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Dodgers @ Cubs Matchup Details

Teams : Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs

Date : Todays Game is on Monday, August 3rd
Time : 03/08/26 20:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Los Angeles Dodgers Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez in the 91st percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.

,According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of the day.

,Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Teoscar Hernandez will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Teoscar Hernandez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved recently, rising from 16% on the season to 33.3% in the last week.

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

,Nico Hoerner will have the handedness advantage against Justin Wrobleski in today’s game.

,The Los Angeles Dodgers outfield defense profiles as the 5th-worst among all the teams today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 90th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Ian Happ pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.3% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,Among all parks, Wrigley Field’s LF fences are the 6th-shallowest.

,Dansby Swanson will hold the platoon advantage against Justin Wrobleski in today’s game.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Michael Busch ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Michael Busch is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seiya Suzuki in the 96th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.

,Seiya Suzuki will hold the platoon advantage over Justin Wrobleski today.

,Michael Busch will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Michael Busch has recorded a .376 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, ranking in the 95th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Hitting from the opposite that Justin Wrobleski throws from, James Triantos will have an advantage in today’s game.

,James Triantos will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Tommy Edman is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 59% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Tommy Edman will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Matthew Boyd today.

,Alex Bregman is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Alex Bregman will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Justin Wrobleski today.

,Alex Bregman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.1% — 87th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez in the 88th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Triantos in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddie Freeman as the 12th-best batter in Major League Baseball when assessing his batting average ability.

,Freddie Freeman is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,Freddie Freeman has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Shohei Ohtani projects as the 4th-best hitter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Shohei Ohtani is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Shohei Ohtani has made significant improvements with his Barrel% recently, improving his 17% seasonal rate to 27.3% over the last 7 days.

,Andy Pages’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Andy Pages is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Andy Pages will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Carson Kelly is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 74% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Batting from the opposite that Justin Wrobleski throws from, Carson Kelly will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 96th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Max Muncy has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 100.3-mph average in the past week’s worth of games to his seasonal EV of 96.2-mph.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 16°, Max Muncy has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 23.1° angle in the past 14 days.

,Shohei Ohtani has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 93.7-mph to 97.4-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

,The best projected offense on the slate in terms of overall offensive ability is that of the the Los Angeles Dodgers.

,The Los Angeles Dodgers have been the 8th-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress in future games,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Carson Kelly (the Cubs’s expected catcher today) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Wrigley Field as the 7th-best field in MLB for walks.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Pete Crow-Armstrong will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Freddie Freeman ranks as the 19th-best batter in the league.

,The Los Angeles Dodgers (22.9% K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 4th-most strikeout-heavy set of hitters of the day.

,The #10 ballpark in the league for boosting strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field.

,In his last start, Matthew Boyd was in good form and accumulated 7 strikeouts.

,Nico Hoerner will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,In the last 14 days, Nico Hoerner’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 86.7-mph over the course of the season to 89.7-mph in recent games.

,Ian Happ will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Andy Pages ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Carson Kelly will hold that advantage in today’s game.

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

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Dansby Swanson will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Negatives with the Chicago Cubs Game Today

Teoscar Hernandez is penciled in 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,In Major League Baseball, the 7th-highest fence height (on average) are at Wrigley Field.

,Teoscar Hernandez has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The Chicago Cubs infield defense profiles as the best among all the teams today.

,Teoscar Hernandez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

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

,Nico Hoerner has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,In the last two weeks, Nico Hoerner has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

,Nico Hoerner has performed at a clip of 3.0 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, placing in the 6th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Ian Happ is penciled in 7th in the batting order today, which would be a downgrade from his 90% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,The switch-hitting Ian Happ will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side (0) today against Justin Wrobleski,From last year to this one, Ian Happ’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes BABIP (-4° to 26°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 48.4% to 36.3%.

,Ian Happ has compiled a .218 batting average this year, ranking in the 18th percentile.

,Dansby Swanson is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Dansby Swanson has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 7.5% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

,Over the past week, Dansby Swanson’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal mark of 92.8 mph to 76 mph.

,Compared to his seasonal figure of 16.4°, Dansby Swanson has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (1.3°) in the past 14 days.

,Batting from the same side that Justin Wrobleski throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have a tough challenge today.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls a lot of his flyballs (41% — 99th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong has been lucky this year, putting up a .390 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .345 — a .045 difference.

,The 5th-deepest RF dimensions in MLB are found in Wrigley Field.

,Hitting from the same side that Justin Wrobleski throws from, Michael Busch meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Michael Busch has struggled with his Barrel%; his 17% rate last season has fallen off to 9.6% this year.

,From last year to this one, Michael Busch’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 21.9% to 17.5%.

,In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Michael Busch’s 7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 17.5%.

,Seiya Suzuki has struggled with his Barrel%; his 16.9% rate last year has fallen to 9.6% this season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Triantos in the 9th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,James Triantos is projected to bat 9th in the lineup today.

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

,Tommy Edman has taken a step back with his Barrel% in recent games; his 7.1% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the last week.

,Tommy Edman’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 89.3-mph average last season has decreased to 84.2-mph.

,Over the past 7 days, Tommy Edman’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal mark of 84.2 mph to 73.5 mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 12th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Alex Bregman’s average exit velocity has declined this year; his 89.9-mph average last season has fallen to 87.8-mph.

,Over the last week, Alex Bregman’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal EV of 91.4 mph to 88.2 mph.

,Sporting a .230 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Alex Bregman grades out in the 24th percentile.

,Teoscar Hernandez has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 9.1% seasonal rate has fallen off to 3.2% in the last two weeks.

,Hitting from the same side that Matthew Boyd throws from, Freddie Freeman will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

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

,Freddie Freeman has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 9.6% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% over the last 7 days.

,Matthew Boyd will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shohei Ohtani in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Shohei Ohtani today.

,Shohei Ohtani has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 23.7% rate last year has fallen to 17% this season.

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

,In the last week, Andy Pages’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.9% down to 0%.

,Andy Pages’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off lately; his 90.5-mph seasonal figure has dropped to 85.7-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

,Freddie Freeman’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined of late, falling from 14.7% on the season to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

,Carson Kelly’s BABIP skill is projected in the 21st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,In the last two weeks, Carson Kelly’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.8% down to 0%.

,Carson Kelly has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.8-mph dropping to 84.6-mph over the past 14 days.

,Carson Kelly’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased in recent games, falling from 41.7% on the season to 32% in the last 14 days.

,Max Muncy is penciled in 7th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 52% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

,Hitting from the same side that Matthew Boyd throws from, Max Muncy meets a tough challenge today.

,In today’s matchup, Max Muncy is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 40.5% rate (98th percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Matthew Boyd in the 84th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching talent level.

,Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher metrics across the board, and Matthew Boyd will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Max Muncy in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 3rd percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Over the last 14 days, Nico Hoerner’s 9.5% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14.4%.

,Max Muncy is an extreme flyball hitter and faces the strong outfield defense of Chicago (#1-best of all teams today).

,Grading out in the 24th percentile, Nico Hoerner has posted a .270 BABIP this year.

,Dansby Swanson has put up a .240 BABIP this year, placing in the 6th percentile.

,Ranking in the 16th percentile, Carson Kelly has notched a .175 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

,Alex Bregman’s launch angle in recent games (6.7° over the past 7 days) is a considerable dropoff from his 17.3° seasonal angle.

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