Twins vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, April 9th

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Twins vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, April 9th

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World Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Wednesday, April 9th
09/04/25 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

Throwing 96.9 adjusted pitches per GS since the start of last season on average, Seth Lugo falls in the 94th percentile.

The deepest RF fences in the majors are found in Kauffman Stadium.

Seth Lugo’s higher usage percentage of his secondary pitches this season (63.7% compared to 57.5% last year) ought to work in his favor consider they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

With a 3.34 FIP since the start of last season (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that is concerned with the things a pitcher can most influence), Seth Lugo ranks in the 85th percentile.

Seth Lugo has shown good control since the start of last season, putting up a 82nd percentile BB% of 5.9%.

Joe Ryan projects as the 13th-best SP in the game currently when estimating his strikeout talent, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Joe Ryan has averaged 93.7 adjusted pitches per GS since the start of last season, ranking in the 82nd percentile.

Joe Ryan has experienced some negative variance in regards to his strikeouts since the start of last season, notching a 9.81 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 10.28 — a 0.47 K/9 deviation.

Grading out in the 76th percentile, Joe Ryan put up a 12.3% Swinging Strike% since the start of last season.

Checking in at the 91st percentile, Joe Ryan has posted a 28.7% strikeout rate since the start of last season.

Negative Match Player Stats with Twins vs Royals Series Game 3

The #1 park in MLB for boosting walks, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to higher offensive output.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.

Out of all starting pitchers, Seth Lugo’s fastball velocity of 92.1 mph is in the 21st percentile since the start of last season.

Considering the 1.36 discrepancy between Seth Lugo’s 3.01 ERA and his 4.37 estimated true talent ERA (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in MLB since the start of last season and figures to see worse results in future games.

The #2 field in MLB for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

Joe Ryan’s 91.8-mph velocity on his fastball this season is a big 2.2-mph decline from last year’s 94-mph figure.

Joe Ryan’s four-seam fastball utilization has risen by 18.7% from last season to this one (48.4% to 67.1%) .

Joe Ryan projects as the 19th-best SP in the game right now, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Joe Ryan is an extreme flyball pitcher (42.2% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is fortunate enough to be pitching in the #30 HR venue among all stadiums in this game.

In his last GS, Joe Ryan performed well and conceded 1 ER.

Joe Ryan has been unlucky since the start of last season, putting up a 3.73 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 3.65 — a 0.08 disparity.

Placing in the 24th percentile, Seth Lugo recorded a 9.2% Swinging Strike% since the start of last season.

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