Brewers vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 5 Thursday, August 21st

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Brewers vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 5 Thursday, August 21st

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Brewers @ Cubs Series Game 5 Matchup Details

Teams : Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
Series : Series Game 5
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, August 21st
Time : 21/08/25 14:20:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Milwaukee Brewers Game Today

Hitters such as Sal Frelick with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Shota Imanaga who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

Sal Frelick’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Joey Ortiz will hold the platoon advantage over Shota Imanaga in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Caleb Durbin will have an advantage today.

Caleb Durbin pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.3% — 84th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Shota Imanaga in the 77th percentile as it relates to his strikeout skill.

It is likely that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Dan Merzel) in charge of the strike zone in this game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher stats in all categories, and Shota Imanaga will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Carson Kelly is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

Carson Kelly will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

As it relates to his batting average ability, Nico Hoerner is projected as the 15th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Nico Hoerner will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Ian Happ is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

The switch-hitting Ian Happ will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Quinn Priester.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Dansby Swanson will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When assessing his overall offensive skill, William Contreras ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

William Contreras is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

William Contreras will have the handedness advantage over Shota Imanaga in today’s game.

Batters such as William Contreras with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Shota Imanaga who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich as the 12th-best hitter in the majors when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Christian Yelich is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Christian Yelich has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball batters like Christian Yelich tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Shota Imanaga.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Christian Yelich ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.

Andrew Vaughn will hold the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Michael Busch is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.

Michael Busch will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Quinn Priester today.

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

Brice Turang’s BABIP talent is projected in the 90th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brice Turang is penciled in 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Brice Turang has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball batters like Brice Turang generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Shota Imanaga.

Isaac Collins is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 59% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

The switch-hitting Isaac Collins will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Shota Imanaga.

Isaac Collins pulls many of his flyballs (35.1% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Seiya Suzuki ranks as the 15th-best batter in the majors.

Seiya Suzuki is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Bats such as Seiya Suzuki with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Quinn Priester who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

Seiya Suzuki will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Owen Caissie as the 18th-best batter in the majors when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Owen Caissie will have the handedness advantage over Quinn Priester in today’s matchup.

Owen Caissie has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Owen Caissie will hold that advantage today.

Brandon Lockridge will hold the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga today.

Extreme groundball batters like Brandon Lockridge tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Shota Imanaga.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lockridge in the 95th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Negatives with the Chicago Cubs Game Today

When assessing his home run ability, Sal Frelick ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Sal Frelick has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (76% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the batting order today.

This matchup is forecasted to have the 2nd-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 9.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for mound aces.

Hitting from the same side that Shota Imanaga throws from, Sal Frelick will be in a tough position today.

The Chicago Cubs outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-strongest out of every team in action today.

Joey Ortiz is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Joey Ortiz has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.6%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 11th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Caleb Durbin is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 13th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Caleb Durbin in today’s game.

Matt Shaw is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

Quinn Priester will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matt Shaw today.

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 33.6% rate (75th percentile).

The Milwaukee Brewers (19.7 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 2nd-least strikeout-heavy group of batters of all teams today.

With 6 hitters of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected offense, Shota Imanaga faces a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

Given that flyball pitchers are hit hardest by groundball hitters, Shota Imanaga (44.4% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in this matchup with 5 GB hitters in Milwaukee’s projected lineup.

The 5th-weakest projected offense on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill is that of the the Milwaukee Brewers.

Carson Kelly’s BABIP talent is projected in the 13th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the same side that Quinn Priester throws from, Carson Kelly will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

The Milwaukee Brewers outfield defense profiles as the best out of every team in action today.

Nico Hoerner is penciled in 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

Quinn Priester will have the handedness advantage against Nico Hoerner today.

Nico Hoerner has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 3rd percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Dansby Swanson has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (51% of the time), but he is projected to bat 8th in the lineup today.

Quinn Priester will have the handedness advantage over Dansby Swanson in today’s matchup.

In today’s matchup, William Contreras is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36% rate (90th percentile).

William Contreras will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Shota Imanaga will hold the platoon advantage against Christian Yelich in today’s game.

Christian Yelich will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Andrew Vaughn in today’s matchup.

Michael Busch pulls many of his flyballs (33.1% — 76th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

The Chicago Cubs projected lineup ranks as the 4th-best of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall batting skill.

Playing on the road typically reduces pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Quinn Priester today.

Shota Imanaga will hold the platoon advantage against Brice Turang in today’s matchup.

Brice Turang will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

When assessing his home run ability, Brice Turang ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Isaac Collins today.

Batting from the same side that Quinn Priester throws from, Seiya Suzuki will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Owen Caissie is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lockridge in the 4th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Brandon Lockridge is penciled in 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Brandon Lockridge has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

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