Nationals vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, September 6th

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Nationals vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, September 6th

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Nationals @ Cubs Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs
Series : Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, September 6th
Time : 06/09/25 14:20:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Washington Nationals Game Today

Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Bradley Lord has gone to his fastball a lot this year, though: 64.8% of the time, checking in at the 100th percentile.

Given the 0.89 deviation between Matthew Boyd’s 2.94 ERA and his 3.83 estimated true talent ERA (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in baseball this year and should see negative regression going forward.

When estimating his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Matthew Boyd in the 80th percentile among all starters in baseball.

Wrigley Field projects as the #4 ballpark in MLB for strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Matthew Boyd has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, compiling an 8.02 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 9.02 — a 1 K/9 difference.

Generating 17.7 outs per outing this year on average, Matthew Boyd places in the 90th percentile.

Negatives with the Chicago Cubs Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Wrigley Field as the 5th-worst stadium in baseball for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters.

The 5th-deepest RF fences among all major league parks are found in Wrigley Field.

The league’s 7th-tallest fences can be found at Wrigley Field.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts the best pitching conditions on the schedule today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Wrigley Field as the 8th-worst ballpark in the majors for batting average.

Bradley Lord was rolling in his previous GS and allowed 0 ER.

Bradley Lord has averaged 13.9 outs per outing this year, grading out in the 6th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Matthew Boyd in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching abilities.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense.

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