Rays vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Sunday, September 14th

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Rays @ Cubs Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago Cubs
Series : Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, September 14th
Time : 14/09/25 14:20:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Tampa Bay Rays Game Today

Wrigley Field projects as the #4 park in baseball for strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 8.6-mph in this contest, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for mound aces.

Shota Imanaga’s slider utilization has increased by 7.6% from last season to this one (7.7% to 15.3%) .

Shota Imanaga’s 2481-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 90th percentile among all SPs.

Shota Imanaga has experienced some negative variance in regards to his strikeouts this year, compiling a 7.05 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.57 — a 1.52 K/9 discrepancy.

Adrian Houser’s 93.7-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a big 1.6-mph increase from last year’s 92.1-mph mark.

Negatives with the Chicago Cubs Game Today

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

Shota Imanaga didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking hitters out in his previous start and notched 2 Ks.

Shota Imanaga’s fastball velocity has dropped 1.4 mph this season (90.2 mph) below where it was last season (91.6 mph).

When assessing his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Adrian Houser in the 25th percentile among all starting pitchers in Major League Baseball.

In his last GS, Adrian Houser struggled when it came to striking batters out and only managed to tally 2 Ks.

Adrian Houser’s high utilization rate of his fastball (58.8% this year) is likely weakening his results, considering they are typically much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

Adrian Houser has posted an 8.9% Swinging Strike% this year, ranking in the 22nd percentile.

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