Cubs vs Reds match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Saturday, September 20th

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Cubs @ Reds Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds
Series : Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, September 20th
Time : 20/09/25 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs Game Today

David Rackley projects as a Pitchers Umpire and is likely to be in charge of the strike zone in this game.

Zack Littell will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his metrics in all categories.

Zack Littell was firing on all cylinders in his previous GS and posted 7 strikeouts.

Zack Littell has been unlucky in regards to his strikeouts this year, putting up a 6.25 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.04 — a 0.78 K/9 disparity.

The Cincinnati Reds have 4 bats in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Tyler Stephenson, Matt McLain, Elly De La Cruz, Will Benson).

Negatives with the Cincinnati Reds Game Today

When assessing his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Zack Littell in the 25th percentile among all SPs in the majors.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Zack Littell is projected to throw 81 pitches in today’s outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 11th-least of all pitchers today.

The weather forecast projects temperatures in this matchup to reach the 2nd-highest level on the slate at 85°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

Zack Littell has relied on his slider 6.6% less often this year (33.3%) than he did last season (39.9%).

Zack Littell’s 91.5-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 25th percentile out of all starting pitchers.

When assessing his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Javier Assad in the 11th percentile among all starters in the majors.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Javier Assad is projected to throw 74 pitches in this outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the least of all pitchers on the slate.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Carson Kelly (the Cubs’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) projects as a weak pitch framer.

Javier Assad will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

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