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Cubs @ Reds Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, July 12th
Time : 12/07/26 13:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Steer in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Spencer Steer is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 54% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast projects the most humidity on the schedule today at 76%.

,Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Spencer Steer will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Spencer Steer pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.5% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,JJ Bleday is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,JJ Bleday pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.5% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and JJ Bleday will hold that advantage today.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Seiya Suzuki ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Seiya Suzuki is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

,Batting from the opposite that Andrew Abbott throws from, Seiya Suzuki will have an edge today.

,Among all the teams today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the Cincinnati Reds.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 91st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Dansby Swanson will hold the platoon advantage against Andrew Abbott in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Michael Busch is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 90th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Ian Happ pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.9% — 81st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,As it relates to his batting average talent, Nico Hoerner is projected as the 17th-best batter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nico Hoerner will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Abbott today.

,Nico Hoerner has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz as the 6th-best batter in the league when estimating his BABIP skill.

,Elly De La Cruz is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Elly De La Cruz has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Elly De La Cruz will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 75th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Carson Kelly has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (77% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Carson Kelly will have the handedness advantage over Andrew Abbott today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Noelvi Marte in the 80th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Noelvi Marte will have an advantage today.

,Noelvi Marte will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Batting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Tyler Stephenson will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Tyler Stephenson has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Tyler Stephenson will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Eugenio Suarez is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Eugenio Suarez will have the upper hand today.

,Eugenio Suarez pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.9% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Eugenio Suarez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

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

,Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls many of his flyballs (41% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Stewart in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Sal Stewart is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Sal Stewart will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matthew Boyd in today’s matchup.

,Sal Stewart has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The 2nd-best projected offense of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall offensive ability is that of the the Chicago Cubs.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Tyler Stephenson (the Reds’s expected catcher today) projects as a weak pitch framer.

,The Chicago Cubs have 7 hitters in the projected lineup that will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Abbott in today’s game.

,When estimating his home run ability, Tyler Stephenson ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ke’Bryan Hayes will have the handedness advantage against Matthew Boyd today.

,Ke’Bryan Hayes has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Ke’Bryan Hayes will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Alex Bregman ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Alex Bregman is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Alex Bregman will hold the platoon advantage against Andrew Abbott in today’s matchup.

,Alex Bregman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.5% — 89th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edwin Arroyo in the 87th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Edwin Arroyo pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.6% — 79th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Edwin Arroyo will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Elly De La Cruz ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Bleday in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Negatives with the Cincinnati Reds Series Game 3 Game Today

Out of every team playing today, the best infield defense is that of the Chicago Cubs.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Bleday in the 10th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Matthew Boyd will have the handedness advantage over JJ Bleday in today’s matchup.

,JJ Bleday is an extreme flyball batter and faces the strong outfield defense of Chicago (#2-best of the day).

,Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Seiya Suzuki today.

,Dansby Swanson is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Dansby Swanson today.

,Batting from the same side that Andrew Abbott throws from, Michael Busch will be at a disadvantage today.

,Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Michael Busch in today’s matchup.

,Ian Happ has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (93% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The switch-hitting Ian Happ will bat from his bad side (0) today against Andrew Abbott,Ian Happ will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Nico Hoerner has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (70% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this game.

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

,The switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side (0) today against Matthew Boyd,Carson Kelly will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Noelvi Marte is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Tyler Stephenson is penciled in 6th in the batting order today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 22nd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 18th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Andrew Abbott will have the handedness advantage against Pete Crow-Armstrong in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Pete Crow-Armstrong in today’s game.

,It is anticipated that we will see a Huge Pitchers Umpire (Alex MacKay) behind the plate in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher stats across the board, and Andrew Abbott will hold that advantage today.

,When estimating his home run talent, Ke’Bryan Hayes ranks in the 17th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ke’Bryan Hayes is projected to bat 9th in the lineup today.

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

,Edwin Arroyo is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Alex Bregman’s BABIP skill is projected in the 11th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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