Todays Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for Los Angeles at Chicago Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.4-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters.

Dansby Swanson will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Dansby Swanson has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.1-mph to 94.8-mph in the last 14 days.

Dansby Swanson’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, increasing from 43.4% on the season to 52.2% over the last two weeks.

Nico Hoerner’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nico Hoerner is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

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

Nico Hoerner has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 89.8-mph average to last season’s 87.8-mph figure.

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

Nolan Schanuel has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 91.6-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal mark of 88.9-mph.

In the past 7 days, Nolan Schanuel’s 50% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 42.5%.

Sporting a 1.87 K/BB rate this year, Nolan Schanuel has displayed strong plate discipline, ranking in the 81st percentile.

Miguel Sano is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Justin Steele throws from, Miguel Sano will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Miguel Sano pulls many of his flyballs (36.2% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Miguel Sano has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .288 mark is deflated compared to his .316 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 95th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Christopher Morel pulls many of his flyballs (37.7% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

Christopher Morel will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

In the past 7 days, Christopher Morel’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.2-mph over the course of the season to 100.6-mph lately.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Ian Happ is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Ian Happ will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Griffin Canning in today’s matchup.

Ian Happ has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

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

Cody Bellinger is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Cody Bellinger will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Griffin Canning in today’s matchup.

Cody Bellinger is apt to have an advantage against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the Los Angeles Angels only has 1 same-handed RP.

It may be wise to expect better results for the Chicago Cubs offense the rest of the season, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 2nd-unluckiest offense in the majors this year.

Griffin Canning will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Chicago’s 92.9-mph exit velocity on flyballs makes them the #6 squad in the game this year by this standard.

Chicago grades out as the #2 club in the league when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (17.1% rate this year).

In the past 7 days, Nico Hoerner’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 89.8-mph over the course of the season to 98.3-mph recently.

Miguel Amaya will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

When it comes to his batting average, Miguel Amaya has suffered from bad luck this year. His .189 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .236.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Logan O’Hoppe is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Logan O’Hoppe will hold the platoon advantage against Justin Steele today.

Logan O’Hoppe pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.5% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Batting from the opposite that Griffin Canning throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have the upper hand today.

Pete Crow-Armstrong will probably have an advantage against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Los Angeles Angels only has 1 same-handed RP.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Pete Crow-Armstrong will hold that advantage today.

Brandon Drury will have the handedness advantage against Justin Steele today.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.304) may lead us to conclude that Brandon Drury has experienced some negative variance this year with his .222 actual wOBA.

Brandon Drury has notched a .309 Isolated Power rate (ISO) since the start of last season, ranking in the 81st percentile.

As it relates to his home run ability, Jo Adell ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Justin Steele throws from, Jo Adell will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Jo Adell has made big strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 13% seasonal rate to 18.2% over the past 7 days.

Jo Adell has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average this year; his .187 mark is a good deal lower than his .231 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seiya Suzuki in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

Seiya Suzuki will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

Seiya Suzuki has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 95.1-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 92.9-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Taylor Ward is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.

Taylor Ward will hold the platoon advantage over Justin Steele in today’s matchup.

Taylor Ward has made sizeable strides with his Barrel%, upping his 8.3% rate last year to 15.9% this season.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Miguel Amaya has been unlucky this year. His .232 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .275.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Miguel Sano as Major League Baseball’s 10th-best home run batter.

Over the past 7 days, Willie Calhoun’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 3.1% up to 25%.

Willie Calhoun has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 105-mph average in the last week to his seasonal average of 86.2-mph.

Willie Calhoun’s launch angle lately (29° in the last two weeks’ worth of games) is quite a bit better than his 13.2° seasonal figure.

Willie Calhoun has had some very poor luck with his home runs this year; his 7.0 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is quite a bit lower than his 14.5 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Kevin Pillar is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Kevin Pillar will hold the platoon advantage over Justin Steele in today’s matchup.

Kevin Pillar pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.2% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

There has been a significant improvement in Kevin Pillar’s launch angle from last season’s 17.7° to 21.5° this year.

When estimating his home run ability, Michael Busch ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Michael Busch is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 52% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Michael Busch will hold the platoon advantage against Griffin Canning in today’s game.

Michael Busch has a good chance to have the upper hand against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the Los Angeles Angels only has 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 81st percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Hitting from the opposite that Justin Steele throws from, Zach Neto will have an advantage today.

Zach Neto pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.5% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Zach Neto has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 95.8-mph average to last year’s 93.2-mph average.

Jo Adell’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls in recent games (24.5° over the past 14 days) is a significant increase over his 15.4° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 80th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Over the last two weeks, Pete Crow-Armstrong’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.5-mph over the course of the season to 98.3-mph lately.

Compared to his seasonal average of 9.6°, Dansby Swanson has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 20.3° angle over the last week.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Michael Busch will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Christopher Morel ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Utilizing Statcast data, Willie Calhoun grades out in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .275.

Compared to his seasonal average of 6.9°, Nolan Schanuel has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 11.3° angle in the last 14 days.

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Dansby Swanson is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the same side that Griffin Canning throws from, Dansby Swanson will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

There has been a significant decline in Dansby Swanson’s launch angle from last season’s 12.6° to 9.6° this season.

Sporting a .219 batting average this year, Dansby Swanson has performed in the 21st percentile.

Hitting from the same side that Griffin Canning throws from, Nico Hoerner has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Nico Hoerner has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.4%) and will be challenged by MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 5th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Justin Steele will hold the platoon advantage against Nolan Schanuel today.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Nolan Schanuel in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his home runs, Nolan Schanuel has been lucky this year. His 15.2 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 10.4.

Nolan Schanuel’s maximum exit velocity (an advanced stat to assess power) has been 103.9 mph this year, grading out in the 1st percentile.

Miguel Sano’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Miguel Sano will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Miguel Sano has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 94.6-mph dropping to 85.9-mph over the last week.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 10°, Miguel Sano has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-1.3°) over the last 14 days.

Ranking in the 13th percentile for Sprint Speed at 25.65 ft/sec this year, Miguel Sano is quite slow.

Christopher Morel has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (88% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the same side that Griffin Canning throws from, Christopher Morel will have a tough challenge today.

Christopher Morel’s average exit velocity has dropped off this year; his 91.9-mph EV last season has fallen off to 89.9-mph.

Christopher Morel’s launch angle recently (9.5° over the last 14 days) is considerably lower than his 15.2° seasonal mark.

Checking in at the 2nd percentile, Christopher Morel has posted a .208 BABIP this year.

Cody Bellinger pulls many of his flyballs (35.6% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Cody Bellinger has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 6.5% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Cody Bellinger’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined in recent games; his 90.4-mph seasonal average has fallen to 81.7-mph over the past 14 days.

Cody Bellinger’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off lately, decreasing from 17.4% on the season to 3.2% over the past two weeks.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.238) suggests that Cody Bellinger has experienced some positive variance this year with his .270 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Ranking in the 12th percentile for power, Nico Hoerner has averaged 7.1 home runs per 600 plate appearances this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Amaya in the 18th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Miguel Amaya is penciled in 9th in the lineup today.

Griffin Canning will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Miguel Amaya in today’s game.

This season, there has been a decline in Miguel Amaya’s speed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 26.18 ft/sec last year to 25.18 ft/sec currently.

In notching a 8.100 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Miguel Amaya finds himself in the 12th percentile for power.

Miguel Amaya’s 3.1% Barrel% (a reliable metric to assess power) is in the 9th percentile this year.

Logan O’Hoppe will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Logan O’Hoppe has experienced some positive variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .280 mark is a fair amount higher than his .258 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Pete Crow-Armstrong is penciled in 8th in the batting order today.

Pete Crow-Armstrong has recorded a .266 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, ranking in the 3rd percentile.

Pete Crow-Armstrong has put up a .188 batting average this year, placing in the 5th percentile.

Brandon Drury is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 66% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Brandon Drury will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

This year, Brandon Drury’s Barrel% has decreased significantly, dropping from 11.1% last year to just 3.4% this year.

Brandon Drury’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this year; his 92-mph EV last year has fallen to 88.6-mph.

There has been a significant decline in Brandon Drury’s launch angle from last year’s 11.8° to 0.9° this year.

Jo Adell is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

Jo Adell will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Jo Adell’s average exit velocity has dropped off of late; his 89.2-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 86.6-mph in the last 14 days.

In the past week’s worth of games, Jo Adell’s 9.1% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 37.2%.

Placing in the 2nd percentile, Jo Adell has put up a .204 BABIP this year.

Griffin Canning will hold the platoon advantage against Seiya Suzuki today.

As it relates to his home runs, Seiya Suzuki has had positive variance on his side this year. His 25.2 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 21.9.

Taylor Ward has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

Taylor Ward will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Miguel Amaya ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willie Calhoun in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Willie Calhoun is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 88% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Hitting from the same side that Justin Steele throws from, Willie Calhoun will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

In today’s matchup, Willie Calhoun is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.6% rate (78th percentile).

Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Willie Calhoun today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin Pillar in the 20th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Kevin Pillar will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Despite posting a .369 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Kevin Pillar has been very fortunate given the .065 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .304.

Kevin Pillar’s 88.8-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced stat to assess power) ranks in the 11th percentile this year.

Michael Busch has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 12.1% seasonal rate has dropped off to 4.5% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Michael Busch has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.7-mph dropping to 85.1-mph over the last two weeks.

When it comes to his batting average, Michael Busch has been lucky this year. His .259 BA has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .217.

Zach Neto is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this game.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Zach Neto today.

Zach Neto’s average exit velocity has declined lately; his 88.8-mph seasonal mark has decreased to 79.8-mph over the past 7 days.

Zach Neto’s launch angle lately (3.9° in the last two weeks’ worth of games) is a significant dropoff from his 12° seasonal figure.

When it comes to plate discipline, Zach Neto’s ability is quite weak, putting up a 4.65 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 9th percentile.

Sporting a 4.57 K/BB rate this year, Jo Adell has shown weak plate discipline, grading out in the 10th percentile.

Pete Crow-Armstrong has been cold of late, posting a .226 wOBA in the last 14 days.

Grading out in the 12th percentile, Pete Crow-Armstrong has put up a .210 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willie Calhoun in the 23rd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.330) suggests that Logan O’Hoppe has had positive variance on his side this year with his .348 actual wOBA.

Michael Busch has been lucky this year, compiling a .348 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .309 — a .039 deviation.

Cody Bellinger has been very fortunate when it comes to with his wOBA this year; his .321 figure is quite a bit higher than his .302 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 9.1°, Nico Hoerner has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (3.5°) in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Nico Hoerner has had some very good luck with his home runs this year; his 7.4 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is quite a bit higher than his 4.4 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Seiya Suzuki has been very fortunate this year. His .343 mark has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .325.