Nationals vs Cardinals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Thursday, July 10th

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Nationals vs Cardinals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Thursday, July 10th

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Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Thursday, July 10th
10/07/25 19:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

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When it comes to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Mike Soroka in the 86th percentile among all starters in Major League Baseball.

Mike Soroka’s fastball velocity has spiked 1.5 mph this year (93.5 mph) over where it was last season (92 mph).

Out of all starters, Mike Soroka’s fastball spin rate of 2529 rpm grades out in the 94th percentile this year.

Ranking in the 88th percentile, Mike Soroka has put up a 27.8% strikeout rate this year.

Miles Mikolas has used his sinker 6.4% less often this year (16.7%) than he did last year (23.1%).

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The #4 field in baseball for suppressing strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 3rd-hottest weather on the schedule today at 88°.

Mike Soroka’s high utilization rate of his fastball (54.2% this year) is likely dampening his results, since they are generally much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

Mike Soroka has experienced some positive variance in regards to his strikeouts this year, notching a 9.95 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 9.41 — a 0.54 K/9 discrepancy.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Miles Mikolas in the 7th percentile as it relates to his strikeout skill.

Compared to league average, Miles Mikolas has been given less leash than the typical pitcher this year, throwing an -9.5 fewer adjusted pitches each outing.

Miles Mikolas’s 91.6-mph velocity on his fastball this season is a sizeable 1.5-mph drop off from last season’s 93.1-mph figure.

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