Orioles vs Royals match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Wednesday, April 22nd

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Orioles @ Royals Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, April 22nd
Time : 22/04/26 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Baltimore Orioles Series Game 3 Game Today

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting on the slate.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters.

,Michael Wacha has relied on his slider 5.1% less often this year (6.8%) than he did last year (11.9%).

,Michael Wacha’s 2176-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 16th percentile among all SPs.

,Michael Wacha has been one of the luckiest mound aces in the majors on balls in play this year with a .175 BABIP and should see that luck normalize going forward.

,Tallying 99.1 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Michael Wacha checks in at the 98th percentile.

,Chris Bassitt has averaged 97.6 adjusted pitches per start this year, checking in at the 96th percentile.

,Chris Bassitt has gone to his curveball 9.1% more often this year (25.4%) than he did last season (16.3%).

,Chris Bassitt has put up a .362 BABIP this year, making him one of the unluckiest pitchers in MLB on balls in play with better performance likely coming.

Negatives with the Kansas City Royals Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Michael Wacha in the 81st percentile when assessing his overall pitching talent.

,Michael Wacha is an extreme flyball pitcher (38.5% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is fortunate enough to be pitching in the #25 HR venue among all major league parks today.

,The Kansas City Royals infield defense grades out as the strongest out of every team on the slate today.

,In his previous outing, Michael Wacha performed well and gave up 0 ER.

,The Baltimore Orioles infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst out of every team playing today.

,Among all starting pitchers, Chris Bassitt’s fastball velocity of 91.1 mph ranks in the 11th percentile this year.

,Among all starting pitchers, Chris Bassitt’s fastball spin rate of 2146.2 rpm ranks in the 18th percentile since the start of last season.

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