Cubs vs Royals match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Sunday, August 9th

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Cubs @ Royals Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago Cubs at Kansas City Royals
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, August 9th
Time : 09/08/26 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago Cubs Series Game 3 Game Today

When it comes to his home run skill, Carter Jensen ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Carter Jensen is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 93°.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Carter Jensen will hold that advantage today.

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

,Ian Happ is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

,The switch-hitting Ian Happ will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Randy Dobnak.

,Jac Caglianone is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Jac Caglianone will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Seiya Suzuki ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,Extreme groundball batters like Seiya Suzuki generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Randy Dobnak.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jac Caglianone in the 85th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 16th-best hitter in MLB as it relates to his batting average ability.

,The switch-hitting Isaac Collins will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Matthew Boyd.

,Isaac Collins will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

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

,Alex Bregman is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,Salvador Perez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Salvador Perez will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Salvador Perez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Michael Busch ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Michael Busch is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Randy Dobnak throws from, Michael Busch will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Nick Loftin will have an edge in today’s matchup.

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

,Starling Marte’s BABIP skill is projected in the 89th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Starling Marte has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (57% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

,Batting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Starling Marte will have an edge today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Randy Dobnak’s overall pitching ability grades out in the 7th percentile out of all SPs in the league currently.

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

,Given that groundball hitters hold a sizeable edge over flyball pitchers, Randy Dobnak and his 49.5% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a troublesome position in today’s matchup matching up with 3 opposing GB hitters.

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

,Luke Maile is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,Luke Maile will have the handedness advantage over Matthew Boyd in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Luke Maile will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Tyler Tolbert will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matthew Boyd in today’s matchup.

,Tyler Tolbert 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 Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Randy Dobnak throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,The Kansas City Royals have 3 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jac Caglianone, Luke Maile, Carter Jensen).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Matthew Boyd in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall pitching talent.

,The Kansas City Royals projected lineup ranks as the 3rd-weakest of all teams today in terms of overall batting skill.

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

Negatives with the Kansas City Royals Series Game 3 Game Today

Batting from the same side that Matthew Boyd throws from, Carter Jensen has a tough challenge in today’s game.

,The Chicago Cubs infield defense grades out as the best among every team on the slate today.

,Ian Happ pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.1% — 82nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s deepest RF fences today.

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

,Matthew Boyd will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jac Caglianone in today’s matchup.

,Today, Jac Caglianone is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.1% rate (79th percentile).

,Jac Caglianone is an extreme groundball batter and matches up with the strong infield defense of Chicago (#1-best of all teams on the slate today).

,Randy Dobnak will have the handedness advantage over Seiya Suzuki in today’s game.

,Seiya Suzuki hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 98th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,Nico Hoerner is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Batting from the same side that Randy Dobnak throws from, Nico Hoerner will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

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

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

,Isaac Collins is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this game.

,Batting from the same side that Randy Dobnak throws from, Alex Bregman will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

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

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

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

,Salvador Perez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.3% — 88th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Dansby Swanson is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Randy Dobnak will hold the platoon advantage over Dansby Swanson in today’s matchup.

,Today, Dansby Swanson is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.9% rate (98th percentile).

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

,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 Michael Busch in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 21st percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Carson Kelly is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Randy Dobnak will have the handedness advantage against Carson Kelly today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Loftin in the 25th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Nick Loftin is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today.

,Nick Loftin pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.9% — 86th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s deepest LF fences in today’s game.

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

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

,D.J. Reyburn projects as a Pitchers Umpire and is expected to be behind the plate today.

,Randy Dobnak will hold the platoon advantage over 6 opposing bats in this matchup.

,Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher stats across the board, and Randy Dobnak will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luke Maile in the 17th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Luke Maile hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 91st percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Tolbert in the 10th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Tyler Tolbert is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this game.

,Tyler Tolbert has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s deepest RF fences today.

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

,Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.6% — 99th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,When estimating his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Randy Dobnak in the 0th percentile among all SPs in the majors.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Randy Dobnak to throw 81 pitches today (4th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 13th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,With 6 batters of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Matthew Boyd encounters a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this outing.

,Matthew Boyd will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Tolbert in the 13th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luke Maile in the 10th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

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