Reds vs Cubs match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Sunday, August 30th

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Reds @ Cubs Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, August 30th
Time : 30/08/26 19:20:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Cincinnati Reds Series Game 3 Game Today

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Ian Happ ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ian Happ is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today.

,The weather report expects the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

,The switch-hitting Ian Happ will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Chase Burns.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 86th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Tyler Stephenson is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 76% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,Hitting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Tyler Stephenson will have an advantage today.

,Out of all the teams today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the Cincinnati Reds.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Nico Hoerner will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Sal Stewart ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Sal Stewart is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Sal Stewart will hold the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga today.

,The Chicago Cubs projected batting order profiles as the 3rd-best on the slate today in terms of overall hitting ability.

,Chase Burns will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,Pedro Ramirez’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Pedro Ramirez will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Michael Busch ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Michael Busch is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Chase Burns throws from, Michael Busch will have an edge in today’s game.

,When estimating his home run ability, Matt McLain ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Matt McLain will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Jose Trevino will have an edge in today’s game.

,Jose Trevino pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.8% — 75th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Extreme groundball batters like Jose Trevino usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Shota Imanaga.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Chase Burns throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Chase Burns throws from, Michael Conforto will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Michael Conforto will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,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 bat 5th on the lineup card today.

,Eugenio Suarez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga today.

,Eugenio Suarez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.8% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

,When estimating his home run ability, JJ Bleday ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 13th-best batter in the league as it relates to his batting average skill.

,When estimating his BABIP ability, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the 5th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Elly De La Cruz is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

,Extreme flyball bats like Elly De La Cruz usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Shota Imanaga.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dane Myers in the 80th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Dane Myers has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (54% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Dane Myers will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seiya Suzuki in the 97th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Seiya Suzuki will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Recording 93.1 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Chase Burns falls in the 83rd percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

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

,Alex Bregman pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.4% — 89th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Elly De La Cruz ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his home run skill, Tyler Stephenson ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Conforto in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Negatives with the Chicago Cubs Series Game 3 Game Today

Ian Happ pulls many of his flyballs (36%,— 87th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Tyler Stephenson has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and will be challenged by MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Among all the teams today, the strongest infield defense belongs to the Chicago Cubs.

,Tyler Stephenson will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

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

,Nico Hoerner is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Chase Burns will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nico Hoerner today.

,Nico Hoerner has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and will be challenged by the game’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

,Sal Stewart has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.3%) and will be challenged by baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Sal Stewart will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Chase Burns as the 20th-best SP in the game currently.

,Jose Trevino, the Reds’s expected catcher in today’s matchup, profiles as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Bleday in the 7th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,JJ Bleday has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (86% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Shota Imanaga throws from, JJ Bleday will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

,JJ Bleday pulls many of his flyballs (38.1% — 94th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Typically, hitters like JJ Bleday who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Shota Imanaga.

,Pedro Ramirez is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Pedro Ramirez pulls many of his flyballs (34.9% — 81st percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

,Matt McLain is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Matt McLain has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Matt McLain will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Trevino in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Jose Trevino is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jose Trevino in today’s matchup.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls a lot of his flyballs (42% — 99th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Conforto in the 16th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Michael Conforto is penciled in 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Michael Conforto pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34% — 76th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

,Typically, bats like Eugenio Suarez who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Shota Imanaga.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Eugenio Suarez in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 16th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,JJ Bleday will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,The switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side (0) today against Shota Imanaga,Elly De La Cruz has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Elly De La Cruz today.

,In today’s matchup, Dane Myers is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 37.1% rate (95th percentile).

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

,Hector Rodriguez is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Shota Imanaga throws from, Hector Rodriguez meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Hector Rodriguez in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Chase Burns throws from, Seiya Suzuki has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Chicago’s #2-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate poses a formidable challenge for Jose Trevino, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jose Trevino ranks in the 7th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

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