Pirates vs Reds match player stats | 2026 World Series Game 3 Wednesday, April 1st

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Pirates @ Reds Series Game 3 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
2025 WorldSeries Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, April 1st
Time : 01/04/26 12:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates World Series Game 3 Game Today

Eugenio Suarez projects as the 14th-best home run hitter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Eugenio Suarez is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report expects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today.

Eugenio Suarez pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.4% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Eugenio Suarez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

When assessing his home run talent, 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 game.

Batting from the opposite that Andrew Abbott throws from, Marcell Ozuna will have an edge today.

Marcell Ozuna pulls many of his flyballs (34.2% — 79th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

When estimating his home run skill, Tyler Stephenson ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Tyler Stephenson has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Tyler Stephenson will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Oneil Cruz projects as the 15th-best home run batter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt McLain in the 85th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Matt McLain is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Matt McLain will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Elly De La Cruz ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Elly De La Cruz is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

The switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Paul Skenes.

Elly De La Cruz has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

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

Bryan Reynolds is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Bryan Reynolds has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Oneil Cruz ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Nick Gonzales’s BABIP skill is projected in the 91st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Andrew Abbott throws from, Nick Gonzales will have an edge today.

Nick Gonzales has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.3%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

Sal Stewart’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Sal Stewart is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Sal Stewart pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.6% — 81st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Sal Stewart will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Benson in the 88th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Will Benson will have the handedness advantage against Paul Skenes in today’s matchup.

Will Benson will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Stewart in the 90th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

TJ Friedl is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Paul Skenes throws from, TJ Friedl will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

TJ Friedl pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.8% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and TJ Friedl will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Jake Mangum is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Jake Mangum will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Andrew Abbott in today’s matchup.

Jake Mangum has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Batters such as Jake Mangum with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Andrew Abbott who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

Hitting from the opposite that Andrew Abbott throws from, Henry Davis will have the upper hand today.

Henry Davis pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.7% — 87th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz as the 3rd-best batter in the game when it comes to his BABIP skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 85th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Ryan O’Hearn is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Ryan O’Hearn has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Andrew Abbott has averaged 94.2 adjusted pitches per game per started since the start of last season, checking in at the 89th percentile.

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) (Henry Davis, Brandon Lowe, Oneil Cruz).

Rob Drake projects as a Pitchers Umpire and is expected to be behind the plate in today’s game.

Andrew Abbott will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his metrics in all categories.

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

Brandon Lowe is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Brandon Lowe pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.3% — 89th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Andrew Abbott is an extreme flyball pitcher (41.7% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is stuck pitching in the #1 HR venue among all parks in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 90th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Marcell Ozuna ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Mangum in the 95th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

As it relates to his home run ability, Henry Davis ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When assessing his strikeout ability, Paul Skenes projects as the 10th-best pitcher in baseball right now, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Cincinnati Reds have 5 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Will Benson, Matt McLain, Tyler Stephenson, Elly De La Cruz, Eugenio Suarez).

With 6 bats who share the same handedness in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Paul Skenes figures to benefit from holding the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

Negatives with the Cincinnati Reds World Series Game 3 Game Today

Paul Skenes will have the handedness advantage over Eugenio Suarez today.

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

Tyler Stephenson is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

Paul Skenes will have the handedness advantage over Tyler Stephenson in today’s matchup.

Oneil Cruz is projected to hit 8th in the batting order today, which would be a downgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Batting from the same side that Andrew Abbott throws from, Oneil Cruz will be at a disadvantage today.

Oneil Cruz hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38% — 79th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Out of every team on the slate today, the best infield defense is that of the Cincinnati Reds.

Oneil Cruz will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Batting from the same side that Paul Skenes throws from, Matt McLain will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Matt McLain hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 95th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Bryan Reynolds will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side against Andrew Abbott in today’s game.

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

Nick Gonzales is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card today.

Nick Gonzales will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Paul Skenes will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sal Stewart today.

Will Benson is penciled in 6th in the batting order today.

Will Benson hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 89th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences today.

TJ Friedl’s BABIP ability is projected in the 10th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

Cincinnati’s #1-ranked outfield defense on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Jake Mangum, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

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

Henry Davis’s BABIP skill is projected in the 16th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Henry Davis is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Henry Davis in today’s game.

When estimating his home run ability, TJ Friedl ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the same side that Andrew Abbott throws from, Ryan O’Hearn meets a tough challenge today.

Ryan O’Hearn will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

With 6 bats who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Andrew Abbott has a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

Andrew Abbott will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Lowe in today’s matchup.

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

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Andrew Abbott’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 88th percentile out of all SPs in the league currently.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Paul Skenes to be on a pitch count today, projecting a maximum of 61 pitches.

Playing on the road typically lowers pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Paul Skenes in today’s game.

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