Guardians vs Tigers match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, August 13th

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Guardians @ Tigers Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, August 13th
Time : 13/08/26 13:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Cleveland Guardians Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin McGonigle in the 92nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Kevin McGonigle is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report forecasts the 3rd-highest temperatures of all games today at 82°.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Kevin McGonigle will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase DeLauter in the 85th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Chase DeLauter is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Keider Montero throws from, Chase DeLauter will have an advantage in today’s game.

,The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among all the teams on the slate 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 in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Keider Montero throws from, Steven Kwan will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathaniel Lowe in the 75th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Nathaniel Lowe is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Keider Montero throws from, Nathaniel Lowe will have an edge today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Spencer Torkelson is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Parker Messick throws from, Spencer Torkelson will have an edge in today’s game.

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

,Maxwell Clark will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dillon Dingler in the 83rd percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Dillon Dingler is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Parker Messick throws from, Dillon Dingler will have the upper hand today.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Dillon Dingler will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The 3rd-weakest projected offense on the slate today in terms of overall offensive ability belongs to the Cleveland Guardians.

,Dillon Dingler, the Tigers’s expected catcher today, projects as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Keider Montero will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his metrics in all categories.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Gleyber Torres ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Gleyber Torres is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

,Batting from the opposite that Parker Messick throws from, Gleyber Torres will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Gleyber Torres will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

,When assessing his home run talent, Jo Adell ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jo Adell is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

,Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Ben Malgeri’s BABIP skill is projected in the 92nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ben Malgeri will hold the platoon advantage against Parker Messick in today’s game.

,Ben Malgeri will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Hao Yu Lee is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 88% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Batting from the opposite that Parker Messick throws from, Hao Yu Lee will have an edge in today’s matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hao Yu Lee in the 83rd percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Chase DeLauter ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Parker Messick in the 91st percentile when assessing his overall pitching talent.

,Recording 91.5 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Parker Messick checks in at the 76th percentile.

,The 5th-worst projected lineup on the slate today in terms of overall batting ability is that of the the Detroit Tigers.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 84th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Parker Messick in the 80th percentile as it relates to his strikeout skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dillon Dingler in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Negatives with the Detroit Tigers Series Game 3 Game Today

Parker Messick will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kevin McGonigle today.

,Kevin McGonigle has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.4%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 5th-deepest LF fences today.

,The Cleveland Guardians infield defense grades out as the 4th-best among every team playing today.

,In today’s matchup, Chase DeLauter is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.4% rate (89th percentile).

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Chase DeLauter today.

,Angel Martinez is projected to bat 7th in the lineup today.

,The switch-hitting Angel Martinez will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side (0) today against Keider Montero,Angel Martinez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.5% — 98th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 10th-deepest RF fences today.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Angel Martinez in today’s game.

,Steven Kwan has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 5th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Steven Kwan in today’s game.

,Nathaniel Lowe has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.6%) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 5th-deepest LF fences today.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Nathaniel Lowe in today’s game.

,Spencer Torkelson pulls many of his flyballs (40.2% — 98th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-deepest LF fences today.

,Maxwell Clark is penciled in 7th in the lineup today.

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

,Maxwell Clark has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 5th-deepest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Keider Montero to throw 83 pitches in this game (2nd-least of all pitchers today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,James Hoye profiles as a Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be calling pitches today.

,With 8 hitters who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Keider Montero will have a tough matchup while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s outing.

,Gleyber Torres has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 10th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Keider Montero throws from, Jo Adell will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Jo Adell has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 10th-deepest RF fences today.

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

,Jose Ramirez pulls many of his flyballs (43.4% — 100th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 10th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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

,Ben Malgeri is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

,Ben Malgeri has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 10th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,In today’s matchup, Hao Yu Lee is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 33.8% rate (80th percentile).

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

,When assessing his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Keider Montero in the 22nd percentile among all SPs in the league.

,The Cleveland Guardians (18.9 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the least strikeout-prone set of batters of all teams on the slate today.

,The Detroit Tigers have 7 bats in the projected batting order that will hold the platoon advantage over Parker Messick in this game.

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

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