Rockies vs Astros match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, April 16th

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Rockies @ Astros Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Colorado Rockies at Houston Astros
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, April 16th
Time : 16/04/26 20:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Colorado Rockies Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 94th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Christian Walker is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Minute Maid Park as the 6th-best ballpark in MLB for RHB home runs.

,In Major League Baseball, Minute Maid Park’s LF fences are the shallowest.

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

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Correa in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Carlos Correa is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Carlos Correa will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mickey Moniak in the 91st percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Mickey Moniak is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Minute Maid Park as the 6th-best ballpark in the majors for LHB home runs.

,Mickey Moniak will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Lance McCullers Jr. in today’s matchup.

,Ezequiel Tovar’s BABIP talent is projected in the 81st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,T.J. Rumfield is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Minute Maid Park has the shallowest fences among all major league stadiums — generally good for dingers.

,T.J. Rumfield will have the handedness advantage over Lance McCullers Jr. in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Loperfido in the 91st percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Joey Loperfido will hold the platoon advantage over Tomoyuki Sugano today.

,The Colorado Rockies have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Joey Loperfido can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Joey Loperfido will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Isaac Paredes is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,Isaac Paredes pulls a lot of his flyballs (48% — 100th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.

,Isaac Paredes will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,The #4 stadium in the game for boosting strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

,Tomoyuki Sugano has relied on his cut-fastball 6.1% more often this year (18.2%) than he did last year (12.1%).

,Among all starters, Tomoyuki Sugano’s fastball spin rate of 2399.3 rpm ranks in the 76th percentile since the start of last season.

,As it relates to his BABIP ability, Edouard Julien is projected as the 18th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Edouard Julien is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

,Edouard Julien will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Lance McCullers Jr. today.

,Edouard Julien has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Troy Johnston is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Troy Johnston will hold the platoon advantage over Lance McCullers Jr. in today’s game.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Carlos Correa ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Willi Castro will get to bat from his good side against Lance McCullers Jr. today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,Yainer Diaz will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

,Jose Altuve is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Jose Altuve pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.9% — 100th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Jose Altuve will hold that advantage today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yordan Alvarez ranks as the 3rd-best batter in MLB.

,Yordan Alvarez is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Tomoyuki Sugano throws from, Yordan Alvarez will have an advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Hunter Goodman ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hunter Goodman is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.

,Hunter Goodman pulls many of his flyballs (39% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Beck in the 78th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Cam Smith’s BABIP skill is projected in the 97th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Yordan Alvarez has a good chance to have the upper hand against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Colorado Rockies has just 1 same-handed RP.

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

Negatives with the Houston Astros Series Game 3 Game Today

Among all stadiums, the 3rd-tallest fences are at Minute Maid Park.

,According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 7th-most favorable for hitting of the day.

,Batting from the same side that Tomoyuki Sugano throws from, Christian Walker will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Cam Smith is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today.

,Built just 20 feet above sea level, Minute Maid Park has one of the lowest elevations in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to less offense.

,Tomoyuki Sugano will have the handedness advantage against Cam Smith in today’s matchup.

,The #5 park in Major League Baseball for suppressing batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

,Batting from the same side that Tomoyuki Sugano throws from, Carlos Correa will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Carlos Correa has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-deepest RF fences today.

,Mickey Moniak pulls many of his flyballs (37% — 91st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The Houston Astros outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-strongest among all the teams playing today.

,Ezequiel Tovar is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 76% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

,Batting from the same side that Lance McCullers Jr. throws from, Ezequiel Tovar has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,T.J. Rumfield will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,Joey Loperfido is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Minute Maid Park as the 5th-worst park in baseball for left-handed batting average.

,Isaac Paredes’s BABIP ability is projected in the 2nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Tomoyuki Sugano will have the handedness advantage over Isaac Paredes in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Tomoyuki Sugano in the 15th percentile among all starting pitchers in Major League Baseball.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tomoyuki Sugano to throw 85 pitches today (6th-least of all pitchers today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Tomoyuki Sugano today.

,Ranking in the 12th percentile, Tomoyuki Sugano notched an 8.2% Swinging Strike rate since the start of last season.

,Checking in at the 10th percentile, Tomoyuki Sugano has posted a 15.4% strikeout rate since the start of last season.

,Edouard Julien will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Today, Troy Johnston is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 40% rate (98th percentile).

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

,Willi Castro is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

,Willi Castro will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Yainer Diaz is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this game.

,Tomoyuki Sugano will have the handedness advantage against Yainer Diaz today.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Mickey Moniak today.

,Tomoyuki Sugano will hold the platoon advantage over Jose Altuve today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 12th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ezequiel Tovar in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Lance McCullers Jr. throws from, Hunter Goodman will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Hunter Goodman in today’s matchup.

,Jordan Beck is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the same side that Lance McCullers Jr. throws from, Jordan Beck will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his home run skill, Joey Loperfido ranks in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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