Rays vs Guardians match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, October 15th

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Rays @ Guardians Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, October 15th
Time : 15/10/26 18:00:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Tampa Bay Rays Series Game 3 Game Today

Steven Kwan is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

,According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the most suitable for pitching of all games on the slate today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Griffin Jax throws from, Steven Kwan will have an advantage today.

,Steven Kwan has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Steven Kwan will hold that advantage today.

,Victor Mesa Jr. is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 65% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,Batting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Victor Mesa Jr. will have an edge today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 93rd percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

,Richie Palacios will have the handedness advantage over Gavin Williams today.

,Richie Palacios pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.5% — 79th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Jo Adell is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.

,Jo Adell will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Nathaniel Lowe is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.

,Batting from the opposite that Griffin Jax throws from, Nathaniel Lowe will have the upper hand today.

,Nathaniel Lowe has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Nathaniel Lowe will hold that advantage today.

,Taylor Walls has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

,Chandler Simpson is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Chandler Simpson will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Chandler Simpson has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase DeLauter in the 89th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

,Chase DeLauter is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Chase DeLauter will have the handedness advantage against Griffin Jax in today’s matchup.

,Chase DeLauter has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,When assessing his home run skill, Jo Adell ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Liam Hicks will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Liam Hicks pulls many of his flyballs (34.1% — 76th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Junior Caminero projects as the 16th-best hitter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Junior Caminero is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Junior Caminero pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.2% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

,Jonathan Aranda’s BABIP talent is projected in the 91st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jonathan Aranda is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Jonathan Aranda will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Jonathan Aranda has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The Tampa Bay Rays projected lineup profiles as the 2nd-weakest on the slate in terms of overall batting ability.

,With 6 hitters who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Gavin Williams will not have the upper hand while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jose Ramirez ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jose Ramirez is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Jose Ramirez pulls a lot of his flyballs (42.9% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Jose Ramirez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Victor Mesa Jr. ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Yandy Diaz ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Yandy Diaz is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

,Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his batting average skill, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 9th-best hitter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Gavin Williams projects as the 6th-best SP in the league right now when assessing his strikeout skill, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Per the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the least strikeout-heavy lineup on the slate today is the Tampa Bay Rays with a 18.2% underlying K%.

,The Cleveland Guardians projected offense grades out as the worst of the day in terms of overall offensive skill.

,The Cleveland Guardians have 8 bats in the projected offense that will have the handedness advantage over Griffin Jax in this game.

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

,As it relates to his batting average skill, Chandler Simpson is projected as the 5th-best batter in baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase DeLauter in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,When estimating his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Griffin Jax in the 90th percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball.

,The Cleveland Guardians (18.8 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the 2nd-least strikeout-prone team of hitters of the day.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jonathan Aranda ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Cleveland Guardians Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 0th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,The Tampa Bay Rays outfield defense grades out as the strongest among all the teams today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Mesa Jr. in the 20th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,In today’s matchup, Victor Mesa Jr. is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.8% rate (90th percentile).

,Out of all the teams today, the best infield defense is that of the Cleveland Guardians.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Victor Mesa Jr. today.

,Richie Palacios’s BABIP talent is projected in the 10th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Richie Palacios is projected to bat 8th in the lineup today.

,Richie Palacios will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Hitting from the same side that Griffin Jax throws from, Jo Adell meets a tough challenge today.

,Jonny DeLuca is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this game.

,Gavin Williams will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jonny DeLuca in today’s game.

,Jonny DeLuca will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Walls in the 10th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Taylor Walls is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this game.

,Taylor Walls will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson in the 0th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Cleveland’s #1-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate poses a formidable challenge for Chandler Simpson, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,Chandler Simpson will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

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

,Liam Hicks has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (95% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the lineup 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 Liam Hicks in today’s matchup.

,Gavin Williams will have the handedness advantage against Junior Caminero today.

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

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jonathan Aranda in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Gavin Williams in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall pitching skills.

,Bill Miller projects as a Huge Pitchers Umpire and is anticipated to be umping in today’s game.

,Projected catcher Patrick Bailey projects as an elite pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Gavin Williams will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats in all categories.

,As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Jose Ramirez will bat from his weak side against Griffin Jax today.

,Jose Ramirez is an extreme flyball hitter and faces the strong outfield defense of Tampa Bay (#1-best of all teams today).

,Gavin Williams will have the handedness advantage against Yandy Diaz in today’s matchup.

,Yandy Diaz will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Williams to throw 85 pitches in today’s matchup (most of all pitchers on the slate), taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Griffin Jax in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching skills.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Griffin Jax is projected to throw 65 pitches in this game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 2nd-least of all pitchers today.

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