Cubs vs D-Backs match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Tuesday, August 25th

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Cubs @ D-Backs Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, August 25th
Time : 25/08/26 21:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs Series Game 2 Game Today

Hitting from the opposite that Brandon Pfaadt throws from, Michael Conforto will have an advantage today.

,The Arizona Diamondbacks have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Michael Conforto stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Ian Happ is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,The switch-hitting Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Brandon Pfaadt.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the projected offense for the Chicago Cubs in this game carries an estimated true talent wOBA of .321, which is considerably worse than their actual wOBA of .332 this year.

,Brandon Pfaadt will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his metrics across the board.

,Corbin Carroll projects as the 18th-best batter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Corbin Carroll is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Corbin Carroll will have the handedness advantage over Clay Holmes in today’s matchup.

,Corbin Carroll will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Ildemaro Vargas will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

,Gabriel Moreno’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Gabriel Moreno is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Gabriel Moreno will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 11th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when it comes to his batting average talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seiya Suzuki in the 97th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 95th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

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

,Pete Crow-Armstrong will have the handedness advantage over Brandon Pfaadt today.

,The Arizona Diamondbacks have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Pete Crow-Armstrong stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Waldschmidt in the 94th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Extreme groundball batters like Ryan Waldschmidt tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Clay Holmes.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Ryan Waldschmidt will hold that advantage today.

,Max Kepler is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Max Kepler will have the handedness advantage against Clay Holmes today.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Max Kepler will hold that advantage today.

,Nolan Arenado will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Michael Busch ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Michael Busch is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,Michael Busch will have the handedness advantage over Brandon Pfaadt today.

,Michael Busch may have an advantage against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Arizona Diamondbacks has just 1 same-handed RP.

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

,Lars Nootbaar is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.

,Lars Nootbaar will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Clay Holmes in today’s matchup.

,Lars Nootbaar will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Tim Tawa will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Geraldo Perdomo ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Geraldo Perdomo is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

,As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Geraldo Perdomo will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against Clay Holmes in today’s matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pedro Ramirez in the 93rd percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Alex Bregman ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Alex Bregman is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Negatives with the Arizona Diamondbacks Series Game 2 Game Today

Michael Conforto’s BABIP skill is projected in the 15th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Michael Conforto is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

,Low humidity has a small yet noteworthy link with less offense (and more strikeouts), and the weather report expects the 2nd-lowest humidity of the day at 26%.

,Among all the teams on the slate today, the 5th-strongest infield defense is that of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Michael Conforto in today’s matchup.

,Ian Happ pulls many of his flyballs (35.5% — 85th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 3rd-deepest RF fences today.

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ian Happ today.

,It is likely that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Malachi Moore) in charge of the strike zone in this game.

,In today’s game, Corbin Carroll is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.8% rate (86th percentile).

,The Chicago Cubs outfield defense projects as the best out of all the teams on the slate today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ildemaro Vargas in the 6th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Ildemaro Vargas is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

,The switch-hitting Ildemaro Vargas will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against Clay Holmes,Ildemaro Vargas pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.1% — 87th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Clay Holmes will hold the platoon advantage over Gabriel Moreno today.

,Gabriel Moreno has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.1%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 23rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Carson Kelly is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Brandon Pfaadt will have the handedness advantage against Carson Kelly today.

,Nico Hoerner is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Brandon Pfaadt will hold the platoon advantage against Nico Hoerner in today’s matchup.

,Nico Hoerner has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Brandon Pfaadt throws from, Seiya Suzuki faces a tough challenge today.

,Today, Seiya Suzuki is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 40.1% rate (98th percentile).

,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 Seiya Suzuki in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Ildemaro Vargas ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Today, Pete Crow-Armstrong is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 41.8% rate (99th percentile).

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Pete Crow-Armstrong today.

,Ryan Waldschmidt is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Clay Holmes throws from, Ryan Waldschmidt faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Ryan Waldschmidt hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 92nd percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 3rd-deepest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Kepler in the 10th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Max Kepler pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.2% — 83rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 3rd-deepest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Arenado in the 4th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Nolan Arenado is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Clay Holmes will hold the platoon advantage over Nolan Arenado in today’s matchup.

,Michael Busch will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Today, Lars Nootbaar is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 40.8% rate (99th percentile).

,When it comes to his home run ability, Nico Hoerner ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Tim Tawa is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this game.

,Hitting from the same side that Clay Holmes throws from, Tim Tawa faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Tim Tawa hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Pedro Ramirez is penciled in 7th in the batting order today.

,Pedro Ramirez pulls many of his flyballs (33.8% — 76th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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

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

,Batting from the same side that Brandon Pfaadt throws from, Alex Bregman will be in a tough position in today’s game.

,Alex Bregman hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 84th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Alex Bregman will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,When assessing his home run talent, Pedro Ramirez ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Clay Holmes in the 21st percentile among all starting pitchers in the majors.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Clay Holmes to throw 85 pitches in this game (10th-least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,Per the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 5th-least strikeout-prone lineup in today’s games is the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 19.8% underlying K%.

,Playing on the road typically weakens pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Clay Holmes today.

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