia has had some very poor luck this year with his .274 actual wOBA.

Matt Chapman projects as the 13th-best home run hitter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Matt Chapman is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 8th-best batter in baseball.

Hitting from the opposite that Blake Snell throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Matt Chapman’s launch angle of late (27.3° over the last 14 days) is quite a bit higher than his 16.3° seasonal mark.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Matt Chapman ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Seth Lugo has averaged 96.6 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, grading out in the 94th percentile.

The San Francisco Giants have 4 bats in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Grant McCray, Tyler Fitzgerald, Matt Chapman, Heliot Ramos).

Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and Seth Lugo will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Robbie Grossman will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Patrick Bailey has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .281 mark is quite a bit lower than his .302 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When it comes to his home run ability, Hunter Renfroe ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The #1 venue in baseball for boosting walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

Kansas City Royals hitters collectively have been among the best in the league this year (4th-) in regard to their 89.6-mph average exit velocity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul DeJong in the 88th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Negative Match Player Stats with Giants vs Royals Series Game 3

LaMonte Wade Jr. has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 23% of the time when starting against a right-handed pitcher this year.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 2nd-best pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this contest.

The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for mound aces.

LaMonte Wade Jr. pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.8% — 79th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Among every team today, the 4th-best infield defense belongs to the Kansas City Royals.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Renfroe in the 4th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Hunter Renfroe is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

Hunter Renfroe pulls many of his flyballs (40.1% — 98th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences today.

Paul DeJong’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Paul DeJong is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

Paul DeJong pulls many of his flyballs (35.8% — 91st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Bobby Witt Jr. has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and will be challenged by baseball’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

In the past week, Bobby Witt Jr.’s 30.8% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 44.1%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Bobby Witt Jr.’s true offensive talent to be a .380, indicating that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .031 disparity between that mark and his actual .411 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 5th-worst park in the majors for right-handed home runs.

Seth Lugo will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Heliot Ramos today.

Heliot Ramos has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.5%) and will be challenged by MLB’s deepest RF fences today.

This year, Mike Yastrzemski has been pinch hit for in 20% of his appearances when starting against righty hurler.

Mike Yastrzemski pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 92nd percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Tyler Fitzgerald is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

Seth Lugo will hold the platoon advantage over Tyler Fitzgerald in today’s game.

In today’s game, Tyler Fitzgerald is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.9% rate (86th percentile).

Today, Tommy Pham is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.2% rate (94th percentile).

Tommy Pham has hit 11.7 dingers per 600 plate appearances this year, ranking in the 21st percentile for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Donovan Walton in the 16th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Donovan Walton is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

Donovan Walton hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 79th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Garrett Hampson ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Garrett Hampson is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this game.

Garrett Hampson hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 91st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 4th-deepest CF fences today.

Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #26 ballpark in the game for lefty home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

When assessing his home run ability, Garrett Hampson ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Donovan Walton in the 16th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Patrick Bailey is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 60% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Among all parks, Kauffman Stadium’s RF dimensions are the deepest.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yuli Gurriel in the 10th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Homers are generally less common at parks with deep fences, and Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-deepest in the majors.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Yuli Gurriel’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal figure of 84.6 mph to 82 mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Robbie Grossman in the 24th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Robbie Grossman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35% — 87th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences today.

Robbie Grossman’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this season; his 90.5-mph mark last season has decreased to 87.4-mph.

Grant McCray is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this game.

Grant McCray has been pulled from the game early 12% of the time when starting against a right-handed starter this year.

Maikel Garcia is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Maikel Garcia has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Maikel Garcia’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this year; his 92.7-mph mark last year has dropped to 90-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Yastrzemski in the 16th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Over the last week, Tommy Pham’s 20% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 45.4%.

The #1 ballpark in baseball for suppressing strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

Blake Snell will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

With a 0.1 difference between Blake Snell’s 12.49 K/9 and his 12.39 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in Major League Baseball this year in terms of strikeouts and should see worse results in the future.

When assessing his home run ability, Maikel Garcia ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yuli Gurriel in the 20th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Seth Lugo will have the handedness advantage against Matt Chapman today.

Matt Chapman hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 98th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 4th-deepest CF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Grant McCray in the 23rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

The San Francisco Giants have 6 hitters in the projected batting order that will have the handedness advantage over Seth Lugo in this game.

Seth Lugo’s fastball velocity has decreased 1.2 mph this year (91.6 mph) below where it was last season (92.8 mph).

Seth Lugo’s curveball usage has decreased by 12.6% from last season to this one (29.3% to 16.7%) .

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Blake Snell as the 15th-best starter in the majors right now.

It may be smart to expect worse numbers for the Kansas City Royals offense in future games, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 10th-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

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