Rays vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Friday, September 12th

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Rays @ Cubs Matchup Details

Teams : Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago Cubs
Series :
Date : Todays Game is on Friday, September 12th
Time : 12/09/25 14:20:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Tampa Bay Rays Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Junior Caminero is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects for the 4th-best hitting conditions of the day.

Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Junior Caminero will have an edge today.

Junior Caminero pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.8% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

As it relates to his home run ability, Junior Caminero ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When assessing his batting average ability, Chandler Simpson is projected as the 17th-best hitter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Chandler Simpson is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Chandler Simpson has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 13th-best batter in the game when it comes to his batting average ability.

Nico Hoerner has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (82% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Nico Hoerner will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

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

Ian Happ is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Shane Baz in today’s game.

Ian Happ will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz as the 8th-best batter in the majors when it comes to his batting average skill.

Yandy Diaz is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Yandy Diaz will hold the platoon advantage against Matthew Boyd in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Yandy Diaz ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Brandon Lowe is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Christopher Morel is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Christopher Morel will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Christopher Morel pulls many of his flyballs (39.5% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 97th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 94th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Michael Busch is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

Batting from the opposite that Shane Baz throws from, Michael Busch will have the upper hand in today’s game.

The Tampa Bay Rays have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Michael Busch has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Michael Busch ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Seiya Suzuki ranks as the 17th-best batter in MLB.

Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Seiya Suzuki will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Negatives with the Chicago Cubs Game Today

The Chicago Cubs outfield defense grades out as the 4th-best out of every team playing today.

Junior Caminero will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Matthew Boyd throws from, Chandler Simpson encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Chandler Simpson in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson in the 0th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Shane Baz will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nico Hoerner in today’s game.

Nico Hoerner has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Batting from the same side that Matthew Boyd throws from, Brandon Lowe meets a tough challenge today.

Brandon Lowe pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.6% — 86th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

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

Christopher Morel will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Shane Baz throws from, Seiya Suzuki faces a tough challenge today.

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