Padres vs Dodgers match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, September 24th

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Padres @ Dodgers Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, September 24th
Time : 24/09/26 22:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the San Diego Padres Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddie Freeman as the 15th-best hitter in baseball when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Freddie Freeman is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

,Batting from the opposite that Nick Pivetta throws from, Freddie Freeman will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Freddie Freeman will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Nick Pivetta’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 87th percentile out of all starting pitchers in Major League Baseball currently.

,Considering that groundball batters face a disadvantage against groundball pitchers, Nick Pivetta (40.1% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this matchup with 5 GB hitters in the opposing team’s projected offense.

,Will Smith projects as the 16th-best hitter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Will Smith is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Will Smith hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.5% — 99th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Will Smith will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Kyle Tucker ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Nick Pivetta throws from, Kyle Tucker will have an advantage today.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Kyle Tucker will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks as the 8th-best hitter in the majors.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Out of every team playing today, the 5th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,Jackson Merrill is penciled in 5th in the lineup today.

,Batting from the opposite that Tyler Glasnow throws from, Jackson Merrill will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his strikeout ability, Tyler Glasnow projects as the 7th-best SP in baseball right now, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Tallying 93.9 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Tyler Glasnow falls in the 87th percentile.

,With 6 hitters who share his handedness in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Tyler Glasnow should benefit from having the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally improves pitcher metrics across the board, and Tyler Glasnow will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Luis Campusano hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 81st percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Max Muncy is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Nick Pivetta throws from, Max Muncy will have an edge today.

,Max Muncy will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mookie Betts in the 94th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

,Mookie Betts is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

,Mookie Betts hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 97th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Mookie Betts will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Manny Machado in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Manny Machado is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Manny Machado hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 79th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Samad Taylor hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.2% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mookie Betts in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Tyler Glasnow in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall pitching abilities.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddie Freeman in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Negatives with the Los Angeles Dodgers Series Game 3 Game Today

Nick Pivetta has averaged 77.4 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, placing in the 13th percentile.

,The Los Angeles Dodgers projected offense profiles as the best on the slate in terms of overall batting ability.

,Nick Pivetta is an extreme flyball pitcher (40.1% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and will be disadvantaged pitching in the #4 HR venue among all major league parks in this matchup.

,Nick Pivetta will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,Nick Pivetta will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Will Smith in today’s matchup.

,Extreme flyball bats like Will Smith usually hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Nick Pivetta.

,Today, Kyle Tucker is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.9% rate (75th percentile).

,Typically, bats like Kyle Tucker who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Nick Pivetta.

,Hitting from the same side that Tyler Glasnow throws from, Fernando Tatis Jr. will have a disadvantage today.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Fernando Tatis Jr. in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Campusano in the 23rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Luis Campusano is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Tyler Glasnow will have the handedness advantage over Luis Campusano in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Luis Campusano in today’s game.

,Max Muncy pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.9% — 97th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Extreme flyball batters like Max Muncy usually hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Nick Pivetta.

,Nick Pivetta will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mookie Betts in today’s matchup.

,Typically, bats like Mookie Betts who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Nick Pivetta.

,Hitting from the same side that Tyler Glasnow throws from, Manny Machado will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Manny Machado will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Samad Taylor ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Samad Taylor is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this game.

,Tyler Glasnow will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Samad Taylor today.

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Samad Taylor in today’s matchup.

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