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Mets @ Cubs Matchup Details

Teams : New York Mets at Chicago Cubs

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, April 17th
Time : 17/04/26 14:20:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the New York Mets Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Bichette as the 8th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when assessing his batting average talent.

,Bo Bichette is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.

,According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 4th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters.

,When estimating his home run ability, Francisco Alvarez ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Francisco Alvarez has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (87% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Kodai Senga in the 80th percentile when assessing his overall pitching talent.

,The New York Mets infield defense profiles as the 3rd-strongest out of all the teams today.

,When assessing his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Edward Cabrera in the 78th percentile among all starters in MLB.

,The New York Mets have 4 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Luis Robert Jr., Francisco Alvarez, MJ Melendez, Tommy Pham).

,Given that groundball pitchers have a notable advantage over groundball hitters, Edward Cabrera and his 45.9% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a good position in today’s game being matched up with 2 opposing GB hitters.

,Home field advantage generally improves pitcher stats across the board, and Edward Cabrera will hold that advantage today.

,Brett Baty is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Edward Cabrera throws from, Brett Baty will have the upper hand today.

,Brett Baty has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Alex Bregman ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Alex Bregman is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Alex Bregman pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 88th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Moises Ballesteros’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Moises Ballesteros will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kodai Senga in today’s game.

,Moises Ballesteros has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Luis Robert Jr. is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Seiya Suzuki ranks as the 19th-best batter in baseball.

,Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.

,Seiya Suzuki will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

,Nico Hoerner is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 84th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,Hitting from the opposite that Kodai Senga throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Pete Crow-Armstrong will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Ian Happ is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.

,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 good side against Kodai Senga in today’s game.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Francisco Alvarez ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Dansby Swanson will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,MJ Melendez will hold the platoon advantage over Edward Cabrera in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Kodai Senga in the 88th percentile among all SPs in the game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 10th-best batter in baseball when it comes to his batting average talent.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Francisco Lindor ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Francisco Lindor is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

,Marcus Semien pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.3% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Extreme groundball hitters like Marcus Semien tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Edward Cabrera.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Carson Kelly ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Carson Kelly will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Edward Cabrera throws from, Carson Benge will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Carson Benge has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Marcus Semien ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

,Michael Busch is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Michael Busch will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kodai Senga in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Bichette in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Moises Ballesteros in the 78th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 80th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Luis Robert Jr. ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Chicago Cubs Game Today

Hitting from the same side that Edward Cabrera throws from, Bo Bichette meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Bo Bichette has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.7%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

,The Chicago Cubs infield defense profiles as the 2nd-best out of every team in action today.

,Bo Bichette will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Edward Cabrera will have the handedness advantage over Francisco Alvarez today.

,Francisco Alvarez has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Francisco Alvarez in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kodai Senga to throw 85 pitches in this matchup (7th-least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,The Chicago Cubs projected lineup ranks as the 2nd-best of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall offensive skill.

,Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Kodai Senga today.

,Typically, bats like Brett Baty who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Edward Cabrera.

,Chicago’s #2-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate poses a formidable challenge for Brett Baty, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,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 Brett Baty in today’s game.

,Kodai Senga will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Alex Bregman in today’s game.

,Moises Ballesteros is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the same side that Edward Cabrera throws from, Luis Robert Jr. faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Luis Robert Jr. in today’s game.

,Kodai Senga will have the handedness advantage against Seiya Suzuki in today’s game.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Nico Hoerner ranks in the 5th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the same side that Kodai Senga throws from, Nico Hoerner meets a tough challenge today.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40% — 97th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Dansby Swanson is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this game.

,Kodai Senga will hold the platoon advantage against Dansby Swanson today.

,MJ Melendez’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 8th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,MJ Melendez is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,In today’s game, MJ Melendez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.1% rate (91st percentile).

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for MJ Melendez today.

,The switch-hitting Francisco Lindor will bat from his worse side (0) today against Edward Cabrera,In today’s game, Francisco Lindor is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.2% rate (88th percentile).

,Francisco Lindor will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 17th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,Marcus Semien is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the same side that Edward Cabrera throws from, Marcus Semien encounters a tough challenge today.

,Marcus Semien will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Carson Kelly is projected to bat 7th in the lineup today, which would be a downgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

,Kodai Senga will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Carson Kelly in today’s game.

,Carson Benge is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Carson Benge today.

,Michael Busch pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.6% — 80th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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