Reds vs White Sox match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, August 13th

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Reds @ White Sox Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Cincinnati Reds at Chicago White Sox
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, August 13th
Time : 13/08/26 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Cincinnati Reds Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 97th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Miguel Vargas will hold the platoon advantage over Andrew Abbott in today’s matchup.

,Miguel Vargas pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.9% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

,The Cincinnati Reds outfield defense projects as the 3rd-weakest among all the teams on the slate today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Randal Grichuk in the 82nd percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Randal Grichuk is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

,Randal Grichuk will hold the platoon advantage against Andrew Abbott in today’s matchup.

,Randal Grichuk pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.2% — 77th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Randal Grichuk will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his home run skill, Matt McLain ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Matt McLain has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst out of all the teams in action today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Colson Montgomery as the game’s 19th-best home run hitter.

,Colson Montgomery pulls many of his flyballs (39.9% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Colson Montgomery will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 97th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

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

,Eugenio Suarez pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.7% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Munetaka Murakami projects as the 2nd-best home run batter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Munetaka Murakami is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

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

,When assessing his BABIP ability, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the 5th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the dish, Elly De La Cruz will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Davis Martin in today’s matchup.

,Elly De La Cruz has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,JJ Bleday is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Davis Martin throws from, JJ Bleday will have the upper hand today.

,JJ Bleday pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.8% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

,JJ Bleday is an extreme flyball batter and faces the weak outfield defense of Chicago (#2-worst of all teams today).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Munetaka Murakami in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Elly De La Cruz ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Davis Martin will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats in all categories.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Sal Stewart ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Sal Stewart is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,Sal Stewart has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Luisangel Acuna will have the handedness advantage over Andrew Abbott today.

,Luisangel Acuna has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 81st percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Brenton Doyle is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 65% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Hitting from the opposite that Andrew Abbott throws from, Brenton Doyle will have the upper hand today.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Brenton Doyle will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Braden Montgomery in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Braden Montgomery is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,Braden Montgomery has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Braden Montgomery will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 76th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Tyler Stephenson ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Tyler Stephenson has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,The Chicago White Sox have 6 bats in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage over Andrew Abbott today.

,Andrew Abbott will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Miguel Vargas will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, JJ Bleday ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Andrew Abbott has averaged 93.1 adjusted pitches per GS this year, placing in the 84th percentile.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Randal Grichuk ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Chicago White Sox Series Game 3 Game Today

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the schedule today.

,Matt McLain is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the same side that Davis Martin throws from, Matt McLain will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

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

,Colson Montgomery has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (93% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card today.

,Andrew Abbott will hold the platoon advantage against Colson Montgomery in today’s matchup.

,Davis Martin will hold the platoon advantage over Eugenio Suarez in today’s matchup.

,Eugenio Suarez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 16th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Andrew Abbott will have the handedness advantage against Munetaka Murakami today.

,Elly De La Cruz will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Bleday in the 10th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,JJ Bleday will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Davis Martin to throw 84 pitches in this game (4th-least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,The Cincinnati Reds projected lineup ranks as the 5th-strongest of the day in terms of overall batting skill.

,It is expected that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Alan Porter) calling pitches in this game.

,Hitting from the same side that Davis Martin throws from, Sal Stewart has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,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 Sal Stewart in today’s game.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Luisangel Acuna ranks in the 19th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Luisangel Acuna is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The switch-hitting Braden Montgomery will bat from his bad side (0) today against Andrew Abbott,Tyler Stephenson is projected to bat 7th in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the same side that Davis Martin throws from, Tyler Stephenson faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luisangel Acuna in the 5th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colson Montgomery in the 12th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

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