Twins vs Guardians match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Sunday, August 3rd

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Twins vs Guardians match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Sunday, August 3rd

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Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Sunday, August 3rd
03/08/25 13:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Twins vs Guardians Series Game 3 Matchup Today

Daniel Schneemann is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 71% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 3rd-best park in MLB for LHB BABIP.

Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.

Hitting from the opposite that Jose Urena throws from, Daniel Schneemann will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Daniel Schneemann can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Daniel Schneemann will hold that advantage in today’s game.

As it relates to his home run ability, Kyle Manzardo ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kyle Manzardo is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

Hitting from the opposite that Jose Urena throws from, Kyle Manzardo will have an edge today.

Kyle Manzardo is apt to have the upper hand against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the Minnesota Twins only has 1 same-handed RP.

Carlos Santana is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

Carlos Santana pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.4% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Carlos Santana will hold that advantage today.

Over the past week, Carlos Santana’s 25% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 14.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Jose Ramirez pulls many of his flyballs (41.9% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Jose Ramirez ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Jose Ramirez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Gabriel Arias’s BABIP skill is projected in the 82nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 3rd-best ballpark in the game for right-handed base hits.

Gabriel Arias has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Gabriel Arias will hold that advantage today.

Gabriel Arias has made notable gains with his Barrel% recently, upping his 11% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the last 7 days.

Gabriel Arias has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 102.1-mph average in the past week to his seasonal figure of 96.9-mph.

When it comes to his home run talent, Bo Naylor ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bo Naylor will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Urena today.

The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Bo Naylor has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

Bo Naylor will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

Progressive Field has the 4th-shallowest right field dimensions in Major League Baseball.

Brayan Rocchio will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Brayan Rocchio has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 87.3-mph average to last year’s 84.5-mph average.

Compared to his seasonal average of 11.9°, Brayan Rocchio has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 21° figure in the last 7 days.

Brayan Rocchio has had some very poor luck with his wOBA this year; his .261 mark is a good deal lower than his .294 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Steven Kwan is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Jose Urena throws from, Steven Kwan will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Steven Kwan has a good chance to have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Minnesota Twins only has 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Steven Kwan has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

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Daniel Schneemann has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 13% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.

Progressive Field has the 4th-tallest fences among all major league stadiums.

According to the weather forecast, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 4th-best for pitching on the schedule today.

Daniel Schneemann hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 83rd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 8th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Sporting a .220 batting average this year, Daniel Schneemann grades out in the 14th percentile.

Progressive Field profiles as the #26 venue in MLB for lefty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Today, Kyle Manzardo is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.5% rate (79th percentile).

In terms of his home runs, Kyle Manzardo has experienced some positive variance this year. His 31.5 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 27.4.

Kyle Manzardo has notched a .228 Expected Batting Average this year, grading out in the 16th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Manzardo in the 6th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.320) provides evidence that Kyle Manzardo has been lucky this year with his .337 actual wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Santana in the 0th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

The switch-hitting Carlos Santana will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against Jose Urena,In the past two weeks, Carlos Santana’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.1% down to 0%.

Carlos Santana has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.7-mph dropping to 79-mph in the past 7 days.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Jose Ramirez will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side against Jose Urena today.

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

Jose Ramirez has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89-mph dropping to 85.8-mph over the last two weeks.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.269) implies that Jose Ramirez has been very fortunate this year with his .298 actual batting average.

Gabriel Arias is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Jose Urena throws from, Gabriel Arias will have a tough challenge today.

Based on Statcast metrics, Gabriel Arias grades out in the 14th percentile for offensive ability per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .286.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Gabriel Arias ranks in the 15th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .227.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 2nd-worst park in Major League Baseball for righty home runs.

Bo Naylor is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Bo Naylor hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 89th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 8th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Naylor in the 4th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Bo Naylor’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased from last year to this one, going from 43.2% to 35.6%.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Brayan Rocchio ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Brayan Rocchio is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this game.

Over the last week, Brayan Rocchio’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal average of 87.6 mph to 81.9 mph.

Grading out in the 9th percentile, Brayan Rocchio has posted a .215 batting average this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 11th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 1st percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Steven Kwan’s average exit velocity has fallen off recently; his 86.1-mph seasonal average has fallen to 83.5-mph over the last 7 days.

Despite posting a .332 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Steven Kwan has been lucky given the .024 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .308.

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