Brewers vs Cubs match player stats | Playoffs 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, October 8th

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Brewers @ Cubs Series Game 3 Playoff Matchup Details

Teams : Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
Postseason Series : Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, October 8th
Time : 08/10/25 17:08:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Milwaukee Brewers Postseason Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Sal Frelick is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

As far as temperature and humidity go, the best pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Chourio in the 96th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Jackson Chourio is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Matt Shaw pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.9% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Matt Shaw will hold that advantage today.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 14th-best batter in baseball when estimating his batting average skill.

Nico Hoerner is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 74% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

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

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Ian Happ ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Ian Happ is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

The switch-hitting Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Quinn Priester.

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

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Kyle Tucker ranks as the 10th-best batter in MLB.

Kyle Tucker is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

Kyle Tucker will hold the platoon advantage over Quinn Priester today.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Dansby Swanson will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

William Contreras is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

When it comes to his BABIP skill, Christian Yelich is projected as the 10th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Christian Yelich is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Christian Yelich will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jameson Taillon in today’s game.

Christian Yelich has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Christian Yelich ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jake Bauers will have the handedness advantage against Jameson Taillon in today’s game.

When assessing his home run talent, Jake Bauers ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Carson Kelly, the Cubs’s expected catcher today, projects as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Andrew Vaughn’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Michael Busch is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Quinn Priester throws from, Michael Busch will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

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

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Michael Busch ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 87th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Batting from the opposite that Quinn Priester throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Pete Crow-Armstrong 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 Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 3rd-least strikeout-heavy lineup today is the Chicago Cubs with a 20.9% underlying K%.

The 2nd-best projected lineup on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill belongs to the Chicago Cubs.

Brice Turang’s BABIP skill is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brice Turang is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Brice Turang will hold the platoon advantage against Jameson Taillon in today’s game.

Brice Turang has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Seiya Suzuki ranks as the 18th-best batter in the majors.

Seiya Suzuki is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

Extreme flyball batters like Seiya Suzuki are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Quinn Priester.

Seiya Suzuki will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Negatives with the Chicago Cubs Postseason Game Today

The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.2-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for pitchers.

The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the best out of all the teams today.

Chicago’s #2-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Sal Frelick, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

Sal Frelick will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Ortiz in the 23rd percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

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

Jameson Taillon will hold the platoon advantage against Joey Ortiz today.

Joey Ortiz has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.9%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Jameson Taillon throws from, Jackson Chourio will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

Jackson Chourio will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Matt Shaw is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

Quinn Priester will have the handedness advantage against Matt Shaw today.

The Milwaukee Brewers infield defense profiles as the strongest out of every team on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 12th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Carson Kelly is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Quinn Priester throws from, Carson Kelly will be in a tough position in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Quinn Priester throws from, Nico Hoerner meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Kyle Tucker pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.7% — 90th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Milwaukee’s #2-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate poses a formidable challenge for Kyle Tucker, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

Dansby Swanson is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Quinn Priester throws from, Dansby Swanson will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Jameson Taillon throws from, William Contreras faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

William Contreras has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for William Contreras in today’s matchup.

Christian Yelich will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Bauers in the 16th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Jake Bauers is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Jake Bauers pulls many of his flyballs (35.1% — 83rd percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Jake Bauers is an extreme flyball batter and squares off against the strong outfield defense of Chicago (#1-best of all teams on the slate).

The weakest projected offense of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall batting ability belongs to the Milwaukee Brewers.

Jameson Taillon will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his metrics across the board.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jameson Taillon to throw 77 pitches in today’s matchup (3rd-most on the slate today), taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

Andrew Vaughn is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 83% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Jameson Taillon will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Vaughn in today’s matchup.

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

Michael Busch pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.8% — 82nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Pete Crow-Armstrong has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (62% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.9% — 98th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Quinn Priester is projected to throw 74 pitches today by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 3rd-least of the day.

Considering that groundball hitters hold a sizeable edge over flyball pitchers, Quinn Priester and his 52.2% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a troublesome position in this outing going up against 2 opposing GB bats.

Quinn Priester will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Quinn Priester in the 80th percentile when assessing his overall pitching abilities.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Brice Turang in today’s game.

When it comes to his home run ability, Brice Turang ranks in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Quinn Priester will hold the platoon advantage over Seiya Suzuki in today’s game.

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