Blue Jays vs Cubs match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, June 20th

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Blue Jays @ Cubs Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago Cubs
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, June 20th
Time : 20/06/26 14:20:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Toronto Blue Jays Series Game 2 Game Today

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,In MLB, Wrigley Field’s left field dimensions are the 6th-shallowest.

,Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which often leads to higher offensive output.

,Dansby Swanson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin in today’s matchup.

,The Toronto Blue Jays outfield defense projects as the 3rd-weakest among all the teams today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Ian Happ pulls many of his flyballs (34.9% — 81st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,When estimating his home run ability, Kazuma Okamoto ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Kazuma Okamoto pulls many of his flyballs (36.8% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be 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 93rd percentile when estimating his home run ability.

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

,Pete Crow-Armstrong will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Alex Bregman is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Alex Bregman will hold the platoon advantage over Patrick Corbin today.

,Alex Bregman pulls many of his flyballs (36.4% — 89th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Seiya Suzuki ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Seiya Suzuki will hold the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Colin Rea’s overall pitching skill is in the 15th percentile among all starting pitchers in the majors currently.

,The Toronto Blue Jays projected batting order projects as the 3rd-strongest of all teams today in terms of overall hitting skill.

,It is scheduled that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Malachi Moore) in charge of the strike zone today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Carson Kelly (the Cubs’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Kirk in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Alejandro Kirk is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,When it comes to his batting average skill, Nico Hoerner is projected as the 12th-best batter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nico Hoerner is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,Nico Hoerner will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Shaw in the 76th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Hitting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Matt Shaw will have an edge in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Matt Shaw will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as the 2nd-best batter in baseball as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jesus Sanchez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

,Jesus Sanchez will hold the platoon advantage over Colin Rea in today’s matchup.

,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 the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is an extreme flyball batter and matches up with the weak outfield defense of Toronto (#3-worst on the slate today).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Wrigley Field as the 6th-best stadium in the majors for strikeouts.

,Batting from the opposite that Colin Rea throws from, Nathan Lukes will have an edge in today’s game.

,Nathan Lukes has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Carson Kelly will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin in today’s matchup.

,Carson Kelly will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Andres Gimenez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Colin Rea today.

,Andres Gimenez has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.5%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

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

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

,George Springer is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Michael Busch is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Patrick Corbin in the 2nd percentile when estimating his overall pitching talent level.

,The Chicago Cubs projected lineup projects as the strongest of all teams on the slate in terms of overall hitting ability.

,With 7 bats who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Patrick Corbin will have a tough matchup while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Alex Bregman ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Yohendrick Pinango is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

,Yohendrick Pinango will hold the platoon advantage against Colin Rea in today’s game.

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

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

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Kazuma Okamoto ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Kirk in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Nathan Lukes’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Chicago Cubs Series Game 2 Game Today

Dansby Swanson is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card today.

,Wrigley Field grades out as the #22 ballpark in the majors for RHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Ian Happ has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (98% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this game.

,Among all stadiums, the 7th-tallest fence height (on average) are at Wrigley Field.

,The switch-hitting Ian Happ will bat from his weak side (0) today against Patrick Corbin,Kazuma Okamoto is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 74% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Wrigley Field as the 8th-worst park in the league for boosting offensive stats to RHB.

,Colin Rea will hold the platoon advantage over Kazuma Okamoto in today’s game.

,The Chicago Cubs infield defense projects as the strongest among all the teams on the slate today.

,Patrick Corbin will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Pete Crow-Armstrong in today’s matchup.

,In today’s matchup, Pete Crow-Armstrong is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 40.4% rate (98th percentile).

,Alex Bregman’s BABIP talent is projected in the 14th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Wrigley Field has the 5th-deepest right field fences in the league.

,Colin Rea will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his metrics across the board.

,Colin Rea will hold the platoon advantage over Alejandro Kirk 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 in today’s matchup.

,Alejandro Kirk will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,Nico Hoerner has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.4%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Matt Shaw is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this game.

,In today’s game, 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).

,Hitting from the same side that Colin Rea throws from, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Wrigley Field as the 8th-worst stadium in the majors for boosting offensive stats to left-handed hitters.

,Jesus Sanchez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Wrigley Field as the 9th-worst stadium in Major League Baseball for lefty batting average.

,When assessing his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Colin Rea in the 16th percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 2nd-least strikeout-prone lineup today is the Toronto Blue Jays with a 19.4% underlying K%.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Nathan Lukes ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nathan Lukes is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 71% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

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

,Carson Kelly is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 12th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Andres Gimenez is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Andres Gimenez today.

,Batting from the same side that Colin Rea throws from, George Springer will be in a tough position today.

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for George Springer today.

,Nathan Lukes will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Kazuma Okamoto in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Patrick Corbin throws from, Michael Busch will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Alejandro Kirk (the Blue Jays’s expected catcher today) projects as a good pitch framer.

,Yohendrick Pinango will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 4th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,When assessing his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Patrick Corbin in the 17th percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball.

,Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Patrick Corbin is projected to throw 82 pitches today by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 2nd-least on the slate.

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

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