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Cubs @ Dodgers Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, April 24th
Time : 24/04/26 22:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs Game Today

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

,Michael Busch is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,The #2 park in the majors for boosting home runs to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Dodger Stadium.

,Among all stadiums, Dodger Stadium has the lowest average fence height.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.4-mph in this contest, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for hitters.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Moises Ballesteros in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest centerfield fences in the majors.

,Moises Ballesteros will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Emmet Sheehan today.

,Over the last 14 days, Moises Ballesteros has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .428.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Alex Bregman is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

,Dodger Stadium profiles as the #2 field in MLB for right-handed home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Andy Pages ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez in the 94th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Teoscar Hernandez is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Throwing 96.1 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Jameson Taillon places in the 91st percentile.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the projected offense for the Los Angeles Dodgers in this game holds an estimated true talent wOBA of .342, which is significantly worse than their actual wOBA of .359 this year.

,The Los Angeles Dodgers have been the 4th-luckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress going forward,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Will Smith ranks as the 19th-best batter in baseball.

,Will Smith hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 97th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Will Smith will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Will Smith’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, going from 18% to 22%.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Shohei Ohtani ranks as the 4th-best batter in baseball.

,Shohei Ohtani is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Shohei Ohtani will hold the platoon advantage over Jameson Taillon in today’s game.

,Shohei Ohtani will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

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

,Dansby Swanson hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40% — 97th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

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

,Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

,As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Alex Freeland will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against Jameson Taillon in today’s game.

,Alex Freeland will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andy Pages in the 84th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,When assessing his home run ability, Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the opposite that Emmet Sheehan throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Max Muncy as the game’s 20th-best home run hitter.

,Max Muncy is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.

,Batting from the opposite that Emmet Sheehan throws from, Michael Busch will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Michael Busch has recorded a .358 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, checking in at the 89th percentile.

,Dansby Swanson’s 12.1% Barrel% (a reliable standard to assess power) grades out in the 76th percentile since the start of last season.

,Considering that flyball batters face a disadvantage against flyball pitchers, Jameson Taillon (40.5% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated today with 4 FB hitters in the opposition’s projected batting order.

,Jameson Taillon’s cutter rate has increased by 11.3% from last season to this one (14.4% to 25.7%) .

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Andy Pages will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Andy Pages has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .418.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Ian Happ is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

,When it comes to his batting average skill, Nico Hoerner is projected as the 11th-best hitter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nico Hoerner is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Tucker in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Freddie Freeman ranks as the 16th-best hitter in the game.

,Freddie Freeman is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hyeseong Kim in the 94th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Kyle Tucker will have the handedness advantage over Jameson Taillon in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Kyle Tucker will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Alex Freeland has done a favorable job optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls. His 18.7° figure is among the highest in MLB since the start of last season (88th percentile).

,Seiya Suzuki hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.5% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,In the past two weeks, Seiya Suzuki has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .376.

,As it relates to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Emmet Sheehan in the 91st percentile among all starters in MLB.

,Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher stats in all categories, and Emmet Sheehan will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Grading out in the 96th percentile, Emmet Sheehan posted a 15.2% Swinging Strike% since the start of last season.

,Emmet Sheehan has put up a 25.3% strikeout rate since the start of last season, grading out in the 80th percentile.

,Alex Bregman hits many of his flyballs to center field (37.9% — 77th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Sporting a .350 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) since the start of last season, Alex Bregman is positioned in the 84th percentile.

,The 3rd-best projected lineup on the slate today in terms of overall hitting ability is that of the the Chicago Cubs.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Moises Ballesteros in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Hyeseong Kim will hold the platoon advantage over Jameson Taillon today.

,Extreme groundball bats like Hyeseong Kim usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Jameson Taillon.

,Freddie Freeman will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jameson Taillon in today’s game.

,Teoscar Hernandez hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 82nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Teoscar Hernandez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 75th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,There has been a significant improvement in Nico Hoerner’s launch angle from last season’s 12.4° to 16.2° this year.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Max Muncy ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Max Muncy will have the handedness advantage against Jameson Taillon in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Max Muncy will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,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 Emmet Sheehan in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Teoscar Hernandez ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Los Angeles Dodgers Game Today

According to the weather forecast, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 4th-most suitable for pitching of all games on the slate.

,Michael Busch pulls many of his flyballs (33.9% — 75th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Michael Busch today.

,Michael Busch has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 17% rate last season has dropped off to 3.2% this season.

,Michael Busch’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased from last season to this one, falling from 46.3% to 39.7%.

,Moises Ballesteros is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Dodger Stadium ranks as the #22 stadium in the game for left-handed base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Moises Ballesteros will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,Moises Ballesteros and his 4.5° launch angle on his hardest-hit balls rank in 10th percentile, among the lowest in the majors since the start of last season.

,Emmet Sheehan will have the handedness advantage against Alex Bregman in today’s matchup.

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

,Alex Bregman’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last year to this one, falling from 15% to 8.9%.

,Andy Pages is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Jameson Taillon throws from, Andy Pages will be in a tough position today.

,Typically, batters like Andy Pages who hit a lot of groundballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Jameson Taillon.

,Andy Pages’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last season to this one, going from 19.4% to 15%.

,Jameson Taillon will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Teoscar Hernandez today.

,The Chicago Cubs infield defense projects as the 2nd-best among every team on the slate today.

,Teoscar Hernandez has shown poor plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 8th percentile with a 4.89 K/BB rate.

,Dodger Stadium grades out as the #2 field in baseball for home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The Los Angeles Dodgers have 6 bats in the projected offense that will hold the platoon advantage over Jameson Taillon in today’s game.

,Will Smith has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (100% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,The #9 stadium in the majors for suppressing base hits to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Dodger Stadium.

,Jameson Taillon will hold the platoon advantage over Will Smith in today’s matchup.

,Extreme groundball batters like Will Smith usually hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Jameson Taillon.

,Shohei Ohtani pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.9% — 75th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Dansby Swanson is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Emmet Sheehan throws from, Dansby Swanson will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Dansby Swanson in today’s matchup.

,Dansby Swanson’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off from last year to this one, decreasing from 48.5% to 37%.

,Hitting from the same side that Emmet Sheehan throws from, Seiya Suzuki meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

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

,Seiya Suzuki has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 16.9% rate last year has decreased to 3.7% this year.

,Seiya Suzuki’s launch angle this year (14.2°) is considerably worse than his 18.1° figure last year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Freeland in the 15th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

,Alex Freeland is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Alex Freeland pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.4% — 85th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 8th-deepest RF fences today.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this game.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.8% — 97th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 8th-deepest RF fences today.

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

,Pete Crow-Armstrong has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 13.2% rate last season has decreased to 5.1% this year.

,In today’s game, Max Muncy is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 40.5% rate (98th percentile).

,Typically, batters like Max Muncy who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Jameson Taillon.

,Jameson Taillon will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ian Happ in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Emmet Sheehan throws from, Nico Hoerner will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Nico Hoerner in today’s game.

,Nico Hoerner’s 2.5% Barrel% (an advanced standard to study power) ranks in the 6th percentile since the start of last season.

,Kyle Tucker pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 88th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Extreme groundball bats like Kyle Tucker tend to be less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Jameson Taillon.

,Freddie Freeman’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off from last season to this one, going from 50.9% to 42.5%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 5th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Hyeseong Kim is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Chicago’s #2-ranked outfield defense of the day poses a formidable challenge for Hyeseong Kim, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,As it relates to plate discipline, Hyeseong Kim’s talent is quite bad, sporting a 4.87 K/BB rate since the start of last season while checking in at in the 20th percentile.

,Max Muncy’s launch angle this season (12.8°) is quite a bit lower than his 19.8° figure last season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Emmet Sheehan to throw 85 pitches in today’s game (6th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Will Smith (the Dodgers’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) grades out as a weak pitch framer.

,Emmet Sheehan’s fastball velocity has decreased 1.5 mph this season (93.5 mph) below where it was last year (95 mph).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Emmet Sheehan in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent level.

,The Chicago Cubs have been the 7th-luckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress the rest of the season,Emmet Sheehan has put up a 3.47 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that is concerned with the things a pitcher has the most control over) since the start of last season, placing in the 78th percentile.

,With a .249 wOBA in the last week’s worth of games, Alex Freeland has been struggling at the plate.

,Placing in the 24th percentile, Alex Freeland sits with a .252 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season.

,Chicago’s #2-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Kyle Tucker, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,Michael Busch’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last season to this one, decreasing from 21.9% to 15.9%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hyeseong Kim in the 8th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Hyeseong Kim ranks in just the 18th percentile with a 8.1° launch angle, which is among the most groundball-inducing angles in Major League Baseball.

,In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Teoscar Hernandez ranks in just the 20th percentile with a 10° launch angle, which is among the most groundball-inducing angles in the league.

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