Cubs vs Rays match player stats | 2026 World Series Game 2 Tuesday, April 7th

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Cubs @ Rays Series Game 2 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at Tampa Bay Rays
2025 WorldSeries Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, April 7th
Time : 07/04/26 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs World Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 84th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

The Tropicana Field roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 21° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense.

Pete Crow-Armstrong will have the handedness advantage against Drew Rasmussen in today’s matchup.

The Tampa Bay Rays have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Pete Crow-Armstrong can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Ian Happ ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Ian Happ is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the dish, Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Drew Rasmussen today.

The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense profiles as the weakest out of all the teams playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Junior Caminero is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.

Junior Caminero pulls many of his flyballs (38.3% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Junior Caminero will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Michael Busch ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Michael Busch is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Michael Busch will have the handedness advantage against Drew Rasmussen in today’s matchup.

The Tampa Bay Rays have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Michael Busch stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Ben Williamson has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Ben Williamson will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Alex Bregman ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

Alex Bregman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.4% — 89th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his home run ability, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jake Fraley is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

Batting from the opposite that Javier Assad throws from, Jake Fraley will have the upper hand today.

Jake Fraley pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Jake Fraley will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

As it relates to his batting average skill, Nico Hoerner is projected as the 11th-best hitter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nico Hoerner is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Nico Hoerner has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

Cedric Mullins will have the handedness advantage over Javier Assad today.

Cedric Mullins pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.9% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Cedric Mullins will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Drew Rasmussen will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his metrics across the board.

Chandler Simpson is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Chandler Simpson will hold the platoon advantage against Javier Assad in today’s game.

Chandler Simpson will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jonathan Aranda ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jonathan Aranda is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Javier Assad throws from, Jonathan Aranda will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Jonathan Aranda pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.1% — 78th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

Taylor Walls has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

Taylor Walls will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Nick Fortes pulls many of his flyballs (35.4% — 85th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Nick Fortes will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz as the 8th-best batter in the game when assessing his batting average skill.

Yandy Diaz is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Yandy Diaz will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

When assessing his home run skill, Cedric Mullins ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.3% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ben Williamson in the 94th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Drew Rasmussen in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall pitching talent level.

As it relates to his batting average ability, Chandler Simpson is projected as the 6th-best batter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Yandy Diaz projects as the 19th-best hitter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Tampa Bay Rays World Series Game 2 Game Today

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

Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ian Happ today.

Javier Assad will have the handedness advantage over Junior Caminero in today’s game.

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

As it relates to his home run talent, Ben Williamson ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ben Williamson is penciled in 8th in the batting order today.

Batting from the same side that Javier Assad throws from, Ben Williamson encounters a tough challenge today.

The Chicago Cubs infield defense grades out as the 2nd-strongest out of every team in action today.

Drew Rasmussen will hold the platoon advantage over Alex Bregman in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Alex Bregman in today’s matchup.

Dansby Swanson is projected to bat 6th in the lineup today.

Drew Rasmussen will have the handedness advantage against Dansby Swanson in today’s game.

Dansby Swanson hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.3% — 98th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 9th-deepest CF fences today.

Dansby Swanson will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Drew Rasmussen will have the handedness advantage against Nico Hoerner today.

Nico Hoerner will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins in the 4th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Cedric Mullins has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (63% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Rasmussen to throw 80 pitches today (least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 4th-least strikeout-prone lineup in today’s games is the Chicago Cubs with a 20.4% underlying K%.

It is anticipated that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Chad Fairchild) calling pitches in today’s game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Javier Assad’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 21st percentile among all starting pitchers in the league right now.

Compared to average, Javier Assad has been given less leash than the typical pitcher since the start of last season, recording an -15.1 fewer adjusted pitches each game.

Projected catcher Carson Kelly grades out as a weak pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

When it comes to his home run skill, Chandler Simpson ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Chandler Simpson hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 96th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 9th-deepest CF fences today.

Carson Kelly’s BABIP talent is projected in the 14th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Carson Kelly is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Hitting from the same side that Drew Rasmussen throws from, Carson Kelly will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

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 Carson Kelly in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Walls in the 11th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Taylor Walls is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Taylor Walls will bat from his bad side against Javier Assad in this game.

Chicago’s #2-ranked outfield defense on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Chandler Simpson, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

Nick Fortes’s BABIP ability is projected in the 1st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nick Fortes is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card today.

Javier Assad will have the handedness advantage against Nick Fortes in today’s game.

Javier Assad will hold the platoon advantage over Yandy Diaz in today’s game.

As it relates to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Javier Assad in the 8th percentile among all starting pitchers in the league.

The Tampa Bay Rays (19.4 K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the least strikeout-prone set of hitters of all teams on the slate today.

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