Rays vs Mariners match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Sunday, August 9th

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Rays @ Mariners Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Tampa Bay Rays at Seattle Mariners
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, August 9th
Time : 09/08/26 16:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Tampa Bay Rays Series Game 3 Game Today

Victor Mesa Jr. is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 72% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Among all major league parks, T-Mobile Park has the 6th-lowest average fence height.

,Long-balls are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest in MLB.

,Victor Mesa Jr. will hold the platoon advantage against Emerson Hancock today.

,The Seattle Mariners infield defense projects as the worst among all the teams playing today.

,Junior Caminero projects as the 14th-best batter in baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Junior Caminero is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Junior Caminero pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.6% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Emerson Hancock throws from, Richie Palacios will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Richie Palacios pulls a lot of his flyballs (35% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz as the 10th-best batter in the league when estimating his batting average talent.

,Yandy Diaz is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

,Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB’s 4th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Tallying 91.9 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Emerson Hancock places in the 78th percentile.

,It is scheduled that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Gabe Morales) in charge of the strike zone in this game.

,Cal Raleigh, the Mariners’s expected catcher in today’s game, projects as an elite pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,T-Mobile Park projects as the #30 field in baseball for batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

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

,Hitting from the opposite that Emerson Hancock throws from, Chandler Simpson will have an edge in today’s game.

,Chandler Simpson has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dominic Canzone in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Dominic Canzone has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (56% of the time), but he is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest among every team in action today.

,When assessing his batting average talent, Julio Rodriguez is projected as the 11th-best hitter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Julio Rodriguez is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Julio Rodriguez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ian Seymour in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cole Young in the 76th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Cole Young has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (75% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Cole Young pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.9% — 86th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Taylor Walls has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,Randy Arozarena is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Randy Arozarena will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ian Seymour in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Jonathan Aranda is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,Jonathan Aranda will have the handedness advantage over Emerson Hancock today.

,Jonathan Aranda has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Leo Rivas will get to bat from his better side against Ian Seymour in today’s matchup.

,Leo Rivas pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.7% — 80th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Leo Rivas will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,Cal Raleigh projects as the 8th-best home run batter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Cal Raleigh pulls many of his flyballs (43.5% — 100th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Cal Raleigh will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Batting from the opposite that Emerson Hancock throws from, Cedric Mullins will have an advantage today.

,Cedric Mullins pulls many of his flyballs (39.6% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Colt Emerson has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Colt Emerson will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Negatives with the Seattle Mariners Series Game 3 Game Today

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

,T-Mobile Park profiles as the #30 stadium in MLB for run-scoring, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-most suitable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.

,Victor Mesa Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,Built just 17 feet above sea level, T-Mobile Park has one of the lowest altitudes in MLB, which generally leads to lower offensive output.

,Hitting from the same side that Emerson Hancock throws from, Junior Caminero will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Junior Caminero will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Richie Palacios in the 9th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Richie Palacios is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Emerson Hancock throws from, Yandy Diaz encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Yandy Diaz today.

,The 3rd-shallowest right field dimensions in MLB are found in T-Mobile Park.

,The Tampa Bay Rays have 6 hitters in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage against Emerson Hancock in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally improves pitcher stats in all categories, and Emerson Hancock will hold that advantage today.

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

,Chandler Simpson will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Ian Seymour throws from, Dominic Canzone has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Ian Seymour throws from, Cole Young has a tough challenge in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Walls in the 9th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Taylor Walls is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Leo Rivas in the 13th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Leo Rivas is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

,Cal Raleigh has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (84% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Cal Raleigh will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side (0) today against Ian Seymour,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins in the 2nd percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,Cedric Mullins is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card today.

,Colt Emerson is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Ian Seymour will hold the platoon advantage against Colt Emerson in today’s matchup.

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