Pirates vs Brewers match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, August 13th

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Pirates vs Brewers match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, August 13th

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Pirates @ Brewers Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers
Series : Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, August 13th
Time : 13/08/25 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Game Today

Sal Frelick is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

American Family Field has the 5th-lowest average fence height among all major league stadiums.

Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation in MLB, which often leads to more offense.

Sal Frelick will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mitch Keller today.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Sal Frelick can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

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

Spencer Horwitz is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

American Family Field has the 8th-shallowest CF fences among all major league stadiums.

Spencer Horwitz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Woodruff in today’s game.

Caleb Durbin hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Caleb Durbin will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Mitch Keller has averaged 91.8 adjusted pitches per start this year, ranking in the 77th percentile.

Bill Miller grades out as a Huge Pitchers Umpire and is scheduled to be in charge of the strike zone in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles American Family Field as the best venue in the game for strikeouts.

Mitch Keller has relied on his slider 9.5% more often this season (34.6%) than he did last season (25.1%).

Mitch Keller has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, compiling a 7.00 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.97 — a 0.98 K/9 deviation.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks American Family Field as the 2nd-worst venue in Major League Baseball for batting average.

In his last game started, Mitch Keller turned in a great performance and gave up 1 ER.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 95th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Bryan Reynolds is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Brandon Woodruff.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Bryan Reynolds ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Bats such as Isiah Kiner-Falefa with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Brandon Woodruff who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 87th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew McCutchen is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.

Andrew McCutchen hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 83rd percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, William Contreras ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

William Contreras is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

William Contreras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 8th-shallowest CF fences today.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and William Contreras will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich as the 12th-best batter in Major League Baseball when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Christian Yelich is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

Christian Yelich will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mitch Keller in today’s matchup.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Christian Yelich ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

As it relates to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Brandon Woodruff in the 87th percentile among all starting pitchers in the majors.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have 3 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Oneil Cruz, Jack Suwinski, Joey Bart).

Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher metrics in all categories, and Brandon Woodruff will hold that advantage in today’s game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Brandon Woodruff’s overall pitching skill grades out in the 88th percentile among all SPs in baseball right now.

Brandon Woodruff has been lucky in regards to his ERA this year; his 2.29 figure is a good deal lower than his 3.82 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oneil Cruz in the 96th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Oneil Cruz is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Brandon Woodruff throws from, Oneil Cruz will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Oneil Cruz hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 85th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Oneil Cruz as baseball’s 6th-best home run batter.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Gonzales in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Nick Gonzales is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 90th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Brice Turang will have the handedness advantage against Mitch Keller in today’s game.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Brice Turang can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Brice Turang hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Blake Perkins will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Isaac Collins is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 60% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Isaac Collins will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Jared Triolo’s BABIP talent is projected in the 75th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Milwaukee Brewers Game Today

When assessing his home run talent, Sal Frelick ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

American Family Field grades out as the #27 venue in the game for run-scoring, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Pittsburgh Pirates infield defense profiles as the 4th-strongest out of all the teams today.

The #5 venue in MLB for suppressing batting average to left-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is American Family Field.

Joey Ortiz is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Mitch Keller throws from, Joey Ortiz has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Joey Ortiz has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.4%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 7th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The #5 venue in the majors for suppressing batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is American Family Field.

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

Among every team today, the strongest infield defense is that of the Milwaukee Brewers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 12th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Caleb Durbin is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Mitch Keller throws from, Caleb Durbin will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

When assessing his home run talent, Caleb Durbin ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The Milwaukee Brewers (20 K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 4th-least strikeout-prone group of batters on the slate today.

Playing on the road typically reduces pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Mitch Keller today.

Mitch Keller’s fastball velocity has decreased 1.2 mph this season (93.3 mph) below where it was last year (94.5 mph).

Grading out in the 18th percentile, Mitch Keller posted an 8.6% Swinging Strike percentage this year.

Bryan Reynolds will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 2nd percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is penciled in 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Brandon Woodruff throws from, Isiah Kiner-Falefa will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

Today, Isiah Kiner-Falefa is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36.2% rate (91st percentile).

Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Isiah Kiner-Falefa in today’s matchup.

Batting from the same side that Brandon Woodruff throws from, Andrew McCutchen will be at a disadvantage today.

Andrew McCutchen will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Hitting from the same side that Mitch Keller throws from, William Contreras faces a tough challenge today.

Brandon Woodruff has averaged 81.5 adjusted pitches per outing this year, checking in at the 21st percentile.

Given that flyball pitchers struggle the most against groundball hitters, Brandon Woodruff (39% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged today with 2 GB hitters in Pittsburgh’s projected offense.

Brandon Woodruff’s high utilization rate of his fastball (64.5% this year) is likely harming his results, consider they are generally much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

Brandon Woodruff has been lucky in regards to his strikeouts this year, notching an 11.46 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 9.19 — a 2.28 K/9 deviation.

Oneil Cruz will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Mitch Keller will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Vaughn in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Brandon Woodruff throws from, Nick Gonzales faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

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

Brice Turang has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (67% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.

Blake Perkins is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this game.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Blake Perkins will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side against Mitch Keller in this game.

The switch-hitting Isaac Collins will bat from his bad side (0) today against Mitch Keller,Isaac Collins pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.8% — 91st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 7th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Jared Triolo is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Brandon Woodruff throws from, Jared Triolo will have a tough challenge today.

Jared Triolo has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Jared Triolo will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

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