Pirates vs Brewers match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Sunday, April 26th

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Pirates @ Brewers Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, April 26th
Time : 26/04/26 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Series Game 3 Game Today

When estimating his home run skill, Marcell Ozuna ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Marcell Ozuna is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,American Family Field ranks as the #9 field in the game for RHB home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,American Family Field has the 5th-shallowest centerfield fences among all parks.

,In the league, American Family Field has the 6th-lowest average fence height.

,American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.

,The American Family Field roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this contest 7° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense.

,David Hamilton will hold the platoon advantage against Carmen Mlodzinski today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 95th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Brice Turang is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

,American Family Field projects as the #9 venue in Major League Baseball for left-handed home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Billy Cook will hold the platoon advantage against Kyle Harrison in today’s matchup.

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

,Hitting from the opposite that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Sal Frelick will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks American Family Field as the best stadium in the majors for strikeouts.

,Given that groundball hitters are less effective against groundball pitchers, Carmen Mlodzinski (46.2% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this matchup with 6 GB hitters in the opposing team’s projected offense.

,Carmen Mlodzinski was rolling in his last start and put up 8 strikeouts.

,Carmen Mlodzinski’s change-up rate has spiked by 16.5% from last season to this one (11.6% to 28.1%) .

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, William Contreras ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,William Contreras is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Gonzales in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Nick Gonzales has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (75% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Yorke in the 90th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Nick Yorke is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Joey Ortiz will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Konnor Griffin as the 4th-best batter in the game when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Garrett Mitchell is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Bauers in the 89th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Jake Bauers is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

,William Contreras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Mangum in the 95th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Jake Mangum has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (60% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

,As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Jake Mangum will get to bat from his good side against Kyle Harrison in today’s matchup.

,Billy Cook hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 8th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Nick Gonzales will have the handedness advantage over Kyle Harrison in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 80th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oneil Cruz in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Oneil Cruz is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Oneil Cruz hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Tyler Black is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Tyler Black will have an edge in today’s game.

,When assessing his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Kyle Harrison in the 78th percentile among all starters in Major League Baseball.

,Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the most strikeout-heavy lineup on the slate today is the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 26% underlying K%.

,Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher metrics in all categories, and Kyle Harrison will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,In his previous outing, Kyle Harrison was firing on all cylinders and accumulated 8 strikeouts.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Bauers in the 76th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Greg Jones will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Sal Frelick’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Oneil Cruz projects as the 11th-best home run batter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Konnor Griffin will hold the platoon advantage over Kyle Harrison today.

,Kyle Harrison performed well in his previous game started and conceded 1 ER.

,Ranking in the 77th percentile, Kyle Harrison notched an 11.9% Swinging Strike% since the start of last season.

,When estimating his BABIP ability, Garrett Mitchell is projected as the 14th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Brice Turang will hold the platoon advantage over Carmen Mlodzinski in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Harrison throws from, Nick Yorke will have the upper hand today.

Negatives with the Milwaukee Brewers Series Game 3 Game Today

Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Marcell Ozuna in today’s game.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, David Hamilton ranks in the 19th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,David Hamilton is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,The #10 venue in the majors for suppressing batting average to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is American Family Field.

,The Milwaukee Brewers outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-best out of every team in action today.

,Typically, batters like Brice Turang who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Carmen Mlodzinski.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Billy Cook ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Billy Cook is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Typically, hitters like Billy Cook who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Kyle Harrison.

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Billy Cook in today’s matchup.

,American Family Field profiles as the #21 park in the game for RHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 4th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Sal Frelick is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Extreme flyball bats like Sal Frelick generally hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Carmen Mlodzinski.

,Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Carmen Mlodzinski is projected to throw 85 pitches in this game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 7th-least on the slate today.

,Manny Gonzalez profiles as a Hitters Umpire and is likely to be in charge of the strike zone in this game.

,With 7 hitters who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected offense, Carmen Mlodzinski has a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, William Contreras meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Extreme groundball bats like William Contreras usually hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Carmen Mlodzinski.

,Milwaukee’s #2-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Billy Cook, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,Nick Gonzales has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 7th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,Nick Yorke has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 7th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Nick Yorke in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Joey Ortiz ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Joey Ortiz is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Joey Ortiz will have a tough matchup today.

,Joey Ortiz has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and will be challenged by baseball’s 7th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Extreme groundball bats like Joey Ortiz are generally less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Carmen Mlodzinski.

,Konnor Griffin is projected to hit 8th in the batting order today.

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Konnor Griffin today.

,Typically, bats like Garrett Mitchell who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Carmen Mlodzinski.

,Jake Mangum has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.7%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-deepest RF fences today.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jake Mangum in today’s matchup.

,Kyle Harrison will hold the platoon advantage against Oneil Cruz in today’s matchup.

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

,As it relates to his home run skill, Tyler Black ranks in the 17th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his home run skill, Nick Yorke ranks in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Black in the 24th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,The Pittsburgh Pirates have 7 hitters in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage against Kyle Harrison in this matchup.

,Kyle Harrison’s high usage rate of his fastball (62.5% since the start of last season) is likely weakening his results, considering they are typically much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Greg Jones ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Greg Jones is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game.

,Greg Jones pulls many of his flyballs (34.4% — 79th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 7th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Typically, hitters like Greg Jones who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Carmen Mlodzinski.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Carmen Mlodzinski’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 77th percentile among all SPs in the league right now.

,The Milwaukee Brewers projected batting order profiles as the worst of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall batting skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles American Family Field as the 6th-worst ballpark in baseball for walks.

,Carmen Mlodzinski is an extreme groundball pitcher (46.2% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in American Family Field — the #8 HR venue among all parks — in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Mangum in the 1st percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Kyle Harrison has recorded 13.5 outs per GS since the start of last season, ranking in the 5th percentile.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Nick Gonzales ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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