Orioles vs Cardinals match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, August 27th

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Orioles @ Cardinals Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Baltimore Orioles at St. Louis Cardinals
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, August 27th
Time : 27/08/26 14:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Baltimore Orioles Series Game 3 Game Today

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is expected to have the 2nd-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 85,°.

,Hitting from the opposite that Trevor Rogers throws from, Jose Fermin will have an advantage in today’s game.

,The Baltimore Orioles outfield defense profiles as the 10th-best out of all the teams today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ivan Herrera in the 92nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Ivan Herrera is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Ivan Herrera will hold the platoon advantage against Trevor Rogers in today’s game.

,Ivan Herrera hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Wetherholt in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,JJ Wetherholt is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

,JJ Wetherholt hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

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

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

,Pete Alonso will have the handedness advantage over Cooper Hjerpe in today’s game.

,Out of every team in action today, the 14th-strongest infield defense is that of the the St. Louis Cardinals.

,When assessing his home run ability, Coby Mayo ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Coby Mayo is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 72% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,Coby Mayo will hold the platoon advantage against Cooper Hjerpe in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Jordan Walker ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jordan Walker is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Trevor Rogers throws from, Jordan Walker will have an edge today.

,Jordan Walker hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joshua Baez in the 93rd percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Joshua Baez is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Joshua Baez will have the handedness advantage against Trevor Rogers today.

,Joshua Baez hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blaze Jordan in the 87th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,Blaze Jordan is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 98% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Hitting from the opposite that Trevor Rogers throws from, Blaze Jordan will have an edge today.

,Blaze Jordan hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 96th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Trevor Rogers throws from, Ramon Urias will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Ramon Urias will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and JJ Wetherholt will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Blaze Jordan will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Trevor Rogers’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 84th percentile out of all starters in the league currently.

,The 5th-weakest projected lineup of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall offensive ability is that of the St. Louis Cardinals.

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

,Jackson Holliday has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (72% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Christian Encarnacion-Strand ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Christian Encarnacion-Strand is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Christian Encarnacion-Strand will hold the platoon advantage over Cooper Hjerpe today.

,Christian Encarnacion-Strand hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 90th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Per the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 5th-most strikeout-prone lineup today is the St. Louis Cardinals with a 22.4% underlying K%.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Gunnar Henderson ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Gunnar Henderson is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Negatives with the St. Louis Cardinals Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Fermin in the 10th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Jose Fermin is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card today.

,Jose Fermin pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.3% — 97th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-deepest LF fences today.

,Hitting from the same side that Trevor Rogers throws from, JJ Wetherholt has a tough challenge today.

,Pete Alonso has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Pete Alonso in today’s matchup.

,Coby Mayo pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.7% — 98th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 7th-deepest LF fences today.

,Coby Mayo will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Ramon Urias is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blaze Jordan in the 20th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

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

,The St. Louis Cardinals have 6 batters in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage against Trevor Rogers in this matchup.

,Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Trevor Rogers in today’s game.

,Cooper Hjerpe will have the handedness advantage over Jackson Holliday in today’s game.

,In today’s matchup, Jackson Holliday is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.8% rate (90th percentile).

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

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

,Cooper Hjerpe will have the handedness advantage against Gunnar Henderson today.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Gunnar Henderson today.

,Leody Taveras is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this game.

,As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Leody Taveras will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side against Cooper Hjerpe in today’s matchup.

,Today, Leody Taveras is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.6% rate (85th percentile).

,Leody Taveras will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

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