Guardians vs Athletics match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Sunday, May 3rd

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Guardians @ Athletics Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Cleveland Guardians at Athletics
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, May 3rd
Time : 03/05/26 16:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Cleveland Guardians Series Game 3 Game Today

Darell Hernaiz is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 91% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 84°.

,Darell Hernaiz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Parker Messick in today’s game.

,Darell Hernaiz will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase DeLauter in the 78th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,Chase DeLauter is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Chase DeLauter will have the handedness advantage against Aaron Civale in today’s matchup.

,The Athletics have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Chase DeLauter can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 96th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Shea Langeliers is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Parker Messick throws from, Shea Langeliers will have an advantage today.

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

,Bo Naylor will have the handedness advantage against Aaron Civale in today’s matchup.

,Bo Naylor has a good chance to have the upper hand against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Athletics only has 1 same-handed RP.

,Kyle Manzardo is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Aaron Civale throws from, Kyle Manzardo will have an advantage today.

,The Athletics have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Kyle Manzardo can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson as the 10th-best batter in MLB when it comes to his batting average talent.

,Jacob Wilson is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Jacob Wilson will have the handedness advantage against Parker Messick in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Jacob Wilson will hold that advantage today.

,When estimating his home run talent, Zack Gelof ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Zack Gelof will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Parker Messick in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Zack Gelof will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,Steven Kwan is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Aaron Civale throws from, Steven Kwan will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,The Athletics have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Steven Kwan can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Parker Messick in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall pitching abilities.

,Throwing 94.2 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Parker Messick places him the 84th percentile.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Colby Thomas ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Colby Thomas will hold the platoon advantage against Parker Messick today.

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

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Brent Rooker ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Brent Rooker is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.

,Brent Rooker will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Parker Messick in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Brent Rooker will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Colby Thomas’s BABIP talent is projected in the 80th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nick Kurtz projects as the 10th-best home run hitter in MLB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nick Kurtz is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

,Nick Kurtz will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Manzardo in the 89th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Naylor in the 77th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Parker Messick in the 79th percentile when estimating his strikeout ability.

,The Athletics have 3 bats in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Nick Kurtz, Colby Thomas, Zack Gelof).

,Nick Kurtz projects as the 14th-best batter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Given his reverse platoon split, Aaron Civale will be in a good position facing 8 batters in the projected lineup who bat from the other side today.

,Given that flyball pitchers have a big advantage over flyball bats, Aaron Civale and his 38.8% underlying FB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a good spot in this game going up against 4 opposing FB bats.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Darell Hernaiz in the 79th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Negatives with the Athletics Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Darell Hernaiz in the 5th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Darell Hernaiz hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.5% — 99th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Chase DeLauter will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Shea Langeliers hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 81st percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Bo Naylor’s BABIP skill is projected in the 3rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Bo Naylor is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,Typically, hitters like Bo Naylor who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Aaron Civale.

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Bo Naylor today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Manzardo in the 9th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Typically, bats like Kyle Manzardo who hit a lot of groundballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Aaron Civale.

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

,Zack Gelof is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game.

,Zack Gelof hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 81st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Steven Kwan has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Steven Kwan will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,It is anticipated that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Dan Bellino) behind the plate in today’s game.

,The Athletics have 6 bats in the projected batting order that will have the handedness advantage over Parker Messick today.

,Parker Messick will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Colby Thomas has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (100% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the batting order today.

,Colby Thomas pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.1% — 78th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

,Brent Rooker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.2% — 79th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 1st percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Hitting from the same side that Parker Messick throws from, Nick Kurtz will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Nick Kurtz has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson in the 2nd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 3rd-least strikeout-heavy lineup on the slate today is the Cleveland Guardians with a 20.2% underlying K%.

,Shea Langeliers, the Athletics’s expected catcher in today’s game, projects as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Aaron Civale is an extreme flyball pitcher (38.8% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is stuck pitching in the #9 HR venue among all stadiums in today’s game.

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