Cubs vs Giants match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Thursday, August 28th

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Cubs vs Giants match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Thursday, August 28th

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Cubs @ Giants Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants
Series : Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, August 28th
Time : 28/08/25 15:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs Game Today

The #3 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

Luis Matos will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Luis Matos will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Casey Schmitt is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 76% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Casey Schmitt will have the handedness advantage over Shota Imanaga in today’s game.

Casey Schmitt will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Shaw in the 75th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Matt Shaw has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Shota Imanaga has averaged 17.4 outs per GS this year, placing in the 83rd percentile.

It is expected that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (David Rackley) in charge of the strike zone today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the worst stadium in MLB for walks.

As it relates to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Shota Imanaga in the 76th percentile among all SPs in MLB.

Because flyball pitchers hold a sizeable edge over flyball bats, Shota Imanaga and his 44.6% underlying FB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a favorable position in this outing being matched up with 3 opposing FB bats.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Rafael Devers ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Rafael Devers is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

Oracle Park projects as the #3 park in MLB for LHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 15th-best hitter in the league when it comes to his batting average talent.

Nico Hoerner has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Ian Happ ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The switch-hitting Ian Happ will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Logan Webb.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 11th-best batter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kyle Tucker is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Kyle Tucker will have the handedness advantage over Logan Webb in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Matt Chapman as MLB’s 16th-best home run hitter.

Hitting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Matt Chapman will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Matt Chapman will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Chapman in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Wilmer Flores is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Wilmer Flores will have an advantage in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Wilmer Flores will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Logan Webb projects as the 7th-best starter in baseball currently, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Logan Webb has been given more leash than the typical pitcher this year, tallying 8.6 more adjusted pitches-per-start than the average pitcher.

Patrick Bailey, the Giants’s expected catcher today, grades out as an elite pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Logan Webb in the 85th percentile as it relates to his strikeout ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 95th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Willy Adames is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Willy Adames will have the handedness advantage against Shota Imanaga in today’s game.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Willy Adames ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Michael Busch ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

Michael Busch will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan Webb in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 89th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Heliot Ramos is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Heliot Ramos will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga today.

Patrick Bailey will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Seiya Suzuki ranks as the 15th-best hitter in MLB.

Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Bats such as Seiya Suzuki with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Logan Webb who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

Negatives with the San Francisco Giants Game Today

Luis Matos’s BABIP ability is projected in the 13th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luis Matos is projected to hit 7th in the batting order today.

Among all parks, the tallest fences are at Oracle Park.

Oracle Park’s altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to less offense.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the best pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.

Out of every team today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the Chicago Cubs.

Matt Shaw is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card today.

Logan Webb will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matt Shaw in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Matt Shaw in today’s matchup.

The 2nd-shallowest right field dimensions in the league are found in Oracle Park.

With 7 bats who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Shota Imanaga encounters a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s outing.

Shota Imanaga will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Shota Imanaga’s 90.2-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a notable 1.4-mph fall off from last season’s 91.6-mph figure.

The #3 field in baseball for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.

Shota Imanaga struggled when it came to striking hitters out in his previous game started and accumulated 2 Ks.

Shota Imanaga is an extreme flyball pitcher (44.6% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is fortunate enough to be pitching in the #27 HR venue in Major League Baseball today.

Shota Imanaga will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Rafael Devers today.

Nico Hoerner is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this game.

Batting from the same side that Logan Webb throws from, Nico Hoerner will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Nico Hoerner today.

Ian Happ is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 82% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Ian Happ will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

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 Kyle Tucker in today’s game.

Matt Chapman has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (95% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

Typically, batters like Matt Chapman who hit a lot of groundballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Shota Imanaga.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wilmer Flores in the 1st percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Typically, bats like Wilmer Flores who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Shota Imanaga.

The Chicago Cubs projected lineup profiles as the 4th-best of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall offensive ability.

Because groundball hitters have a significant advantage over flyball pitchers, Logan Webb and his 54.7% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a hard spot today being matched up with 2 opposing GB hitters.

Logan Webb has gone to his change-up 7.1% less often this season (23.8%) than he did last season (30.9%).

Out of all starters, Logan Webb’s fastball spin rate of 2113 rpm grades out in the 13th percentile this year.

Extreme groundball hitters like Willy Adames usually hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Shota Imanaga.

Dansby Swanson is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this game.

Logan Webb will hold the platoon advantage over Dansby Swanson in today’s game.

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

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Michael Busch today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Patrick Bailey in the 18th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Patrick Bailey is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.

The switch-hitting Patrick Bailey will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side (0) today against Shota Imanaga,Hitting from the same side that Logan Webb throws from, Seiya Suzuki will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

Seiya Suzuki will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

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