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Reds @ D-Backs Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Cincinnati Reds at Arizona Diamondbacks
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, August 23rd
Time : 23/08/26 16:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Cincinnati Reds Series Game 3 Game Today

As it relates to his home run skill, Tyler Stephenson ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Mitch Bratt throws from, Tyler Stephenson will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Corbin Carroll ranks as the 18th-best batter in the game.

,Corbin Carroll is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Corbin Carroll will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz as the 7th-best hitter in the game as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Elly De La Cruz is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Extreme flyball bats like Elly De La Cruz generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Mitch Bratt.

,Jose Fernandez will have the handedness advantage against Andrew Abbott in today’s matchup.

,Jose Fernandez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

,Ke’Bryan Hayes will hold the platoon advantage over Mitch Bratt today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dane Myers in the 78th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Dane Myers is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 54% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Batting from the opposite that Mitch Bratt throws from, Dane Myers will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Tyler Stephenson’s BABIP talent is projected in the 85th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Waldschmidt in the 94th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Batting from the opposite that Andrew Abbott throws from, Ryan Waldschmidt will have an edge in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Ryan Waldschmidt will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt McLain in the 78th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Matt McLain is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Matt McLain will hold the platoon advantage against Mitch Bratt in today’s matchup.

,Eugenio Suarez projects as the 17th-best home run hitter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Eugenio Suarez is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Mitch Bratt throws from, Eugenio Suarez will have an edge in today’s matchup.

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

,Gabriel Moreno is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

,Gabriel Moreno will hold the platoon advantage over Andrew Abbott in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Gabriel Moreno will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Stewart in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Sal Stewart is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

,Batting from the opposite that Mitch Bratt throws from, Sal Stewart will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Geraldo Perdomo is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Geraldo Perdomo will hold that advantage today.

,Andrew Abbott has averaged 93.4 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, ranking in the 85th percentile.

,The Arizona Diamondbacks projected batting order projects as the 5th-weakest on the slate in terms of overall hitting skill.

,JJ Bleday will probably have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Arizona Diamondbacks has just 1 same-handed RP.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Mitch Bratt is an extreme flyball pitcher (39.7% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be helped pitching in the #26 HR venue among all major league parks in this matchup.

,Considering that groundball hitters face a disadvantage against groundball pitchers, Mitch Bratt (39.7% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated today with 2 GB hitters in the opposing club’s projected batting order.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher metrics across the board, and Mitch Bratt will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Tim Tawa will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Abbott today.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Tim Tawa will hold that advantage today.

,When estimating his home run ability, JJ Bleday ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ildemaro Vargas has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (53% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Ildemaro Vargas will get to bat from his good side against Andrew Abbott in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Ildemaro Vargas will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The Cincinnati Reds (26.4% K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the most strikeout-heavy set of hitters of all teams on the slate today.

Negatives with the Arizona Diamondbacks Series Game 3 Game Today

Tyler Stephenson is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Dry weather has a small yet noteworthy connection with less offense (and more whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 2nd-least humidity on the slate at 30%.

,Tyler Stephenson has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 4th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Tyler Stephenson today.

,Batting from the same side that Andrew Abbott throws from, Corbin Carroll will be in a tough position today.

,Corbin Carroll pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.8% — 86th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 4th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Out of all the teams in action today, the best infield defense belongs to the Cincinnati Reds.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Toglia in the 8th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Michael Toglia is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card today.

,Among every team on the slate today, the 5th-best infield defense belongs to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

,Michael Toglia will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Elly De La Cruz will bat from his weak side against Mitch Bratt today.

,Elly De La Cruz hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 94th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Elly De La Cruz in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Fernandez in the 12th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Jose Fernandez is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

,Ke’Bryan Hayes is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Ke’Bryan Hayes has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.5%) and will be challenged by baseball’s 4th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ke’Bryan Hayes in today’s matchup.

,Dane Myers hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.3% — 99th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Dane Myers today.

,Ryan Waldschmidt is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

,In today’s game, Ryan Waldschmidt is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39% rate (91st percentile).

,Matt McLain has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 4th-deepest RF fences today.

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

,Extreme flyball hitters like Eugenio Suarez generally hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Mitch Bratt.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Eugenio Suarez in today’s game.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Ke’Bryan Hayes ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Gabriel Moreno has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.1%) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 4th-deepest RF fences today.

,Today, Sal Stewart is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36.7% rate (95th percentile).

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

,When it comes to his home run talent, Geraldo Perdomo ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Geraldo Perdomo will bat from his weak side against Andrew Abbott in today’s matchup.

,Shane Livensparger profiles as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is expected to be in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

,The Arizona Diamondbacks have 8 bats in the projected lineup that will have the handedness advantage against Andrew Abbott in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Andrew Abbott in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Bleday in the 7th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,JJ Bleday has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (88% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game.

,Batting from the same side that Mitch Bratt throws from, JJ Bleday will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

,JJ Bleday pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.1% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 4th-deepest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mitch Bratt to throw 81 pitches in this matchup (9th-least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,Tim Tawa is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Tim Tawa hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-deepest CF fences today.

,Typically, bats like JJ Bleday who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Mitch Bratt.

,Eugenio Suarez’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ildemaro Vargas in the 6th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,In today’s game, Ildemaro Vargas is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.3% rate (82nd percentile).

,Ildemaro Vargas is an extreme groundball hitter and matches up with the strong infield defense of Cincinnati (#1-best of all teams on the slate today).

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