Nationals vs Mets match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, April 30th

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Nationals @ Mets Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, April 30th
Time : 30/04/26 13:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Washington Nationals Series Game 3 Game Today

Keibert Ruiz hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5%,— 88th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Marcus Semien pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.6% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 4th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Marcus Semien will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Jorbit Vivas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Freddy Peralta in today’s matchup.

,Brett Baty is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Brett Baty will hold the platoon advantage against Miles Mikolas in today’s game.

,Brett Baty has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Brett Baty will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,MJ Melendez is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Miles Mikolas throws from, MJ Melendez will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,MJ Melendez has big-time HR ability (84th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (28.1% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Miles Mikolas has a pitch-to-contact profile (18th percentile K%) — great news for Melendez.

,MJ Melendez will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

,When it comes to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Freddy Peralta in the 86th percentile among all SPs in the game.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Freddy Peralta is projected to throw 98 pitches in today’s game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 2nd-most on the slate today.

,Brian Walsh profiles as a Pitchers Umpire and is expected to be umping today.

,Freddy Peralta will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats across the board.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Benge in the 76th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,Batting from the opposite that Miles Mikolas throws from, Carson Benge will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Carson Benge has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Carson Benge will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Nasim Nunez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 96th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jacob Young hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Freddy Peralta in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall pitching talent level.

,The Washington Nationals projected offense projects as the 4th-weakest of all teams on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill.

,When estimating his home run skill, MJ Melendez ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Juan Soto projects as the 3rd-best hitter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Juan Soto is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Miles Mikolas throws from, Juan Soto will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Juan Soto hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Juan Soto will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia Jr. in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Luis Garcia Jr. is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Freddy Peralta throws from, Luis Garcia Jr. will have the upper hand today.

,Luis Garcia Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s shallowest CF fences today.

,When assessing his BABIP talent, James Wood is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,James Wood is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.

,James Wood will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Freddy Peralta today.

,James Wood has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), James Wood ranks as the 13th-best batter in the league.

Negatives with the New York Mets Series Game 3 Game Today

Keibert Ruiz’s BABIP ability is projected in the 1st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Keibert Ruiz is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 7th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 59°.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 19th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Marcus Semien is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Miles Mikolas throws from, Marcus Semien will have a tough challenge today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorbit Vivas in the 4th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,Jorbit Vivas is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Jorbit Vivas will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorbit Vivas in the 11th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 7th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,The Washington Nationals (20.3 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 3rd-least strikeout-prone set of hitters of the day.

,The Washington Nationals have 7 hitters in the projected batting order that will hold the platoon advantage over Freddy Peralta in today’s game.

,Carson Benge is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nasim Nunez in the 4th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Nasim Nunez is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 1st percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Jacob Young is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today.

,Freddy Peralta will hold the platoon advantage against Jacob Young in today’s game.

,Jacob Young will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Jacob Young ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Nasim Nunez ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for James Wood today.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Keibert Ruiz ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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