Red Sox vs White Sox match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, July 9th

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Red Sox @ White Sox Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, July 9th
Time : 09/07/26 14:10:00 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 79th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Ceddanne Rafaela is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this game to reach the 5th-highest level on the schedule today at 85°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

,Hitting from the opposite that Anthony Kay throws from, Ceddanne Rafaela will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Romy Gonzalez ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Romy Gonzalez is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Anthony Kay throws from, Romy Gonzalez will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Romy Gonzalez has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Samuel Antonacci in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Samuel Antonacci is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today.

,Samuel Antonacci has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Samuel Antonacci will hold that advantage today.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Miguel Vargas ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Miguel Vargas is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Because of Patrick Sandoval’s large platoon split, Miguel Vargas will have a huge advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

,Miguel Vargas pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.6% — 79th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

,When assessing his home run talent, Randal Grichuk ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Randal Grichuk is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

,Considering Patrick Sandoval’s large platoon split, Randal Grichuk will have a massive advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s matchup.

,Randal Grichuk pulls a lot of his flyballs (35% — 81st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The Chicago White Sox have 4 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Junior Perez, Braden Montgomery, Kyle Teel, Colson Montgomery).

,Chase Meidroth’s BABIP skill is projected in the 85th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Chase Meidroth is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Chase Meidroth will have the handedness advantage against Patrick Sandoval in today’s matchup… and even better, Sandoval has a large platoon split.

,Chase Meidroth has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Colson Montgomery as Major League Baseball’s 14th-best home run hitter.

,Colson Montgomery is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,Colson Montgomery pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.9% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Colson Montgomery will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willson Contreras in the 97th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Willson Contreras is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game.

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

,Willson Contreras pulls many of his flyballs (35.2% — 82nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Chase Meidroth will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,Luisangel Acuna will hold the platoon advantage over Patrick Sandoval in today’s game… and even better, Sandoval has a large platoon split.

,Luisangel Acuna has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

,When it comes to his BABIP ability, Romy Gonzalez is projected as the 16th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Braden Montgomery’s BABIP skill is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Braden Montgomery has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Braden Montgomery will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Samuel Antonacci’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Colson Montgomery ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Randal Grichuk ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Chicago White Sox Series Game 3 Game Today

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

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Romy Gonzalez in today’s game.

,Patrick Sandoval will hold the platoon advantage against Samuel Antonacci in today’s game… and it’s an even bigger mismatch considering Sandoval’s large platoon split.

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

,Miguel Vargas is an extreme flyball batter and squares off against the strong outfield defense of Boston (#1-best of all teams on the slate today).

,It is expected that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Chris Guccione) behind the plate in today’s game.

,Given his large platoon split, Patrick Sandoval will have a tough challenge being matched up with 6 batters in the projected offense who bat from the other side in this matchup.

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

,Patrick Sandoval will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Colson Montgomery today… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Sandoval’s large platoon split.

,Willson Contreras will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Chase Meidroth ranks in the 5th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luisangel Acuna in the 19th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Luisangel Acuna is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

,When assessing his home run skill, Luisangel Acuna ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Braden Montgomery is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The switch-hitting Braden Montgomery will bat from his worse side (0) today against Patrick Sandoval… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Sandoval’s large platoon split.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Patrick Sandoval’s overall pitching skill is in the 76th percentile out of all starting pitchers in baseball currently.

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