Twins vs Blue Jays match player stats | 2026 World Series Game 3 Sunday, April 12th

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Twins @ Blue Jays Series Game 3 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays
2025 WorldSeries Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, April 12th
Time : 12/04/26 13:37:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Minnesota Twins World Series Game 3 Game Today

Kody Clemens will hold the platoon advantage over Max Scherzer today.

Kody Clemens hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

Byron Buxton projects as the 13th-best home run hitter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Byron Buxton is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

As it relates to his batting average ability, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected as the best hitter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39% — 93rd percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Hitting from the opposite that Max Scherzer throws from, Tristan Gray will have an edge in today’s game.

Considering that groundball hitters perform worse against groundball pitchers, Max Scherzer (45.4% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in today’s game with 4 GB hitters in the opposition’s projected lineup.

Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher metrics across the board, and Max Scherzer will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Byron Buxton ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jesus Sanchez is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

Jesus Sanchez will hold the platoon advantage against Taj Bradley in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Jesus Sanchez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Bell in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Josh Bell is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

The switch-hitting Josh Bell will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Max Scherzer.

Extreme groundball bats like Josh Bell tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Max Scherzer.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. projects as the 5th-best batter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When it comes to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Max Scherzer in the 77th percentile among all SPs in MLB.

The Minnesota Twins have 4 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Byron Buxton, Matt Wallner, Tristan Gray, James Outman).

Matt Wallner is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

Matt Wallner will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Scherzer today.

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

Daulton Varsho is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 67% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

Hitting from the opposite that Taj Bradley throws from, Daulton Varsho will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Daulton Varsho will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Negatives with the Toronto Blue Jays World Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kody Clemens in the 10th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Kody Clemens has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (67% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

Out of every team on the slate today, the 4th-strongest infield defense is that of the Toronto Blue Jays.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Kody Clemens today.

Hitting from the same side that Max Scherzer throws from, Byron Buxton will have a tough challenge today.

Extreme flyball hitters like Byron Buxton tend to be less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Max Scherzer.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Byron Buxton in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Taj Bradley throws from, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be in a tough position in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tristan Gray in the 2nd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Tristan Gray is penciled in 8th in the batting order today.

Extreme flyball batters like Tristan Gray tend to be less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Max Scherzer.

Tristan Gray will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Scherzer to throw 85 pitches in this game (10th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

Derek Thomas profiles as a Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be behind the plate in today’s game.

With 6 batters of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected offense, Max Scherzer will be at a disadvantage while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

Max Scherzer is an extreme flyball pitcher (45.4% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the misfortune of pitching in the #5 HR venue among all major league stadiums in this matchup.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Josh Bell today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tristan Gray in the 3rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Matt Wallner’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Extreme groundball hitters like Matt Wallner tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Max Scherzer.

Matt Wallner will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

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