Cubs vs Nationals match player stats Saturday, August 31st 2024. Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals Series Game 2

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Cubs vs Nationals match player stats Saturday, August 31st 2024. Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals Series Game 2

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Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, August 31st
31/08/24 16:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

This matchup is forecasted to have the 15th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Seiya Suzuki will hold the platoon advantage against DJ Herz today.

Seiya Suzuki has made big improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 12% seasonal rate to 19% over the last 7 days.

Nico Hoerner’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that DJ Herz throws from, Nico Hoerner will have an advantage today.

Nico Hoerner has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his batting average, Nico Hoerner has been unlucky this year. His .255 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .279.

Andres Chaparro is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Andres Chaparro will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Isaac Paredes is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.

Batting from the opposite that DJ Herz throws from, Isaac Paredes will have an advantage in today’s game.

Last season, Isaac Paredes had an average launch angle of 18° on his hardest-contacted balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 21.4°.

As it relates to plate discipline, Isaac Paredes’s ability is quite good, sporting a 1.39 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 94th percentile.

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

Among all parks, Nationals Park’s RF dimensions are the 9th-shallowest.

Jose Tena will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Javier Assad today.

The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jose Tena can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 82nd percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Cody Bellinger is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Cody Bellinger pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.8% — 85th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Cody Bellinger has exhibited good plate discipline this year, grading out in the 82nd percentile with a 1.88 K/BB rate.

Hitting from the opposite that Javier Assad throws from, Joey Gallo will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Joey Gallo will probably have an advantage against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Chicago Cubs has just 1 same-handed RP.

Joey Gallo has a ton of pop (99th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a guarantee (38.1% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Javier Assad is a pitch-to-contact type (1st percentile K%) — great news for Gallo.

Joey Gallo pulls many of his flyballs (41.3% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

The #4 ballpark in Major League Baseball for suppressing BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park.

Home field advantage typically improves pitcher stats in all categories, and DJ Herz will hold that advantage in today’s game.

In his previous outing, DJ Herz turned in a great performance and allowed 0 ER.

DJ Herz has posted a 13.3% Swinging Strike% this year, grading out in the 89th percentile.

Checking in at the 77th percentile, DJ Herz has compiled a 3.48 K/BB rate this year.

Batting from the opposite that DJ Herz throws from, Miguel Amaya will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Miguel Amaya has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Miguel Amaya has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 5.2% seasonal rate to 15.6% over the last 14 days.

Miguel Amaya has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.2-mph to 91.2-mph in the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Dansby Swanson will hold the platoon advantage against DJ Herz in today’s matchup.

Dansby Swanson has made notable improvements with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 9.1% seasonal rate to 15.4% over the last two weeks.

Dansby Swanson has been unlucky this year, compiling a .292 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .328 — a .036 gap.

Keibert Ruiz has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (55% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Keibert Ruiz will get to bat from his better side against Javier Assad today.

Keibert Ruiz pulls many of his flyballs (40% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Keibert Ruiz will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Javier Assad will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Javier Assad has utilized his sinker 6% more often this year (35.8%) than he did last year (29.8%).

Javier Assad’s 91-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 14th percentile out of all starters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Wood as the 8th-best batter in Major League Baseball when it comes to his BABIP ability.

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

James Wood will hold the platoon advantage against Javier Assad in today’s matchup.

Jacob Young has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

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

Jacob Young has recorded a .323 BABIP this year, ranking in the 83rd percentile.

When it comes to plate discipline, Nico Hoerner’s talent is quite strong, putting up a 1.51 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 93rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 85th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Pete Crow-Armstrong has made notable gains with his Barrel% lately, improving his 7.1% seasonal rate to 15.4% over the past two weeks.

Pete Crow-Armstrong has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 92.8-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal 88.8-mph average.

The Washington Nationals have 3 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Joey Gallo, Jose Tena, James Wood).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Joey Gallo as the game’s 6th-best home run hitter.

DJ Herz’s high utilization rate of his fastball (54.3% this year) is likely dampening his results, considering they are typically much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

Dylan Crews will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Dylan Crews has been hot of late, putting up a a 16.7% Barrel% (a reliable standard to study power) in the last week.

CJ Abrams is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

CJ Abrams will hold the platoon advantage over Javier Assad in today’s game.

The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so CJ Abrams can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

CJ Abrams pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.1% — 82nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Compared to his seasonal average of 17.1°, Pete Crow-Armstrong has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 25.5° mark over the last 14 days.

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

Ian Happ is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Ian Happ has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 13.7% seasonal rate to 25% in the past 14 days.

Ian Happ’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 14.1% to 21.7%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia in the 75th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Luis Garcia is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

Luis Garcia will have the handedness advantage against Javier Assad in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Jose Tena will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia in the 95th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 90th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

In terms of his batting average, Jacob Young has been unlucky this year. His .258 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .276.

When estimating his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts DJ Herz in the 91st percentile among all SPs in MLB.

In his last start, DJ Herz was on point and put up 8 strikeouts.

DJ Herz has compiled a 30.2% K% this year, grading out in the 95th percentile.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Isaac Paredes ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Wood in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Joey Gallo will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Nationals Park as the 2nd-worst ballpark in MLB for righty base hits.

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

As it relates to his batting average, Seiya Suzuki has had positive variance on his side this year. His .278 figure has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .237.

Nico Hoerner is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today.

Nico Hoerner will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Nico Hoerner’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off lately; his 87.2-mph seasonal average has decreased to 80.9-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Compared to his seasonal angle of 9.8°, Nico Hoerner has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-8.8°) in the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Chaparro in the 22nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Batting from the same side that Javier Assad throws from, Andres Chaparro will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

Over the past 14 days, Andres Chaparro has recorded a mere a 2.9% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

Over the last 14 days, Andres Chaparro’s swing has not been well optimized for base hits, hitting a mere 31.4% of his balls with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 1st percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Isaac Paredes will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Isaac Paredes’s average exit velocity has dropped off this season; his 86.9-mph mark last season has decreased to 84.8-mph.

Isaac Paredes’s average exit velocity has declined in recent games; his 84.8-mph seasonal average has dropped to 82.1-mph in the last 14 days.

Jose Tena is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

The #2 park in the majors for suppressing BABIP to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park.

Hitting from the same side that DJ Herz throws from, Cody Bellinger will be at a disadvantage today.

Cody Bellinger will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Cody Bellinger has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 5.5% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the past week.

Cody Bellinger’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined lately; his 90.6-mph seasonal mark has fallen to 86.8-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Gallo in the 0th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Joey Gallo is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

Last season, Joey Gallo had a launch angle of 35.2° on his highest exit velocity balls, but this season he experienced a significant decline to just 25.9°.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Joey Gallo ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .178.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, DJ Herz is projected to throw 81 pitches in today’s outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 8th-least of all pitchers on the slate.

It may be best to expect better numbers for the Chicago Cubs offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 5th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year.

With 6 bats of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected lineup, DJ Herz encounters a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this game.

Miguel Amaya is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

Miguel Amaya will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Miguel Amaya has been lucky in regards to his home runs this year; his 14.2 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is a good deal higher than his 9.4 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Posting a .285 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year, Miguel Amaya finds himself in the 17th percentile for hitting ability.

Dansby Swanson is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.

Dansby Swanson will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Dansby Swanson’s launch angle this year (9.6°) is considerably lower than his 12.6° angle last season.

Dansby Swanson’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off recently, going from 44.5% on the season to 21.4% over the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Keibert Ruiz in the 1st percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Keibert Ruiz’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 89.9-mph mark last season has fallen to 87.1-mph.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 20.2°, Keibert Ruiz has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-0.4°) in the past two weeks.

Posting a .253 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year, Keibert Ruiz has performed in the 2nd percentile for offensive ability.

It may be best to expect negative regression for the Washington Nationals offense in future games, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 4th-luckiest offense in MLB this year.

Washington’s 90.4-mph exit velocity on flyballs grades them out as the #30 offense in baseball this year by this standard.

Collectively, Washington Nationals bats have struggled as it relates to hitting balls in the launch angle range that tends to optimize home runs (between 23° and 34°), rating worst in baseball.

Over the past two weeks, Andres Chaparro has been exhibiting poor exit velocity numbers, with an average of only 103.6-mph on the top 5% of his batted balls.

Andres Chaparro has not been honed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs in recent games, striking balls between 23° and 34° just 8.6% of the time in the last 14 days.

James Wood has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 11.5% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the past 7 days.

James Wood has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 93-mph dropping to 82.6-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 2.2°, James Wood has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-3.2°) over the last 14 days.

James Wood has been lucky this year, notching a .355 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .323 — a .032 disparity.

When it comes to his home run ability, Jacob Young ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jacob Young is projected to hit 9th in the batting order today.

Batting from the same side that Javier Assad throws from, Jacob Young will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

Jacob Young’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off of late; his 84.8-mph seasonal figure has dropped off to 81.1-mph in the past 7 days.

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

Pete Crow-Armstrong is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this game.

DJ Herz will hold the platoon advantage against Pete Crow-Armstrong today.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Pete Crow-Armstrong today.

In notching a .286 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Pete Crow-Armstrong has performed in the 19th percentile.

Jacob Young’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls lately (-6.4° in the last 14 days) is a considerable dropoff from his 4.7° seasonal figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Javier Assad in the 25th percentile when it comes to his strikeout ability.

Nationals Park profiles as the #22 field in MLB for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Joey Gallo’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 100-mph EV last season has dropped to 95.2-mph.

Dylan Crews is penciled in 7th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 67% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Batting from the same side that Javier Assad throws from, Dylan Crews faces a tough challenge today.

Dylan Crews has been cold recently, notching an 82.9-mph average exit velocity in the past week’s worth of games.

In the last 7 days, Dylan Crews’s swing has not been well optimized for home runs, hitting a mere 0% of his balls with a launch angle in the optimal range of 23° to 34°.

CJ Abrams has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.1-mph dropping to 85.2-mph in the last 14 days.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, CJ Abrams’s 29% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 42.4%.

CJ Abrams has been very bad at hitting the ball to all fields (a core ability for batting average), ranking in the 10th percentile in THE BAT X’s Spray Score this year.

In terms of plate discipline, Pete Crow-Armstrong’s ability is quite poor, putting up a 3.78 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 21st percentile.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Ian Happ will bat from his worse side against DJ Herz in this game.

Ian Happ will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Luis Garcia’s average exit velocity has fallen off of late; his 88.7-mph seasonal mark has fallen off to 82.7-mph in the past 7 days.

Luis Garcia has been lucky this year, compiling a .333 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .316 — a .017 discrepancy.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 9.6°, Dansby Swanson has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (6.4°) in the past 14 days.

Checking in at the 5th percentile, Keibert Ruiz has notched a .260 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

Checking in at the 18th percentile, Keibert Ruiz sits with a .351 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year.

CJ Abrams’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined of late, decreasing from 14.1% on the season to 6.3% over the past 7 days.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Seiya Suzuki has had some very good luck this year. His .359 figure has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .322.

In the past week, Cody Bellinger’s 7.4% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 18.3%.

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