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Cubs @ Cardinals Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, July 28th
Time : 28/07/26 19:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs Series Game 2 Game Today

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Ian Happ ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ian Happ is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.

,A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 2nd-highest temperatures of the day at 88°.

,As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Hunter Dobbins today.

,Ian Happ has put up a .360 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, checking in at the 90th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Busch Stadium has the 9th-shortest fence height (on average) among all stadiums.

,Masyn Winn hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Masyn Winn will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

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

,Blaze Jordan’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Blaze Jordan hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Blaze Jordan will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Colin Rea’s overall pitching talent is in the 21st percentile among all SPs in the league currently.

,It may be smart to expect better results for the St. Louis Cardinals offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 8th-unluckiest offense in the game this year.

,With 6 bats who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Colin Rea will be at a disadvantage while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this outing.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Jordan Walker ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jordan Walker is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

,Jordan Walker hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.2% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Jordan Walker will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Alex Bregman is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.

,Alex Bregman’s launch angle recently (26° over the past 7 days) is quite a bit better than his 17.4° seasonal angle.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Alex Bregman’s true offensive ability to be a .329, providing some evidence that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .025 difference between that mark and his actual .304 wOBA.

,As it relates to plate discipline, Alex Bregman’s skill is quite strong, sporting a 1.52 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 86th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Wetherholt in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,JJ Wetherholt is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Colin Rea throws from, JJ Wetherholt will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jimmy Crooks in the 83rd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Jimmy Crooks is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,Jimmy Crooks will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Colin Rea in today’s matchup.

,Posting a .340 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season, Carson Kelly is positioned in the 77th percentile for offensive ability.

,In terms of plate discipline, Carson Kelly’s talent is quite good, sporting a 1.47 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 89th percentile.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Hunter Dobbins throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have an edge today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

,Alec Burleson is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

,Alec Burleson will hold the platoon advantage against Colin Rea in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,The St. Louis Cardinals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Pete Crow-Armstrong has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

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

,Lars Nootbaar is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

,Lars Nootbaar will have the handedness advantage over Colin Rea in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Dansby Swanson hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Over the last week, Dansby Swanson’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 7.9% up to 13.3%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 17th-best hitter in the majors when it comes to his batting average skill.

,In the last 7 days, Nico Hoerner’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 86.7-mph over the course of the season to 95.9-mph in recent games.

,Nico Hoerner’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased lately, increasing from 50.4% on the season to 64.5% over the past two weeks.

,Jimmy Crooks hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38% — 76th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Nathan Church will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Colin Rea in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Nathan Church will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Michael Busch is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Hunter Dobbins throws from, Michael Busch will have an advantage today.

,Lars Nootbaar hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.9% — 100th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,JJ Wetherholt hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Alex Bregman ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Dansby Swanson has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 96.7-mph average over the last week to his seasonal EV of 93-mph.

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

,Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Seiya Suzuki hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40% — 98th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Nico Hoerner’s true offensive ability to be a .314, indicating that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .027 deviation between that mark and his actual .287 wOBA.

,Over the past week, Seiya Suzuki’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 9.9% up to 18.2%.

,The St. Louis Cardinals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Michael Busch can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

,When it comes to plate discipline, Nico Hoerner’s talent is quite strong, putting up a 1.13 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 97th percentile.

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

,Colin Rea’s change-up usage has increased by 6% from last season to this one (12.3% to 18.3%) .

Negatives with the St. Louis Cardinals Series Game 2 Game Today

The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 8.6-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hurlers.

,Ian Happ pulls many of his flyballs (35.2% — 83rd percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Out of every team in action today, the 5th-strongest infield defense is that of the the St. Louis Cardinals.

,Playing on the road typically lowers 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 matchup.

,Ian Happ has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.4-mph dropping to 85.6-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

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

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

,Busch Stadium profiles as the #29 ballpark in the game for right-handed home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Colin Rea will hold the platoon advantage against Masyn Winn today.

,Pedro Ramirez is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game.

,The #2 field in MLB for suppressing home runs to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

,Busch Stadium has the 2nd-deepest RF dimensions in Major League Baseball.

,Blaze Jordan is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Colin Rea throws from, Blaze Jordan encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Among every team on the slate today, the best infield defense belongs to the Chicago Cubs.

,It is expected that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Adam Hamari) in charge of the strike zone in this game.

,The #1 stadium in baseball for suppressing home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

,Batting from the same side that Colin Rea throws from, Jordan Walker has a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Over the past 7 days, Jordan Walker’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal figure of 95.3 mph to 73.9 mph.

,In the past week’s worth of games, Jordan Walker’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 12.6%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 9th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Hitting from the same side that Hunter Dobbins throws from, Alex Bregman will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Alex Bregman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.7% — 90th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Compared to his seasonal angle of 12.6°, JJ Wetherholt has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (3.8°) in the past 14 days.

,Using Statcast metrics, Jimmy Crooks ranks in the 4th percentile for offensive ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .194.

,With a .164 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season , Jimmy Crooks is positioned in the 9th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 20th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Carson Kelly is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Long-balls are generally less common at fields with deep fences, and Busch Stadium has the 5th-deepest in the league.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls many of his flyballs (41.3% — 99th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences today.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Hunter Dobbins throws from, Carson Kelly will be in a tough position in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Pete Crow-Armstrong’s true offensive ability to be a .347, implying that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .050 deviation between that figure and his actual .397 wOBA.

,Alec Burleson’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off recently, going from 14.3% on the season to 5% over the last week.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pedro Ramirez in the 15th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Over the last two weeks, Lars Nootbaar’s 5% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 11.3%.

,Dansby Swanson is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

,Hunter Dobbins will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Dansby Swanson today.

,From last season to this one, Masyn Winn’s flyball exit velocity has decreased from an average of 89.6 mph to 87.3 mph.

,Nico Hoerner is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today.

,Hunter Dobbins will have the handedness advantage against Nico Hoerner in today’s matchup.

,Nico Hoerner has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Blaze Jordan ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathan Church in the 25th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Nathan Church is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

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

,In the last 7 days, Blaze Jordan’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal mark of 96.5 mph to 93.3 mph.

,Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Alex Bregman in today’s matchup.

,Dansby Swanson will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Batting from the same side that Hunter Dobbins throws from, Seiya Suzuki will be in a tough position in today’s game.

,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 Seiya Suzuki in today’s game.

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

,Seiya Suzuki has struggled with his Barrel%; his 16.9% rate last year has fallen off to 9.9% this year.

,Nathan Church has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 7.5% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% over the past 14 days.

,Michael Busch has negatively regressed with his Barrel% of late; his 9.9% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the past 7 days.

,When estimating his home run ability, Nico Hoerner ranks in the 3rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When it comes to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Colin Rea in the 18th percentile among all SPs in the majors.

,Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 5th-least strikeout-prone lineup on the slate today is the St. Louis Cardinals with a 20% underlying K%.

,The #1 park in baseball for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

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