Cardinals vs Cubs match player stats | 2026 Friday, August 14th

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Cardinals @ Cubs Matchup Details

Teams : St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, August 14th
Time : 14/08/26 14:20:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the St. Louis Cardinals Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Wetherholt in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,JJ Wetherholt is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

,Humid weather has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast projects the 2nd-most humidity of the day at 88%.

,Batting from the opposite that Clay Holmes throws from, JJ Wetherholt will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,JJ Wetherholt has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Alex Bregman is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Alex Bregman will have the handedness advantage over Matthew Liberatore in today’s game.

,Alex Bregman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36% — 87th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Alex Bregman will hold that advantage today.

,Tyrone Taylor will have the handedness advantage against Matthew Liberatore today.

,Tyrone Taylor pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.4% — 93rd 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.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Tyrone Taylor will hold that advantage today.

,Jose Fermin pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.7% — 97th 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.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ivan Herrera in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Ivan Herrera is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Clay Holmes throws from, Cesar Prieto will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

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

,Seiya Suzuki is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Matthew Liberatore throws from, Seiya Suzuki will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

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

,When it comes to his batting average skill, Nico Hoerner is projected as the 14th-best batter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nico Hoerner will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matthew Liberatore in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Nico Hoerner will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 91st percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Michael Busch is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

,Michael Busch has a good chance to have the upper hand against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the St. Louis Cardinals only has 1 same-handed RP.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Michael Busch will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

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

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

,Carson Kelly is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 73% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Liberatore throws from, Carson Kelly will have an edge in today’s game.

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

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

,The Chicago Cubs have 7 hitters in the projected lineup that will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matthew Liberatore today.

,Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Matthew Liberatore in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pedro Ramirez in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Pedro Ramirez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.1% — 82nd 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 matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Pedro Ramirez will hold that advantage today.

,Alec Burleson’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Alec Burleson is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Alec Burleson will have the handedness advantage against Clay Holmes in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 75th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong may have an advantage against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the St. Louis Cardinals only has 1 same-handed RP.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Pete Crow-Armstrong will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Negatives with the Chicago Cubs Game Today

The Chicago Cubs infield defense grades out as the strongest among every team playing today.

,JJ Wetherholt will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 14th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Tyrone Taylor is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Fermin in the 9th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Jose Fermin is penciled in 8th in the batting order today.

,Batting from the same side that Clay Holmes throws from, Jose Fermin faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Jose Fermin will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Clay Holmes throws from, Ivan Herrera has a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Typically, hitters like Ivan Herrera who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Clay Holmes.

,Ivan Herrera will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cesar Prieto in the 12th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Cesar Prieto is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Typically, bats like Cesar Prieto who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Clay Holmes.

,Cesar Prieto is an extreme groundball hitter and faces the strong infield defense of Chicago (#1-best of all teams on the slate today).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Clay Holmes’s overall pitching ability grades out in the 77th percentile out of all SPs in the game right now.

,Given that flyball hitters perform worse against flyball pitchers, Clay Holmes (54.7% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in today’s game with 3 FB hitters in the opposing club’s projected offense.

,Home field advantage generally improves pitcher stats in all categories, and Clay Holmes will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masyn Winn in the 20th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Masyn Winn is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Clay Holmes throws from, Masyn Winn will have a tough challenge today.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Masyn Winn in today’s game.

,Nico Hoerner is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Nico Hoerner has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Matthew Liberatore will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Busch in today’s matchup.

,Dansby Swanson is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this game.

,Carson Kelly’s BABIP ability is projected in the 21st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matthew Liberatore to throw 85 pitches in this game (10th-least on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Fermin in the 20th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Cesar Prieto in today’s matchup.

,Pedro Ramirez is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Alec Burleson in today’s matchup.

,Matthew Liberatore will hold the platoon advantage over Pete Crow-Armstrong in today’s matchup.

,Today, 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 41.6% rate (99th percentile).

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Cesar Prieto ranks in the 17th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Clay Holmes to be limited in today’s game, projecting a maximum of 85 pitches.

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