Cubs vs Nationals match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, August 13th

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Cubs @ Nationals Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, August 13th
Time : 13/08/26 16:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs Series Game 3 Game Today

Keibert Ruiz is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report calls for the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 91°.

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Keibert Ruiz will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Kevin Gausman in today’s game.

,Keibert Ruiz pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.7% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

,Abimelec Ortiz is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

,Batting from the opposite that Kevin Gausman throws from, Abimelec Ortiz will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Abimelec Ortiz will hold that advantage today.

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

,Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game.

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

,The Washington Nationals infield defense projects as the 2nd-worst out of every team on the slate today.

,Tallying 94 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Kevin Gausman places him the 88th percentile.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the projected lineup for the Washington Nationals today carries an estimated true talent wOBA of .301, which is a fair amount worse than their actual wOBA of .332 this year.

,Kevin Gausman has a reverse platoon split and should be helped facing 7 opposite-handed hitters today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Tena in the 93rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Jose Tena will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kevin Gausman in today’s game.

,Jose Tena has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 11th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Jose Tena will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Cade Cavalli throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have an advantage today.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls many of his flyballs (41.7% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Nasim Nunez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daylen Lile in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

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

,Daylen Lile will hold the platoon advantage over Kevin Gausman today.

,Daylen Lile has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB’s 11th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, CJ Abrams ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,CJ Abrams is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Kevin Gausman throws from, CJ Abrams will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,CJ Abrams pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.6% — 85th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 16th-best batter in MLB when assessing his batting average ability.

,Nico Hoerner has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Alex Bregman is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Alex Bregman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.1% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 11th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Jacob Young has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Michael Busch is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Cade Cavalli throws from, Michael Busch will have an advantage today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Cade Cavalli’s overall pitching skill is in the 88th percentile out of all starting pitchers in baseball right now.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and Cade Cavalli will hold that advantage today.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Ian Happ ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ian Happ is penciled in 5th in the lineup today.

,As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Ian Happ will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Cade Cavalli in this game.

,Ian Happ pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.4% — 84th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Daylen Lile ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Kevin Gausman in the 78th percentile among all starting pitchers in Major League Baseball.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 81st percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Cade Cavalli in the 84th percentile when it comes to his strikeout ability.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Alex Bregman ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Washington Nationals Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Keibert Ruiz in the 2nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,The Chicago Cubs infield defense profiles as the best out of all the teams today.

,Abimelec Ortiz’s BABIP skill is projected in the 7th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the same side that Cade Cavalli throws from, Seiya Suzuki has a tough challenge in today’s game.

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

,It is expected that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (Lance Barksdale) in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically reduces pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Kevin Gausman in today’s matchup.

,Jose Tena is projected to hit 8th in the batting order today.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nasim Nunez in the 1st percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Nasim Nunez is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Nasim Nunez will bat from his worse side against Kevin Gausman in this game.

,Chicago’s #1-ranked outfield defense of the day poses a formidable challenge for Nasim Nunez, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,Chicago’s #1-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Daylen Lile, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,Nico Hoerner is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Cade Cavalli throws from, Nico Hoerner encounters a tough challenge today.

,Nico Hoerner will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 14th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Hitting from the same side that Cade Cavalli throws from, Alex Bregman will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Alex Bregman in today’s game.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Jacob Young ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jacob Young is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the same side that Kevin Gausman throws from, Jacob Young will be in a tough position in today’s game.

,Michael Busch will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Cade Cavalli is projected to throw 85 pitches in this game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 5th-least of the day.

,The 2nd-best projected batting order on the slate today in terms of overall hitting skill is that of the Chicago Cubs.

,Given that groundball pitchers struggle the most against flyball hitters, Cade Cavalli (48.4% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in this matchup with 2 FB hitters in Chicago’s projected lineup.

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

,Washington’s #3-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate poses a formidable challenge for Pete Crow-Armstrong, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,The Washington Nationals (20.5 K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the 3rd-least strikeout-heavy team of batters on the slate.

,The Chicago Cubs (21.9 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the 5th-least strikeout-prone team of batters of all teams on the slate.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Nasim Nunez ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 3rd percentile when assessing his home run talent.

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