Nationals vs Cubs match player stats Saturday, September 21st 2024. Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs Series Game 3

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Nationals vs Cubs match player stats Saturday, September 21st 2024. Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs Series Game 3

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Todays Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Saturday, September 21st
21/09/24 14:20:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Nationals vs Cubs Series Game 3 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seiya Suzuki in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

The 7th-shallowest left field dimensions among all parks are found in Wrigley Field.

The weather report calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the 4th-highest level of all games on the slate today at 81°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

Seiya Suzuki will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against MacKenzie Gore today.

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

Dansby Swanson has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (74% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Wood as the 6th-best hitter in baseball when estimating his BABIP skill.

James Wood is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

Batting from the opposite that Kyle Hendricks throws from, James Wood will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Tena in the 97th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Jose Tena is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

Jose Tena will have the handedness advantage against Kyle Hendricks today.

Isaac Paredes is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that MacKenzie Gore throws from, Isaac Paredes will have the upper hand today.

Isaac Paredes pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (46.4% — 100th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Batting from the opposite that MacKenzie Gore throws from, Nico Hoerner will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Among every team playing today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the Washington Nationals.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Nico Hoerner will hold that advantage today.

The switch-hitting Keibert Ruiz will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Kyle Hendricks.

Miguel Amaya will have the handedness advantage against MacKenzie Gore in today’s game.

Miguel Amaya will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Dylan Crews is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 84th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Cody Bellinger is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Cody Bellinger will hold that advantage today.

CJ Abrams is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.

CJ Abrams will hold the platoon advantage over Kyle Hendricks in today’s game.

CJ Abrams has a good chance to have an advantage against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Chicago Cubs has just 1 same-handed RP.

Nico Hoerner’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The 3rd-worst projected batting order on the slate today in terms of overall batting skill is that of the the Washington Nationals.

The #7 park in baseball for suppressing walks, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field.

Wrigley Field has the 5th-deepest RF dimensions among all major league parks.

Joey Gallo will hold the platoon advantage over Kyle Hendricks in today’s game.

The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Joey Gallo stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Ian Happ is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Ian Happ will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Pete Crow-Armstrong will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

When it comes to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places MacKenzie Gore in the 84th percentile among all SPs in the league.

MacKenzie Gore has averaged 96.9 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, ranking in the 95th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Wrigley Field as the 7th-best stadium in MLB for strikeouts.

Because of his large reverse platoon split, MacKenzie Gore will hold the advantage squaring off against 7 batters in the projected lineup who bat from the opposite side in today’s matchup.

MacKenzie Gore’s 95.4-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a big 1-mph rise from last year’s 94.4-mph mark.

Andres Chaparro is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that MacKenzie Gore throws from, Dansby Swanson will have an edge in today’s matchup.

With a 5.20 FIP this year (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that deals with the things a pitcher can most influence), Kyle Hendricks falls in the 2nd percentile.

Joey Gallo has big-time HR ability (99th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (37.9% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Kyle Hendricks doesn’t generate many whiffs (1st percentile K%) — great news for Gallo.

Joey Gallo projects as the 6th-best home run hitter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The Washington Nationals have 3 bats in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jose Tena, James Wood, Joey Gallo).

Kyle Hendricks will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his metrics across the board.

In his previous game started, Kyle Hendricks was in good form and compiled 7 strikeouts.

Kyle Hendricks’s four-seamer percentage has dropped by 7.6% from last season to this one (20.3% to 12.7%) .

When estimating his overall offensive ability, James Wood ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jose Tena is apt to have the upper hand against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Chicago Cubs only has 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Isaac Paredes ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negative Match Player Stats with Nationals vs Cubs Series Game 3

The #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for suppressing offensive stats to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field.

Among all stadiums, the 7th-tallest fences are at Wrigley Field.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Wrigley Field as the 9th-worst venue in baseball for boosting offensive stats to left-handed hitters.

The Chicago Cubs outfield defense projects as the 2nd-strongest among all the teams today.

James Wood will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jose Tena in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 2nd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

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

Nico Hoerner is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

Nico Hoerner has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Keibert Ruiz’s BABIP talent is projected in the 2nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Keibert Ruiz is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Keibert Ruiz pulls many of his flyballs (41.1% — 99th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Amaya in the 21st percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Miguel Amaya is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Miguel Amaya has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Kyle Hendricks will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Dylan Crews today.

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

Hitting from the same side that MacKenzie Gore throws from, Cody Bellinger will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Cody Bellinger pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.3% — 82nd percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

CJ Abrams pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.6% — 77th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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

Kyle Hendricks has tallied 14.1 outs per game per started this year, ranking in the 7th percentile.

David Arrieta grades out as a Hitters Umpire and is likely to be umping in this game.

Kyle Hendricks’s 87.1-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 0th percentile among all starters.

Out of all SPs, Kyle Hendricks’s fastball spin rate of 2091 rpm grades out in the 14th percentile this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Gallo in the 0th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Joey Gallo is projected to hit 7th in the batting order today.

In today’s game, Joey Gallo is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 41.5% rate (99th percentile).

Joey Gallo is an extreme flyball batter and squares off against the strong outfield defense of Chicago (#2-best of all teams on the slate).

The switch-hitting Ian Happ will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side (0) today against MacKenzie Gore, Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the same side that MacKenzie Gore throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong faces a tough challenge today.

Playing on the road typically diminishes pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for MacKenzie Gore today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Chaparro in the 19th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Kyle Hendricks will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andres Chaparro today.

Keibert Ruiz will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

MacKenzie Gore was rolling in his last GS and gave up 0 ER.

Andres Chaparro will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

MacKenzie Gore has displayed weak control this year, posting a 20th percentile walk rate of 9%.

Joey Gallo will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

When estimating his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Kyle Hendricks in the 13th percentile among all starters in Major League Baseball.

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