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Cubs @ Cardinals Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, May 29th
Time : 29/05/26 19:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

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

,The weather forecast forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate today at 81°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

,Batting from the opposite that Kyle Leahy throws from, Michael Busch will have an edge today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 84th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 76% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Batting from the opposite that Kyle Leahy throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Ian Happ ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ian Happ is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Ian Happ will get to bat from his strong side against Kyle Leahy in this game.

,When assessing his home run talent, Jordan Walker ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jordan Walker is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Jordan Walker will have the upper hand today.

,Jordan Walker hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.5% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Wetherholt in the 87th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,JJ Wetherholt is penciled in 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

,JJ Wetherholt hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 85th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,JJ Wetherholt will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Alec Burleson is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Alec Burleson will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Extreme flyball bats like Victor Scott II are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Shota Imanaga.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Victor Scott II will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Pedro Pages, the Cardinals’s expected catcher today, profiles as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher stats across the board, and Kyle Leahy will hold that advantage today.

,Kyle Leahy has been one of the unluckiest mound aces in the majors on balls in play this year with a .322 BABIP and figures to see that luck normalize going forward.

,Extreme flyball hitters like Bryan Torres usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Shota Imanaga.

,Bryan Torres will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,As it relates to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Shota Imanaga in the 85th percentile among all SPs in the league.

,Shota Imanaga has averaged 93.6 adjusted pitches per GS this year, placing in the 82nd percentile.

,Shota Imanaga has gone to his four-seamer 6.3% less often this year (42.4%) than he did last season (48.7%).

,Among all starting pitchers, Shota Imanaga’s fastball spin rate of 2506 rpm grades out in the 93rd percentile this year.

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

,Jose Fermin is penciled in 5th in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 77% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Jose Fermin will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Jose Fermin will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his batting average talent, Nico Hoerner is projected as the 13th-best hitter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nico Hoerner is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

,Nico Hoerner hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 87th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Alec Burleson ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Pedro Pages is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Pedro Pages will have the upper hand today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Pedro Pages will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Torres in the 90th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Negatives with the St. Louis Cardinals Game Today

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

,Today, Pete Crow-Armstrong is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 39% rate (96th percentile).

,Pete Crow-Armstrong will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ian Happ today.

,The Chicago Cubs infield defense projects as the best among all the teams playing today.

,Shota Imanaga will hold the platoon advantage over JJ Wetherholt in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Shota Imanaga throws from, Alec Burleson will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Alec Burleson has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Victor Scott II ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Victor Scott II is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card today.

,Shota Imanaga will hold the platoon advantage against Victor Scott II in today’s matchup.

,Victor Scott II has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Kyle Leahy’s overall pitching skill grades out in the 20th percentile out of all SPs in the game right now.

,The Chicago Cubs projected offense profiles as the 3rd-strongest of all teams today in terms of overall batting skill.

,Kyle Leahy’s 2189-rpm spin rate on his fastball this season is a significant 185-rpm drop off from last season’s 2374-rpm figure.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Torres in the 2nd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Bryan Torres is projected to hit 7th in the batting order today.

,Batting from the same side that Shota Imanaga throws from, Bryan Torres will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

,Projected catcher Carson Kelly grades out as a weak pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Given that groundball hitters hold a significant advantage over flyball pitchers, Shota Imanaga and his 44.1% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a hard spot in this game going up against 2 opposing GB batters.

,Playing on the road generally reduces pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Shota Imanaga in today’s matchup.

,Among all starters, Shota Imanaga’s fastball velocity of 91.1 mph is in the 8th percentile this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Fermin in the 23rd percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Jose Fermin pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36% — 87th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Kyle Leahy will have the handedness advantage against Nico Hoerner in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Nico Hoerner today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 22nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Carson Kelly is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Kyle Leahy will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Carson Kelly today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pedro Pages in the 11th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,In today’s matchup, Pedro Pages is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.1% rate (82nd percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Shota Imanaga in the 75th percentile when estimating his overall pitching talent.

,The 2nd-weakest projected batting order of all teams on the slate in terms of overall offensive ability is that of the St. Louis Cardinals.

,Shota Imanaga is an extreme flyball pitcher (44.1% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be aided by pitching in the #30 HR venue in the majors in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Fermin in the 6th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

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