Cubs vs Padres match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, April 15th

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Cubs vs Padres match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, April 15th

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World Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Tuesday, April 15th
15/04/25 21:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Cubs vs Padres Series Game 2 Matchup Today

Petco Park ranks as the #3 venue in the league for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Petco Park’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to less offense.

Because groundball pitchers have a substantial advantage over groundball bats, Randy Vasquez and his 32% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a good position in today’s matchup going up against 2 opposing GB bats.

Home field advantage generally improves pitcher stats across the board, and Randy Vasquez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Randy Vasquez has gone to his off-speed and breaking pitches 17.3% more often this year (73.2%) than he did last season (55.9%).

The underlying talent of the Chicago Cubs projected offense today (.321 projected wOBA according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be considerably weaker than their .342 wOBA this year.

The #3 ballpark in MLB for suppressing batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

Randy Vasquez was firing on all cylinders in his previous GS and conceded 0 ER.

Petco Park projects as the #7 venue in MLB for right-handed home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Among all SPs, Shota Imanaga’s fastball spin rate of 2480 rpm grades out in the 92nd percentile this year.

Shota Imanaga has put up a 14.4% Swinging Strike% since the start of last season, placing in the 96th percentile.

Recording 17.9 outs per game per started since the start of last season on average, Shota Imanaga ranks in the 93rd percentile.

The underlying talent of the San Diego Padres projected lineup today (.310 projected wOBA per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be a fair amount weaker than their .335 wOBA this year.

Among every team playing today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense belongs to the Chicago Cubs.

Shota Imanaga was on point in his previous start and allowed 0 ER.

Hitting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Jose Iglesias will have an edge in today’s game.

Extreme flyball bats like Jose Iglesias usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Shota Imanaga.

Jose Iglesias will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Iglesias in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Xander Bogaerts’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Xander Bogaerts is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.

Xander Bogaerts will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga in today’s game.

Xander Bogaerts hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 81st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Xander Bogaerts ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

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

Ian Happ is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

The #7 park in the league for boosting home runs to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

The switch-hitting Ian Happ will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Randy Vasquez.

Yuli Gurriel is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 83% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Yuli Gurriel will have the handedness advantage against Shota Imanaga today.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Yuli Gurriel will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 9th-best hitter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kyle Tucker is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Kyle Tucker will have the handedness advantage against Randy Vasquez in today’s game.

Justin Turner is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Manny Machado in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Manny Machado is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Manny Machado will have an advantage today.

Manny Machado hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks as the 10th-best batter in baseball.

Fernando Tatis Jr. is penciled in 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Fernando Tatis Jr. will have an advantage today.

Fernando Tatis Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 91st percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

Luis Arraez is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Luis Arraez is likely to have an advantage against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Chicago Cubs only has 1 same-handed RP.

As it relates to his batting average skill, Luis Arraez is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Dansby Swanson is penciled in 5th in the lineup today.

Dansby Swanson hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Extreme flyball bats like Tyler Wade tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Shota Imanaga.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Tyler Wade will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When assessing his home run skill, Michael Busch ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Michael Busch is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Michael Busch will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Randy Vasquez today.

Pete Crow-Armstrong will hold the platoon advantage against Randy Vasquez in today’s matchup.

Oscar Gonzalez will have the handedness advantage against Shota Imanaga in today’s game.

Oscar Gonzalez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.2% — 98th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oscar Gonzalez in the 84th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Extreme flyball batters like Oscar Gonzalez generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Shota Imanaga.

Negative Match Player Stats with Cubs vs Padres Series Game 2

When it comes to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Randy Vasquez in the 2nd percentile among all starting pitchers in Major League Baseball.

It is scheduled that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (Nic Lentz) in charge of the strike zone today.

High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report forecasts the highest humidity on the slate at 76%.

Randy Vasquez has notched a puny 6 strikeouts over his last 3 GS.

Placing in the 4th percentile, Randy Vasquez compiled a 7.6% Swinging Strike rate since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Randy Vasquez in the 6th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching skills.

Tallying 14.8 outs per start since the start of last season on average, Randy Vasquez ranks in the 18th percentile.

The shallowest CF dimensions in the majors are found in Petco Park.

Petco Park has the 5th-shortest fences in the league.

Matthew Shaw is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

The #2 venue in the game for suppressing offensive stats, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

Randy Vasquez will hold the platoon advantage against Matthew Shaw today.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Matthew Shaw in today’s matchup.

The #5 venue in the league for suppressing batting average to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

The San Diego Padres (18 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 2nd-least strikeout-prone team of batters of all teams on the slate.

The San Diego Padres have 7 bats in the projected offense that will hold the platoon advantage over Shota Imanaga in today’s game.

Given that flyball pitchers struggle the most against groundball hitters, Shota Imanaga (42% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged today with 3 GB hitters in San Diego’s projected offense.

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

Jose Iglesias is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game.

In today’s matchup, Jose Iglesias is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 33.9% rate (80th percentile).

Nico Hoerner is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

Nico Hoerner has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 6th-deepest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 2nd percentile when estimating his home run ability.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Petco Park as the 5th-worst park in MLB for left-handed batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yuli Gurriel in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yuli Gurriel in the 9th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Kyle Tucker pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.4% — 83rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 6th-deepest RF fences today.

Typically, bats like Kyle Tucker who hit a lot of flyballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Randy Vasquez.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Kyle Tucker in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Justin Turner in the 20th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Randy Vasquez will have the handedness advantage over Justin Turner today.

Typically, batters like Justin Turner who hit a lot of groundballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Randy Vasquez.

Justin Turner will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Arraez in the 0th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Shota Imanaga will have the handedness advantage against Luis Arraez in today’s matchup.

Randy Vasquez will hold the platoon advantage against Dansby Swanson in today’s game.

Dansby Swanson will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Wade in the 2nd percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Tyler Wade is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Shota Imanaga will hold the platoon advantage against Tyler Wade in today’s game.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Tyler Wade ranks in the 3rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Miguel Amaya’s BABIP talent is projected in the 16th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Miguel Amaya is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

Hitting from the same side that Randy Vasquez throws from, Miguel Amaya encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

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

Michael Busch will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Pete Crow-Armstrong is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

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

Oscar Gonzalez has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (100% of the time), but he is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

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