Guardians vs Twins match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, July 9th

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Guardians @ Twins Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Cleveland Guardians at Minnesota Twins
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, July 9th
Time : 09/07/26 13:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Cleveland Guardians Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase DeLauter in the 79th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,Chase DeLauter is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Bailey Ober throws from, Chase DeLauter will have an edge today.

,The Minnesota Twins outfield defense grades out as the 4th-worst among every team in action today.

,Steven Kwan will have the handedness advantage against Bailey Ober in today’s game.

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

,Kody Clemens is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Kody Clemens will have an advantage today.

,Kody Clemens 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 Kyle Manzardo in the 93rd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Kyle Manzardo is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.

,Batting from the opposite that Bailey Ober throws from, Kyle Manzardo will have an edge in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Ryan Kreidler will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Rhys Hoskins is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Bailey Ober throws from, Daniel Schneemann will have an edge in today’s matchup.

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

,Trevor Larnach is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game.

,Trevor Larnach will have the handedness advantage against Gavin Williams in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Trevor Larnach will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Bell in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Josh Bell is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the dish, Josh Bell will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against Gavin Williams today.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Josh Bell will hold that advantage today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Gavin Williams’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 84th percentile among all starters in the league currently.

,Gavin Williams has averaged 95.4 adjusted pitches per start this year, grading out in the 93rd percentile.

,The 5th-worst projected batting order on the slate today in terms of overall batting skill is that of the the Minnesota Twins.

,It is likely that we will see a Huge Pitchers Umpire (Ryan Blakney) behind the plate in today’s game.

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

,As it relates to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Gavin Williams in the 91st percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball.

,The 2nd-weakest projected offense of all teams on the slate in terms of overall offensive ability is that of the the Cleveland Guardians.

,Bailey Ober is an extreme flyball pitcher (44.4% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be aided by pitching in the #23 HR venue among all major league stadiums today.

,Considering that flyball batters face a disadvantage against flyball pitchers, Bailey Ober (44.4% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in today’s game with 2 FB hitters in the opposing team’s projected offense.

,Bailey Ober will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his metrics across the board.

Negatives with the Minnesota Twins Series Game 3 Game Today

Chase DeLauter will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

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

,Steven Kwan is projected to hit 9th in the batting order today, which would be a downgrade from his 55% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

,In today’s game, Steven Kwan is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.3% rate (82nd percentile).

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Steven Kwan today.

,Kyle Manzardo hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 88th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 10th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Typically, hitters like Kyle Manzardo who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Bailey Ober.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Kreidler in the 6th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Ryan Kreidler is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the same side that Gavin Williams throws from, Ryan Kreidler will be at a disadvantage today.

,Ryan Kreidler hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 89th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 10th-deepest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rhys Hoskins in the 2nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Hitting from the same side that Bailey Ober throws from, Rhys Hoskins will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Typically, hitters like Rhys Hoskins who hit a lot of flyballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Bailey Ober.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daniel Schneemann in the 20th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,Daniel Schneemann is penciled in 7th in the lineup today.

,Daniel Schneemann hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38% — 75th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 10th-deepest CF fences today.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Daniel Schneemann in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Kreidler in the 18th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,The Minnesota Twins have 6 batters in the projected batting order that will hold the platoon advantage over Gavin Williams today.

,Playing on the road typically reduces pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Gavin Williams today.

,Per the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 5th-least strikeout-prone lineup today is the Minnesota Twins with a 20.9% underlying K%.

,The Cleveland Guardians have 8 bats in the projected lineup that will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bailey Ober in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Manzardo in the 13th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

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