Cubs vs Orioles match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Wednesday, July 8th

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Cubs @ Orioles Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at Baltimore Orioles
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, July 8th
Time : 08/07/26 18:35:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Pete Alonso as baseball’s 16th-best home run hitter.

,Pete Alonso is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

,Pete Alonso has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Pete Alonso will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Samuel Basallo in the 85th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Samuel Basallo is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,Samuel Basallo will have the handedness advantage against Colin Rea in today’s game.

,Samuel Basallo will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Dean Kremer today.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.5% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gunnar Henderson in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Gunnar Henderson is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game.

,Gunnar Henderson will hold the platoon advantage against Colin Rea today.

,Gunnar Henderson will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

,Alex Bregman is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,When assessing his BABIP skill, Blaze Alexander is projected as the 7th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Blaze Alexander has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s shallowest RF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Blaze Alexander will hold that advantage today.

,When assessing his home run ability, Colton Cowser ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Colin Rea throws from, Colton Cowser will have an advantage today.

,Colton Cowser has big-time HR ability (88th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a guarantee (31.2% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Colin Rea doesn’t generate many whiffs (6th percentile K%) — great news for Cowser.

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

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Pete Alonso ranks as the 20th-best hitter in the majors.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Colin Rea’s overall pitching ability grades out in the 20th percentile among all starting pitchers in MLB right now.

,The 4th-best projected offense of all teams today in terms of overall offensive ability is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.

,Adrian Johnson profiles as a Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

,With 6 bats who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected offense, Colin Rea meets a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Colin Rea today.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Taylor Ward ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Taylor Ward is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

,Taylor Ward hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 4th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Taylor Ward will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Ian Happ ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ian Happ is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Dean Kremer in today’s game.

,Ian Happ pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.9% — 82nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Nico Hoerner has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Per the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 5th-most strikeout-heavy lineup on the slate today is the Baltimore Orioles with a 23.7% underlying K%.

Negatives with the Baltimore Orioles Series Game 2 Game Today

Hitting from the same side that Colin Rea throws from, Pete Alonso meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

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

,Pete Crow-Armstrong will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 11th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Hitting from the same side that Dean Kremer throws from, Alex Bregman encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Alex Bregman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.7% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Alex Bregman in today’s game.

,Blaze Alexander is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this game.

,Colin Rea will hold the platoon advantage over Blaze Alexander in today’s game.

,Blaze Alexander is an extreme groundball batter and faces the strong infield defense of Chicago (#1-best on the slate today).

,Colton Cowser is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Colton Cowser has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 21st percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Carson Kelly is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Dean Kremer will have the handedness advantage over Carson Kelly today.

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

,Batting from the same side that Colin Rea throws from, Taylor Ward will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 4th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Nico Hoerner is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 72% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

,Batting from the same side that Dean Kremer throws from, Nico Hoerner will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Nico Hoerner today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Colin Rea in the 17th percentile when estimating his strikeout skill.

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