Cubs vs Royals match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, August 8th

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Cubs @ Royals Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at Kansas City Royals
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, August 8th
Time : 08/08/26 19:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs Series Game 2 Game Today

As it relates to his batting average ability, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 2nd-best batter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

,The #7 field in the league for boosting offensive stats, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

,Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense.

,A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest weather on the slate today at 89°.

,Batting from the opposite that Clay Holmes throws from, Michael Massey will have an edge today.

,Extreme flyball hitters like Michael Massey usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Clay Holmes.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Michael Massey will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Salvador Perez is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Extreme flyball batters like Salvador Perez usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Clay Holmes.

,Alex Bregman is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 16th-best hitter in the game when estimating his batting average ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 9th-best stadium in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

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

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Recording 91.9 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Seth Lugo places him the 78th percentile.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and Seth Lugo will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 9th-best stadium in the game for LHB batting average.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Ian Happ ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ian Happ is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today.

,The switch-hitting Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Seth Lugo.

,Michael Conforto will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Seth Lugo today.

,Michael Conforto will probably have the upper hand against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Kansas City Royals only has 1 same-handed RP.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Jac Caglianone ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jac Caglianone is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Nick Loftin will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,Batting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Clay Holmes throws from, Jac Caglianone will have the upper hand today.

,Isaac Collins is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 95% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carter Jensen in the 84th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Carter Jensen is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

,As it relates to 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 in today’s game.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Michael Busch ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Michael Busch is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Salvador Perez ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Clay Holmes throws from, Carter Jensen will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 77th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Michael Busch will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Seth Lugo today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 5th-best hitter in the league.

,Batters such as Bobby Witt Jr. with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Clay Holmes who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Michael Conforto ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Playing on the road generally lessens pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Clay Holmes in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 84th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Negatives with the Kansas City Royals Series Game 2 Game Today

Batting from the same side that Clay Holmes throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will have a disadvantage today.

,Bobby Witt Jr. has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,The Chicago Cubs infield defense grades out as the best out of every team today.

,Michael Massey is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The #9 stadium in MLB for suppressing home runs to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

,Today, Michael Massey is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.5% rate (93rd percentile).

,Salvador Perez’s BABIP ability is projected in the 10th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Clay Holmes will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Salvador Perez in today’s matchup.

,Salvador Perez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.3% — 88th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s deepest LF fences today.

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

,Seth Lugo will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Alex Bregman today.

,Alex Bregman pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 87th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,The Kansas City Royals infield defense projects as the 2nd-strongest out of every team today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 21st percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Carson Kelly is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card today.

,Kauffman Stadium has the deepest LF fences in the majors.

,Seth Lugo will have the handedness advantage against Carson Kelly today.

,Nico Hoerner is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Seth Lugo will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nico Hoerner today.

,Nico Hoerner has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Nico Hoerner will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,Dansby Swanson is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card today.

,Batting from the same side that Seth Lugo throws from, Dansby Swanson will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

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

,Dansby Swanson will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.6% — 99th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s deepest RF fences today.

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

,The 2nd-best projected lineup on the slate today in terms of overall batting skill is that of the Chicago Cubs.

,It is likely that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Dan Iassogna) calling pitches in today’s game.

,The #5 field in MLB for boosting walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

,Ian Happ pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.1% — 82nd percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Conforto in the 18th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Michael Conforto is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Kauffman Stadium has the deepest RF dimensions among all stadiums.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Michael Conforto today.

,Jac Caglianone hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 79th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Typically, hitters like Jac Caglianone who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Clay Holmes.

,Chicago’s #1-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Jac Caglianone, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,When assessing his home run ability, Nick Loftin ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nick Loftin is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

,The #9 stadium in MLB for suppressing home runs to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

,Clay Holmes will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nick Loftin in today’s matchup.

,Nick Loftin pulls many of his flyballs (35.9% — 86th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Nick Loftin’s BABIP skill is projected in the 25th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The switch-hitting Isaac Collins will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side (0) today against Clay Holmes,Seth Lugo will hold the platoon advantage over Seiya Suzuki today.

,Seiya Suzuki hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 98th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Seiya Suzuki will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Massey in the 14th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Michael Busch will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #25 park in the league for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Carson Kelly in today’s matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Clay Holmes’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 81st percentile out of all SPs in MLB currently.

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