Royals vs Mets match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, July 9th

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Royals @ Mets Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Kansas City Royals at New York Mets
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, July 9th
Time : 09/07/26 13:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Kansas City Royals Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects A.J. Ewing as the 9th-best hitter in baseball as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,A.J. Ewing has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (57% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters.

,Hitting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, A.J. Ewing will have an advantage today.

,A.J. Ewing has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Lane Thomas is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Given Sean Manaea’s large platoon split, Lane Thomas will have a big advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish today.

,Lane Thomas pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.5% — 84th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Juan Soto ranks as the 3rd-best hitter in the majors.

,Juan Soto is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Juan Soto will have an edge in today’s game.

,Juan Soto hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game’s shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Polanco in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Jorge Polanco will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against Michael Wacha in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Jorge Polanco will hold that advantage today.

,Brett Baty will hold the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha in today’s matchup.

,Brett Baty has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Brett Baty will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Francisco Alvarez ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Francisco Alvarez hits many of his flyballs to center field (38% — 75th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards MLB’s shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Francisco Alvarez 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 Carson Benge in the 86th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Carson Benge is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Carson Benge will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Carson Benge has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Salvador Perez is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Because of Sean Manaea’s large platoon split, Salvador Perez will have a tremendous advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s matchup.

,Salvador Perez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.6% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 4th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Jorge Polanco is an extreme flyball hitter and matches up with the weak outfield defense of Kansas City (#1-worst of all teams on the slate today).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Bichette as the 6th-best batter in MLB as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Bo Bichette is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Bo Bichette will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Francisco Alvarez ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When it comes to his home run talent, Jac Caglianone ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jac Caglianone is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.

,Jac Caglianone hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Francisco Lindor ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Francisco Lindor is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,Francisco Lindor will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Bo Bichette ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The best projected offense of all teams on the slate in terms of overall offensive ability belongs to the New York Mets.

,Manny Gonzalez grades out as a Hitters Umpire and is scheduled to be calling pitches today.

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

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jac Caglianone ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his batting average talent, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 2nd-best batter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,Given Sean Manaea’s large platoon split, Bobby Witt Jr. will have a tremendous advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish today.

,Bobby Witt Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 89th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Carson Benge will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 86th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Michael Wacha has averaged 95.4 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, grading out in the 93rd percentile.

,Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 5th-best hitter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and A.J. Ewing will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Negatives with the New York Mets Series Game 3 Game Today

Among all the teams today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the Kansas City Royals.

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

,Jorge Polanco is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

,Brett Baty is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Brett Baty is an extreme groundball hitter and faces the strong infield defense of Kansas City (#2-best on the slate).

,Francisco Alvarez is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card today.

,Michael Wacha will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Francisco Alvarez in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Massey in the 9th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Michael Massey is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Because of Sean Manaea’s large platoon split, Michael Massey will be at a big disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate in this game.

,Michael Massey will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,Salvador Perez’s BABIP skill is projected in the 8th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,Jorge Polanco’s BABIP skill is projected in the 17th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the same side that Michael Wacha throws from, Bo Bichette encounters a tough challenge today.

,Because of Sean Manaea’s large platoon split, Jac Caglianone will be at a massive disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate in this game.

,Jac Caglianone will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Francisco Lindor will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side against Michael Wacha today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Michael Wacha in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his overall pitching talent level.

,Given his large reverse platoon split, Michael Wacha will benefit from matching up with 7 batters in the projected lineup who bat from the opposite side in this matchup.

,Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Bobby Witt Jr. in today’s game.

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

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