Tigers vs Cardinals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, May 21st

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Tigers vs Cardinals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, May 21st

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Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Detroit Tigers at St. Louis Cardinals
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Wednesday, May 21st
21/05/25 13:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Tigers vs Cardinals Series Game 3 Matchup Today

In Major League Baseball, Busch Stadium has the 10th-lowest average fence height.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.3-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters.

Hitting from the opposite that Andre Pallante throws from, Trey Sweeney will have an edge in today’s game.

Trey Sweeney hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.3% — 98th 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.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Victor Scott II will hold that advantage today.

Among every team playing today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Willson Contreras ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Willson Contreras is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.

Willson Contreras will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brant Hurter in today’s matchup… and even more favorably, Hurter has a large platoon split.

Nolan Arenado will hold the platoon advantage over Brant Hurter in today’s game… and the cherry on top, Hurter has a large platoon split.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Nolan Arenado will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Zach McKinstry has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (55% of the time), but he is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

Zach McKinstry will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andre Pallante in today’s game.

Zach McKinstry hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Gleyber Torres is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Ivan Herrera ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Ivan Herrera is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

Given Brant Hurter’s large platoon split, Ivan Herrera will have a big advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ivan Herrera in the 96th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

When assessing his home run talent, Spencer Torkelson ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Spencer Torkelson is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

Extreme groundball batters like Spencer Torkelson tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Andre Pallante.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

As it relates to his BABIP skill, Riley Greene is projected as the 5th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Riley Greene is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.

Riley Greene will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andre Pallante in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene in the 95th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dillon Dingler in the 76th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Lars Nootbaar ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Lars Nootbaar is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

Lars Nootbaar hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 96th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Considering Brant Hurter’s large platoon split, Pedro Pages will have a colossal advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Pedro Pages will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The Detroit Tigers (25.3% K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 2nd-most strikeout-prone group of batters on the slate today.

Austin Jones projects as a Pitchers Umpire and is scheduled to be behind the plate today.

Home field advantage generally improves pitcher metrics in all categories, and Andre Pallante will hold that advantage today.

It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Andre Pallante has gone to his off-speed and breaking pitches 5.3% more often this year (36.2%) than he did last season (30.9%).

With a 4.95 FIP this year (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that concentrates on the things a pitcher has the most control over), Andre Pallante checks in at the 20th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Donovan in the 97th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Brendan Donovan is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Brendan Donovan ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Brendan Donovan will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Masyn Winn has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (53% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.

Because of Brant Hurter’s large platoon split, Masyn Winn will have an enormous advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Masyn Winn will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Kerry Carpenter ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Kerry Carpenter is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

Kerry Carpenter will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andre Pallante today.

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Trey Sweeney is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Busch Stadium ranks as the #27 stadium in Major League Baseball for run-scoring, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

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

The #3 ballpark in the majors for suppressing home runs to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

When estimating his home run ability, Victor Scott II ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Victor Scott II is projected to hit 9th in the batting order today.

Brant Hurter will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Victor Scott II today… and it’s a particular mismatch considering Hurter’s large platoon split.

Victor Scott II has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The #3 field in the league for suppressing home runs to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

Willson Contreras has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and will be challenged by baseball’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Javier Baez is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

Andre Pallante will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Javier Baez in today’s matchup.

Javier Baez pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.1% — 83rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Typically, hitters like Javier Baez who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Andre Pallante.

Javier Baez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Arenado in the 7th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Nolan Arenado has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (98% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

Nolan Arenado pulls a lot of his flyballs (42.4% — 100th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Zach McKinstry in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Andre Pallante throws from, Gleyber Torres will have a tough matchup today.

Gleyber Torres has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 2nd-deepest RF fences today.

Gleyber Torres will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Home runs are generally less common at venues with deep fences, and Busch Stadium has the 5th-deepest among all parks.

Andre Pallante will hold the platoon advantage over Spencer Torkelson in today’s game.

In today’s game, Spencer Torkelson is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.6% rate (93rd percentile).

Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Spencer Torkelson in today’s game.

Riley Greene has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Riley Greene will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Dillon Dingler is penciled in 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Andre Pallante throws from, Dillon Dingler will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Dillon Dingler pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.2% — 75th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

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 Dillon Dingler in today’s matchup.

Considering Brant Hurter’s large platoon split, Lars Nootbaar will be at a massive disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pedro Pages in the 22nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Pedro Pages is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Andre Pallante in the 7th percentile when estimating his strikeout talent.

Busch Stadium projects as the #22 venue in the league for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Andre Pallante’s fastball velocity has decreased 1.1 mph this season (93.4 mph) below where it was last year (94.5 mph).

Ranking in the 9th percentile, Andre Pallante has compiled a 15.3% strikeout rate this year.

The underlying talent of the Detroit Tigers projected lineup today (.316 projected wOBA via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be significantly worse than their .329 wOBA this year.

The #1 venue in MLB for suppressing home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

Among all parks, Busch Stadium’s RF dimensions are the 2nd-deepest.

Given Brant Hurter’s large platoon split, Brendan Donovan will be at a colossal disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish today.

Brendan Donovan has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Kerry Carpenter pulls many of his flyballs (34.2% — 84th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Kerry Carpenter will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

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