Brewers vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, June 18th

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Brewers vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, June 18th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Wednesday, June 18th
18/06/25 20:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Brewers vs Cubs Series Game 2 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 82nd percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Sal Frelick is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which tends to lead to higher offensive output.

High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 2nd-most humidity of all games on the slate at 83%.

Sal Frelick will have the handedness advantage against Jameson Taillon in today’s game.

Extreme flyball bats like Sal Frelick usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Jameson Taillon.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Chourio in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Jackson Chourio is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.

Wrigley Field has the 2nd-shallowest left field dimensions in Major League Baseball.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Jackson Chourio ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Caleb Durbin pulls a lot of his flyballs (35% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Shaw in the 75th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

The 3rd-best projected lineup of all teams today in terms of overall hitting skill belongs to the Chicago Cubs.

It is anticipated that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Adam Beck) behind the plate today.

Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jacob Misiorowski in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Jacob Misiorowski in the 80th percentile when estimating his strikeout skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Wrigley Field as the 5th-best field in baseball for strikeouts.

Because groundball pitchers hold a big edge over groundball batters, Jacob Misiorowski and his 34.2% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a good spot in today’s game matching up with 2 opposing GB batters.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Nico Hoerner will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 20th-best batter in the league when assessing his batting average ability.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Ian Happ ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Ian Happ is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game.

The switch-hitting Ian Happ will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Jacob Misiorowski… and even better, Misiorowski has a large platoon split.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 7th-best hitter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

Considering Jacob Misiorowski’s large platoon split, Kyle Tucker will have an enormous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in this game.

Rhys Hoskins is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Rhys Hoskins pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.9% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

When assessing his home run skill, Rhys Hoskins ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Dansby Swanson is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Dansby Swanson will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 95th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

William Contreras is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Christian Yelich is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today.

Christian Yelich will hold the platoon advantage against Jameson Taillon in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his BABIP talent, Christian Yelich is projected as the 20th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jameson Taillon will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his metrics across the board.

Jameson Taillon allowed a colossal 6 earned runs in his last GS.

Jameson Taillon has relied on his cut-fastball 12.6% less often this season (12.4%) than he did last season (25%).

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Michael Busch ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Given Jacob Misiorowski’s large platoon split, Michael Busch will have a big advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

Michael Busch will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 88th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 56% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Given Jacob Misiorowski’s large platoon split, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Batting from the opposite that Jameson Taillon throws from, Brice Turang will have an advantage in today’s game.

Brice Turang has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 85th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Seiya Suzuki ranks as the 17th-best hitter in the majors.

Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Seiya Suzuki will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Negative Match Player Stats with Brewers vs Cubs Series Game 2

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Wrigley Field as the 7th-worst park in the game for LHB batting average.

Among all stadiums, Wrigley Field’s right field fences are the 5th-deepest.

Among all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Chicago Cubs.

Sal Frelick will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

As it relates to his home run skill, Sal Frelick ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Wrigley Field ranks as the #25 park in the league for overall left-handed offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Wrigley Field has the 7th-highest average fence height among all major league parks.

Joey Ortiz is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this game.

Wrigley Field ranks as the #24 park in the majors for right-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Hitting from the same side that Jameson Taillon throws from, Joey Ortiz will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Joey Ortiz has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The #6 venue in Major League Baseball for suppressing offensive stats to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field.

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 Joey Ortiz today.

Jameson Taillon will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jackson Chourio today.

Jackson Chourio will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 9th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Caleb Durbin is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this game.

Jameson Taillon will hold the platoon advantage against Caleb Durbin today.

Caleb Durbin’s BABIP talent is projected in the 9th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Caleb Durbin will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

As it relates to his home run talent, Matt Shaw ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Matt Shaw is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Jacob Misiorowski will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matt Shaw in today’s matchup… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Misiorowski’s large platoon split.

Matt Shaw has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Among all the teams today, the strongest infield defense is that of the the Milwaukee Brewers.

The #10 venue in the league for suppressing walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field.

Jacob Misiorowski is an extreme flyball pitcher (34.2% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the benefit of pitching in the #23 HR venue in the league in this matchup.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Jacob Misiorowski is projected to throw 78 pitches in this game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 5th-least of all pitchers on the slate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 9th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Carson Kelly is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

Jacob Misiorowski will have the handedness advantage against Carson Kelly today… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Misiorowski’s large platoon split.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Nico Hoerner is projected to hit 8th in the batting order today.

Because of Jacob Misiorowski’s large platoon split, Nico Hoerner will be at a big disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate in today’s game.

Nico Hoerner has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Today, Kyle Tucker is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35% rate (88th percentile).

Extreme flyball hitters like Kyle Tucker tend to be less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Jacob Misiorowski.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rhys Hoskins in the 5th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Jameson Taillon will have the handedness advantage against Rhys Hoskins today.

Typically, batters like Rhys Hoskins who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Jameson Taillon.

Rhys Hoskins will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Jacob Misiorowski will have the handedness advantage against Dansby Swanson in today’s game… and it’s an even bigger mismatch considering Misiorowski’s large platoon split.

Batting from the same side that Jameson Taillon throws from, William Contreras will have a tough challenge today.

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 36.7% rate (92nd percentile).

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for William Contreras in today’s matchup.

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

The Milwaukee Brewers (20.3 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 5th-least strikeout-heavy set of hitters of all teams today.

Given that groundball batters hold a significant edge over flyball pitchers, Jameson Taillon and his 38.4% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a tough spot in today’s outing being matched up with 3 opposing GB hitters.

Jameson Taillon is an extreme flyball pitcher (38.4% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the benefit of pitching in the #23 HR venue among all major league stadiums in this matchup.

Michael Busch has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (77% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.6% — 91st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

When assessing his home run talent, Brice Turang ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brice Turang is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 72% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

Brice Turang will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Collins in the 24th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Isaac Collins is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this game.

The switch-hitting Isaac Collins will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side (0) today against Jameson Taillon,Isaac Collins pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.6% — 86th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

Because of Jacob Misiorowski’s large platoon split, Seiya Suzuki will be at a huge disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in today’s game.

Typically, bats like Seiya Suzuki who hit a lot of flyballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Jacob Misiorowski.

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