Orioles vs Athletics match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Sunday, August 30th

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Orioles @ Athletics Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Baltimore Orioles at Athletics
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, August 30th
Time : 30/08/26 16:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Baltimore Orioles Series Game 3 Game Today

When assessing his BABIP ability, Henry Bolte is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Henry Bolte is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 65% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Sutter Health Park as the best stadium in the game for right-handed home runs.

,Among all parks, Sutter Health Park has the 3rd-lowest average fence height.

,The weather forecast expects temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level of all games on the slate at 94°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

,The Athletics projected lineup ranks as the worst of all teams on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill.

,It may be best to expect weaker performance for the Athletics offense going forward, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 5th-luckiest offense in the league this year.

,Doug Eddings grades out as a Huge Pitchers Umpire and is likely to be in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

,Among all stadiums, Sutter Health Park’s LF dimensions are the 6th-deepest.

,Chris Bassitt’s curveball percentage has spiked by 6.1% from last season to this one (16.3% to 22.4%) .

,Lawrence Butler has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (72% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Sutter Health Park as the best ballpark in the majors for left-handed home runs.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blaze Alexander as the 6th-best hitter in baseball as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Blaze Alexander is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,When assessing his home run talent, Zack Gelof ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Zack Gelof is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 64% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,The Baltimore Orioles have been the 10th-unluckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress in the future,Donovan Walton will have the handedness advantage against Chris Bassitt in today’s matchup… and even better, Bassitt has a large platoon split.

,Considering Chris Bassitt’s large platoon split, Carlos Cortes will have a huge advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Encarnacion-Strand in the 92nd percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Christian Encarnacion-Strand is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,Thomas White is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Pete Alonso ranks as the 17th-best batter in the majors.

,Pete Alonso is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Max Muncy ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When it comes to his home run skill, Coby Mayo ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Coby Mayo has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (72% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Jeff McNeil is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 81% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Hitting from the opposite that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Christian Franklin will have an advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Holliday in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Jackson Holliday is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 69% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,Among every team in action today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the the Athletics.

Negatives with the Athletics Series Game 3 Game Today

Considering Chris Bassitt’s large platoon split, Henry Bolte will be at a gigantic disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish today.

,Henry Bolte hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.9% — 100th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Henry Bolte’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased of late; his 93.6-mph seasonal EV has dropped to 73.5-mph over the past 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Henry Bolte’s true offensive ability to be a .301, indicating that he has experienced some positive variance this year given the .020 difference between that figure and his actual .321 wOBA.

,In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Henry Bolte ranks in just the 0th percentile with a 0.8° launch angle, which is one of the lowest angles in baseball.

,Samuel Basallo, the Orioles’s expected catcher in today’s matchup, grades out as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Sutter Health Park profiles as the #1 venue in the league for home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18.8-mph in this contest, the best of the day for batters.

,In today’s game, Lawrence Butler is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 37.4% rate (96th percentile).

,In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Lawrence Butler ranks in just the 6th percentile with a 6.4° launch angle, which is one of the lowest angles in baseball.

,Checking in at the 18th percentile, Lawrence Butler sports a .354 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year.

,Posting a .221 batting average this year, Lawrence Butler has performed in the 17th percentile.

,Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Blaze Alexander today.

,Blaze Alexander has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 13.2% rate last year has dropped off to 7.4% this season.

,Blaze Alexander has been lucky this year, compiling a .351 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .308 — a .043 gap.

,Chris Bassitt will hold the platoon advantage against Zack Gelof in today’s matchup… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Bassitt’s large platoon split.

,Zack Gelof hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences today.

,Zack Gelof’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased in recent games, decreasing from 11.7% on the season to 0% over the last 7 days.

,Despite posting a .334 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Zack Gelof has had some very good luck given the .030 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .304.

,In notching a .145 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Zack Gelof is positioned in the 4th percentile.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher metrics across the board, and Jeffrey Springs will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Jeffrey Springs was on point in his previous GS and allowed 2 ER.

,Considering the 1.4 discrepancy between Jeffrey Springs’s 6.08 ERA and his 4.68 estimated true talent ERA (per the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in the game this year and should see better results in future games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Donovan Walton in the 14th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Donovan Walton is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,This year, Donovan Walton has been pinch hit for in 23% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

,Sutter Health Park has the 9th-deepest fences among all major league stadiums — generally bad for long-balls.

,Over the past 7 days, Donovan Walton’s 10% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 16.4%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Cortes in the 20th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Carlos Cortes has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (65% of the time), but he is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,This year, Carlos Cortes has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 36% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

,Carlos Cortes hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences today.

,Carlos Cortes’s average exit velocity has dropped off in recent games; his 88.9-mph seasonal average has decreased to 86.1-mph over the past 14 days.

,In today’s matchup, Christian Encarnacion-Strand is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.5% rate (84th percentile).

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Christian Encarnacion-Strand in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Christian Encarnacion-Strand’s true offensive skill to be a .301, indicating that he has had some very good luck this year given the .049 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .350 wOBA.

,Christian Encarnacion-Strand has displayed bad plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 9th percentile with an 8.04 K/BB rate.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Thomas White in the 13th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Chris Bassitt will have the handedness advantage over Thomas White in today’s game… and it’s a particular mismatch considering Bassitt’s large platoon split.

,Thomas White hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.3% — 99th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Thomas White has put up a .103 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year, placing in the 16th percentile.

,Pete Alonso will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,Pete Alonso’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined of late, going from 16.6% on the season to 7.1% over the past 7 days.

,Pete Alonso has been lucky this year, notching a .373 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .353 — a .020 gap.

,Max Muncy is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this game.

,Chris Bassitt will have the handedness advantage over Max Muncy in today’s game… and it’s an even bigger mismatch considering Bassitt’s large platoon split.

,Max Muncy pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.4% — 89th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

,Sporting a .199 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season , Max Muncy is ranked in the 21st percentile.

,Max Muncy has notched a .357 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, checking in at the 19th percentile.

,In today’s matchup, Coby Mayo is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 40.9% rate (98th percentile).

,Extreme flyball hitters like Coby Mayo usually hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Jeffrey Springs.

,Coby Mayo will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,In the last week’s worth of games, Coby Mayo’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 17.2%.

,In notching a .208 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Coby Mayo is positioned in the 7th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 14th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Jeff McNeil’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 89.6-mph EV last year has lowered to 87.6-mph.

,In the past two weeks, Jeff McNeil’s 10% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14.8%.

,Utilizing Statcast data, Jeff McNeil grades out in the 23rd percentile for power per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 12.600.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Franklin in the 12th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Christian Franklin is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game.

,Christian Franklin will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Jackson Holliday will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Jackson Holliday has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

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

,Over the past week, Jackson Holliday’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.4% down to 0%.

,In the past 14 days, Jackson Holliday’s 9.5% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14.4%.

,Leody Taveras is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this game.

,As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Leody Taveras will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side against Jeffrey Springs today.

,Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Leody Taveras in today’s matchup.

,Over the past two weeks, Leody Taveras’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal mark of 90.3 mph to 83.8 mph.

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