Cubs vs Reds match player stats | 2025 Friday, May 23rd

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Cubs vs Reds match player stats | 2025 Friday, May 23rd

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Matchup Details

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds

Todays Game is on Friday, May 23rd
23/05/25 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Cubs vs Reds Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz as the 2nd-best hitter in Major League Baseball as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Elly De La Cruz is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.9-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters.

Elly De La Cruz has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

Extreme flyball bats like Elly De La Cruz tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Matthew Boyd.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Austin Hays is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Austin Hays will have the upper hand today.

Austin Hays pulls many of his flyballs (34.2% — 84th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

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

Nico Hoerner has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) 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 Ian Happ in the 91st percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Ian Happ is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Hunter Greene in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 88th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Batting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Tyler Stephenson will have the upper hand today.

Tyler Stephenson has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Tyler Stephenson will hold that advantage today.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Tyler Stephenson ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The Cincinnati Reds have 8 hitters in the projected lineup that will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matthew Boyd in this matchup.

Matthew Boyd is an extreme flyball pitcher (37.7% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and will be disadvantaged pitching in the #1 HR venue among all major league stadiums in today’s game.

Matthew Boyd will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Tallying 92.3 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Matthew Boyd checks in at the 78th percentile.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Kyle Tucker ranks as the 9th-best batter in the game.

Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Kyle Tucker will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Greene in today’s matchup.

Kyle Tucker pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.7% — 90th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Santiago Espinal in the 78th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Santiago Espinal is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Santiago Espinal will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matthew Boyd in today’s game.

Santiago Espinal has an 80th 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 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Santiago Espinal will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Michael Busch ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Michael Busch is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

Michael Busch will have the handedness advantage against Hunter Greene today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Pete Crow-Armstrong has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (80% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

Pete Crow-Armstrong will hold the platoon advantage over Hunter Greene in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 78th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

TJ Friedl is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

TJ Friedl pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.6% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

TJ Friedl will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Spencer Steer is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Spencer Steer will have an advantage today.

Spencer Steer pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

Spencer Steer will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Matt McLain ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Matt McLain will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Matt McLain has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Matt McLain will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt McLain in the 94th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

When estimating his home run skill, Rece Hinds ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Rece Hinds will have the upper hand today.

Rece Hinds will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Negative Match Player Stats with Cubs vs Reds

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Elly De La Cruz will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side against Matthew Boyd today.

Among all the teams on the slate today, the 4th-best infield defense is that of the the Chicago Cubs.

Elly De La Cruz is an extreme groundball hitter and faces the weak infield defense of Chicago (#28-worst on the slate).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 11th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Carson Kelly is projected to hit 8th in the lineup today, which would be a downgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Hunter Greene will have the handedness advantage over Carson Kelly in today’s game.

Carson Kelly 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 2nd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Nico Hoerner is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card today.

Hunter Greene will hold the platoon advantage against Nico Hoerner in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Nico Hoerner today.

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

Tyler Stephenson is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Matthew Boyd’s overall pitching ability grades out in the 85th percentile among all starters in the majors currently.

The Cincinnati Reds projected offense profiles as the 3rd-worst on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill.

Typically, batters like Kyle Tucker who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Hunter Greene.

Kyle Tucker will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Santiago Espinal in the 4th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Michael Busch in today’s matchup.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects TJ Friedl in the 9th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Batting from the same side that Matthew Boyd throws from, TJ Friedl will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects TJ Friedl in the 16th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Matt McLain has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (78% of the time), but he is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this game.

Rece Hinds is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

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