Cubs vs Royals match player stats | 2026 Friday, August 7th

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Cubs @ Royals Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at Kansas City Royals

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, August 7th
Time : 07/08/26 20:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs Game Today

Salvador Perez is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,The weather forecast projects the best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

,Salvador Perez will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Carter Jensen is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Carter Jensen will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kevin Gausman today.

,Carter Jensen will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Carson Kelly ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Carson Kelly has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (71% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Because of Mason Black’s large platoon split, Carson Kelly will be at a big disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in today’s game.

,Kyle Isbel will have the handedness advantage against Kevin Gausman today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,When it comes to his batting average talent, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Bobby Witt Jr. will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Considering Mason Black’s large platoon split, Dansby Swanson will be at a colossal disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish today.

,Mason Black will have the handedness advantage against Nico Hoerner in today’s matchup… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Black’s large platoon split.

,When assessing his home run ability, Jac Caglianone ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jac Caglianone is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Jac Caglianone will hold the platoon advantage over Kevin Gausman in today’s game.

,Jac Caglianone will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Seiya Suzuki ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Mason Black will hold the platoon advantage over Seiya Suzuki today… and it’s a particular mismatch considering Black’s large platoon split.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Michael Busch is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.

,Michael Busch is apt to have an edge against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Kansas City Royals only has 1 same-handed RP.

,Michael Massey has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (77% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Michael Massey will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kevin Gausman in today’s matchup.

,Michael Massey will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 17th-best hitter in baseball as it relates to his batting average talent.

,John Rave will hold the platoon advantage against Kevin Gausman in today’s matchup.

,John Rave will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carter Jensen in the 83rd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Alex Bregman is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

,Mason Black will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Alex Bregman in today’s matchup… and it’s a particular mismatch considering Black’s large platoon split.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 89th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

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

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is apt to have an advantage against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Kansas City Royals only has 1 same-handed RP.

,Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 5th-best hitter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Kansas City Royals Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 10th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,Batting from the same side that Kevin Gausman throws from, Salvador Perez will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Salvador Perez pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.4% — 89th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Among every team playing today, the strongest infield defense is that of the the Chicago Cubs.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Carson Kelly in today’s game.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Kyle Isbel ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Kyle Isbel is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Chicago’s #1-ranked outfield defense on the slate poses a formidable challenge for Kyle Isbel, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,Ian Happ has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (89% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the lineup today.

,The switch-hitting Ian Happ will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Mason Black… and even better, Black has a large platoon split.

,Ian Happ pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.1% — 83rd percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Out of every team today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense belongs to the Kansas City Royals.

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

,Batting from the same side that Kevin Gausman throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Bobby Witt Jr. has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Dansby Swanson is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Dansby Swanson hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 98th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Dansby Swanson will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Nico Hoerner ranks in the 3rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nico Hoerner is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Nico Hoerner has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Nico Hoerner in today’s matchup.

,Jac Caglianone hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 4th-deepest CF fences today.

,Seiya Suzuki hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 97th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 4th-deepest CF fences today.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Seiya Suzuki in today’s game.

,Michael Busch will hold the platoon advantage against Mason Black today… and even more favorably, Black has a large platoon split.

,Playing on the road generally reduces 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.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Massey in the 14th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,Michael Massey pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.8% — 94th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects John Rave in the 19th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,John Rave is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.

,John Rave pulls many of his flyballs (35.6% — 85th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Alex Bregman pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 87th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s deepest LF fences in today’s game.

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

,Because of Mason Black’s large platoon split, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have a gigantic advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls many of his flyballs (41.3% — 99th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 13th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

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