Pirates vs Cubs match player stats | 2026 World Friday, April 10th

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Pirates @ Cubs 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
2025 World
Date : Todays Game is on Friday, April 10th
Time : 10/04/26 14:20:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates World Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 97th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Bryan Reynolds is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

As it relates to his home run skill, Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

Batting from the opposite that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Pete Crow-Armstrong will hold that advantage today.

Jake Mangum has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (67% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

The switch-hitting Jake Mangum will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Shota Imanaga.

Extreme groundball bats like Jake Mangum are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Shota Imanaga.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Oneil Cruz ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Oneil Cruz is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitters such as Oneil Cruz with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Shota Imanaga who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Alex Bregman is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

Alex Bregman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.6% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Alex Bregman will hold that advantage in today’s game.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Michael Busch ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Michael Busch is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

Batting from the opposite that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Michael Busch will have an advantage today.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Michael Busch will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Yorke in the 90th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Hitting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Nick Yorke will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Konnor Griffin as the 6th-best hitter in the league when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Konnor Griffin will hold the platoon advantage over Shota Imanaga today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Oneil Cruz as the majors’s 15th-best home run batter.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Chicago Cubs World Game Today

Cold weather is strongly correlated with less offense (and more whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the coldest weather of all games today at 46,°.

The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side (0) today against Shota Imanaga,In today’s game, Bryan Reynolds is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 33.6% rate (79th percentile).

Among every team today, the 2nd-best infield defense belongs to the Chicago Cubs.

Bryan Reynolds will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls many of his flyballs (39.4% — 96th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Mangum in the 1st percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Jake Mangum has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.7%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Jake Mangum will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Shota Imanaga throws from, Oneil Cruz encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

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

Oneil Cruz will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Batting from the same side that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Alex Bregman will be at a disadvantage today.

Michael Busch pulls many of his flyballs (34.8% — 82nd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Nick Yorke is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Nick Yorke will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Konnor Griffin is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

Konnor Griffin will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

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