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Pirates @ Blue Jays Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at Toronto Blue Jays
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, May 24th
Time : 24/05/26 12:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects George Springer in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,George Springer is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

,George Springer hits many of his flyballs to center field (37.9% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and George Springer will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Oneil Cruz as MLB’s 14th-best home run hitter.

,Oneil Cruz is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Dylan Cease throws from, Oneil Cruz will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Oneil Cruz hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 87th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jesus Sanchez is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today.

,Batting from the opposite that Mitch Keller throws from, Jesus Sanchez will have the upper hand today.

,Jesus Sanchez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

,When assessing his batting average ability, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected as the best batter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

,Jesus Sanchez’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. projects as the 8th-best hitter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Dylan Cease projects as the 2nd-best starting pitcher in the majors currently when estimating his strikeout ability, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dylan Cease to throw 99 pitches in this outing (most of all pitchers today), taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,The Pittsburgh Pirates have 4 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Esmerlyn Valdez, Jhostynxon Garcia, Oneil Cruz, Konnor Griffin).

,Dylan Cease will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his metrics across the board.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Oneil Cruz ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daulton Varsho in the 83rd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Daulton Varsho is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Daulton Varsho will hold the platoon advantage over Mitch Keller in today’s matchup.

,Daulton Varsho will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Negatives with the Toronto Blue Jays Series Game 3 Game Today

Batting from the same side that Mitch Keller throws from, George Springer faces a tough challenge today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Henry Davis in the 6th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Henry Davis is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Dylan Cease throws from, Henry Davis will be in a tough position in today’s game.

,Henry Davis will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

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

,When assessing his home run ability, Jake Mangum ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jake Mangum is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this game.

,The switch-hitting Jake Mangum will bat from his bad side (0) today against Dylan Cease,Jake Mangum will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Mitch Keller throws from, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be at a disadvantage today.

,It is expected that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Willie Traynor) calling pitches today.

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