Cubs vs Angels match player stats | 2025 Friday, August 22nd

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Cubs vs Angels match player stats | 2025 Friday, August 22nd

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Cubs @ Angels Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Angels
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Date : Todays Game is on Friday, August 22nd
Time : 22/08/25 21:38:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs Game Today

Nolan Schanuel is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Angel Stadium has the 3rd-shortest fences in the majors.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 2nd-most suitable for hitting of all games today.

Batting from the opposite that Ben Brown throws from, Nolan Schanuel will have an edge in today’s game.

Nolan Schanuel will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Mike Trout ranks as the 16th-best hitter in Major League Baseball.

Mike Trout is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Mike Trout will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Mike Trout has posted a .354 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, grading out in the 87th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Taylor Ward is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

Taylor Ward will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Over the last two weeks, Taylor Ward’s 55.3% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 45.1%.

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

Jo Adell will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Jo Adell has made significant strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 17% seasonal rate to 22.9% in the past 14 days.

Jo Adell has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 96.1-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal 91.5-mph figure.

Jo Adell projects as the 19th-best home run batter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 15th-best batter in baseball when it comes to his batting average ability.

Nico Hoerner is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 90% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Nico Hoerner will hold the platoon advantage against Tyler Anderson in today’s game.

Nico Hoerner has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 91.3-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal EV of 86.5-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Ian Happ is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Ian Happ has made big improvements with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 9.2% seasonal rate to 18.2% in the past 7 days.

Compared to last year, Ian Happ has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for base hits, increasing his percentage of balls hit between -4° and 26° from 44% to 49.1% this season.

Dansby Swanson’s BABIP skill is projected in the 87th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Dansby Swanson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Anderson in today’s matchup.

Over the past week, Dansby Swanson’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 12.1% up to 18.8%.

Dansby Swanson’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, rising from 43.8% to 48.8%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yoan Moncada in the 82nd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Yoan Moncada is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

The switch-hitting Yoan Moncada will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Ben Brown.

Yoan Moncada will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Logan O’Hoppe will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Logan O’Hoppe has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 97.2-mph average to last season’s 94.6-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 80th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Logan O’Hoppe’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this year (21.3°) is significantly higher than his 16° angle last season.

Seiya Suzuki projects as the 15th-best batter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

Seiya Suzuki will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Anderson in today’s matchup.

Seiya Suzuki has made substantial gains with his Barrel%, upping his 11.5% rate last season to 18.6% this season.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Bryce Teodosio will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Negatives with the Los Angeles Angels Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 6th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the 4th-strongest among all the teams in action today.

Nolan Schanuel’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 90.8-mph seasonal average has fallen to 88.1-mph over the last 14 days.

Nolan Schanuel has paced 11.4 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year, checking in at the 20th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Ben Brown will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mike Trout today.

In the past week, Mike Trout’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 14.5% down to 0%.

Mike Trout has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90.3-mph dropping to 80.9-mph over the past week.

Mike Trout’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, decreasing from 19.9% on the season to 0% in the last week.

Ben Brown will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Taylor Ward in today’s game.

In the past 7 days, Taylor Ward’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal average of 93.4 mph to 84.5 mph.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (25.6) provides evidence that Taylor Ward has been very fortunate this year with his 32.5 actual HR/600.

Taylor Ward has notched a .272 BABIP this year, grading out in the 23rd percentile.

Jo Adell is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Ben Brown will hold the platoon advantage against Jo Adell in today’s game.

In the past 7 days, Jo Adell’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14.1%.

Jo Adell has exhibited weak plate discipline this year, ranking in the 17th percentile with a 4.13 K/BB rate.

Ranking in the 8th percentile, Jo Adell has notched a .255 BABIP this year.

Nico Hoerner will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Over the last 14 days, Nico Hoerner’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (-0.6°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 7.3°.

Nico Hoerner has been cold of late, posting a 0% Barrel% (an advanced metric to study power) in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Based on Statcast data, Nico Hoerner ranks in the 4th percentile for power per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 3.600.

Power-wise, Nico Hoerner has performed in the 5th percentile, having averaged 4.4 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Ian Happ will bat from his worse side against Tyler Anderson in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ian Happ in today’s game.

Posting a .274 BABIP this year, Ian Happ is positioned in the 25th percentile.

Dansby Swanson is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Dansby Swanson will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Compared to his seasonal angle of 12°, Dansby Swanson has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (6.7°) in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

When it comes to plate discipline, Dansby Swanson’s talent is quite bad, putting up a 4.31 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 14th percentile.

This year, Yoan Moncada has been pinch hit for in 22% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

In the past 7 days, Yoan Moncada’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.6% down to 0%.

Yoan Moncada’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased of late; his 93-mph seasonal average has decreased to 76.7-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Yoan Moncada’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls recently (0.8° in the past two weeks’ worth of games) is a considerable dropoff from his 16.5° seasonal figure.

Logan O’Hoppe has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (60% of the time), but he is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game.

Ben Brown will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan O’Hoppe in today’s matchup.

Logan O’Hoppe has taken a step back with his Barrel% in recent games; his 14.9% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the last 7 days.

Logan O’Hoppe has displayed poor plate discipline this year, grading out in the 3rd percentile with a 6.36 K/BB rate.

Logan O’Hoppe has put up a .296 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 22nd percentile.

Extreme flyball bats like Seiya Suzuki are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Tyler Anderson.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Seiya Suzuki in today’s game.

Seiya Suzuki has taken a step back with his Barrel% in recent games; his 18.6% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryce Teodosio in the 4th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Bryce Teodosio is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

Bryce Teodosio has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 45% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.

Ben Brown will have the handedness advantage over Bryce Teodosio in today’s game.

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