Reds vs Yankees match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Sunday, June 21st

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Reds @ Yankees Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Cincinnati Reds at New York Yankees
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, June 21st
Time : 21/06/26 13:35:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Cincinnati Reds Series Game 3 Game Today

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ben Rice ranks as the 19th-best hitter in the majors.

,Ben Rice is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is expected to have the 5th-hottest weather of all games on the slate today at 81°.

,Ben Rice will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chase Burns in today’s game.

,Ben Rice pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.1% — 87th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Jones in the 87th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Batting from the opposite that Chase Burns throws from, Spencer Jones will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Spencer Jones will hold that advantage today.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Cody Bellinger ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Cody Bellinger is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Cody Bellinger will hold the platoon advantage against Chase Burns in today’s matchup.

,Cody Bellinger pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.3% — 84th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Blake Dunn is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul Goldschmidt in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Paul Goldschmidt is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.

,Paul Goldschmidt has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Paul Goldschmidt will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 79th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Tyler Stephenson has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 79th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Tyler Stephenson has strong power (79th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (27.8% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz doesn’t generate many whiffs (19th percentile K%) — great news for Stephenson.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Stewart in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Sal Stewart is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

,Sal Stewart has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Blake Dunn’s BABIP ability is projected in the 95th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jasson Dominguez in the 84th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,Jasson Dominguez is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,The switch-hitting Jasson Dominguez will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Chase Burns.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Jasson Dominguez will hold that advantage today.

,As it relates to his BABIP skill, Spencer Jones is projected as the 16th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When it comes to his home run skill, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Chase Burns throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have an advantage today.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls many of his flyballs (38% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Matt McLain ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Bleday in the 90th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,JJ Bleday is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz throws from, JJ Bleday will have the upper hand today.

,JJ Bleday pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.6% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Steer in the 76th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Spencer Steer is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jasson Dominguez in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul Goldschmidt in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,It is scheduled that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (Nic Lentz) calling pitches today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Chase Burns as the 12th-best pitcher in MLB right now.

,Recording 92.2 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Chase Burns ranks in the 78th percentile.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the projected lineup for the New York Yankees today holds an estimated true talent wOBA of .320, which is a fair amount worse than their actual wOBA of .335 this year.

,Chase Burns projects as the 11th-best starter in the game currently when it comes to his strikeout skill, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The New York Yankees have 3 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Ryan McMahon, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Spencer Jones).

,When assessing his home run talent, Ryan McMahon ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ryan McMahon will have the handedness advantage over Chase Burns today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Ryan McMahon will hold that advantage today.

,Hitters such as JJ Bleday with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Stewart in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,The Cincinnati Reds have 3 bats in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Tyler Stephenson, Matt McLain, Blake Dunn).

Negatives with the New York Yankees Series Game 3 Game Today

Spencer Jones is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

,When estimating his home run talent, Blake Dunn ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz will have the handedness advantage against Blake Dunn in today’s matchup.

,Today, Blake Dunn is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 41% rate (100th percentile).

,Typically, hitters like Blake Dunn who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz.

,Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Blake Dunn in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Chase Burns throws from, Paul Goldschmidt will not have the upper hand today.

,Tyler Stephenson is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card today.

,Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz will have the handedness advantage over Tyler Stephenson today.

,The New York Yankees infield defense profiles as the 4th-strongest among all the teams on the slate today.

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Tyler Stephenson in today’s game.

,Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sal Stewart in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Sal Stewart today.

,Jasson Dominguez has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and will be challenged by the game’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

,Matt McLain has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (55% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz will have the handedness advantage against Matt McLain today.

,Matt McLain hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 96th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for JJ Bleday in today’s game.

,Noelvi Marte is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card today.

,Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz will have the handedness advantage against Noelvi Marte in today’s game.

,Noelvi Marte hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 79th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

,Typically, batters like Noelvi Marte who hit a lot of groundballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz.

,Noelvi Marte will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Spencer Steer in today’s matchup.

,Spencer Steer pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.5% — 95th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Spencer Steer will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Elmer Rodriguez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against 6 opposing hitters in this game.

,Elmer Rodriguez is an extreme groundball pitcher (48.7% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Yankee Stadium — the #4 HR venue among all major league parks — in this matchup.

,Because flyball pitchers hold a significant edge over flyball bats, Elmer Rodriguez and his 48.7% underlying FB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a good position in today’s outing going up against 2 opposing FB bats.

,Elmer Rodriguez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his metrics across the board.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Tyler Stephenson (the Reds’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) grades out as a weak pitch framer.

,With 7 batters of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Chase Burns has a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally lessens pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Chase Burns in today’s matchup.

,Ryan McMahon is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Ryan McMahon has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Bleday in the 10th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Elmer Rodriguez in the 23rd percentile when it comes to his strikeout ability.

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