Nationals vs Marlins match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Sunday, August 23rd

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Nationals @ Marlins Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, August 23rd
Time : 23/08/26 13:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Washington Nationals Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Lopez as the 8th-best batter in MLB as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Otto Lopez is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.

,Batting from the opposite that Jackson Kent throws from, Otto Lopez will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Otto Lopez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game’s 6th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Otto Lopez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heriberto Hernandez in the 90th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Heriberto Hernandez is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

,Batting from the opposite that Jackson Kent throws from, Heriberto Hernandez will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Heriberto Hernandez will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

,Abimelec Ortiz is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Abimelec Ortiz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Janson Junk today.

,Nasim Nunez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 91st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Keibert Ruiz has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (87% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.

,The switch-hitting Keibert Ruiz will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Janson Junk.

,Leo Jimenez will hold the platoon advantage over Jackson Kent today.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Leo Jimenez will hold that advantage today.

,The Miami Marlins 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) (Heriberto Hernandez, Griffin Conine, Joe Mack).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Griffin Conine in the 91st percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Griffin Conine will hold that advantage today.

,Xavier Edwards is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Xavier Edwards will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Javier Sanoja’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Javier Sanoja will have the handedness advantage over Jackson Kent in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Javier Sanoja will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Leo Jimenez in the 81st percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Tena in the 92nd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Jose Tena will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Janson Junk in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Lopez in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 82nd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Heriberto Hernandez ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his batting average talent, Xavier Edwards is projected as the 14th-best batter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Miami Marlins Series Game 3 Game Today

The LoanDepot Park roof is expected to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -9,° colder than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for pitching.

,The Washington Nationals outfield defense profiles as the 3rd-strongest among every team playing today.

,Heriberto Hernandez pulls many of his flyballs (36.5% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 9th-deepest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Abimelec Ortiz in the 6th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Abimelec Ortiz pulls many of his flyballs (34.9% — 82nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,When assessing his home run skill, Jacob Young ranks in the 3rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jacob Young is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this game.

,Janson Junk will hold the platoon advantage over Jacob Young in today’s matchup.

,In today’s game, Jacob Young is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 39.3% rate (98th percentile).

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Nasim Nunez ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Nasim Nunez is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The switch-hitting Nasim Nunez will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side (0) today against Janson Junk,Nasim Nunez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Keibert Ruiz’s BABIP talent is projected in the 2nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,In today’s game, Keibert Ruiz is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 41.5% rate (99th percentile).

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Keibert Ruiz in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Leo Jimenez in the 22nd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Leo Jimenez is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this game.

,Leo Jimenez has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and will be challenged by MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Kent to throw 79 pitches today (4th-least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,Stu Scheurwater projects as a Hitters Umpire and is scheduled to be in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

,With 7 bats who bat from the opposite side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Jackson Kent meets a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this outing.

,Playing on the road typically weakens pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jackson Kent today.

,Griffin Conine is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Jackson Kent will have the handedness advantage over Griffin Conine today.

,Griffin Conine pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.3% — 83rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Xavier Edwards ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The switch-hitting Xavier Edwards will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side (0) today against Jackson Kent,Today, Xavier Edwards is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 39.9% rate (99th percentile).

,Javier Sanoja is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this game.

,In today’s game, Javier Sanoja is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.9% rate (76th percentile).

,When estimating his home run skill, Nasim Nunez ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jose Tena is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Jose Tena has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.6%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 9th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jose Tena in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Javier Sanoja in the 8th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

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