Yankees vs Rays match player stats | 2026 World Series Game 3 Sunday, April 12th

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Yankees @ Rays Series Game 3 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays
2025 WorldSeries Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, April 12th
Time : 12/04/26 13:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the New York Yankees World Series Game 3 Game Today

Cody Bellinger is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

Batting from the opposite that Drew Rasmussen throws from, Cody Bellinger will have an advantage in today’s game.

Cody Bellinger pulls many of his flyballs (34.8% — 81st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

Out of all the teams playing today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Tampa Bay Rays.

Chandler Simpson is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

Chandler Simpson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cam Schlitter in today’s matchup.

Chandler Simpson has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Among every team in action today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense is that of the New York Yankees.

Chandler Simpson will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ben Williamson in the 94th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Ben Williamson has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Ben Williamson will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Junior Caminero is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

Junior Caminero pulls many of his flyballs (38.6% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Junior Caminero will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Jonathan Aranda is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Jonathan Aranda will hold the platoon advantage over Cam Schlitter in today’s matchup.

Jonathan Aranda pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.8% — 75th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Cody Bellinger ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Drew Rasmussen throws from, Ryan McMahon will have the upper hand in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Hitting from the opposite that Drew Rasmussen throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.8% — 94th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trent Grisham in the 96th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Trent Grisham is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Drew Rasmussen throws from, Trent Grisham will have an edge today.

Cedric Mullins is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Cedric Mullins will hold the platoon advantage over Cam Schlitter in today’s game.

Cedric Mullins pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.1% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

Cedric Mullins will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

When assessing his home run skill, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yandy Diaz ranks as the 18th-best batter in baseball.

Yandy Diaz is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Yandy Diaz will hold that advantage in today’s game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ben Rice ranks as the 17th-best batter in MLB.

Ben Rice is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Drew Rasmussen throws from, Ben Rice will have the upper hand today.

Ben Rice pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.8% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz as the 7th-best batter in the league when it comes to his batting average skill.

Jose Caballero pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.8% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

Jonathan Aranda will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Drew Rasmussen’s overall pitching talent is in the 94th percentile out of all starters in the league currently.

Drew Rasmussen will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats across the board.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Trent Grisham ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Junior Caminero ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

As it relates to his home run skill, Cedric Mullins ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson as the 3rd-best hitter in baseball when assessing his batting average skill.

Negatives with the Tampa Bay Rays World Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 14th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Cody Bellinger today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson in the 0th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Ben Williamson is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Cam Schlitter throws from, Ben Williamson will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Batting from the same side that Cam Schlitter throws from, Junior Caminero will be at a disadvantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan McMahon in the 10th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Ryan McMahon is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Ryan McMahon hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 91st percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jazz Chisholm Jr. in today’s matchup.

Trent Grisham hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 94th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Trent Grisham will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins in the 5th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Batting from the same side that Cam Schlitter throws from, Yandy Diaz meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Ben Rice will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Caballero in the 16th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Jose Caballero is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Drew Rasmussen throws from, Jose Caballero will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

Jose Caballero will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Drew Rasmussen is projected to throw 72 pitches in today’s outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 3rd-least of all pitchers on the slate today.

The New York Yankees projected offense ranks as the 2nd-strongest of all teams today in terms of overall hitting skill.

Dan Bellino profiles as a Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be calling pitches today.

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