Royals @ Dodgers Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Positives for the Kansas City Royals Series Game 3 Game Today

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Eric Lauer’s overall pitching skill is in the 9th percentile among all SPs in the league currently.

,The #4 venue in the league for boosting home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Dodger Stadium.

,In the majors, Dodger Stadium’s CF fences are the 8th-shallowest.

,In MLB, Dodger Stadium has the lowest average fence height.

,Eric Lauer is an extreme flyball pitcher (42.2% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the misfortune of pitching in the #4 HR venue in the majors in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andy Pages in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Andy Pages is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Dodger Stadium as the 2nd-best venue in the game for right-handed home runs.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 96th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,Dodger Stadium profiles as the #2 field in the game for lefty home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Max Muncy is assured to hold the advantage against every reliever the entire game considering none of the available options for the Kansas City Royals share his handedness.

,Extreme groundball bats like Max Muncy are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Daniel Lynch.

,Extreme groundball batters like Kyle Isbel are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Eric Lauer.

,Kyle Isbel’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, rising from 10% to 13%.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Carter Jensen ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Carter Jensen is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddie Freeman as the 13th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Freddie Freeman is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Shohei Ohtani ranks as the 4th-best batter in MLB.

,Shohei Ohtani is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Eric Lauer throws from, Tyler Tolbert will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Extreme groundball hitters like Tyler Tolbert generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Eric Lauer.

,Tyler Tolbert’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased lately, increasing from 18.8% on the season to 38.5% over the last 14 days.

,In the past week’s worth of games, Carter Jensen’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 9.9% up to 20%.

,Over the past week, Carter Jensen’s 30% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 16.7%.

,Carter Jensen has compiled a .463 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, placing in the 100th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Teoscar Hernandez ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Teoscar Hernandez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Daniel Lynch in today’s game.

,Teoscar Hernandez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Tommy Edman is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 56% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,The switch-hitting Tommy Edman will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Daniel Lynch.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Tommy Edman will hold that advantage today.

,Based on Statcast metrics, Tommy Edman is in the 88th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .281.

,John Rave has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 6.5% rate last year to 19.4% this year.

,John Rave has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .210 BA is quite a bit lower than his .232 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,The Kansas City Royals don’t have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Hunter Feduccia is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever the entire game.

,Hunter Feduccia hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 85th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Hunter Feduccia will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Hunter Feduccia’s footspeed has gotten better this year. His 26.21 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 27.18 ft/sec now.

,This year, Hunter Feduccia has an average exit velocity of 90.4 mph, which ranks among the elite in the majors at the 78th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jac Caglianone in the 86th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Jac Caglianone is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

,Jac Caglianone hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bobby Witt Jr. as the 2nd-best hitter in Major League Baseball when estimating his batting average skill.

,Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Eric Lauer throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Bobby Witt Jr. has been hot of late, posting a 92.8-mph average exit velocity over the past two weeks.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Bobby Witt Jr.’s true offensive talent to be a .382, implying that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .035 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .347 wOBA.

,Michael Massey’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better lately, going from 18.4% on the season to 24.2% over the last two weeks.

,The Kansas City Royals don’t have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Shohei Ohtani is certain to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mookie Betts in the 93rd percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Mookie Betts is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.

,Mookie Betts will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Daniel Lynch today.

,Dodger Stadium grades out as the #8 field in the league for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 5th-best batter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Andy Pages will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Daniel Lynch in today’s matchup.

,Extreme flyball bats like Andy Pages are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Daniel Lynch.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Mookie Betts ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Nick Loftin is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 77% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,Nick Loftin will have the handedness advantage against Eric Lauer in today’s matchup.

,Nick Loftin’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, rising from 15.9% to 21.9%.

,Nick Loftin’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved of late, increasing from 21.9% on the season to 33.3% over the last week.

,Salvador Perez is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Salvador Perez will have the handedness advantage against Eric Lauer in today’s matchup.

,The best projected batting order on the slate in terms of overall batting skill belongs to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

,It may be wise to expect better results for the Los Angeles Dodgers offense in the future, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 8th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year.

,Freddie Freeman projects as the 20th-best hitter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez in the 89th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,Teoscar Hernandez has been unlucky this year, compiling a .312 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .332 — a .020 disparity.

,Placing in the 78th percentile, Teoscar Hernandez sports a .318 BABIP this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 89th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,The Kansas City Royals have 3 batters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (John Rave, Jac Caglianone, Carter Jensen).

,Over the past 14 days, Salvador Perez’s 34.4% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 16.7%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Salvador Perez’s true offensive talent to be a .320, suggesting that he has been unlucky this year given the .046 deviation between that mark and his actual .274 wOBA.

,Mookie Betts hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 97th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Extreme flyball hitters like Mookie Betts tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Daniel Lynch.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Max Muncy will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Max Muncy has made substantial strides with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 13.5% seasonal rate to 20% over the past week.

,Tyler Tolbert’s footspeed has gotten better this year. His 28.91 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 29.37 ft/sec now.

,By putting up a .286 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Tyler Tolbert finds himself in the 93rd percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jac Caglianone in the 77th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Jac Caglianone has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 93.1-mph average to last year’s 89.4-mph EV.

,In the past 7 days, Jac Caglianone’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 96.9-mph over the course of the season to 108.9-mph of late.

,The Kansas City Royals don’t have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Freddie Freeman is guaranteed to never face a bullpen mismatch the whole game.

,Freddie Freeman will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

Negatives with the Los Angeles Dodgers Series Game 3 Game Today

It is expected that we will see a Huge Pitchers Umpire (Bill Miller) in charge of the strike zone in this game.

,Hunter Feduccia, the Dodgers’s expected catcher in today’s game, grades out as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.

,Because flyball pitchers hold a substantial edge over flyball hitters, Eric Lauer and his 42.2% underlying FB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a good spot in today’s outing going up against 3 opposing FB hitters.

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

,The Kansas City Royals infield defense projects as the 3rd-strongest out of all the teams on the slate today.

,In the last two weeks, Andy Pages has recorded a mere a 2.8% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

,Max Muncy has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (52% of the time), but he is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Daniel Lynch will hold the platoon advantage against Max Muncy today.

,Max Muncy pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.6% — 98th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 8th-deepest RF fences today.

,Max Muncy’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off lately, going from 16.3% on the season to 0% over the last week.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Kyle Isbel ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Kyle Isbel is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

,Since the start of last season, Kyle Isbel has been pinch hit for in 21% of his appearances when starting against left-handed starter.

,The #7 park in baseball for suppressing base hits to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Dodger Stadium.

,Hitting from the same side that Eric Lauer throws from, Carter Jensen will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

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

,In the past week’s worth of games, Carter Jensen’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal EV of 93 mph to 89.4 mph.

,Carter Jensen has recorded a .222 batting average this year, checking in at the 19th percentile.

,Batting from the same side that Daniel Lynch throws from, Freddie Freeman faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Freddie Freeman has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 9.3% seasonal rate has decreased to 2.8% in the past two weeks.

,Freddie Freeman has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.7-mph dropping to 85.1-mph in the past 7 days.

,Daniel Lynch will hold the platoon advantage over Shohei Ohtani in today’s matchup.

,Shohei Ohtani has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 23.7% rate last year has dropped to 16.6% this season.

,When estimating his home run skill, Tyler Tolbert ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Tyler Tolbert is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card today.

,Tyler Tolbert has been pinch hit for 31% of the time when starting against a southpaw this year.

,Tyler Tolbert has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and will be challenged by the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Teoscar Hernandez is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.

,In today’s game, Teoscar Hernandez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.6% rate (90th percentile).

,Teoscar Hernandez has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 9.2% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the past 7 days.

,The #7 venue in Major League Baseball for suppressing base hits to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Dodger Stadium.

,Extreme groundball batters like Tommy Edman tend to be less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Daniel Lynch.

,Tommy Edman is an extreme groundball hitter and squares off against the strong infield defense of Kansas City (#3-best on the slate today).

,Tommy Edman has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 6.7% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the last week.

,From last season to this one, Tommy Edman’s flyball exit velocity has decreased from an average of 89.3 mph to 84.3 mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects John Rave in the 18th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

,John Rave is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.

,Eric Lauer will hold the platoon advantage over John Rave in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Feduccia in the 25th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,Hunter Feduccia is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card today.

,Daniel Lynch will hold the platoon advantage against Hunter Feduccia in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Eric Lauer throws from, Jac Caglianone has a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jac Caglianone in today’s matchup.

,Despite posting a .342 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jac Caglianone has been very fortunate given the .021 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .321.

,As it relates to plate discipline, Jac Caglianone’s ability is quite bad, sporting a 4.19 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 11th percentile.

,Today, Bobby Witt Jr. is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.5% rate (90th percentile).

,Extreme groundball batters like Bobby Witt Jr. tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Eric Lauer.

,Bobby Witt Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Massey in the 14th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Michael Massey is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Michael Massey has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 11% of the time when starting against a lefty on the mound this year.

,Eric Lauer will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Massey in today’s matchup.

,Today, Michael Massey is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.7% rate (94th percentile).

,Over the past two weeks, Mookie Betts’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.3% down to 0%.

,Mookie Betts’s launch angle lately (2.2° over the past week) is a considerable dropoff from his 18.2° seasonal figure.

,With a .227 BABIP this year, Mookie Betts has performed in the 1st percentile.

,In today’s game, John Rave is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.3% rate (83rd percentile).

,Shohei Ohtani’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 100.7-mph figure last season has dropped off to 96.1-mph.

,When assessing his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Daniel Lynch IV in the 19th percentile among all starting pitchers in the majors.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Daniel Lynch IV to be on a pitch count in this game, projecting a maximum of 76 pitches.

,Considering that flyball hitters have a significant advantage over groundball pitchers, Daniel Lynch IV and his 43.9% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a tough spot today squaring off against 3 opposing GB bats.

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

,In his previous outing, Daniel Lynch IV wasn’t on when it came to striking hitters out and only managed to tally 2 Ks.

,Hitting from the same side that Eric Lauer throws from, Kyle Isbel will not have the upper hand today.

,In the past week’s worth of games, Teoscar Hernandez’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal mark of 92.7 mph to 87.3 mph.

,From last season to this one, Bobby Witt Jr.’s flyball exit velocity has decreased from an average of 94.5 mph to 92.3 mph.

,Tommy Edman’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off lately, decreasing from 15.2% on the season to 10.7% over the last two weeks.

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for John Rave in today’s game.

,Mookie Betts has recorded a .289 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, placing in the 17th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Loftin in the 23rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Nick Loftin has been pinch hit for 17% of the time when starting against a lefty on the mound this year.

,Nick Loftin will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 10th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Typically, bats like Salvador Perez who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Eric Lauer.

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

,Over the last 7 days, Salvador Perez’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.9% down to 0%.

,Daniel Lynch IV is an extreme groundball pitcher (43.9% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Dodger Stadium — the #4 HR venue among all stadiums — in this game.

,With a 3.20 FIP this year (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that concentrates on the things a pitcher has the most control over), Daniel Lynch IV places him the 87th percentile.

,Freddie Freeman’s launch angle lately (5.6° in the past two weeks’ worth of games) is a significant dropoff from his 12.3° seasonal mark.

,Salvador Perez has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.9-mph dropping to 85.4-mph in the last 7 days.

,Hunter Feduccia and his 7.4° launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls rank in 20th percentile, among the lowest in MLB since the start of last season.

,When estimating his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Eric Lauer in the 15th percentile among all SPs in the league.

,Out of all starters, Eric Lauer’s fastball velocity of 90.5 mph ranks in the 2nd percentile this year.

,Eric Lauer’s 2175-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 14th percentile out of all starting pitchers.

,Eric Lauer has put up a 7.9% Swinging Strike rate this year, grading out in the 6th percentile.

,Placing in the 2nd percentile, Eric Lauer has compiled a 14.2% strikeout rate this year.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Tyler Tolbert ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his home run talent, Nick Loftin ranks in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Over the last 14 days, Nick Loftin’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal mark of 88.8 mph to 81.2 mph.

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