Nationals vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, August 13th

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Nationals vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, August 13th

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Nationals @ Royals Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Washington Nationals at Kansas City Royals
Series : Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, August 13th
Time : 13/08/25 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Washington Nationals Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jake Irvin in the 25th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching abilities.

The #1 ballpark in the majors for boosting walks, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which tends to lead to better offense.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is predicted to have the 4th-hottest temperature on the slate at 83°.

Jake Irvin’s 91.7-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a notable 2.2-mph decline from last year’s 93.9-mph figure.

Jake Irvin has averaged 92 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, checking in at the 80th percentile.

Throwing 95.1 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Seth Lugo places him the 94th percentile.

Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Seth Lugo has gone to his secondary pitches 6.7% more often this season (64.2%) than he did last year (57.5%).

Negatives with the Kansas City Royals Game Today

Kauffman Stadium has the deepest RF dimensions in MLB.

In his last start, Jake Irvin was in good form and conceded 2 ER.

Jake Irvin’s higher usage rate of his secondary pitches this year (47% vs. 41.7% last year) should work in his favor considering they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jake Irvin in the 8th percentile as it relates to his strikeout talent.

In his previous GS, Jake Irvin didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking batters out and was only able to post 2 Ks.

Seth Lugo’s fastball velocity has fallen 1 mph this season (91.2 mph) below where it was last season (92.2 mph).

Seth Lugo has compiled an 8.3% Swinging Strike percentage this year, grading out in the 14th percentile.

Considering the 1.29 discrepancy between Seth Lugo’s 3.46 ERA and his 4.75 FIP, it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in the league this year and ought to negatively regress the rest of the season.

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