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Nationals @ Brewers Series Game 3 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : Washington Nationals at Milwaukee Brewers
2025 WorldSeries Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, April 12th
Time : 12/04/26 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Washington Nationals World Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Wood as the best batter in the majors as it relates to his BABIP skill.

James Wood is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks American Family Field as the 9th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB home runs.

The 8th-shallowest centerfield dimensions among all major league parks are found in American Family Field.

Among all major league parks, American Family Field has the 6th-lowest average fence height.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Brandon Woodruff’s overall pitching ability ranks in the 84th percentile among all starting pitchers in the league right now.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the projected offense for the Washington Nationals in this game holds an estimated true talent wOBA of .303, which is considerably worse than their actual wOBA of .337 this year.

The Washington Nationals have been the luckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress the rest of the season,American Family Field ranks as the #25 stadium in MLB for walks, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher stats in all categories, and Brandon Woodruff will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The Washington Nationals infield defense projects as the 3rd-worst among every team playing today.

Sal Frelick will have the handedness advantage over Zack Littell in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia Jr. in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to more offense.

CJ Abrams is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today.

CJ Abrams will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Woodruff today.

There has been a significant improvement in CJ Abrams’s launch angle from last year’s 13° to 17.1° this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Wood in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daylen Lile in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Daylen Lile is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Luis Garcia Jr. will hold the platoon advantage over Brandon Woodruff in today’s matchup.

Luis Garcia Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 97th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 8th-shallowest CF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Bauers in the 89th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Jake Bauers is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

The underlying talent of the Milwaukee Brewers projected batting order today (.304 projected wOBA via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be quite a bit weaker than their .325 wOBA this year.

It may be wise to expect negative regression for the Milwaukee Brewers offense the rest of the season, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 5th-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

Zack Littell has gone to his slider 9.9% more often this season (42.8%) than he did last season (32.9%).

Zack Littell’s 97th percentile BB% (4.6% since the start of last season) shows his strong control skills.

Brady House’s BABIP talent is projected in the 97th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brady House is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.

The #9 ballpark in the majors for boosting home runs to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is American Family Field.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia Jr. in the 77th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 94th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Brice Turang is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Brice Turang will hold the platoon advantage over Zack Littell today.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Luis Rengifo will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The Milwaukee Brewers have 3 bats in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Blake Perkins, Jake Bauers, Garrett Mitchell).

The #1 venue in the majors for boosting strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is American Family Field.

Zack Littell has been unlucky in regards to his strikeouts since the start of last season, notching a 6.27 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 6.64 — a 0.37 K/9 discrepancy.

Brady House has made notable gains with his Barrel%, upping his 4.7% rate last season to 12.9% this season.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, William Contreras ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

William Contreras is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.

When it comes to his BABIP ability, Christian Yelich is projected as the 13th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Christian Yelich is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

David Hamilton will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zack Littell today.

William Contreras hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 95th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Garrett Mitchell in the 95th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Garrett Mitchell is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Brice Turang ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Christian Yelich ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

Jake Bauers will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zack Littell in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Brandon Woodruff in the 81st percentile as it relates to his strikeout skill.

The Washington Nationals have 3 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Brady House, Joey Wiemer, James Wood).

Brandon Woodruff’s change-up usage has spiked by 5.4% from last season to this one (17.6% to 23%) .

Negatives with the Milwaukee Brewers World Series Game 3 Game Today

James Wood will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

There has been a significant decline in James Wood’s launch angle from last year’s 6.3° to 1.7° this season.

It is scheduled that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (Carlos Torres) behind the plate in today’s game.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.

With 6 hitters who bat from the opposite side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Brandon Woodruff will be at a disadvantage while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 6th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Luis Rengifo has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (66% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today.

The switch-hitting Luis Rengifo will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side (0) today against Zack Littell,There has been a significant decline in Luis Rengifo’s launch angle from last season’s 7.4° to -0.1° this year.

Putting up a 0.4° launch angle over the last 14 days suggests that Luis Rengifo has been finding it challenging to lift the ball lately, which is a key component of hitting for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 5th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Sal Frelick is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

In the last 7 days, Sal Frelick’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal mark of 89.3 mph to 77.5 mph.

Sal Frelick’s launch angle this season (7°) is significantly lower than his 12.1° mark last year.

Over the past 14 days, Sal Frelick has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

Luis Garcia Jr. has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (89% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Luis Garcia Jr. in today’s game.

Luis Garcia Jr. has notched a .273 BABIP since the start of last season, checking in at the 23rd percentile.

The #11 field in MLB for suppressing batting average to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is American Family Field.

CJ Abrams pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.5% — 85th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 7th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for CJ Abrams in today’s matchup.

CJ Abrams’s quickness has fallen off this season. His 28.17 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 27.43 ft/sec now.

In the last week’s worth of games, CJ Abrams has been exhibiting poor exit velocity numbers, with an average of only 88-mph on his flyballs.

When it comes to his home runs, James Wood has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season. His 27.9 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 24.4.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Daylen Lile today.

Daylen Lile’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 91.8-mph average last season has dropped off to 89.1-mph.

There has been a significant decline in Daylen Lile’s launch angle from last year’s 15.2° to 11.3° this year.

Daylen Lile has performed at a clip of 12.3 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, ranking in the 21st percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Jake Bauers pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.1% — 83rd percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 7th-deepest RF fences today.

Jake Bauers’s launch angle this season (6.1°) is quite a bit worse than his 16.6° angle last season.

Compiling a 2.1° launch angle over the last two weeks suggests that Jake Bauers has been finding it challenging to lift the ball in recent games, which is a key component of hitting for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Littell to throw 85 pitches today (8th-least of all pitchers today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

Projected catcher Keibert Ruiz profiles as a weak pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Batting from the same side that Brandon Woodruff throws from, Brady House will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

Brady House has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.6%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-deepest RF fences today.

Brady House will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (5.1) provides evidence that Brady House has had positive variance on his side since the start of last season with his 11.0 actual HR/600.

With a .272 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) since the start of last season, Brady House grades out in the 7th percentile.

Brice Turang’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 95.7-mph seasonal figure has dropped to 91.8-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

Over the last 7 days, Brice Turang has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced metric to assess power).

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Brice Turang has been very fortunate since the start of last season. His .349 rate has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .338.

When it comes to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Zack Littell in the 12th percentile among all starters in baseball.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles American Family Field as the 11th-worst park in the majors for righty batting average.

Zack Littell will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against William Contreras in today’s matchup.

Over the last week, William Contreras’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal figure of 93.9 mph to 89.6 mph.

From last year to this one, William Contreras’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 9.6% to 6.5%.

William Contreras has been cold of late, putting up a 0% Barrel% (a reliable metric to study power) over the past 7 days.

William Contreras has had some very good luck with his home runs since the start of last season; his 15.2 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is inflated compared to his 12.6 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Christian Yelich has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 10.2% rate last season has fallen off to 3.3% this season.

Christian Yelich’s launch angle this season (-1.6°) is considerably worse than his 1.8° mark last season.

Over the last 7 days, Christian Yelich has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power).

In terms of his home runs, Christian Yelich has been very fortunate since the start of last season. His 25.9 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 18.0.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (11.3) suggests that Brice Turang has been lucky since the start of last season with his 16.1 actual HR/600.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects David Hamilton in the 15th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

David Hamilton is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

David Hamilton’s quickness has declined this season. His 29.34 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 28.45 ft/sec now.

Notching a lowly an 82.3-mph average exit velocity over the past 14 days, David Hamilton has been in a slump in recent games.

David Hamilton has had some very good luck with his home runs since the start of last season; his 15.4 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is significantly inflated relative to his 11.5 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

CJ Abrams has been lucky in regards to with his wOBA since the start of last season; his .332 figure is a fair amount higher than his .307 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When it comes to his home run talent, Daylen Lile ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects David Hamilton in the 17th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

David Hamilton has not been honed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs lately, angling balls between 23° and 34° just 6.3% of the time over the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Bauers in the 16th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Given that groundball pitchers struggle the most against flyball hitters, Brandon Woodruff (41.4% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in this game with 2 FB hitters in Washington’s projected lineup.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Luis Rengifo ranks in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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