Twins vs Blue Jays match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, August 27th

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Twins vs Blue Jays match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, August 27th

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Twins @ Blue Jays Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays
Series : Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, August 27th
Time : 27/08/25 19:07:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Minnesota Twins Game Today

Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences among all parks.

In comparison to his 85.8-mph average last year, Brooks Lee’s exit velocity has noticeably risen this season, now sitting at 88.9 mph.

The #3 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.

Luke Keaschall’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luke Keaschall is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.

Luke Keaschall will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Eric Lauer in today’s matchup.

Luke Keaschall hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 82nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Luke Keaschall’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased recently, increasing from 45.9% on the season to 57.7% over the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ty France in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Ty France will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

Ty France’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, increasing from 41.6% to 49.3%.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.342) suggests that Ty France has suffered from bad luck this year with his .304 actual wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as the best hitter in MLB when it comes to his batting average talent.

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

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 81st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will hold that advantage today.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.3-mph over the course of the season to 106-mph in recent games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Bichette as the 5th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when assessing his batting average talent.

Bo Bichette is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Bo Bichette will hold that advantage today.

Bo Bichette’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, increasing from 45% to 50.7%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Kirk in the 97th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Alejandro Kirk will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Alejandro Kirk has made big improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 9.7% seasonal rate to 17.2% in the last 14 days.

Alejandro Kirk has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 101.6-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal EV of 92.9-mph.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Alejandro Kirk (the Blue Jays’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) is considered to be a good pitch framer.

Eric Lauer has a large reverse platoon split and should be aided by facing 6 opposite-handed bats today.

Given that flyball pitchers hold a sizeable edge over flyball hitters, Eric Lauer and his 40% underlying FB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a strong position in this matchup squaring off against 2 opposing FB hitters.

Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher stats in all categories, and Eric Lauer will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Ernie Clement will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

Ernie Clement has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 97.1-mph average in the last week to his seasonal average of 89.1-mph.

Ernie Clement’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved in recent games, rising from 15.2% on the season to 29.4% in the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathan Lukes in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Nathan Lukes has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (61% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Nathan Lukes will hold the platoon advantage against Simeon Woods Richard in today’s game.

Extreme flyball bats like Nathan Lukes tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Simeon Woods Richard.

The #3 park in MLB for boosting home runs to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.

Austin Martin’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Eric Lauer throws from, Austin Martin will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Austin Martin hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Austin Martin has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .248 BA is considerably lower than his .278 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trevor Larnach in the 80th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Trevor Larnach is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Royce Lewis in the 82nd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Royce Lewis is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

Royce Lewis will have the handedness advantage over Eric Lauer in today’s game.

Royce Lewis’s launch angle lately (30.8° in the past two weeks) is significantly higher than his 18.2° seasonal figure.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.325) provides evidence that Royce Lewis has been unlucky this year with his .291 actual wOBA.

Negatives with the Toronto Blue Jays Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brooks Lee in the 16th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Brooks Lee is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

The #5 stadium in baseball for suppressing base hits to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.

As far as temperature and humidity go, the 3rd-best pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this game.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Brooks Lee will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side against Eric Lauer in today’s matchup.

Rogers Centre has the 8th-tallest fence height (on average) among all stadiums.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Luke Keaschall in today’s game.

Over the past week, Luke Keaschall’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.9% down to 0%.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Luke Keaschall’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal figure of 89.8 mph to 85.2 mph.

Ty France is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Simeon Woods Richard will have the handedness advantage over Ty France in today’s matchup.

In the last week, Ty France’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.8% down to 0%.

Batting from the same side that Simeon Woods Richard throws from, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Simeon Woods Richard throws from, Bo Bichette has a tough challenge today.

Bo Bichette has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 8.5% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% over the last two weeks.

Despite posting a .353 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Bo Bichette has been very fortunate given the .015 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .338.

Alejandro Kirk has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (76% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this game.

Batting from the same side that Simeon Woods Richard throws from, Alejandro Kirk encounters a tough challenge today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eric Lauer to throw 85 pitches today (15th-least of all pitchers today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

Carlos Torres projects as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be calling pitches in today’s game.

Eric Lauer’s 91-mph fastball velocity this year ranks in the 20th percentile among all SPs.

Eric Lauer’s 2238-rpm fastball spin rate this year ranks in the 23rd percentile out of all SPs.

Considering the 0.37 difference between Eric Lauer’s 8.90 K/9 and his 8.53 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in the majors this year when it comes to strikeouts and should perform worse in the future.

Ernie Clement is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Simeon Woods Richard throws from, Ernie Clement will have a tough challenge today.

From last year to this one, Ernie Clement’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 18.8% to 15.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 11th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Nathan Lukes has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 23% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

The #5 venue in the majors for suppressing base hits to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.

Nathan Lukes has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87-mph dropping to 84.5-mph in the last 7 days.

With a .261 BABIP this year, Nathan Lukes is ranked in the 13th percentile.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (11.8) suggests that Nathan Lukes has had some very good luck this year with his 17.5 actual HR/600.

Austin Martin has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (75% of the time), but he is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Austin Martin today.

Austin Martin’s average exit velocity has decreased this season; his 87.2-mph figure last year has dropped off to 82.5-mph.

As it relates to his home run talent, Austin Martin ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the same side that Eric Lauer throws from, Trevor Larnach faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Trevor Larnach today.

Over the last two weeks, Trevor Larnach’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal figure of 90.6 mph to 88.4 mph.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Royce Lewis in today’s matchup.

Royce Lewis has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90.2-mph dropping to 86.5-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

From last year to this one, Royce Lewis’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 21.2% to 16.5%.

Royce Lewis’s BABIP skill is projected in the 19th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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