Todays Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for Minnesota at Chicago Series Game 3 Matchup Today

When it comes to his strikeout talent, Pablo Lopez projects as the 17th-best starter in baseball right now, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Pablo Lopez has averaged 92.1 adjusted pitches per start this year, placing in the 78th percentile.

The Chicago White Sox have 3 bats in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Luis Robert, Korey Lee, Paul DeJong).

Projected catcher Christian Vazquez profiles as a good pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Pablo Lopez will have the handedness advantage over 7 opposing batters in today’s game.

Andrew Thorpe will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats across the board.

Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Andrew Thorpe must realize this, because he has used his off-speed and breaking balls a lot this year: 63.5% of the time, grading out in the 88th percentile.

Wednesday Series Game 3 player match stat slumps with Twins vs White Sox Matchup

The #7 venue in the majors for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

Playing on the road generally lowers pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Pablo Lopez in today’s matchup.

Pablo Lopez’s four-seamer rate has risen by 5.1% from last season to this one (34.5% to 39.6%) .

Considering the 0.28 gap between Pablo Lopez’s 10.55 K/9 and his 10.27 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in baseball this year when it comes to strikeouts and should see negative regression in the future.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Martin Maldonado (the White Sox’s expected catcher today) projects as a weak pitch framer.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Korey Lee (the White Sox’s expected catcher in today’s game) grades out as a weak pitch framer.

Andrew Thorpe’s 90.4-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 13th percentile out of all SPs.