Pirates vs Marlins match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, August 13th

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Pirates @ Marlins Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at Miami Marlins
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, August 13th
Time : 13/08/26 13:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Series Game 3 Game Today

Xavier Edwards is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

,The LoanDepot Park roof projects to be closed today, making weather conditions in this game 15° hotter than the average outdoor game on the slate — favorable for offense.

,The switch-hitting Xavier Edwards will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Braxton Ashcraft.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Xavier Edwards will hold that advantage today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Tyler Phillips throws from, Jacob Gonzalez will have an edge today.

,When estimating his home run skill, Griffin Conine ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Griffin Conine is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 59% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Griffin Conine will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Braxton Ashcraft in today’s matchup.

,Griffin Conine will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,When assessing his home run talent, Heriberto Hernandez ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Heriberto Hernandez is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Heriberto Hernandez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Tyler Phillips will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his metrics across the board.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Spencer Horwitz ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Spencer Horwitz is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Spencer Horwitz will have the handedness advantage over Tyler Phillips in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his home run ability, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Brandon Lowe is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Tyler Phillips throws from, Brandon Lowe will have an advantage today.

,Jakob Marsee is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Jakob Marsee will hold the platoon advantage over Braxton Ashcraft in today’s game.

,Jakob Marsee will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heriberto Hernandez in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 97th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

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

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Bryan Reynolds will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Tyler Phillips today.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Esmerlyn Valdez ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Esmerlyn Valdez has big-time HR ability (96th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (30.8% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Tyler Phillips is a pitch-to-contact type (8th percentile K%) — great news for Valdez.

,Esmerlyn Valdez hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 84th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xavier Edwards as the 18th-best batter in Major League Baseball when estimating his batting average ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Owen Caissie in the 96th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,Owen Caissie will hold the platoon advantage over Braxton Ashcraft in today’s matchup.

,Owen Caissie hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 78th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Owen Caissie will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

,Jake Mangum has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (55% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.

,When assessing his batting average talent, Otto Lopez is projected as the 8th-best hitter in baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Otto Lopez is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Otto Lopez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The underlying talent of the Pittsburgh Pirates projected offense today (.313 projected wOBA per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be a fair amount worse than their .325 wOBA this year.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Bryan Reynolds ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his home run ability, Henry Davis ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 80th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Nick Gonzales is penciled in 5th in the lineup today.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Owen Caissie ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Miami Marlins Series Game 3 Game Today

When assessing his home run ability, Xavier Edwards ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,In today’s matchup, Xavier Edwards is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 39.2% rate (98th percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Gonzalez in the 11th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Jacob Gonzalez is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this game.

,Jacob Gonzalez pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.2% — 77th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 4th-deepest RF fences today.

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

,In today’s game, Griffin Conine is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.9% rate (81st percentile).

,Braxton Ashcraft will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Heriberto Hernandez today.

,In today’s matchup, Heriberto Hernandez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.2% rate (88th percentile).

,When estimating his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Tyler Phillips in the 14th percentile among all SPs in Major League Baseball.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Tyler Phillips is projected to throw 83 pitches in today’s matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 3rd-least on the slate today.

,The Pittsburgh Pirates have 6 hitters in the projected batting order that will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Phillips in this matchup.

,Spencer Horwitz has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-deepest LF fences today.

,Spencer Horwitz will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Brandon Lowe pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39% — 96th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 4th-deepest RF fences today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jakob Marsee in the 25th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Bryan Reynolds has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 9th-deepest LF fences today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Griffin Conine in the 20th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Esmerlyn Valdez has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (72% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.

,Tyler Phillips will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Esmerlyn Valdez today.

,Esmerlyn Valdez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Owen Caissie is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this game.

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

,The switch-hitting Jake Mangum will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side (0) today against Tyler Phillips,Jake Mangum has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.2%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 9th-deepest LF fences today.

,Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jake Mangum today.

,Batting from the same side that Braxton Ashcraft throws from, Otto Lopez will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

,In today’s game, Otto Lopez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36.2% rate (93rd percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Tyler Phillips in the 17th percentile when assessing his overall pitching talent level.

,Henry Davis is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this game.

,Tyler Phillips will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Henry Davis in today’s game.

,Henry Davis pulls many of his flyballs (39% — 96th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 9th-deepest LF fences today.

,Henry Davis will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Henry Davis in the 5th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,When estimating his home run talent, Nick Gonzales ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the same side that Tyler Phillips throws from, Nick Gonzales will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Nick Gonzales has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 4th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Nick Gonzales will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

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