Cubs vs Reds match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Friday, September 19th

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Cubs @ Reds Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds
Series : Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Friday, September 19th
Time : 19/09/25 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs Game Today

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Elly De La Cruz ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The weather report calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 85°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

Elly De La Cruz has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Extreme groundball batters like Elly De La Cruz tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Shota Imanaga.

Elly De La Cruz will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

When estimating his BABIP talent, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Stewart in the 87th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Sal Stewart is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

Sal Stewart will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga in today’s matchup.

Sal Stewart pulls many of his flyballs (34.6% — 85th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Shota Imanaga in the 76th percentile when estimating his strikeout talent.

Shota Imanaga is an extreme flyball pitcher (45% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is stuck pitching in the #2 HR venue among all stadiums today.

Carson Kelly is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Nick Lodolo throws from, Carson Kelly will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Out of every team playing today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the Cincinnati Reds.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 77th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Austin Hays is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Austin Hays will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Austin Hays pulls many of his flyballs (34.9% — 87th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Austin Hays will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

When estimating his batting average skill, Nico Hoerner is projected as the 12th-best hitter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nico Hoerner has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (79% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Nick Lodolo throws from, Nico Hoerner will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Ian Happ is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 77th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Tyler Stephenson will have an edge today.

Tyler Stephenson has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Tyler Stephenson will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 90th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Carlos Santana is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Carlos Santana will get to bat from his good side against Nick Lodolo today.

Carlos Santana pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.1% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Ke’Bryan Hayes will have an edge today.

Ke’Bryan Hayes has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball bats like Ke’Bryan Hayes usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Shota Imanaga.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Ke’Bryan Hayes will hold that advantage in today’s game.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Nick Lodolo throws from, Dansby Swanson will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 93rd percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Miguel Andujar is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

Miguel Andujar will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga in today’s matchup.

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

TJ Friedl is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.

TJ Friedl pulls many of his flyballs (37.6% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and TJ Friedl will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Nick Lodolo in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his strikeout skill.

Throwing 92.5 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Nick Lodolo falls in the 81st percentile.

Nick Lodolo has a reverse platoon split and has the benefit of facing 8 opposite-handed batters in this game.

Home field advantage typically improves pitcher stats in all categories, and Nick Lodolo will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Nick Lodolo in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall pitching talent.

Matt McLain’s BABIP skill is projected in the 90th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Matt McLain will have an advantage today.

Matt McLain has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

Matt McLain will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Matt McLain ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Noelvi Marte in the 75th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Noelvi Marte is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 55% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Noelvi Marte will have an advantage today.

Noelvi Marte will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Seiya Suzuki projects as the 17th-best batter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Seiya Suzuki will have the handedness advantage over Nick Lodolo in today’s matchup.

Negatives with the Cincinnati Reds Game Today

Elly De La Cruz has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (98% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

The switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against Shota Imanaga,The Chicago Cubs outfield defense grades out as the 5th-strongest among every team today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shota Imanaga to throw 84 pitches in this matchup (12th-least of the day), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

The Cincinnati Reds have 8 hitters in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga in this game.

Given that flyball pitchers are least effective against groundball hitters, Shota Imanaga (45% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in today’s game with 2 GB hitters in Cincinnati’s projected offense.

Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Shota Imanaga in today’s matchup.

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

Carson Kelly will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Nico Hoerner will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Ian Happ will bat from his weak side against Nick Lodolo in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ian Happ in today’s game.

Tyler Stephenson is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Carlos Santana’s BABIP talent is projected in the 0th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Carlos Santana will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

When estimating his home run talent, Ke’Bryan Hayes ranks in the 16th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ke’Bryan Hayes is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.

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

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects TJ Friedl in the 10th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Shota Imanaga will have the handedness advantage over TJ Friedl today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects TJ Friedl in the 16th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Matt McLain is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 55% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Seiya Suzuki in today’s game.

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