Pirates vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Friday, June 13th

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Pirates vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Friday, June 13th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Friday, June 13th
13/06/25 14:20:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Horwitz in the 77th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Spencer Horwitz is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.

Hitting from the opposite that Cade Horton throws from, Spencer Horwitz will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Spencer Horwitz has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Matt Shaw will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

The Chicago Cubs projected batting order profiles as the 4th-strongest of all teams today in terms of overall batting skill.

Because flyball hitters hold a big edge over groundball pitchers, Paul Skenes and his 48.1% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a difficult spot in today’s game facing 2 opposing GB hitters.

The Pittsburgh Pirates outfield defense grades out as the worst among every team on the slate today.

Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Paul Skenes in today’s matchup.

Recording 97.8 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Paul Skenes checks in at the 98th percentile.

Nico Hoerner will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Ian Happ is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Ian Happ will get to bat from his strong side against Paul Skenes in today’s game.

Ian Happ has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Ian Happ will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 7th-best batter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kyle Tucker is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.

Kyle Tucker will have the handedness advantage over Paul Skenes in today’s game.

Extreme groundball bats like Kyle Tucker usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Paul Skenes.

Kyle Tucker will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 94th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Bryan Reynolds is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Cade Horton.

Bryan Reynolds has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.5%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Extreme flyball bats like Isiah Kiner-Falefa generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Cade Horton.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Dansby Swanson is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Dansby Swanson will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Michael Busch will hold the platoon advantage over Paul Skenes today.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 88th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Pete Crow-Armstrong has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (60% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Pete Crow-Armstrong will have the handedness advantage against Paul Skenes in today’s game.

Pete Crow-Armstrong will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Henry Davis pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Seiya Suzuki ranks as the 19th-best hitter in Major League Baseball.

Seiya Suzuki is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Extreme flyball hitters like Seiya Suzuki generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Paul Skenes.

Seiya Suzuki will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

Negative Match Player Stats with Pirates vs Cubs Series Game 2

The Chicago Cubs infield defense grades out as the 3rd-strongest out of every team playing today.

Spencer Horwitz will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his home run skill, Matt Shaw ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Matt Shaw is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game.

Paul Skenes will hold the platoon advantage over Matt Shaw in today’s matchup.

Matt Shaw has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Paul Skenes projects as the 2nd-best pitcher in the majors right now, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

As it relates to his home run ability, Nico Hoerner ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nico Hoerner is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Paul Skenes throws from, Nico Hoerner faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

Nico Hoerner has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

Kyle Tucker pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.2% — 89th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Bryan Reynolds in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Cade Horton throws from, Isiah Kiner-Falefa will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

In today’s game, Isiah Kiner-Falefa is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36.2% rate (91st percentile).

Isiah Kiner-Falefa will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Paul Skenes will have the handedness advantage against Dansby Swanson in today’s game.

Michael Busch is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 81% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

In today’s game, Michael Busch is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.5% rate (76th percentile).

Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls a lot of his flyballs (35% — 88th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Henry Davis in the 24th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Henry Davis is projected to bat 8th in the lineup today.

Batting from the same side that Cade Horton throws from, Henry Davis will be at a disadvantage today.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Henry Davis in today’s game.

Paul Skenes will have the handedness advantage over Seiya Suzuki today.

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