Cubs vs Mets match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Wednesday, June 24th

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Cubs @ Mets Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at New York Mets
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, June 24th
Time : 24/06/26 19:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs Series Game 3 Game Today

As it relates to his batting average talent, Nico Hoerner is projected as the 15th-best hitter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nico Hoerner is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,Nico Hoerner will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sean Manaea today… and even more favorably, Manaea has a large platoon split.

,Nico Hoerner hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s shallowest CF fences today.

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

,Because of Sean Manaea’s large platoon split, Dansby Swanson will have a massive advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s matchup.

,Dansby Swanson hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Francisco Alvarez in the 86th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Among all major league parks, Citi Field’s CF fences are the shallowest.

,Batting from the same side that Javier Assad throws from, Francisco Alvarez will be in a tough position today.

,Francisco Alvarez will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seiya Suzuki in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

,Seiya Suzuki will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sean Manaea in today’s matchup… and the cherry on top, Manaea has a large platoon split.

,Seiya Suzuki hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.4% — 99th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s shallowest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Francisco Lindor in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Francisco Lindor is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,The switch-hitting Francisco Lindor will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side (0) today against Javier Assad,Francisco Lindor pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.7% — 90th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Francisco Lindor will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Benge in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,Carson Benge is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Carson Benge has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Carson Benge will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 91st percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Ian Happ pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.7% — 81st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Carson Benge ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects A.J. Ewing as the 7th-best batter in Major League Baseball when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,A.J. Ewing has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 4th-shallowest LF fences today.

,A.J. Ewing will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Sean Manaea in the 75th percentile as it relates to his strikeout talent.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Luis Torrens (the Mets’s expected catcher today) profiles as a good pitch framer.

,The #7 field in MLB for boosting strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Citi Field.

,Sean Manaea will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his metrics in all categories.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Mark Vientos ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the same side that Javier Assad throws from, Mark Vientos faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Mark Vientos hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.4% — 99th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Mark Vientos will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Bo Bichette ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Bo Bichette is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Javier Assad throws from, Bo Bichette will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Bo Bichette will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Alex Bregman is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,Alex Bregman will hold the platoon advantage against Sean Manaea in today’s game… and even better, Manaea has a large platoon split.

,Alex Bregman pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.4% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,Considering Sean Manaea’s large platoon split, Matt Shaw will have a massive advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s game.

,Michael Busch is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (55% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

,When it comes to his batting average skill, Bo Bichette is projected as the 6th-best hitter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Carson Kelly will have the handedness advantage against Sean Manaea in today’s game… and even more favorably, Manaea has a large platoon split.

,Marcus Semien is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 78% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,Batting from the same side that Javier Assad throws from, Marcus Semien will have a disadvantage today.

,Marcus Semien pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.5% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Marcus Semien will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Negatives with the New York Mets Series Game 3 Game Today

Citi Field projects as the #25 venue in the game for RHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Built just 13 feet above sea level, Citi Field has one of the lowest altitudes in Major League Baseball, which tends to lead to worse offense.

,Nico Hoerner will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,Dansby Swanson is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

,Francisco Alvarez is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this game.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Seiya Suzuki in today’s game.

,The Chicago Cubs infield defense grades out as the best among every team on the slate today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Citi Field as the 4th-worst field in the majors for lefty batting average.

,Hitting from the opposite that Javier Assad throws from, Carson Benge will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Ian Happ has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (97% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The switch-hitting Ian Happ will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side (0) today against Sean Manaea… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Manaea’s large platoon split.

,Ian Happ will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,A.J. Ewing is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Javier Assad throws from, A.J. Ewing will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 5th-least strikeout-heavy lineup in today’s games is the Chicago Cubs with a 21% underlying K%.

,Because of his large platoon split, Sean Manaea encounters a tough challenge matching up with 7 bats in the projected lineup of opposing handedness in this game.

,Sean Manaea’s sinker percentage has spiked by 25.9% from last year to this one (0.4% to 26.3%) .

,Among all starters, Sean Manaea’s fastball spin rate of 2027 rpm is in the 2nd percentile this year.

,Sean Manaea has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, compiling a 9.28 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.89 — a 0.38 K/9 disparity.

,Mark Vientos has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (67% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Alex Bregman will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Matt Shaw is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

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

,When it comes to his home run ability, A.J. Ewing ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Given Sean Manaea’s large platoon split, Michael Busch will be at an enormous disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in this game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 14th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Sean Manaea will have the handedness advantage over Pete Crow-Armstrong today… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Manaea’s large platoon split.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Pete Crow-Armstrong in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 19th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Carson Kelly will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,Typically, batters like Marcus Semien 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.

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