Rockies vs Cardinals match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Sunday, August 9th

|

COL @ STL

Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals Series Game 3Rockies vs CardinalsRockies vs CardinalsRockies vs CardinalsRockies vs CardinalsRockies vs CardinalsRockies vs Cardinals

Rockies @ Cardinals Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, August 9th
Time : 09/08/26 14:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Colorado Rockies Series Game 3 Game Today

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 2nd-most favorable hitting conditions of all games on the slate.

,Batting from the opposite that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Nathan Church will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Out of all the teams playing today, the 5th-worst infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Nathan Church will hold that advantage today.

,Jake McCarthy is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

,Jake McCarthy will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael McGreevy in today’s game.

,Jake McCarthy will probably have an edge against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the St. Louis Cardinals has just 1 same-handed RP.

,T.J. Rumfield is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Michael McGreevy throws from, T.J. Rumfield will have an advantage today.

,T.J. Rumfield will probably have an advantage against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the St. Louis Cardinals has just 1 same-handed RP.

,Hitting from the opposite that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Bryan Torres will have an edge today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Bryan Torres will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Hunter Goodman projects as the 13th-best home run batter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hunter Goodman is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Hunter Goodman has a ton of pop (98th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (30.2% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Michael McGreevy doesn’t generate many whiffs (11th percentile K%) — great news for Goodman.

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

,Hitting from the opposite that Michael McGreevy throws from, Edouard Julien will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Edouard Julien will probably have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the St. Louis Cardinals has just 1 same-handed RP.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Michael Lorenzen in the 21st percentile as it relates to his overall pitching abilities.

,Masyn Winn hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38% — 76th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

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

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, JJ Wetherholt ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,JJ Wetherholt is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

,JJ Wetherholt will have the handedness advantage against Michael Lorenzen in today’s game.

,JJ Wetherholt hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 88th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Alec Burleson is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

,Alec Burleson will have the handedness advantage against Michael Lorenzen in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Michael McGreevy throws from, Troy Johnston will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Troy Johnston will probably have the upper hand against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the St. Louis Cardinals only has 1 same-handed RP.

,Troy Johnston hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 81st percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Mickey Moniak ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Mickey Moniak is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Mickey Moniak will hold the platoon advantage over Michael McGreevy today.

,The St. Louis Cardinals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Mickey Moniak stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

,Bryan Torres’s BABIP talent is projected in the 84th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake McCarthy in the 78th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mickey Moniak in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Walker in the 90th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Jordan Walker is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Jordan Walker hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jimmy Crooks in the 81st percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Jimmy Crooks is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 97% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Jimmy Crooks will have the handedness advantage over Michael Lorenzen in today’s matchup.

,Jimmy Crooks has strong power (76th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (29.1% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Michael Lorenzen struggles to strike batters out (14th percentile K%) — great news for Crooks.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Ivan Herrera ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ivan Herrera is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,Ivan Herrera hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 84th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and Michael McGreevy will hold that advantage today.

,When assessing his home run ability, Jimmy Crooks ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Ivan Herrera will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Alec Burleson ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Jordan Walker will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Negatives with the St. Louis Cardinals Series Game 3 Game Today

Nathan Church is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake McCarthy in the 9th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects T.J. Rumfield in the 16th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,T.J. Rumfield will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Michael Lorenzen in the 16th percentile among all starting pitchers in Major League Baseball.

,Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 5th-least strikeout-prone lineup in today’s games is the St. Louis Cardinals with a 20% underlying K%.

,It is scheduled that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Chris Guccione) behind the plate today.

,With 6 bats who bat from the opposite side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Michael Lorenzen will have a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Torres in the 7th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Bryan Torres is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this game.

,Bryan Torres pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.6% — 80th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 2nd-deepest RF fences today.

,Hitting from the same side that Michael McGreevy throws from, Hunter Goodman will have a disadvantage today.

,Hunter Goodman pulls many of his flyballs (39.5% — 97th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,Edouard Julien is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Edouard Julien has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Edouard Julien will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,When estimating his home run talent, Masyn Winn ranks in the 19th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Masyn Winn is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Masyn Winn encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Troy Johnston is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Troy Johnston in today’s matchup.

,Mickey Moniak pulls many of his flyballs (39.5% — 97th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Mickey Moniak in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Troy Johnston in the 15th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Michael Lorenzen will hold the platoon advantage over Jordan Walker in today’s game.

,Michael Lorenzen will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ivan Herrera in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Michael McGreevy in the 9th percentile among all starters in Major League Baseball.

,With 7 hitters who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Michael McGreevy will not have the upper hand while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

Latest St. Louis Cardinals Matches

Latest Colorado Rockies Matches