Yankees at Royals match player stats | Series Game 3 Wednesday, October 9th 2024 MLB Postseason

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Yankees at Royals match player stats | Series Game 3 Wednesday, October 9th 2024 MLB Postseason

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Todays Series Game 3 Matchup Details

New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Wednesday, October 9th
09/10/24 19:08:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

As it relates to his home run talent, MJ Melendez ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

This contest is forecasted to have the 4th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Batting from the opposite that Clarke Schmidt throws from, MJ Melendez will have an edge today.

Among all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the New York Yankees.

MJ Melendez will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Juan Soto projects as the 4th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Juan Soto is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Juan Soto will have the handedness advantage over Seth Lugo in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Salvador Perez is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Salvador Perez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his batting average talent, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 4th-best hitter in baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Bobby Witt Jr. will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Clarke Schmidt in the 81st percentile when estimating his strikeout skill.

Projected catcher Austin Wells grades out as a good pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The switch-hitting Oswaldo Cabrera will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Seth Lugo.

Hitting from the opposite that Clarke Schmidt throws from, Kyle Isbel will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Kyle Isbel will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have the handedness advantage against Seth Lugo in today’s matchup.

Maikel Garcia will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Giancarlo Stanton in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Giancarlo Stanton is penciled in 5th in the lineup today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Austin Wells has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (53% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Austin Wells will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Seth Lugo today.

Kansas City’s 3rd-worst outfield defense on the slate creates a favorable matchup for Austin Wells, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Vinnie Pasquantino is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Vinnie Pasquantino will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Clarke Schmidt in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 77th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Anthony Volpe’s BABIP skill is projected in the 81st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Giancarlo Stanton as MLB’s 3rd-best home run batter.

Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 8th-best batter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Vinnie Pasquantino will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best hitter in Major League Baseball.

Aaron Judge is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Gleyber Torres’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Gleyber Torres is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Yuli Gurriel is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

Yuli Gurriel will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Verdugo in the 89th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Alex Verdugo will hold the platoon advantage over Seth Lugo in today’s matchup.

Michael Massey is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Clarke Schmidt throws from, Michael Massey will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Michael Massey will hold that advantage today.

New York’s 3rd-worst outfield defense on the slate creates a favorable matchup for Michael Massey, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Clarke Schmidt in the 85th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching talent.

The 3rd-worst projected batting order on the slate today in terms of overall hitting skill is that of the Kansas City Royals.

Maikel Garcia’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negative Match Player Stats with Yankees vs Royals Series Game 3

MJ Melendez is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card today.

In today’s matchup, MJ Melendez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35% rate (86th percentile).

Juan Soto hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 88th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 4th-deepest CF fences today.

The Kansas City Royals infield defense grades out as the 2nd-best among every team today.

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

Clarke Schmidt will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Salvador Perez in today’s matchup.

Salvador Perez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.9% — 92nd percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 4th-deepest LF fences today.

Batting from the same side that Clarke Schmidt throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will have a disadvantage today.

In today’s game, 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 35.6% rate (86th percentile).

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Clarke Schmidt is projected to throw 69 pitches in this matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 2nd-least on the slate.

The Kansas City Royals (20.5 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 3rd-least strikeout-prone team of hitters of all teams on the slate.

Clarke Schmidt will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Oswaldo Cabrera is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Oswaldo Cabrera hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 82nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 4th-deepest CF fences today.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Oswaldo Cabrera in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Isbel in the 21st percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Kyle Isbel is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (82% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls many of his flyballs (34.2% — 82nd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jazz Chisholm Jr. today.

When assessing his home run ability, Maikel Garcia ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Maikel Garcia is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 72% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

Clarke Schmidt will hold the platoon advantage against Maikel Garcia in today’s matchup.

In today’s matchup, Maikel Garcia is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 39.4% rate (96th percentile).

Seth Lugo will have the handedness advantage over Giancarlo Stanton in today’s game.

Giancarlo Stanton pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.1% — 81st percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 4th-deepest LF fences today.

Giancarlo Stanton will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 22nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 21st percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Austin Wells in today’s matchup.

Vinnie Pasquantino pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 92nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Anthony Volpe is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 52% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Batting from the same side that Seth Lugo throws from, Anthony Volpe meets a tough challenge today.

Anthony Volpe has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Anthony Volpe today.

When estimating his home run skill, Anthony Volpe ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the same side that Seth Lugo throws from, Aaron Judge faces a tough challenge today.

Aaron Judge hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 79th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Aaron Judge will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Seth Lugo will hold the platoon advantage over Gleyber Torres in today’s game.

Gleyber Torres has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Gleyber Torres will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yuli Gurriel in the 11th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Batting from the same side that Clarke Schmidt throws from, Yuli Gurriel will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Alex Verdugo has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (57% of the time), but he is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

Alex Verdugo has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.1%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Alex Verdugo will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

In today’s matchup, Michael Massey is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 38.8% rate (97th percentile).

Michael Massey’s BABIP skill is projected in the 16th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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