Cubs vs Marlins match player stats Sunday, August 25th 2024. Chicago Cubs at Miami Marlins Series Game 3

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Cubs vs Marlins match player stats Sunday, August 25th 2024. Chicago Cubs at Miami Marlins Series Game 3

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Positive Match Player Stats for Cubs vs Marlins Series Game 3

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 92nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Ian Happ is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks LoanDepot Park as the 3rd-best field in the game for left-handed BABIP.

As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Adam Oller in today’s game.

Ian Happ has made significant strides with his Barrel% lately, improving his 12.9% seasonal rate to 21.7% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Ian Happ’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, rising from 14.1% to 21.4%.

The #3 venue in baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is LoanDepot Park.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.283) provides evidence that Nico Hoerner has had some very poor luck this year with his .254 actual batting average.

As it relates to plate discipline, Nico Hoerner’s ability is quite strong, posting a 1.59 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 91st percentile.

Kyle Stowers will hold the platoon advantage against Javier Assad in today’s matchup.

Kyle Stowers has a good chance to have an advantage against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Chicago Cubs only has 1 same-handed RP.

Kyle Stowers hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest CF fences today.

Kyle Stowers will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Derek Hill will hold that advantage today.

Derek Hill’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better lately, going from 16.9% on the season to 31.3% in the past week.

Jonah Bride is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Jonah Bride will hold that advantage today.

As it relates to plate discipline, Jonah Bride’s talent is quite strong, sporting a 1.96 K/BB rate since the start of last season while ranking in in the 84th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Jake Burger is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Jake Burger will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Jake Burger has made notable gains with his Barrel% lately, upping his 13.3% seasonal rate to 21.9% over the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Lopez in the 90th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Otto Lopez hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 6th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Otto Lopez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

In the past 14 days, Otto Lopez’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.2-mph over the course of the season to 94.4-mph of late.

Pete Crow-Armstrong will hold the platoon advantage over Adam Oller today.

The Miami Marlins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Pete Crow-Armstrong can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Pete Crow-Armstrong has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .261 mark is considerably lower than his .310 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Pete Crow-Armstrong and his 20.4° launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls rank in 97th percentile, among the highest in baseball this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 81st percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Pete Crow-Armstrong has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average this year; his .210 figure is a fair amount lower than his .260 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The 5th-shallowest centerfield fences among all parks are found in LoanDepot Park.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Nick Fortes will hold that advantage today.

Over the past 7 days, Nick Fortes’s 36.4% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 10.8%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Nick Fortes’s true offensive ability to be a .271, implying that he has been unlucky this year given the .029 difference between that mark and his actual .242 wOBA.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Adam Oller’s overall pitching talent is in the 3rd percentile out of all starters in the game currently.

The Chicago Cubs have been the 3rd-unluckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better going forward, LoanDepot Park projects as the #5 venue in baseball for walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Adam Oller allowed a whopping 5 earned runs in his last start.

Chicago’s 92.7-mph exit velocity on flyballs makes them the #6 team in the league this year by this metric.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Miguel Amaya has made big strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 4.2% seasonal rate to 16.7% over the last week.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Miguel Amaya’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.4-mph over the course of the season to 94.7-mph of late.

In the past week, Miguel Amaya’s 25% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 14%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jesus Sanchez in the 86th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Jesus Sanchez is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Javier Assad throws from, Jesus Sanchez will have an edge today.

Jesus Sanchez is apt to have the upper hand against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Chicago Cubs has just 1 same-handed RP.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Jesus Sanchez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Cody Bellinger is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Adam Oller throws from, Cody Bellinger will have an advantage today.

Cody Bellinger has a good chance to have the upper hand against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Miami Marlins only has 1 same-handed RP.

Isaac Paredes is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Last year, Isaac Paredes had an average launch angle of 18° on his highest exit velocity balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 21.5°.

When it comes to plate discipline, Isaac Paredes’s skill is quite impressive, sporting a 1.41 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 94th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Derek Hill in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Jake Burger has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 95.8-mph average in the past two weeks’ worth of games to his seasonal 92-mph average.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Jake Burger ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Otto Lopez’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved in recent games, rising from 39% on the season to 58.1% in the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 85th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Dansby Swanson hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 6th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Dansby Swanson has made substantial gains with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 8.8% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the past week’s worth of games.

In the past 14 days, Dansby Swanson has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 23.4° compared to his seasonal mark of 14.7°.

When it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34° (the launch angle range that tends to optimize home runs), Cody Bellinger and his 19.2% rank in the 89th percentile this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seiya Suzuki in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Seiya Suzuki hits many of his flyballs to center field (42.4% — 100th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Compared to last season, Seiya Suzuki has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 16.3% to 19.9% this season.

Michael Busch is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Michael Busch will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Adam Oller today.

The Miami Marlins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Michael Busch stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Over the past 7 days, Michael Busch’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 12.7% up to 18.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Connor Norby in the 89th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Connor Norby has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (77% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Connor Norby will hold that advantage today.

Connor Norby has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 100.5-mph average in the past week to his seasonal mark of 94.4-mph.

Seiya Suzuki’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved lately, rising from 19.9% on the season to 25.9% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Isaac Paredes ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When it comes to his home run talent, Michael Busch ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Michael Busch has strong power (84th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (28.8% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Adam Oller struggles to strike batters out (18th percentile K%) — great news for Busch.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jesus Sanchez in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

In the last 14 days, Nico Hoerner’s 17.6% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 14.6%.

Despite posting a .287 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Dansby Swanson has had some very poor luck given the .040 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .327.

When it comes to his home run ability, Kyle Stowers ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Otto Lopez’s launch angle in recent games (12.2° in the past week) is considerably better than his 4.8° seasonal figure.

Despite posting a .265 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Otto Lopez has had bad variance on his side given the .034 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .299.

Negative Match Player Stats with Cubs vs Marlins Series Game 3

LoanDepot Park has the 4th-deepest RF fences among all stadiums.

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

The LoanDepot Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this contest -10° colder than the average outdoor game on the slate today — favorable for pitching.

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 Ian Happ in today’s game.

LoanDepot Park ranks as the #23 venue in the league for lefty home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 2nd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Nico Hoerner is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card today.

Batting from the same side that Adam Oller throws from, Nico Hoerner will be in a tough position in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Stowers in the 19th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Kyle Stowers is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this game.

In the past 7 days, Kyle Stowers’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 13.6% down to 0%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Derek Hill in the 20th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Derek Hill is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this game.

The #8 ballpark in the league for suppressing home runs to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is LoanDepot Park.

As it relates to his home run talent, Jonah Bride ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Javier Assad will have the handedness advantage against Jonah Bride in today’s matchup.

Batting from the same side that Javier Assad throws from, Jake Burger has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Jake Burger pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 92nd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Jake Burger has been very fortunate when it comes to his home runs this year; his 34.3 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is a fair amount higher than his 31.5 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Otto Lopez is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Javier Assad will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Otto Lopez in today’s game.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Otto Lopez ranks in just the 3rd percentile with a 4.8° launch angle, which is among the most groundball-inducing angles in the game.

Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card today.

This year, Pete Crow-Armstrong has been pinch hit for in 12% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Fortes in the 1st percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Nick Fortes is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

Javier Assad will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nick Fortes today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Nick Fortes (the Marlins’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) projects as a good pitch framer.

Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher stats across the board, and Adam Oller will hold that advantage today.

Nico Hoerner has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 4th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Amaya in the 24th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Miguel Amaya is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

20% of the time that Miguel Amaya has started against a right-handed pitcher this year, he has been pinch hit for.

In today’s game, Jesus Sanchez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 39.5% rate (96th percentile).

Jesus Sanchez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off of late, falling from 11.7% on the season to 0% in the last week.

With a 4.19 K/BB rate this year, Jesus Sanchez has displayed weak plate discipline, ranking in the 16th percentile.

Cody Bellinger pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.8% — 86th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 4th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Cody Bellinger in today’s matchup.

Cody Bellinger has had some very good luck with his batting average this year; his .275 mark is significantly inflated relative to his .246 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 1st percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Batting from the same side that Adam Oller throws from, Isaac Paredes will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Isaac Paredes pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (46.1% — 100th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Javier Assad throws from, Derek Hill will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

Derek Hill has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.6%) and will be challenged by the league’s 4th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

As it relates to plate discipline, Jake Burger’s skill is quite poor, posting a 4.77 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 10th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Lopez in the 10th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Dansby Swanson is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

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

Adam Oller will hold the platoon advantage against Seiya Suzuki in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Seiya Suzuki in today’s matchup.

Seiya Suzuki has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 11.4% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the last week.

Jonah Bride pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34% — 81st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Michael Busch has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 14% of the time when starting against a right-handed starter this year.

Playing on the road generally weakens 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.

Javier Assad will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Connor Norby in today’s matchup.

Connor Norby pulls many of his flyballs (34.9% — 86th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

In the past week, Connor Norby’s swing has not been well optimized for base hits, hitting a mere 27.3% of his balls with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°.

Jonah Bride’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased of late; his 91.4-mph seasonal mark has fallen to 69.4-mph over the past week.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Nick Fortes ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When it comes to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Adam Oller in the 18th percentile among all starters in the game.

The #7 stadium in the league for suppressing strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is LoanDepot Park.

In his last GS, Adam Oller didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking hitters out and only managed to tally 2 Ks.

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