Tigers vs White Sox match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, June 4th

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Tigers vs White Sox match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, June 4th

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Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Wednesday, June 4th
04/06/25 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

It is anticipated that we will see a Huge Pitchers Umpire (Alex MacKay) calling pitches today.

Jake Rogers, the Tigers’s expected catcher in today’s game, projects as an elite pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to drop to the lowest level on the slate at 57°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).

Considering that flyball hitters face a disadvantage against flyball pitchers, Sawyer Gipson-Long (42.9% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this matchup with 2 FB hitters in the opposing team’s projected lineup.

Chase Meidroth is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game.

The #4 ballpark in the league for boosting home runs to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

Chase Meidroth has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Chase Meidroth will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Chase Meidroth has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 92.2-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal 88.3-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase Meidroth in the 84th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Homers are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 2nd-shallowest in the majors.

Josh Rojas will hold the platoon advantage over Sawyer Gipson-Long in today’s game… and even more favorably, Gipson-Long has a large platoon split.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Josh Rojas will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Josh Rojas’s true offensive skill to be a .292, providing some evidence that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .073 disparity between that figure and his actual .219 wOBA.

The #4 park in baseball for boosting home runs to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.

Andrew Benintendi will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sawyer Gipson-Long today… and the cherry on top, Gipson-Long has a large platoon split.

Andrew Benintendi will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Andrew Benintendi’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Out of every team in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox.

Compared to his seasonal average of 11.3°, Zach McKinstry has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 28.5° figure in the past week.

Zach McKinstry’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 44.5% to 52%.

Using Statcast data, Zach McKinstry grades out in the 80th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .276.

Zach McKinstry has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 7.1% seasonal rate to 13.6% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Mike Tauchman is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Mike Tauchman will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sawyer Gipson-Long today… and the cherry on top, Gipson-Long has a large platoon split.

Mike Tauchman has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Mike Tauchman’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, rising from 45.9% to 55.9%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 91st percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Gleyber Torres is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Sean Burke throws from, Gleyber Torres will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Gleyber Torres has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Gleyber Torres ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 92nd percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Spencer Torkelson is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Sean Burke will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Spencer Torkelson in today’s matchup.

Spencer Torkelson pulls many of his flyballs (37% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Spencer Torkelson ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

As it relates to his BABIP skill, Riley Greene is projected as the 3rd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Riley Greene is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Riley Greene has strong power (89th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (27.1% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Jared Shuster struggles to strike batters out (22nd percentile K%) — great news for Greene.

Riley Greene has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Riley Greene has made big gains with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 18.1% seasonal rate to 28% in the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dillon Dingler in the 77th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Batting from the same side that Sean Burke throws from, Dillon Dingler will be in a tough position today.

Dillon Dingler has made big gains with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 8.7% seasonal rate to 14.3% over the last week.

Dillon Dingler has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 100.7-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal average of 93-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Miguel Vargas is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Extreme groundball batters like Miguel Vargas tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Sawyer Gipson-Long.

Miguel Vargas will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

The Detroit Tigers have 3 bats in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jake Rogers, Riley Greene, Dillon Dingler).

Jared Shuster will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his metrics across the board.

Lenyn Sosa is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Lenyn Sosa has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Lenyn Sosa has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.4-mph to 94.3-mph over the past 14 days.

Compared to his seasonal average of 18.2°, Lenyn Sosa has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 27.6° mark in the past 7 days.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Sawyer Gipson-Long to have a pitch count in this matchup, projecting a maximum of 76 pitches.

The #7 field in the majors for suppressing strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

Sawyer Gipson-Long will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

As it relates to his home run talent, Chase Meidroth ranks in the 7th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Given Sawyer Gipson-Long’s large platoon split, Chase Meidroth will be at a huge disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate in today’s game.

Extreme flyball hitters like Chase Meidroth tend to be less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Sawyer Gipson-Long.

Chase Meidroth’s launch angle of late (4.3° in the last two weeks’ worth of games) is a considerable dropoff from his 8.9° seasonal mark.

Over the last two weeks, Chase Meidroth has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

Josh Rojas is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

This year, Josh Rojas has been pulled from the game early in 27% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

Josh Rojas has struggled with his Barrel%; his 5.7% rate last year has dropped to 0% this year.

From last season to this one, Josh Rojas’s flyball exit velocity has decreased from an average of 92.2 mph to 87.3 mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Rojas in the 21st percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

As it relates to his home runs, Andrew Benintendi has been lucky since the start of last season. His 23.7 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 21.4.

Andrew Benintendi’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off from last season to this one, falling from 40.1% to 29.7%.

Placing in the 8th percentile, Andrew Benintendi sits with a .253 BABIP since the start of last season.

Zach McKinstry is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card today.

15% of the time that Zach McKinstry has started against a right-handed starter this year, he has been pinch hit for.

Zach McKinstry will hold the platoon advantage over Sean Burke today.

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

Mike Tauchman’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 92.3-mph mark last year has fallen off to 88.6-mph.

In the last week, Mike Tauchman has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (a reliable metric to assess power).

Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Gleyber Torres in today’s game.

Typically, bats like Spencer Torkelson who hit a lot of flyballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Jared Shuster.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Spencer Torkelson in today’s matchup.

Spencer Torkelson’s average exit velocity has fallen off recently; his 90.8-mph seasonal figure has dropped to 83.5-mph in the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Spencer Torkelson’s true offensive ability to be a .326, indicating that he has been lucky this year given the .036 gap between that figure and his actual .362 wOBA.

Hitting from the opposite that Sean Burke throws from, Riley Greene will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Riley Greene will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Riley Greene’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 97-mph seasonal mark has lowered to 85.7-mph over the past 7 days.

Compared to his seasonal angle of 10°, Riley Greene has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (4.5°) over the last two weeks.

Dillon Dingler is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card today.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Dillon Dingler in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.252) implies that Dillon Dingler has experienced some positive variance this year with his .296 actual batting average.

Sporting a 10.58 K/BB rate this year, Dillon Dingler has displayed poor plate discipline, ranking in the 1st percentile.

Despite posting a .343 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Dillon Dingler has experienced some positive variance given the .045 deviation between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .298.

Sawyer Gipson-Long will have the handedness advantage over Miguel Vargas in today’s game… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Gipson-Long’s large platoon split.

By putting up a .231 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Miguel Vargas finds himself in the 23rd percentile.

Miguel Vargas has compiled a .262 BABIP this year, ranking in the 21st percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jared Shuster in the 8th percentile when estimating his strikeout ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Shuster to throw 35 pitches today (least on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

Projected catcher Korey Lee profiles as a horrible pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Detroit Tigers have 7 bats in the projected batting order that will hold the platoon advantage against Jared Shuster today.

Sawyer Gipson-Long will hold the platoon advantage over Lenyn Sosa today… and it’s an even bigger mismatch considering Gipson-Long’s large platoon split.

Lenyn Sosa has put up a .290 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, ranking in the 21st percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Sporting a 11.900 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Lenyn Sosa is positioned in the 20th percentile for power.

Posting a .173 Isolated Power (ISO) this year, Lenyn Sosa grades out in the 25th percentile.

When it comes to plate discipline, Lenyn Sosa’s talent is quite poor, putting up a 9.53 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 1st percentile.

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