White Sox vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, May 7th

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White Sox vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, May 7th

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Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Wednesday, May 7th
07/05/25 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edgar Quero in the 86th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Edgar Quero is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

The #8 field in the game for boosting base hits to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

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

Edgar Quero has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 94.9-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal 92-mph figure.

Chase Meidroth is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitters such as Chase Meidroth with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Michael Wacha who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

Kauffman Stadium projects as the #8 park in the league for righty BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

It may be sensible to expect better numbers for the Kansas City Royals offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 6th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year.

Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #1 field in Major League Baseball for walks, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Out of all the teams playing today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Chicago White Sox.

Playing on the road typically lowers pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jonathan Cannon today.

Recording 95 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Jonathan Cannon checks in at the 85th percentile.

Jonathan Cannon’s sinker usage has fallen by 5.3% from last season to this one (27.2% to 21.9%) .

Matt Thaiss has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (61% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

Matt Thaiss will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha today.

Compared to his seasonal average of 20.3°, Matt Thaiss has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 25° figure over the past 14 days.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (13.8) provides evidence that Matt Thaiss has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season with his 7.0 actual HR/600.

Josh Rojas will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Wacha today.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (13.0) suggests that Josh Rojas has been unlucky since the start of last season with his 10.0 actual HR/600.

Josh Rojas has done a good job optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls. His 16.9° angle is among the highest in the majors since the start of last season (86th percentile).

The standard deviation of Josh Rojas’s launch angle since the start of last season (26.5°) is in the 80th percentile. A low figure like this tends to lead to a higher BABIP.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.300) suggests that Josh Rojas has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his .286 actual wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 80th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Salvador Perez is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 90th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

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

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (29.6) may lead us to conclude that Salvador Perez has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his 22.1 actual HR/600.

The Chicago White Sox have been the 6th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress in the future,Given that flyball pitchers are least effective against groundball hitters, Michael Wacha (37.2% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in this matchup with 2 GB hitters in Chicago’s projected lineup.

Michael Wacha’s fastball velocity has dropped 1 mph this year (92.6 mph) below where it was last year (93.6 mph).

Michael Wacha will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats across the board.

Michael Wacha has used his sinker 5.7% less often this season (9.6%) than he did last season (15.3%).

With a 1.33 disparity between Michael Wacha’s 6.81 K/9 and his 8.13 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in the game this year when it comes to strikeouts and figures to perform better the rest of the season.

Batting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Joshua Palacios will have an edge today.

Extreme groundball hitters like Joshua Palacios usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Michael Wacha.

Joshua Palacios has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA since the start of last season; his .294 mark is deflated compared to his .323 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Andrew Vaughn has seen a big increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 94.3-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal 91.2-mph average.

Andrew Vaughn has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 94.7-mph average to last year’s 92.1-mph EV.

Despite posting a .222 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Andrew Vaughn has suffered from bad luck given the .108 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .330.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Jonathan India is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Jonathan India will hold that advantage today.

Jonathan India has made significant improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 6.5% seasonal rate to 12.9% over the last two weeks.

Kyle Isbel will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jonathan Cannon in today’s game.

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

Freddy Fermin will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Freddy Fermin has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 93.4-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 90.2-mph figure.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 7th-best batter in the league.

Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Bobby Witt Jr. will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Over the last 7 days, Bobby Witt Jr.’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 10.6% up to 16.7%.

When assessing his batting average talent, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 3rd-best batter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.189) provides evidence that Miguel Vargas has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season with his .177 actual batting average.

Over the past week, Miguel Vargas’s 22.2% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 16.8%.

The switch-hitting Drew Waters will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Jonathan Cannon.

Drew Waters will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Waters in the 92nd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 92nd percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Maikel Garcia is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Extreme flyball bats like Maikel Garcia tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Jonathan Cannon.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Maikel Garcia will hold that advantage today.

Maikel Garcia has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 93.2-mph average to last year’s 90.4-mph EV.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Vinnie Pasquantino will have the handedness advantage against Jonathan Cannon in today’s game.

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

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Among all parks, Kauffman Stadium’s RF fences are the deepest.

The weather report calls for the 4th-best pitching weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 13.3-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for mound aces.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Edgar Quero will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side against Michael Wacha in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Edgar Quero today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the worst stadium in MLB for LHB home runs.

When estimating his home run ability, Edgar Quero ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase Meidroth in the 9th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

The #1 ballpark in Major League Baseball for suppressing home runs to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

Michael Wacha will have the handedness advantage over Chase Meidroth in today’s matchup.

Chase Meidroth hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 89th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Chase Meidroth will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Jonathan Cannon is an extreme flyball pitcher (33.7% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the benefit of pitching in the #30 HR venue among all stadiums in this game.

Given that groundball hitters struggle against groundball pitchers, Jonathan Cannon (33.7% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this game with 2 GB hitters in the opposing club’s projected offense.

When estimating his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Jonathan Cannon in the 17th percentile among all SPs in baseball.

The #8 stadium in the majors for suppressing strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

Jonathan Cannon has had some very good luck with his strikeouts this year, posting a 7.58 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.02 — a 0.56 K/9 difference.

Brooks Baldwin is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Brooks Baldwin today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Thaiss in the 10th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

When starting against a righty hurler this year, Matt Thaiss has been pulled from the game early 12% of the time.

Today, Matt Thaiss is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.3% rate (92nd percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Rojas in the 25th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Josh Rojas is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

Josh Rojas has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 19% of the time when starting against a right-handed pitcher since the start of last season.

Jonathan Cannon will have the handedness advantage over Salvador Perez in today’s matchup.

In today’s game, Salvador Perez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.5% rate (93rd percentile).

Typically, batters like Salvador Perez who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Jonathan Cannon.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Michael Wacha’s overall pitching skill grades out in the 77th percentile among all SPs in the majors currently.

The Chicago White Sox projected offense projects as the 4th-weakest of all teams on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill.

In his last GS, Michael Wacha struggled when it came to striking batters out and only managed to tally 2 Ks.

Joshua Palacios is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 72% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

This year, Joshua Palacios has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 42% of his appearances when starting against righty on the mound.

Michael Wacha will hold the platoon advantage against Andrew Vaughn in today’s matchup.

Andrew Vaughn hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 83rd percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Andrew Vaughn will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Jonathan Cannon will hold the platoon advantage against Jonathan India in today’s matchup.

Jonathan India pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.7% — 80th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Kyle Isbel is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Isbel in the 17th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Freddy Fermin ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Freddy Fermin is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Jonathan Cannon will have the handedness advantage over Freddy Fermin today.

Jonathan Cannon will hold the platoon advantage against Bobby Witt Jr. today.

In today’s matchup, Bobby Witt Jr. 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 (87th percentile).

Extreme groundball hitters like Bobby Witt Jr. usually hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Jonathan Cannon.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 23rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Michael Wacha will have the handedness advantage against Miguel Vargas in today’s matchup.

Miguel Vargas hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.2% — 98th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Drew Waters ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Drew Waters is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Drew Waters pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.9% — 87th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s deepest RF fences today.

Drew Waters’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased lately; his 86.7-mph seasonal average has dropped off to 83-mph over the last 14 days.

Jonathan Cannon will hold the platoon advantage against Maikel Garcia today.

Maikel Garcia has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.7%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

When it comes to his home run talent, Maikel Garcia ranks in the 16th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ranking in the 21st percentile, Maikel Garcia has put up a .286 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season.

Vinnie Pasquantino pulls many of his flyballs (36.6% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 6th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Vinnie Pasquantino’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased of late, going from 35.6% on the season to 29.3% over the past two weeks.

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