Blue Jays vs Cubs match player stats | 2026 Friday, June 19th

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Blue Jays @ Cubs Matchup Details

Teams : Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago Cubs

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, June 19th
Time : 19/06/26 14:20:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Toronto Blue Jays Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 13th-best hitter in baseball when it comes to his batting average talent.

,Nico Hoerner will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

,Andres Gimenez will have the handedness advantage against Ben Brown in today’s game.

,Andres Gimenez has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Nathan Lukes will hold the platoon advantage against Ben Brown in today’s matchup.

,Nathan Lukes has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Alex Bregman is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.

,Alex Bregman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.5% — 90th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Alex Bregman will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jesus Sanchez in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Jesus Sanchez is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Jesus Sanchez will hold the platoon advantage against Ben Brown in today’s game.

,Jesus Sanchez has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Shaw in the 75th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Matt Shaw will hold that advantage today.

,When assessing his home run ability, Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Pete Crow-Armstrong has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (57% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong will have the handedness advantage against Kevin Gausman in today’s game.

,The Toronto Blue Jays have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Pete Crow-Armstrong stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Pete Crow-Armstrong will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Carson Kelly will hold that advantage today.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Kazuma Okamoto ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Kazuma Okamoto pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.7% — 90th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Michael Busch ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Michael Busch is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Kevin Gausman throws from, Michael Busch will have an advantage today.

,The Toronto Blue Jays have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Michael Busch can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

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

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Alejandro Kirk ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Alejandro Kirk’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Ian Happ is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The switch-hitting Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Kevin Gausman.

,Ian Happ will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

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

Negatives with the Chicago Cubs Game Today

Nico Hoerner has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (86% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this game.

,Kevin Gausman will have the handedness advantage over Nico Hoerner in today’s matchup.

,Nico Hoerner has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.3%) and will be challenged by the game’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The Toronto Blue Jays infield defense profiles as the 4th-best out of every team in action today.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Andres Gimenez ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Andres Gimenez is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this game.

,The Chicago Cubs infield defense profiles as the strongest among every team on the slate today.

,Chicago’s #1-ranked outfield defense of the day poses a formidable challenge for Andres Gimenez, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Andres Gimenez today.

,When estimating his home run ability, Nathan Lukes ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nathan Lukes is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 71% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Nathan Lukes today.

,Kevin Gausman will hold the platoon advantage over Alex Bregman today.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jesus Sanchez in today’s game.

,Matt Shaw is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Kevin Gausman will have the handedness advantage against Matt Shaw in today’s game.

,Today, Matt Shaw is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 33.9% rate (81st percentile).

,Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.9% — 97th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 19th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Carson Kelly is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

,Batting from the same side that Kevin Gausman throws from, Carson Kelly will not have the upper hand today.

,Kazuma Okamoto is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 74% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

,Hitting from the same side that Ben Brown throws from, Kazuma Okamoto will have a disadvantage today.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Kazuma Okamoto in today’s game.

,Alejandro Kirk is penciled in 8th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

,Hitting from the same side that Ben Brown throws from, Alejandro Kirk faces a tough challenge today.

,Alejandro Kirk has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Alejandro Kirk in today’s game.

,When assessing his home run talent, Nico Hoerner ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ian Happ pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.6% — 80th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

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