Cubs vs Angels match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, August 23rd

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Cubs vs Angels match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, August 23rd

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Cubs @ Angels Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Angels
Series : Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, August 23rd
Time : 23/08/25 21:38:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs Game Today

The #6 field in the majors for boosting strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

Home field advantage typically improves pitcher metrics across the board, and Victor Mederos will hold that advantage today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Victor Mederos’s overall pitching ability ranks in the 2nd percentile out of all SPs in the majors currently.

The 4th-best projected offense on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill is that of the the Chicago Cubs.

Angel Stadium has the shortest average fence height in the majors.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Zach Neto ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Zach Neto is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

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

By putting up a .325 BABIP this year, Zach Neto is ranked in the 82nd percentile.

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

Nolan Schanuel will hold the platoon advantage against Cade Horton in today’s game.

Nolan Schanuel will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 92nd percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Christian Moore’s BABIP ability is projected in the 91st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Christian Moore will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The Los Angeles Angels (26.7% K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the most strikeout-heavy set of batters of all teams today.

Cade Horton’s 95.1-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 82nd percentile among all starting pitchers.

Cade Horton’s 2484-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 90th percentile among all starting pitchers.

Cade Horton has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, notching a 7.19 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.10 — a 0.91 K/9 gap.

It may be wise to expect better results for the Los Angeles Angels offense going forward, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 8th-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

Mike Trout projects as the 15th-best hitter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mike Trout is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

Mike Trout will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Mike Trout has compiled a .315 BABIP this year, ranking in the 76th percentile.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Taylor Ward ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Taylor Ward is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Taylor Ward will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Jo Adell as MLB’s 18th-best home run batter.

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

In terms of power, Jo Adell is ranked in the 96th percentile, having averaged 36.8 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

In notching a .270 batting average this year, Carson Kelly is positioned in the 76th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 15th-best hitter in the majors when estimating his batting average skill.

Posting a .294 batting average this year, Nico Hoerner is positioned in the 92nd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Ian Happ is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Ian Happ will get to bat from his strong side against a pitcher with a huge platoon split (Victor Mederos) today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Kyle Tucker ranks as the 11th-best batter in the majors.

Kyle Tucker is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Kyle Tucker will hold the platoon advantage over Victor Mederos in today’s matchup… and even more favorably, Mederos has a huge platoon split.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 86th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Sporting a .314 BABIP this year, Dansby Swanson has performed in the 75th percentile.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Yoan Moncada ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Yoan Moncada is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

The switch-hitting Yoan Moncada will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Cade Horton.

Yoan Moncada will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Michael Busch is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

Given Victor Mederos’s huge platoon split, Michael Busch will have an enormous advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s game.

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

Logan O’Hoppe will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

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

Checking in at the 86th percentile for power, Logan O’Hoppe has hit 28.9 HRs per 600 plate appearances this year.

Seiya Suzuki projects as the 16th-best hitter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Seiya Suzuki has hit 31.9 home runs per 600 plate appearances this year, placing in the 91st percentile for power.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Bryce Teodosio will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Negatives with the Los Angeles Angels Game Today

When estimating his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Victor Mederos in the 5th percentile among all starters in baseball.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Victor Mederos is projected to throw 82 pitches in today’s outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 3rd-least of all pitchers on the slate.

It is scheduled that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Quinn Wolcott) calling pitches in this game.

Logan O’Hoppe, the Angels’s expected catcher in today’s game, profiles as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report projects the 4th-highest temperatures of all games today at 82°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 6th-worst stadium in the game for walks.

Batting from the same side that Cade Horton throws from, Zach Neto will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 3rd-best infield defense belongs to the Chicago Cubs.

As it relates to his home run ability, Nolan Schanuel ranks in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When it comes to power, Nolan Schanuel is positioned in the 17th percentile, having averaged 10.3 long-balls per 600 plate appearances this year.

Christian Moore is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Cade Horton will have the handedness advantage against Christian Moore in today’s matchup.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Cade Horton is projected to throw 78 pitches in today’s outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 2nd-least on the slate today.

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 Cade Horton today.

Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Cade Horton has relied on his fastball a lot this year, though: 54.9% of the time, placing in the 100th percentile.

Hitting from the same side that Cade Horton throws from, Mike Trout meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Cade Horton throws from, Taylor Ward encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

Jo Adell is projected to bat 6th in the lineup today.

Hitting from the same side that Cade Horton throws from, Jo Adell will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 13th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Carson Kelly is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 61% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Given Victor Mederos’s huge platoon split, Carson Kelly will be at a big disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in this game.

Carson Kelly will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Nico Hoerner is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this game.

Because of Victor Mederos’s huge platoon split, Nico Hoerner will be at an enormous disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate today.

Nico Hoerner will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Nico Hoerner has averaged 4.4 dingers per 600 plate appearances this year, placing in the 5th percentile for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ian Happ in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Kyle Tucker today.

Dansby Swanson has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (50% of the time), but he is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Victor Mederos will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Dansby Swanson in today’s matchup… and it’s a particular mismatch considering Mederos’s huge platoon split.

Dansby Swanson will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Michael Busch in today’s game.

Logan O’Hoppe is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card today.

Cade Horton will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan O’Hoppe in today’s game.

Logan O’Hoppe has notched a .232 batting average this year, placing in the 23rd percentile.

Victor Mederos will hold the platoon advantage over Seiya Suzuki in today’s game… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Mederos’s huge platoon split.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Seiya Suzuki in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryce Teodosio in the 4th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Bryce Teodosio is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Cade Horton will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bryce Teodosio in today’s game.

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