Red Sox vs Reds match player stats | 2026 World Thursday, March 26th

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Red Sox @ Reds 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : Boston Red Sox at Cincinnati Reds
2025 World
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, March 26th
Time : 26/03/26 16:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Boston Red Sox World Game Today

TJ Friedl is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.

As far as temperature and humidity go, the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.

TJ Friedl pulls many of his flyballs (38.8% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

When estimating his BABIP skill, Roman Anthony is projected as the 7th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Roman Anthony is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

Extreme flyball bats like Roman Anthony generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Andrew Abbott.

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

Matt McLain is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Matt McLain will have the handedness advantage over Garrett Crochet in today’s game.

Matt McLain 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 Jarren Duran in the 93rd percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Jarren Duran is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Jarren Duran has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Elly De La Cruz is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Elly De La Cruz has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Elly De La Cruz will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dane Myers in the 84th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Batting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Dane Myers will have an advantage in today’s game.

Dane Myers will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Stewart in the 95th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Hitting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Sal Stewart will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Sal Stewart pulls many of his flyballs (34.6% — 80th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Sal Stewart will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willson Contreras in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Willson Contreras is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Andrew Abbott throws from, Willson Contreras will have an advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ceddanne Rafaela in the 78th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Hitting from the opposite that Andrew Abbott throws from, Ceddanne Rafaela will have an advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcelo Mayer in the 76th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

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

Tyler Stephenson will hold the platoon advantage against Garrett Crochet in today’s game.

Tyler Stephenson has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Tyler Stephenson will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Sal Stewart ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 84th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Eugenio Suarez is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Eugenio Suarez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Garrett Crochet in today’s matchup.

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

When estimating his home run ability, Trevor Story ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Trevor Story is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Trevor Story will have the handedness advantage over Andrew Abbott in today’s game.

Trevor Story has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Spencer Steer is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Spencer Steer will hold the platoon advantage against Garrett Crochet today.

Spencer Steer pulls many of his flyballs (37.2% — 92nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

Spencer Steer will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

Trevor Story’s BABIP ability is projected in the 81st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ke’Bryan Hayes will have the handedness advantage over Garrett Crochet today.

Ke’Bryan Hayes has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Ke’Bryan Hayes will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Eugenio Suarez as the game’s 14th-best home run hitter.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wilyer Abreu in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Wilyer Abreu is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Wilyer Abreu pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.9% — 87th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

When it comes to his BABIP talent, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the 3rd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Wilyer Abreu is an extreme flyball batter and faces the weak outfield defense of Cincinnati (#1-worst of all teams on the slate today).

Caleb Durbin will have the handedness advantage over Andrew Abbott in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wilyer Abreu in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Roman Anthony in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarren Duran in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 77th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Andrew Abbott in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall pitching skills.

Andrew Abbott has averaged 94.1 adjusted pitches per game per started since the start of last season, checking in at the 89th percentile.

Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher stats across the board, and Andrew Abbott will hold that advantage today.

Negatives with the Cincinnati Reds World Game Today

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

Garrett Crochet will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against TJ Friedl in today’s matchup.

The Boston Red Sox outfield defense projects as the best among every team playing today.

Andrew Abbott will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Roman Anthony in today’s game.

Today, Roman Anthony is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.5% rate (88th percentile).

Among all the teams playing today, the best infield defense is that of the the Cincinnati Reds.

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

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

Matt McLain hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Andrew Abbott will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jarren Duran today.

Jarren Duran will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

The switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz will bat from his bad side (0) today against Garrett Crochet,Dane Myers is projected to hit 6th in the batting order today.

Dane Myers hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.5% — 99th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 11th-deepest CF fences today.

Sal Stewart is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Willson Contreras today.

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

Ceddanne Rafaela hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 88th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Ceddanne Rafaela will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Marcelo Mayer is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Andrew Abbott throws from, Marcelo Mayer will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

Marcelo Mayer will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Tyler Stephenson is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this game.

Trevor Story will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ke’Bryan Hayes in the 12th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Ke’Bryan Hayes is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today.

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

Andrew Abbott will hold the platoon advantage over Wilyer Abreu in today’s matchup.

Extreme groundball bats like Wilyer Abreu generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Andrew Abbott.

Wilyer Abreu will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 11th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

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

Caleb Durbin hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 92nd percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

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

Spencer Steer’s BABIP skill is projected in the 19th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Boston’s #1-ranked outfield defense of the day poses a formidable challenge for Spencer Steer, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

When it comes to his home run ability, Caleb Durbin ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ke’Bryan Hayes in the 24th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Andrew Abbott is an extreme flyball pitcher (41.7% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and will be disadvantaged pitching in the #1 HR venue among all major league parks in this matchup.

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