Pirates vs Cubs match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, September 12th

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Pirates @ Cubs Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, September 12th
Time : 12/09/26 14:20:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Series Game 2 Game Today

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.

,Homers are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Wrigley Field has the 5th-shallowest in the majors.

,Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate at 83°.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 12.8-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters.

,Paul Skenes projects as the 16th-best pitcher in the game currently when assessing his strikeout talent, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Throwing 96 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Paul Skenes checks in at the 95th percentile.

,Wrigley Field grades out as the #8 park in MLB for strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Paul Skenes has put up a 13% Swinging Strike% this year, checking in at the 84th percentile.

,Paul Skenes has put up a 29.2% strikeout rate this year, ranking in the 94th percentile.

,Paul Skenes projects as the 5th-best SP in Major League Baseball currently, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Wrigley Field has the 5th-deepest right field dimensions among all parks.

,Among all major league stadiums, the 7th-tallest average fence height are at Wrigley Field.

,Paul Skenes performed well in his last start and gave up 1 ER.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Clay Holmes’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 79th percentile among all SPs in Major League Baseball right now.

,Clay Holmes has tallied 17.2 outs per start this year, placing in the 82nd percentile.

,The Chicago Cubs outfield defense projects as the strongest out of all the teams today.

Negatives with the Chicago Cubs Series Game 2 Game Today

Paul Skenes’s fastball velocity has fallen 1.3 mph this year (96.2 mph) below where it was last season (97.5 mph).

,Out of all starters, Paul Skenes’s fastball spin rate of 2171 rpm ranks in the 12th percentile this year.

,The #7 stadium in the game for boosting walks, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field.

,Clay Holmes has relied on his sinker 9.3% more often this year (49.7%) than he did last season (40.4%).

,Clay Holmes’s 92.5-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 19th percentile among all SPs.

,When estimating his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Clay Holmes in the 22nd percentile among all starting pitchers in MLB.

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