Mariners vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Friday, June 20th

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Mariners vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Friday, June 20th

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Matchup Details

Seattle Mariners at Chicago Cubs

Todays Game is on Friday, June 20th
20/06/25 14:20:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Mariners vs Cubs Matchup Today

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats.

Matt Shaw will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Benjamin Williamson will hold the platoon advantage over Matthew Boyd in today’s game.

Bats such as Benjamin Williamson with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Matthew Boyd who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Benjamin Williamson in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

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

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Ian Happ ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Ian Happ is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.

As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against George Kirby in today’s game.

Ian Happ has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The Seattle Mariners have 8 batters in the projected batting order that will have the handedness advantage against Matthew Boyd today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Kyle Tucker ranks as the 7th-best batter in the majors.

Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that George Kirby throws from, Kyle Tucker will have an advantage in today’s game.

Kyle Tucker has a good chance to have an advantage against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the Seattle Mariners has just 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dylan Moore in the 85th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Dylan Moore is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 76% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Dylan Moore will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matthew Boyd in today’s game.

Dylan Moore pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.8% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Randy Arozarena ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Randy Arozarena is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.

Randy Arozarena will hold the platoon advantage over Matthew Boyd in today’s game.

Jorge Polanco is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game.

Jorge Polanco pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.4% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Polanco in the 77th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Mitch Garver will have the handedness advantage against Matthew Boyd in today’s matchup.

Mitch Garver pulls many of his flyballs (39.1% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mitch Garver in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Dansby Swanson is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Dansby Swanson will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

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

Batting from the opposite that George Kirby throws from, Michael Busch will have an edge today.

Michael Busch has a good chance to have an advantage against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Seattle Mariners only has 1 same-handed RP.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Michael Busch will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 88th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Pete Crow-Armstrong has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (56% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

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

The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Pete Crow-Armstrong stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Cal Raleigh projects as the 5th-best home run hitter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Cal Raleigh is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Cal Raleigh will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Matthew Boyd today.

Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.9% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Cal Raleigh ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The Chicago Cubs projected offense projects as the 3rd-best of all teams on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill.

Given that flyball pitchers are hit hardest by groundball hitters, George Kirby (44% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in today’s game with 2 GB hitters in Chicago’s projected lineup.

George Kirby will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

When it comes to his batting average talent, Julio Rodriguez is projected as the 9th-best hitter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Julio Rodriguez is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.

Batting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Julio Rodriguez will have an edge today.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Julio Rodriguez ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Seiya Suzuki ranks as the 17th-best batter in the game.

Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.

Extreme groundball hitters like Seiya Suzuki are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like George Kirby.

Seiya Suzuki will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Negative Match Player Stats with Mariners vs Cubs

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Shaw in the 24th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Matt Shaw is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

George Kirby will have the handedness advantage against Matt Shaw today.

Matt Shaw has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

When estimating his home run ability, Benjamin Williamson ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Benjamin Williamson is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this game.

Benjamin Williamson has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.3%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-strongest out of every team in action today.

Chicago’s #3-ranked outfield defense on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Benjamin Williamson, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

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 Benjamin Williamson today.

When it comes to his home run ability, Nico Hoerner ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nico Hoerner is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

George Kirby will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nico Hoerner today.

Nico Hoerner has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Matthew Boyd’s overall pitching skill grades out in the 85th percentile among all starters in baseball currently.

Matthew Boyd is an extreme flyball pitcher (38.5% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be aided by pitching in the #23 HR venue among all parks today.

Because groundball pitchers have a notable edge over groundball bats, Matthew Boyd and his 38.5% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a favorable position today going up against 4 opposing GB bats.

Home field advantage generally improves pitcher stats across the board, and Matthew Boyd will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Kyle Tucker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.3% — 89th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

Extreme groundball bats like Dylan Moore tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Matthew Boyd.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Dylan Moore today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dylan Moore in the 21st percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Randy Arozarena today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Polanco in the 19th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Extreme groundball batters like Jorge Polanco are generally less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Matthew Boyd.

Jorge Polanco will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mitch Garver in the 10th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Mitch Garver has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (75% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today.

Extreme flyball bats like Mitch Garver are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Matthew Boyd.

Mitch Garver will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

George Kirby will hold the platoon advantage against Dansby Swanson in today’s game.

Michael Busch is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls many of his flyballs (35.7% — 91st percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Typically, hitters like Cal Raleigh who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Matthew Boyd.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Cal Raleigh in today’s matchup.

Chicago’s #2-ranked outfield defense of the day poses a formidable challenge for Cal Raleigh, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, George Kirby’s overall pitching talent is in the 91st percentile out of all starters in the majors right now.

Julio Rodriguez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that George Kirby throws from, Seiya Suzuki will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

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