Cardinals vs Cubs match player stats | 2026 Friday, July 3rd

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Cardinals @ Cubs Matchup Details

Teams : St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, July 3rd
Time : 03/07/26 16:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the St. Louis Cardinals Game Today

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Michael Busch ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Michael Busch is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Andre Pallante throws from, Michael Busch will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Michael Busch is likely to have an advantage against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the St. Louis Cardinals has just 1 same-handed RP.

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

,Michael Conforto will have the handedness advantage against Andre Pallante in today’s game.

,Michael Conforto is likely 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.

,Michael Conforto has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.

,Batting from the opposite that Andre Pallante throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have an edge in today’s game.

,The St. Louis Cardinals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Pete Crow-Armstrong can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

,Bats such as Pete Crow-Armstrong with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Andre Pallante who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

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

,Ian Happ is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Ian Happ will get to bat from his good side against Andre Pallante in today’s matchup.

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

,Masyn Winn will hold the platoon advantage over David Peterson today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Conforto in the 80th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Lars Nootbaar ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

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

,Extreme groundball hitters like Seiya Suzuki tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Andre Pallante.

,Seiya Suzuki will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

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

,Alex Bregman is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

,Alex Bregman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.7% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Alex Bregman will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Nico Hoerner will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Negatives with the Chicago Cubs Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Conforto in the 18th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Michael Conforto is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card today.

,Nathan Church is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

,Hitting from the same side that David Peterson throws from, Nathan Church will be in a tough position in today’s game.

,Typically, hitters like Nathan Church who hit a lot of groundballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as David Peterson.

,The Chicago Cubs infield defense profiles as the strongest out of all the teams in action today.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Nathan Church today.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.3% — 97th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Today, Ian Happ is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.9% rate (82nd percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masyn Winn in the 23rd percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Masyn Winn is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this game.

,Masyn Winn will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Lars Nootbaar is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 89% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

,Batting from the same side that David Peterson throws from, Lars Nootbaar will have a disadvantage today.

,Lars Nootbaar will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Andre Pallante throws from, Seiya Suzuki will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Andre Pallante throws from, Alex Bregman will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

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

,Nico Hoerner is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

,Andre Pallante will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nico Hoerner in today’s game.

,Nico Hoerner has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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