Padres vs Red Sox match player stats | 2026 World Friday, April 3rd

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Padres @ Red Sox 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : San Diego Padres at Boston Red Sox
2025 World
Date : Todays Game is on Friday, April 3rd
Time : 03/04/26 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the San Diego Padres World Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ceddanne Rafaela in the 76th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Ceddanne Rafaela hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences today.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Ceddanne Rafaela will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarren Duran in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Jarren Duran is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

Jarren Duran will hold the platoon advantage against Michael King in today’s matchup.

Jarren Duran has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball’s shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Jarren Duran will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

As it relates to his home run ability, Wilyer Abreu ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Wilyer Abreu is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

Wilyer Abreu will have the handedness advantage over Michael King today.

Wilyer Abreu pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.5% — 85th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences today.

Wilyer Abreu 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 Xander Bogaerts in the 95th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Xander Bogaerts is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Xander Bogaerts hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 87th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Jake Cronenworth ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jake Cronenworth will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sonny Gray in today’s game.

Jake Cronenworth has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Ramon Laureano ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Ramon Laureano has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (80% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill in the 97th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Jackson Merrill is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

Jackson Merrill will have the handedness advantage over Sonny Gray in today’s game.

Jackson Merrill hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Caleb Durbin hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences today.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Caleb Durbin will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wilyer Abreu in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Gavin Sheets will have the handedness advantage over Sonny Gray today.

Gavin Sheets pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.9% — 87th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences today.

Carlos Narvaez has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Carlos Narvaez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Manny Machado ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Manny Machado is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

Manny Machado hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Freddy Fermin hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 87th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Fernando Tatis Jr. projects as the 9th-best batter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Fernando Tatis Jr. is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.3% — 99th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trevor Story in the 81st percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Trevor Story is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.

Trevor Story has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Trevor Story will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarren Duran in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Playing on the road generally reduces pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Michael King in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trevor Story in the 80th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Negatives with the Boston Red Sox World Game Today

Ceddanne Rafaela is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this game.

Cold weather is strongly correlated with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather report calls for the 4th-coldest weather on the schedule today at 57°.

Hitting from the same side that Michael King throws from, Ceddanne Rafaela will have a disadvantage today.

Out of every team playing today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense is that of the San Diego Padres.

Wilyer Abreu is an extreme flyball hitter and matches up with the strong outfield defense of San Diego (#3-best of all teams on the slate today).

Sonny Gray will have the handedness advantage against Xander Bogaerts in today’s game.

Out of all the teams on the slate today, the best infield defense is that of the the Boston Red Sox.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Xander Bogaerts today.

Jake Cronenworth is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today.

Jake Cronenworth will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Sonny Gray in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent.

Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher metrics across the board, and Sonny Gray will hold that advantage today.

Sonny Gray will have the handedness advantage against Ramon Laureano today.

Ramon Laureano will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jackson Merrill in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 7th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Caleb Durbin is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today.

Michael King will hold the platoon advantage against Caleb Durbin in today’s game.

Gavin Sheets’s BABIP ability is projected in the 23rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Gavin Sheets is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.

Gavin Sheets will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Narvaez in the 20th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Carlos Narvaez is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card today.

Batting from the same side that Michael King throws from, Carlos Narvaez will have a tough matchup today.

Batting from the same side that Sonny Gray throws from, Manny Machado will be in a tough position in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Manny Machado today.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Freddy Fermin ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Freddy Fermin is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Sonny Gray throws from, Freddy Fermin will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his home run skill, Caleb Durbin ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Sonny Gray will hold the platoon advantage over Fernando Tatis Jr. today.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Fernando Tatis Jr. in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Michael King throws from, Trevor Story will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Freddy Fermin in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Michael King in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching abilities.

Michael King will have the handedness advantage against 6 opposing bats in today’s game.

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