Phillies vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, April 26th

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Phillies vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, April 26th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, April 26th
26/04/25 16:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Phillies vs Cubs Series Game 2 Matchup Today

As it relates to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Ben Brown in the 88th percentile among all starters in baseball.

Wrigley Field profiles as the #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The weather forecast predicts temperatures in this contest to drop to the lowest level of all games on the slate today at 47°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).

The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 14.5-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for mound aces.

Ben Brown has recorded a 26.8% Strikeout% since the start of last season, placing in the 91st percentile.

Jesus Luzardo’s 2231-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 24th percentile out of all starting pitchers.

Given the 1.84 deviation between Jesus Luzardo’s 2.08 ERA and his 3.92 estimated true talent ERA (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in the majors this year and should perform worse the rest of the season.

Jesus Luzardo has recorded 18.2 outs per outing this year, grading out in the 90th percentile.

When assessing his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Jesus Luzardo in the 92nd percentile among all SPs in the majors.

In his previous outing, Jesus Luzardo turned in a great performance and accumulated 11 strikeouts.

Negative Match Player Stats with Phillies vs Cubs Series Game 2

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all parks, which generally leads to more offense.

Ben Brown’s fastball velocity has fallen 1.7 mph this year (94.8 mph) below where it was last year (96.5 mph).

Ben Brown’s 2209-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 21st percentile among all starters.

Ben Brown’s high utilization percentage of his fastball (62.9% since the start of last season) is likely harming his results, considering they are typically much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

Ben Brown has been very fortunate when it comes to his strikeouts since the start of last season, compiling a 10.52 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 9.69 — a 0.83 K/9 discrepancy.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Ben Brown in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall pitching skills.

Wrigley Field projects as the #26 ballpark in Major League Baseball for walks, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Among all major league parks, Wrigley Field’s right field dimensions are the 5th-deepest.

Wrigley Field has the 7th-highest average fence height among all major league parks.

Tallying 14.3 outs per outing since the start of last season on average, Ben Brown places him the 12th percentile.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Jesus Luzardo’s overall pitching skill is in the 86th percentile out of all starters in the majors currently.

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