Yankees vs Mets match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Sunday, May 17th

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Yankees @ Mets Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : New York Yankees at New York Mets
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, May 17th
Time : 17/05/26 13:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the New York Yankees Series Game 3 Game Today

Aaron Judge projects as the best batter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Aaron Judge is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this game to reach the 3rd-highest level on the slate at 85°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

,The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.9-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hitters.

,Aaron Judge hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards MLB’s shallowest CF fences today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Freddy Peralta throws from, Ryan McMahon will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Ryan McMahon hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mark Vientos in the 87th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Mark Vientos is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Mark Vientos hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.6% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz throws from, Brett Baty will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Brett Baty has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Among all the teams playing today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the the New York Yankees.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Freddy Peralta’s overall pitching ability is in the 85th percentile out of all starting pitchers in the game right now.

,Freddy Peralta has been granted a longer leash than the typical pitcher this year, recording 3.9 more adjusted pitches-per-game than league average.

,It is scheduled that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Jeremie Rehak) in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

,Projected catcher Luis Torrens projects as a good pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Citi Field grades out as the #21 park in the league for batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Anthony Volpe hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Anthony Volpe has been very good at hitting the ball to all fields (a core skill for batting average), checking in at the 96th percentile in THE BAT X’s Spray Score since the start of last season.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Cody Bellinger ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Cody Bellinger is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.

,MJ Melendez is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,MJ Melendez will hold the platoon advantage over Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects A.J. Ewing in the 96th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,A.J. Ewing will hold the platoon advantage over Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 91st percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Bo Bichette ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Bo Bichette is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 85th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Benge in the 78th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Carson Benge is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,Batting from the opposite that Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz throws from, Carson Benge will have an edge in today’s game.

,When assessing his batting average skill, Bo Bichette is projected as the 7th-best hitter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the opposite that Freddy Peralta throws from, Austin Wells will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Grading out in the 81st percentile for power, Austin Wells has averaged 24.7 homers per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

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

,Juan Soto projects as the 3rd-best batter in MLB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Juan Soto is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,Juan Soto will have the handedness advantage against Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz in today’s matchup.

,Marcus Semien pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.6% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Extreme flyball batters like Marcus Semien generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz.

,Anthony Volpe really hits the ball hard. If you were to take the top 5% of his batted balls by exit velocity, their average (107.3 mph) rank him among the game’s best: in the 96th percentile since the start of last season.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ben Rice ranks as the 15th-best batter in the league.

,Ben Rice is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

,A.J. Ewing will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Ryan McMahon ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Trent Grisham ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Trent Grisham is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

,Batting from the opposite that Freddy Peralta throws from, Trent Grisham will have an advantage today.

,When assessing his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Freddy Peralta in the 88th percentile among all SPs in the majors.

,The New York Yankees (25.6% K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the most strikeout-prone group of hitters on the slate today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trent Grisham in the 97th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his BABIP talent, Spencer Jones is projected as the 19th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Spencer Jones will have the handedness advantage over Freddy Peralta in today’s game.

,Austin Wells, the Yankees’s expected catcher in today’s matchup, projects as an elite pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Citi Field as the 7th-best ballpark in the game for strikeouts.

,Given that groundball pitchers have a big edge over groundball hitters, Elmer Rodriguez and his 48.8% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a favorable position in today’s outing matching up with 3 opposing GB hitters.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Spencer Jones ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When it comes to his home run talent, Austin Wells ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Carson Benge has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Marcus Semien will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Negatives with the New York Mets Series Game 3 Game Today

The #4 ballpark in baseball for suppressing batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Citi Field.

,Citi Field’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in Major League Baseball, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense.

,Freddy Peralta will have the handedness advantage over Aaron Judge in today’s matchup.

,Aaron Judge will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,There has been a significant decline in Aaron Judge’s launch angle from last season’s 19° to 13.8° this season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan McMahon in the 16th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,Ryan McMahon is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card today.

,The #4 stadium in MLB for suppressing batting average to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Citi Field.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ryan McMahon in today’s game.

,The #4 field in the game for suppressing offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Citi Field.

,Hitting from the same side that Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz throws from, Mark Vientos will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Mark Vientos’s footspeed has dropped off this year. His 26.05 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 25.56 ft/sec now.

,Mark Vientos has displayed poor plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 19th percentile with a 3.85 K/BB rate.

,Brett Baty is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game.

,Extreme flyball batters like Brett Baty generally hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz.

,Brett Baty has struggled with his Barrel%; his 13.4% rate last year has decreased to 8% this year.

,The 2nd-best projected offense of all teams today in terms of overall batting ability is that of the the New York Yankees.

,Citi Field has the shallowest CF dimensions in MLB.

,With 7 bats who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Freddy Peralta will have a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s outing.

,Anthony Volpe is projected to bat 8th in the lineup today.

,Hitting from the same side that Freddy Peralta throws from, Anthony Volpe encounters a tough challenge today.

,Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Anthony Volpe today.

,Cody Bellinger will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,Checking in at the 16th percentile, Cody Bellinger has hit 20% of his balls in the air this year with a velocity of 100 mph or greater.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 8th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Based on Statcast metrics, MJ Melendez ranks in the 14th percentile for offensive ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .237.

,A.J. Ewing is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jazz Chisholm Jr. in today’s game.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 16.4% rate last season has dropped to 6% this season.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 95.1-mph figure last year has decreased to 92.7-mph.

,This season, there has been a decline in Cody Bellinger’s quickness with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 28.21 ft/sec last year to 27.5 ft/sec currently.

,Batting from the same side that Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz throws from, Bo Bichette will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

,Extreme flyball bats like Bo Bichette generally hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz.

,With a .242 wOBA over the last two weeks, Bo Bichette has been struggling at the plate.

,Bo Bichette’s 4.2% Barrel% (an advanced metric to evaluate power) grades out in the 18th percentile this year.

,Carson Benge’s 9.7° launch angle (an advanced standard to measure a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the most groundball-inducing in the majors: 23rd percentile.

,Austin Wells’s BABIP talent is projected in the 4th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Austin Wells is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

,Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Austin Wells in today’s game.

,Brett Baty’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last year to this one, decreasing from 14.8% to 9.2%.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last year to this one, decreasing from 19.4% to 12.9%.

,Juan Soto’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off from last season to this one, falling from 42.2% to 34.5%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 20th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Marcus Semien is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the same side that Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz throws from, Marcus Semien will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

,Anthony Volpe has posted a .290 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, placing in the 17th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Ben Rice will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,As it relates to his home run ability, A.J. Ewing ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,From last season to this one, Ryan McMahon’s flyball exit velocity has decreased from an average of 95.6 mph to 93.6 mph.

,Ranking in the 19th percentile, Ryan McMahon sits with a .287 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) since the start of last season.

,Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Trent Grisham in today’s game.

,Trent Grisham has posted a .239 BABIP since the start of last season, grading out in the 3rd percentile.

,Freddy Peralta’s fastball velocity has dropped 1 mph this season (93.1 mph) below where it was last year (94.1 mph).

,Freddy Peralta’s high utilization rate of his fastball (55.8% this year) is likely weakening his results, consider they are generally much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

,Spencer Jones is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Spencer Jones in today’s matchup.

,Spencer Jones has been cold of late, limping his way to a .248 wOBA in the past week.

,Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Elmer Rodriguez in today’s matchup.

,Austin Wells’s launch angle this season (17.2°) is significantly worse than his 20.5° angle last year.

,Austin Wells has been cold in recent games, posting a .258 wOBA over the last 14 days.

,With a .276 wOBA over the last two weeks, Carson Benge has been struggling at the plate.

,Marcus Semien’s average exit velocity has declined this year; his 88.4-mph mark last year has dropped off to 86.4-mph.

,With a .274 wOBA over the past week, Marcus Semien has been struggling at the plate.

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