Todays Game 3 Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for New York at Chicago Game 3 Matchup Today

Gavin Sheets is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 8th-best park in baseball for left-handed home runs.

Gavin Sheets will have the handedness advantage against Will Warren in today’s matchup.

Gavin Sheets will probably have the upper hand against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the New York Yankees only has 1 same-handed RP.

Gavin Sheets pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.4% — 76th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Benjamin Rice in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league stadiums.

Hitting from the opposite that Davis Martin throws from, Benjamin Rice will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.360) may lead us to conclude that Benjamin Rice has had some very poor luck this year with his .303 actual wOBA.

Guaranteed Rate Field grades out as the #8 venue in MLB for RHB home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Anthony Volpe has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Anthony Volpe’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91-mph over the course of the season to 94.2-mph of late.

Anthony Volpe’s launch angle lately (12.6° over the last week) is quite a bit higher than his 6.9° seasonal mark.

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

Juan Soto is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Juan Soto will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Davis Martin in today’s game.

Riley Baldwin pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.2% — 81st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

The New York Yankees outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest among all the teams playing today.

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

Nicky Lopez is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 62% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

Batting from the opposite that Will Warren throws from, Nicky Lopez will have the upper hand today.

Nicky Lopez has a good chance to have an advantage against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the New York Yankees has just 1 same-handed RP.

Nicky Lopez has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 88th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Andrew Vaughn has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Giancarlo Stanton as MLB’s 5th-best home run batter.

Giancarlo Stanton is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.

Giancarlo Stanton pulls many of his flyballs (34.1% — 81st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

In the last week, Giancarlo Stanton’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 19.3% up to 30.8%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Verdugo in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Alex Verdugo is penciled in 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Davis Martin throws from, Alex Verdugo will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Alex Verdugo has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The switch-hitting Oswaldo Cabrera will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Davis Martin.

Oswaldo Cabrera pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.5% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

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

Over the past 14 days, Aaron Judge’s 60% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 42.8%.

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

Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Andrew Benintendi will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Will Warren in today’s game.

The New York Yankees have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Andrew Benintendi has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Korey Lee will hold that advantage today.

Korey Lee has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.7-mph to 95.8-mph over the past 7 days.

Lenyn Sosa has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (71% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Lenyn Sosa has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Lenyn Sosa will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

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

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Andrew Vaughn will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Gleyber Torres ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Gleyber Torres has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

Gleyber Torres’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased recently, increasing from 16.5% on the season to 27.8% in the past week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Gleyber Torres’s true offensive ability to be a .327, indicating that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .034 difference between that mark and his actual .293 wOBA.

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

Giancarlo Stanton has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 97.6-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal 94.3-mph figure.

With a 1.86 K/BB rate this year, Benjamin Rice has demonstrated good plate discipline, grading out in the 86th percentile.

Lenyn Sosa has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.6-mph to 93.8-mph in the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Davis Martin in the 13th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching abilities.

The New York Yankees projected offense ranks as the strongest of all teams today in terms of overall batting skill.

It is anticipated that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Ryan Additon) calling pitches in this game.

Korey Lee, the White Sox’s expected catcher in today’s game, grades out as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Guaranteed Rate Field grades out as the #7 park in MLB for walks, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Verdugo in the 90th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Andrew Benintendi ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The weakest projected batting order on the slate in terms of overall hitting skill belongs to the Chicago White Sox.

Projected catcher Austin Wells projects as a good pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Chicago White Sox bats as a group place 28th- in the league for power this year when assessing with their 6.8% Barrel%.

The Chicago White Sox jointly rank 29th- overall in the majors this year as far as the maximum exit velocity of all of the baseballs their [HITTER}s have hit.

Alex Verdugo has made big strides with his Barrel% of late, improving his 6.3% seasonal rate to 13.6% in the past 7 days.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.240) suggests that Korey Lee has had some very poor luck this year with his .221 actual batting average.

In the last 7 days, Aaron Judge has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 29.4° compared to his seasonal mark of 20.3°.

Andrew Benintendi has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Aaron Judge has notched a .483 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 100th percentile.

Juan Soto has made substantial improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 13.2% rate last year to 20.6% this year.

Wednesday Game 3 player match stat slumps with Yankees vs White Sox Matchup

Gavin Sheets’s BABIP ability is projected in the 13th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 11.4-mph in this contest, the best of the day for pitchers.

Over the past week, Gavin Sheets’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.9% down to 0%.

Gavin Sheets’s average exit velocity has declined of late; his 88.2-mph seasonal mark has fallen off to 82.3-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Power-wise, Gavin Sheets finds himself in the 17th percentile, having hit 10.2 dingers per 600 plate appearances this year.

Benjamin Rice is projected to bat 6th in the lineup today.

Benjamin Rice will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Anthony Volpe is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 69% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Batting from the same side that Davis Martin throws from, Anthony Volpe will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

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

There has been a significant decline in Anthony Volpe’s launch angle from last season’s 14.1° to 6.9° this year.

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

Riley Baldwin is penciled in 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

The switch-hitting Riley Baldwin will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side (0) today against Will Warren, Riley Baldwin’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off of late; his 90.4-mph seasonal average has lowered to 84.1-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

In the last week’s worth of games, Riley Baldwin’s 16.7% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 35.4%.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Nicky Lopez ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Compared to his seasonal mark of 6°, Nicky Lopez has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (1.1°) in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.261) provides evidence that Nicky Lopez has had some very good luck this year with his .276 actual wOBA.

Grading out in the 19th percentile, Nicky Lopez has posted a .283 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

Will Warren will hold the platoon advantage against Andrew Vaughn today.

Hitting from the same side that Davis Martin throws from, Giancarlo Stanton will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Giancarlo Stanton will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

When it comes to plate discipline, Giancarlo Stanton’s talent is quite weak, sporting a 4.18 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 15th percentile.

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

In the last 14 days, Alex Verdugo’s 8.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 12.8%.

Ranking in the 22nd percentile for power, Alex Verdugo has paced 11 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

Oswaldo Cabrera is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card today.

Oswaldo Cabrera will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Oswaldo Cabrera’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 89.6-mph average last year has decreased to 86.7-mph.

Last season, Oswaldo Cabrera had a launch angle of 10.8° on his highest exit velocity balls, but this season he experienced a significant decline to just 6.9°.

Batting from the same side that Davis Martin throws from, Aaron Judge will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Aaron Judge in today’s matchup.

Aaron Judge has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 26.9% seasonal rate has dropped off to 16% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Aaron Judge has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 95.8-mph dropping to 92.5-mph over the last 14 days.

Andrew Benintendi’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off of late, falling from 39.3% on the season to 15.4% in the last 7 days.

Andrew Benintendi has recorded a .290 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, placing in the 23rd percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Andrew Benintendi has compiled a .275 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, placing in the 15th percentile.

Placing in the 4th percentile, Andrew Benintendi sits with a .233 BABIP this year.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Korey Lee ranks in the 5th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Korey Lee is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Will Warren throws from, Korey Lee has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Korey Lee’s launch angle of late (0.8° in the last two weeks’ worth of games) is quite a bit worse than his 7.6° seasonal angle.

Hitting from the same side that Will Warren throws from, Lenyn Sosa encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

In the last 7 days, Lenyn Sosa’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.9% down to 0%.

With a .246 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Lenyn Sosa has performed in the 3rd percentile.

In terms of plate discipline, Lenyn Sosa’s talent is quite weak, putting up a 6.4 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 3rd percentile.

When assessing his home run skill, Nicky Lopez ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Nicky Lopez ranks in the 0th percentile for power per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at .000.

Gleyber Torres is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the same side that Davis Martin throws from, Gleyber Torres has a tough challenge in today’s game.

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

Gleyber Torres has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 7% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the past 7 days.

Benjamin Rice has recorded a .196 batting average this year, checking in at the 25th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oswaldo Cabrera in the 23rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and Davis Martin will hold that advantage today.

Davis Martin was firing on all cylinders in his last GS and conceded 0 ER.

By putting up a .266 BABIP this year, Alex Verdugo grades out in the 21st percentile.

Riley Baldwin’s launch angle in recent games (6.5° over the last 7 days) is a considerable dropoff from his 27.6° seasonal angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Davis Martin to throw 83 pitches today (9th-least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

The #5 stadium in baseball for suppressing strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

It may be best to expect improved performance for the Chicago White Sox offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 3rd-unluckiest offense in baseball this year.

Guaranteed Rate Field has the 5th-shallowest LF dimensions in Major League Baseball.