Red Sox vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, July 19th

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Red Sox vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, July 19th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Boston Red Sox at Chicago Cubs
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, July 19th
19/07/25 19:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

As far as temperature and humidity go, the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.

Shota Imanaga’s 90.2-mph velocity on his fastball this season is a big 1.4-mph decrease from last season’s 91.6-mph mark.

Shota Imanaga has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his ERA this year; his 2.65 figure is a fair amount lower than his 4.64 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

Shota Imanaga has been one of the luckiest mound aces in the league on balls in play this year with a .199 BABIP and figures to see that luck normalize going forward.

Tallying 17 outs per GS this year on average, Shota Imanaga falls in the 75th percentile.

Brayan Bello’s 94.5-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a significant 1.2-mph fall off from last year’s 95.7-mph figure.

Brayan Bello has relied on his four-seam fastball 12% more often this season (16.8%) than he did last year (4.8%).

Brayan Bello’s 2186-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 23rd percentile out of all starting pitchers.

Considering the 1.18 disparity between Brayan Bello’s 3.14 ERA and his 4.32 FIP, it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in the game this year and ought to see worse results in future games.

Tallying 94.4 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Brayan Bello falls in the 90th percentile.

Negative Match Player Stats with Red Sox vs Cubs Series Game 2

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Wrigley Field as the 7th-worst stadium in baseball for walks.

The 5th-deepest RF dimensions in MLB are found in Wrigley Field.

The league’s 7th-highest average fence height can be found at Wrigley Field.

Shota Imanaga is an extreme flyball pitcher (43.8% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the benefit of pitching in the #22 HR venue in MLB today.

The Chicago Cubs outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-best among every team on the slate today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Brayan Bello’s overall pitching ability ranks in the 77th percentile among all SPs in the majors currently.

The Boston Red Sox infield defense grades out as the 3rd-strongest out of all the teams playing today.

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