Yankees vs Red Sox match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, April 23rd

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Yankees @ Red Sox Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, April 23rd
Time : 23/04/26 18:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the New York Yankees Series Game 3 Game Today

The #3 field in baseball for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Fenway Park.

,Batting from the opposite that Cam Schlitter throws from, Marcelo Mayer will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Marcelo Mayer has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of MLB’s shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Out of all the teams playing today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense belongs to the New York Yankees.

,Marcelo Mayer will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Carlos Narvaez has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the league’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences today.

,Carlos Narvaez will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masataka Yoshida in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Masataka Yoshida is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Fenway Park profiles as the #3 field in baseball for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The 2nd-shallowest right field fences among all major league parks are found in Fenway Park.

,Masataka Yoshida will have the handedness advantage over Cam Schlitter today.

,Caleb Durbin pulls many of his flyballs (37.7% — 93rd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s shallowest LF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Caleb Durbin will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Caleb Durbin has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 96.1-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 86.9-mph mark.

,In the last week, Caleb Durbin’s 16.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 8.8%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Caleb Durbin’s true offensive talent to be a .299, indicating that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .076 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .223 wOBA.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willson Contreras in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Willson Contreras is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Fenway Park profiles as the #3 ballpark in the game for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The shallowest LF dimensions in MLB are found in Fenway Park.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Roman Anthony as the 10th-best batter in baseball when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Roman Anthony is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

,Roman Anthony will have the handedness advantage against Cam Schlitter in today’s game.

,Roman Anthony hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences today.

,Ceddanne Rafaela hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Ceddanne Rafaela will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,In the past week’s worth of games, Ceddanne Rafaela’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.3-mph over the course of the season to 97.9-mph in recent games.

,When it comes to his home runs, Ceddanne Rafaela has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season. His 15.4 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been significantly deflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 21.6.

,Trevor Story’s BABIP ability is projected in the 82nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Trevor Story is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

,Trevor Story has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Brayan Bello throws from, Jose Caballero faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Jose Caballero pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.1% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jose Caballero has notched a .323 BABIP since the start of last season, grading out in the 85th percentile.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Wilyer Abreu ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Wilyer Abreu is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Cam Schlitter throws from, Wilyer Abreu will have the upper hand today.

,Wilyer Abreu pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.5% — 86th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wilyer Abreu in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Amed Rosario’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Amed Rosario is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Brayan Bello throws from, Amed Rosario will have a tough matchup today.

,Amed Rosario hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 96th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Wilyer Abreu will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 92nd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.1% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s launch angle in recent games (55.5° over the last week) is quite a bit higher than his 17.3° seasonal angle.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s true offensive talent to be a .323, implying that he has been unlucky this year given the .080 difference between that mark and his actual .243 wOBA.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Cameron Schlittler in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his strikeout talent.

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

,Cameron Schlittler was on point in his last game started and notched 8 strikeouts.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Cameron Schlittler’s overall pitching ability grades out in the 89th percentile out of all SPs in the league right now.

,In his last outing, Cameron Schlittler turned in a great performance and allowed 0 ER.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Masataka Yoshida will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Over the last week, Masataka Yoshida’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 14.3%.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Trevor Story ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Trevor Story will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

,Trevor Story has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 96.4-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal 89.6-mph figure.

,Cody Bellinger is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Cody Bellinger pulls many of his flyballs (35.3% — 84th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Cody Bellinger’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, going from 17.6% to 24.2%.

,Cody Bellinger’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved lately, increasing from 39.4% on the season to 60% over the past 7 days.

,Willson Contreras will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Willson Contreras has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 99-mph average in the past week to his seasonal 92.3-mph average.

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

,Aaron Judge is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Brayan Bello will hold the platoon advantage over Aaron Judge today.

,Aaron Judge hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences today.

,When estimating his home run talent, Randal Grichuk ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the same side that Brayan Bello throws from, Randal Grichuk will have a tough challenge today.

,Randal Grichuk hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Randal Grichuk has been hot lately, putting up a a 27.3% Barrel% (an advanced metric to assess power) over the past 14 days.

,Ben Rice projects as the 17th-best batter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ben Rice is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Ben Rice pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.5% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Ben Rice has made notable gains with his Barrel%, improving his 15.8% rate last season to 22.2% this season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Roman Anthony in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Roman Anthony will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Giancarlo Stanton as baseball’s 7th-best home run batter.

,Giancarlo Stanton is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the same side that Brayan Bello throws from, Giancarlo Stanton will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

,Giancarlo Stanton pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.5% — 86th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Negatives with the Boston Red Sox Series Game 3 Game Today

Marcelo Mayer is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Among all major league parks, the 2nd-highest fences are at Fenway Park.

,Built just 16 feet above sea level, Fenway Park has one of the lowest elevations among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.

,The weather report projects temperatures in this game to drop to the lowest level of all games today at 59°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).

,Marcelo Mayer has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 9.5% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% over the last 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Narvaez in the 20th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,Carlos Narvaez is penciled in 9th in the lineup today.

,This year, Masataka Yoshida’s Barrel% has decreased significantly, dropping from 6.7% last year to just 0% this year.

,Masataka Yoshida’s average exit velocity has declined in recent games; his 90.7-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 80.9-mph over the last week.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 10th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Caleb Durbin is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Cam Schlitter throws from, Willson Contreras encounters a tough challenge today.

,Roman Anthony’s average exit velocity has fallen off this season; his 94.5-mph figure last year has fallen off to 92.4-mph.

,In the last week, Roman Anthony’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 13.2%.

,Ceddanne Rafaela is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game.

,Cam Schlitter will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ceddanne Rafaela in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Cam Schlitter throws from, Trevor Story will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

,Trevor Story’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 93.2-mph mark last year has decreased to 89.4-mph.

,Jose Caballero is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The Boston Red Sox outfield defense projects as the strongest out of every team in action today.

,Trevor Story’s launch angle of late (3.7° in the past two weeks’ worth of games) is quite a bit lower than his 10.3° seasonal figure.

,Over the last 7 days, Wilyer Abreu’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.5% down to 0%.

,Wilyer Abreu’s launch angle this year (16.3°) is quite a bit worse than his 23° mark last season.

,In the past 7 days, Wilyer Abreu’s 27.3% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 40.3%.

,Amed Rosario is an extreme groundball hitter and faces the strong infield defense of Boston (#2-best of all teams on the slate today).

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Brayan Bello throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have the upper hand today.

,It is anticipated that we will see a Hitters Umpire (John Libka) behind the plate in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Fenway Park as the 2nd-worst field in Major League Baseball for strikeouts.

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

,Given the 0.58 disparity between Cameron Schlittler’s 10.73 K/9 and his 10.15 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 since the start of last season in terms of strikeouts and should perform worse going forward.

,Batting from the same side that Cam Schlitter throws from, Carlos Narvaez will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,There has been a significant decline in Ceddanne Rafaela’s launch angle from last year’s 12.9° to 8.9° this season.

,The Boston Red Sox have been the 4th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better in future games,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 2nd-best ballpark in the majors for batting average.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Masataka Yoshida ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 15th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Cody Bellinger will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brayan Bello in today’s game.

,Hitters such as Aaron Judge with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Brayan Bello who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

,Randal Grichuk is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Ben Rice will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brayan Bello in today’s matchup.

,In terms of his batting average, Roman Anthony has had some very good luck since the start of last season. His .276 BA has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .264.

,Marcelo Mayer has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.9-mph dropping to 83.6-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

,Caleb Durbin’s BABIP skill is projected in the 10th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Cam Schlitter will hold the platoon advantage over Caleb Durbin in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Giancarlo Stanton in today’s matchup.

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