Red Sox vs Orioles match player stats | 2026 Thursday, September 3rd

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Red Sox @ Orioles Matchup Details

Teams : Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles

Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, September 3rd
Time : 03/09/26 19:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Boston Red Sox Game Today

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Roman Anthony ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Roman Anthony is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

,Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 89°.

,Roman Anthony will have the handedness advantage over Brandon Young in today’s matchup.

,Roman Anthony hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 88th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 4th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Pete Alonso ranks as the 16th-best batter in the league.

,Pete Alonso is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

,Pete Alonso will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Bennett in today’s matchup.

,Pete Alonso has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game’s shallowest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blaze Alexander as the 7th-best batter in MLB when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Blaze Alexander has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (97% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

,Blaze Alexander will hold the platoon advantage over Jake Bennett today.

,Blaze Alexander has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.9%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Nick Sogard is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Nick Sogard pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.9% — 87th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s shallowest RF fences today.

,The Baltimore Orioles outfield defense projects as the weakest among all the teams in action today.

,Ceddanne Rafaela’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ceddanne Rafaela is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.

,Ceddanne Rafaela has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league’s shallowest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Coby Mayo in the 78th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Coby Mayo is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 70% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,Coby Mayo will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Bennett in today’s matchup.

,Coby Mayo will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

,Christian Encarnacion-Strand is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Jake Bennett throws from, Christian Encarnacion-Strand will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Christian Encarnacion-Strand will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dylan Beavers in the 80th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Dylan Beavers will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wilyer Abreu in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Wilyer Abreu is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Wilyer Abreu will have the handedness advantage against Brandon Young in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Holliday in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,Jackson Holliday has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (67% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Jackson Holliday will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher metrics in all categories, and Brandon Young will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Mickey Gasper ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Mickey Gasper is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Mickey Gasper will get to bat from his better side against Brandon Young in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trevor Story in the 81st percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Trevor Story has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.5%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his home run talent, Coby Mayo ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his home run skill, Christian Encarnacion-Strand ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarren Duran in the 81st percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Hitting from the opposite that Brandon Young throws from, Jarren Duran will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,When estimating his home run skill, Luis Robert Jr. ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Jake Bennett throws from, Luis Robert Jr. will have an edge today.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Luis Robert Jr. will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Roman Anthony as the 14th-best batter in MLB when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,The Baltimore Orioles (27.5% K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the most strikeout-prone set of batters of the day.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jake Bennett in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Jackson Holliday ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Blaze Alexander will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

Negatives with the Baltimore Orioles Game Today

Roman Anthony will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Out of every team in action today, the best infield defense is that of the the Boston Red Sox.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 22nd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Caleb Durbin is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Brandon Young will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Caleb Durbin today.

,Caleb Durbin pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.9% — 87th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Caleb Durbin will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Sogard in the 16th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,The switch-hitting Nick Sogard will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side (0) today against Brandon Young,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Nick Sogard in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Brandon Young throws from, Ceddanne Rafaela will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Ceddanne Rafaela will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 13th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,Coby Mayo pulls many of his flyballs (40.3% — 98th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 4th-deepest LF fences today.

,Christian Encarnacion-Strand pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.3% — 83rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Dylan Beavers has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (52% of the time), but he is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Jake Bennett will hold the platoon advantage over Dylan Beavers in today’s matchup.

,Dylan Beavers is an extreme flyball hitter and matches up with the strong outfield defense of Boston (#1-best of all teams on the slate today).

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Wilyer Abreu today.

,Hitting from the same side that Jake Bennett throws from, Jackson Holliday will not have the upper hand today.

,Jackson Holliday has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 4th-deepest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Young to throw 85 pitches in this matchup (8th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,Projected catcher Samuel Basallo profiles as a weak pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The Boston Red Sox have 6 hitters in the projected offense that will hold the platoon advantage over Brandon Young in this game.

,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 Mickey Gasper in today’s matchup.

,Trevor Story has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (74% of the time), but he is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Brandon Young throws from, Trevor Story will have a tough matchup today.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Trevor Story today.

,Jarren Duran has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (59% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card today.

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

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

,Luis Robert Jr. has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (82% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card today.

,Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Jake Bennett is projected to throw 76 pitches in today’s outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the least of all pitchers today.

,With 6 bats who bat from the opposite side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Jake Bennett will be at a disadvantage while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s outing.

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

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