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Royals @ Orioles Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, July 12th
Time : 12/07/26 13:35:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Kansas City Royals Series Game 3 Game Today

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Dylan Beavers ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is predicted to have the 3rd-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 84°.

,Dylan Beavers will have the handedness advantage against Seth Lugo in today’s game.

,Dylan Beavers is an extreme flyball hitter and squares off against the weak outfield defense of Kansas City (#1-worst of all teams today).

,Dylan Beavers will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colton Cowser in the 88th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,Batting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, Colton Cowser will have an advantage today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Colton Cowser will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bobby Witt Jr. as the 2nd-best batter in baseball as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Bobby Witt Jr. is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Bobby Witt Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 4th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Samuel Basallo is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, Samuel Basallo will have an advantage today.

,Samuel Basallo will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blaze Alexander as the 8th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Blaze Alexander has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

,When assessing his home run skill, Carter Jensen ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Carter Jensen is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Shane Baz throws from, Carter Jensen will have an advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Samuel Basallo in the 84th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.

,Vinnie Pasquantino will have the handedness advantage over Shane Baz in today’s matchup.

,Vinnie Pasquantino pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.6% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Pete Alonso projects as the 20th-best batter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Pete Alonso is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Pete Alonso has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Pete Alonso will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adley Rutschman in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Adley Rutschman is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Adley Rutschman will hold that advantage today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 5th-best hitter in the majors.

,Recording 92.4 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Seth Lugo ranks in the 81st percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colton Cowser in the 77th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Gunnar Henderson ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Gunnar Henderson is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

,Gunnar Henderson will have the handedness advantage against Seth Lugo today.

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

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

,Jac Caglianone is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 54% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,Jac Caglianone will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shane Baz today.

,Jac Caglianone hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 4th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Jackson Holliday ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, Jackson Holliday will have an edge in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Jackson Holliday will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Taylor Ward ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Taylor Ward is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.

,Taylor Ward hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game’s 4th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Taylor Ward will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Holliday in the 87th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jac Caglianone in the 76th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 87th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Negatives with the Baltimore Orioles Series Game 3 Game Today

Dylan Beavers is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

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

,Colton Cowser is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Colton Cowser has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Shane Baz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bobby Witt Jr. in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Bobby Witt Jr. today.

,Blaze Alexander is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Seth Lugo throws from, Blaze Alexander will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

,Blaze Alexander is an extreme groundball batter and squares off against the strong infield defense of Kansas City (#2-best of all teams on the slate).

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

,Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Vinnie Pasquantino in today’s matchup.

,Vinnie Pasquantino’s BABIP talent is projected in the 6th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the same side that Seth Lugo throws from, Pete Alonso will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

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

,Nick Loftin is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Shane Baz throws from, Nick Loftin will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

,Nick Loftin pulls many of his flyballs (35.1% — 82nd percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Nick Loftin in today’s matchup.

,The switch-hitting Adley Rutschman will bat from his weak side (0) today against Seth Lugo,The Baltimore Orioles projected lineup profiles as the 3rd-best of all teams today in terms of overall batting skill.

,The Baltimore Orioles have 6 batters in the projected lineup that will have the handedness advantage against Seth Lugo today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Loftin in the 22nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 8th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Salvador Perez is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 86% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

,Shane Baz will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Salvador Perez in today’s game.

,Salvador Perez pulls many of his flyballs (36.8% — 90th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

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

,Jackson Holliday is penciled in 9th in the lineup today.

,Jackson Holliday has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Seth Lugo will hold the platoon advantage against Taylor Ward in today’s game.

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