Reds vs Cubs match player stats | 2026 Friday, August 28th

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Reds @ Cubs Matchup Details

Teams : Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, August 28th
Time : 28/08/26 14:20:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Cincinnati Reds Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz as the 5th-best batter in Major League Baseball when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Elly De La Cruz is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Alex Bregman is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Alex Bregman pulls many of his flyballs (36.5% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Alex Bregman will hold that advantage today.

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

,Ian Happ is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Ian Happ will get to bat from his strong side against Rhett Lowder today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Ian Happ will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Extreme flyball bats like JJ Bleday are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like David Peterson.

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

,Michael Busch is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Rhett Lowder throws from, Michael Busch will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Michael Busch will hold that advantage today.

,Jose Trevino will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against David Peterson today.

,Jose Trevino pulls many of his flyballs (34% — 76th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Nico Hoerner will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Bleday in the 90th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt McLain in the 79th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Matt McLain will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against David Peterson today.

,When estimating his home run talent, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Eugenio Suarez is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Eugenio Suarez will hold the platoon advantage over David Peterson in today’s matchup.

,Eugenio Suarez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.8% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Extreme groundball batters like Eugenio Suarez are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like David Peterson.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt McLain in the 75th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,When assessing his home run talent, Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

,Batting from the opposite that Rhett Lowder throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Pete Crow-Armstrong will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Negatives with the Chicago Cubs Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ivan Johnson in the 12th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Ivan Johnson is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The switch-hitting Ivan Johnson will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against David Peterson,The Chicago Cubs outfield defense projects as the strongest out of every team today.

,Ivan Johnson will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Elly De La Cruz will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side against David Peterson in this game.

,In today’s game, Elly De La Cruz 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% rate (92nd percentile).

,Typically, hitters like Elly De La Cruz who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as David Peterson.

,Elly De La Cruz is an extreme groundball batter and faces the strong infield defense of Chicago (#2-best on the slate today).

,Rhett Lowder will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Alex Bregman in today’s matchup.

,In today’s game, Ian Happ is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.9% rate (86th percentile).

,JJ Bleday’s BABIP skill is projected in the 8th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,JJ Bleday is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 86% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,David Peterson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against JJ Bleday today.

,JJ Bleday pulls many of his flyballs (38.2% — 94th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ivan Johnson in the 21st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Jose Trevino’s BABIP skill is projected in the 4th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jose Trevino is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,Typically, batters like Jose Trevino who hit a lot of groundballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as David Peterson.

,Jose Trevino will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Nico Hoerner is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Rhett Lowder throws from, Nico Hoerner will not have the upper hand today.

,Nico Hoerner has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

,Elly De La Cruz will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,JJ Bleday will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Matt McLain is penciled in 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,In today’s matchup, Matt McLain is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35% rate (88th percentile).

,Matt McLain will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Trevino in the 7th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Eugenio Suarez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 15th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,In today’s matchup, Pete Crow-Armstrong is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 41.8% rate (99th percentile).

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