Nationals vs Reds match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, May 14th

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Nationals @ Reds Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Washington Nationals at Cincinnati Reds
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, May 14th
Time : 14/05/26 12:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Washington Nationals Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brady House in the 96th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Brady House is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.9-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.

,Brady House has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 78th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Batting from the opposite that Foster Griffin throws from, Tyler Stephenson will have an edge in today’s game.

,Tyler Stephenson has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

,The Washington Nationals infield defense projects as the 4th-worst among all the teams in action today.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Tyler Stephenson ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Tyler Stephenson will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Wood as the best batter in Major League Baseball when assessing his BABIP ability.

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

,James Wood will have the handedness advantage over Chase Burns today.

,James Wood has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Spencer Steer is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Hitting from the opposite that Foster Griffin throws from, Spencer Steer will have an advantage today.

,Spencer Steer pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.5% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

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

,With 8 hitters who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected offense, Foster Griffin will have a disadvantage while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blake Dunn in the 95th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Batting from the opposite that Foster Griffin throws from, Blake Dunn will have an edge today.

,Blake Dunn has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Chase Burns throws from, Daylen Lile will have an edge in today’s game.

,Daylen Lile has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Nasim Nunez has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Ke’Bryan Hayes will hold the platoon advantage against Foster Griffin today.

,Ke’Bryan Hayes has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Ke’Bryan Hayes will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Stewart in the 97th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Sal Stewart is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Foster Griffin throws from, Sal Stewart will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Sal Stewart has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Sal Stewart ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,JJ Bleday pulls many of his flyballs (36% — 86th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,JJ Bleday will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Dane Myers’s BABIP ability is projected in the 78th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Dane Myers is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game.

,Dane Myers will hold the platoon advantage over Foster Griffin today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Tena in the 94th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Hitting from the opposite that Chase Burns throws from, Jose Tena will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Jose Tena has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects CJ Abrams in the 80th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,CJ Abrams is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Chase Burns throws from, CJ Abrams will have an edge today.

,CJ Abrams pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.2% — 78th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Daylen Lile’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,Luis Garcia Jr. is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Luis Garcia Jr. will hold the platoon advantage over Chase Burns in today’s matchup.

,Matt McLain is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Foster Griffin throws from, Matt McLain will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Matt McLain has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Matt McLain will hold that advantage today.

,When it comes to his BABIP ability, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the 7th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Elly De La Cruz is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Elly De La Cruz has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Chase Burns projects as the 19th-best pitcher in the game right now when it comes to his strikeout ability, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Chase Burns will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his metrics across the board.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Spencer Steer will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Blake Dunn will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Elly De La Cruz ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Elly De La Cruz will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Jacob Young is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Jacob Young has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Bleday in the 88th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Dane Myers will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Recording 92.6 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Foster Griffin ranks in the 75th percentile.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Chase Burns’s overall pitching skill grades out in the 93rd percentile among all starting pitchers in the majors currently.

,The Washington Nationals projected batting order ranks as the 3rd-worst on the slate today in terms of overall hitting skill.

,The Cincinnati Reds (24.6% K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the most strikeout-heavy group of batters of all teams on the slate.

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

Negatives with the Cincinnati Reds Series Game 3 Game Today

The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

,Chase Burns will have the handedness advantage over Brady House today.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Brady House in today’s game.

,Tyler Stephenson is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for James Wood in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Steer in the 23rd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Doug Eddings profiles as a Huge Pitchers Umpire and is anticipated to be calling pitches in this game.

,Blake Dunn is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daylen Lile in the 16th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Daylen Lile has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (83% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Daylen Lile will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nasim Nunez in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Nasim Nunez is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Nasim Nunez today.

,When estimating his home run ability, Ke’Bryan Hayes ranks in the 19th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ke’Bryan Hayes is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Bleday in the 9th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,JJ Bleday is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 64% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

,Foster Griffin will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against JJ Bleday in today’s matchup.

,Jose Tena is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jose Tena in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for CJ Abrams in today’s matchup.

,Luis Garcia Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Elly De La Cruz will bat from his weak side against Foster Griffin today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Tyler Stephenson (the Reds’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) projects as a weak pitch framer.

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

,When it comes to his home run ability, Blake Dunn ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When it comes to his home run skill, Jacob Young ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Chase Burns will hold the platoon advantage against Jacob Young in today’s matchup.

,Jacob Young will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nasim Nunez in the 17th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Jacob Young ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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