Red Sox vs Blue Jays match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Wednesday, April 29th

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Red Sox @ Blue Jays Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, April 29th
Time : 29/04/26 15:07:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Boston Red Sox Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ceddanne Rafaela in the 76th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Ceddanne Rafaela is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,The Rogers Centre roof is expected to be closed today, making the temperature in this contest 9° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for offense.

,Ceddanne Rafaela will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Eric Lauer in today’s game.

,Ceddanne Rafaela hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 90th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as the best hitter in the game when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 94th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jesus Sanchez is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Brayan Bello throws from, Jesus Sanchez will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Jesus Sanchez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Willson Contreras ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Willson Contreras is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Eric Lauer throws from, Willson Contreras will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Daulton Varsho will hold the platoon advantage against Brayan Bello in today’s game.

,Extreme flyball hitters like Daulton Varsho are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Brayan Bello.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Daulton Varsho will hold that advantage today.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. projects as the 5th-best hitter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trevor Story in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Trevor Story is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.

,Trevor Story will have the handedness advantage against Eric Lauer in today’s matchup.

,Brayan Bello has been given an above-average leash since the start of last season, throwing 3.0 more adjusted pitches-per-game than league average.

,The Toronto Blue Jays projected batting order grades out as the 4th-weakest of all teams today in terms of overall hitting skill.

,Brayan Bello is an extreme groundball pitcher (50.4% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Rogers Centre — the #2 HR venue among all parks — in this game.

,Tyler Heineman hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 89th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Tyler Heineman will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 76th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,Andres Gimenez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brayan Bello in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Andres Gimenez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Daulton Varsho ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 88th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Ernie Clement has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (59% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Ernie Clement will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

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

Negatives with the Toronto Blue Jays Series Game 3 Game Today

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ceddanne Rafaela in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Brayan Bello throws from, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Among all the teams today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense belongs to the Boston Red Sox.

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Willson Contreras in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daulton Varsho in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Daulton Varsho is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Daulton Varsho is an extreme flyball batter and squares off against the strong outfield defense of Boston (#2-best of all teams on the slate today).

,Trevor Story will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,When estimating his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Brayan Bello in the 18th percentile among all starters in the majors.

,The Toronto Blue Jays (20.5 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the 5th-least strikeout-prone group of batters of all teams on the slate.

,James Jean grades out as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically reduces pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Brayan Bello in today’s game.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Tyler Heineman ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Tyler Heineman is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Tyler Heineman will bat from his bad side against Brayan Bello today.

,Andres Gimenez is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Brayan Bello throws from, Ernie Clement has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Eric Lauer’s overall pitching talent ranks in the 7th percentile out of all SPs in MLB right now.

,Eric Lauer is an extreme flyball pitcher (41.2% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is stuck pitching in the #2 HR venue in Major League Baseball in this matchup.

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