Twins vs Royals match player stats | 2026 World Series Game 3 Thursday, April 2nd

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Twins @ Royals Series Game 3 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals
2025 WorldSeries Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, April 2nd
Time : 02/04/26 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Minnesota Twins World Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luke Keaschall in the 95th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Luke Keaschall is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

This game is expected to have the 14th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 23.5-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters.

Luke Keaschall will have the handedness advantage over Cole Ragans in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Jonathan India will hold that advantage today.

Matt Wallner projects as the 15th-best home run batter in baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Matt Wallner is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 96th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Maikel Garcia is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

Out of all the teams today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Jeffers in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Ryan Jeffers is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Cole Ragans throws from, Ryan Jeffers will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Bell in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Batting from the opposite that Cole Ragans throws from, Royce Lewis will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Jac Caglianone will have the handedness advantage against Taj Bradley in today’s game.

Jac Caglianone will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bobby Witt Jr. as the 3rd-best batter in Major League Baseball as it relates to his batting average ability.

Bobby Witt Jr. is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.

Byron Buxton projects as the 10th-best home run batter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Byron Buxton is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Byron Buxton will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 8th-best batter in MLB.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Bobby Witt Jr. will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Carter Jensen is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.

Carter Jensen will have the handedness advantage over Taj Bradley in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Caratini in the 76th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 94th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Salvador Perez is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Taj Bradley throws from, Vinnie Pasquantino will have the upper hand today.

The 3rd-weakest projected lineup of all teams on the slate in terms of overall offensive ability belongs to the Minnesota Twins.

Hitting from the opposite that Taj Bradley throws from, Kyle Isbel will have an edge in today’s game.

Kyle Isbel will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Martin in the 90th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Austin Martin is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

Batting from the opposite that Cole Ragans throws from, Austin Martin will have an advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Taj Bradley in the 77th percentile when it comes to his strikeout talent.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Isaac Collins will hold that advantage in today’s game.

As it relates to his strikeout talent, Cole Ragans projects as the 5th-best SP in the game right now, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Minnesota Twins (22.5% K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 2nd-most strikeout-prone set of batters of all teams on the slate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 85th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Byron Buxton ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The Kansas City Royals projected lineup projects as the 3rd-strongest of all teams today in terms of overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Maikel Garcia will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Salvador Perez will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Luke Keaschall ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When assessing his home run ability, Royce Lewis ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Kansas City Royals World Series Game 3 Game Today

Luke Keaschall hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5%,— 89th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

The Kansas City Royals infield defense profiles as the best out of all the teams in action today.

Luke Keaschall will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

Jonathan India is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

Taj Bradley will hold the platoon advantage over Jonathan India today.

Victor Caratini is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

The switch-hitting Victor Caratini will bat from his weak side (0) today against Cole Ragans,Victor Caratini hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 91st percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Victor Caratini will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Cole Ragans will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matt Wallner in today’s matchup.

Matt Wallner pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.4% — 95th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brooks Lee in the 11th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Brooks Lee is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

The switch-hitting Brooks Lee will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side (0) today against Cole Ragans,Brooks Lee pulls many of his flyballs (34.1% — 77th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Taj Bradley will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Maikel Garcia in today’s matchup.

Today, Maikel Garcia is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.3% rate (89th percentile).

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

Josh Bell is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Josh Bell will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side against Cole Ragans today.

Josh Bell has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s deepest RF fences today.

Josh Bell will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

Royce Lewis’s BABIP skill is projected in the 14th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Royce Lewis is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game.

In today’s game, Royce Lewis is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 40.1% rate (97th percentile).

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jac Caglianone in the 22nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Jac Caglianone is penciled in 7th on the lineup card today.

Jac Caglianone hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 86th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Taj Bradley will have the handedness advantage against Bobby Witt Jr. today.

Bobby Witt Jr. has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s deepest RF fences today.

Byron Buxton pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.6% — 99th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Byron Buxton in today’s matchup.

Carter Jensen pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.8% — 75th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s deepest RF fences today.

Taj Bradley will have the handedness advantage over Salvador Perez in today’s game.

Salvador Perez pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.9% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s deepest LF fences today.

Vinnie Pasquantino’s BABIP talent is projected in the 6th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Vinnie Pasquantino pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.8% — 93rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Cole Ragans as the 11th-best pitcher in MLB right now.

It is likely that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Cory Blaser) calling pitches in this game.

Cole Ragans has a reverse platoon split and should be helped facing 8 opposite-handed batters today.

Home field advantage generally improves pitcher metrics across the board, and Cole Ragans will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Isbel in the 10th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Kyle Isbel is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card today.

Austin Martin hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 93rd percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 4th-deepest CF fences today.

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

Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the least strikeout-heavy lineup in today’s games is the Kansas City Royals with a 20% underlying K%.

Taj Bradley will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Kansas City’s #1-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Victor Caratini, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

When estimating his home run ability, Austin Martin ranks in the 7th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Isaac Collins is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Isaac Collins will bat from his bad side against Taj Bradley in today’s matchup.

Isaac Collins pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.9% — 87th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s deepest RF fences today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Taj Bradley’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 79th percentile among all SPs in MLB right now.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Brooks Lee ranks in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Brooks Lee will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Wallner in the 12th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 11th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

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