Brewers vs Cubs match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Wednesday, May 20th

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Brewers @ Cubs Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, May 20th
Time : 20/05/26 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Milwaukee Brewers Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Ian Happ is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Among all major league parks, Wrigley Field’s left field fences are the 2nd-shallowest.

,Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output.

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

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

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Chourio in the 97th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,Jackson Chourio is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

,Brice Turang’s BABIP talent is projected in the 96th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Brice Turang is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.

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

,Brice Turang has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,David Hamilton will hold the platoon advantage against Edward Cabrera in today’s game.

,As it relates to his batting average skill, Nico Hoerner is projected as the 11th-best hitter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,Batting from the opposite that Kyle Harrison throws from, Nico Hoerner will have the upper hand today.

,Nico Hoerner will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

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

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Dansby Swanson will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Garrett Mitchell as the 12th-best hitter in baseball when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Garrett Mitchell is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

,Garrett Mitchell will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Edward Cabrera in today’s game.

,Garrett Mitchell has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Matt Shaw has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (96% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.

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

,Matt Shaw will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Batting from the opposite that Edward Cabrera throws from, Sal Frelick will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 80th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Pete Crow-Armstrong will hold that advantage in today’s game.

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

,The Chicago Cubs have 7 hitters in the projected offense that will hold the platoon advantage over Kyle Harrison in this matchup.

,Playing on the road generally reduces pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Kyle Harrison in today’s game.

,Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Kyle Harrison has gone to his fastball a lot this year, though: 60.4% of the time, grading out in the 100th percentile.

,Given the 2.04 gap between Kyle Harrison’s 2.09 ERA and his 4.13 estimated true talent ERA (per the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in the majors this year and figures to negatively regress in future games.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Seiya Suzuki ranks as the 19th-best hitter in baseball.

,Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.

,Seiya Suzuki will have the handedness advantage over Kyle Harrison in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Seiya Suzuki will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 79th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Harrison throws from, Carson Kelly will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Carson Kelly will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Alex Bregman ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

,Alex Bregman will have the handedness advantage against Kyle Harrison in today’s matchup.

,Alex Bregman pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.8% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jackson Chourio ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jake Bauers ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jake Bauers will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Edward Cabrera today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Edward Cabrera has averaged 92.8 adjusted pitches per GS this year, checking in at the 76th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich as the 15th-best batter in baseball when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Christian Yelich is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Christian Yelich will have the handedness advantage over Edward Cabrera in today’s matchup.

,Christian Yelich has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 86th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kyle Harrison in the 90th percentile as it relates to his strikeout skill.

,The #6 park in Major League Baseball for boosting strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field.

,Kyle Harrison was rolling in his previous start and accumulated 8 strikeouts.

,When estimating his home run talent, Jake Bauers ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Luis Rengifo has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

,As it relates to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Edward Cabrera in the 76th percentile among all SPs in MLB.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,William Contreras is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, William Contreras ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 85th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Christian Yelich ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Chicago Cubs Series Game 3 Game Today

The #6 ballpark in baseball for suppressing batting average to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field.

,Less offense (and more strikeouts) are strongly connected with cold weather, and the weather forecast for this game forecasts the lowest temperature on the schedule today at 50°.

,The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 11.9-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for mound aces.

,The switch-hitting Ian Happ will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side (0) today against Kyle Harrison,Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-best infield defense belongs to the Milwaukee Brewers.

,Michael Busch has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (72% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Wrigley Field as the 6th-worst venue in baseball for lefty batting average.

,The 5th-deepest right field dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in Wrigley Field.

,Hitting from the same side that Edward Cabrera throws from, Jackson Chourio will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Out of every team playing today, the best infield defense is that of the Chicago Cubs.

,The #9 venue in Major League Baseball for suppressing offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field.

,The league’s 7th-highest fence height (on average) can be found at Wrigley Field.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, David Hamilton ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,David Hamilton is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this game.

,Dansby Swanson is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,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 33.8% rate (80th percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 4th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Sal Frelick is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Kyle Harrison throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will be in a tough position in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kyle Harrison in the 76th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching talent level.

,Typically, batters like Seiya Suzuki who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Kyle Harrison.

,Carson Kelly is projected to hit 8th in the lineup today.

,Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jackson Chourio today.

,Jake Bauers has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (91% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Chicago’s #1-ranked outfield defense on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Garrett Mitchell, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,Projected catcher Carson Kelly projects as a weak pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,With 7 bats of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Edward Cabrera will be in a tough position while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this game.

,Christian Yelich will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

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

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 5th-least strikeout-prone lineup in today’s games is the Chicago Cubs with a 20.6% underlying K%.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 4th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Luis Rengifo is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 24th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Brice Turang today.

,Edward Cabrera will hold the platoon advantage against William Contreras 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 35.8% rate (91st percentile).

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