Royals vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, July 22nd

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Royals vs Cubs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, July 22nd

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Kansas City Royals at Chicago Cubs
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Tuesday, July 22nd
22/07/25 20:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is predicted to have the 3rd-hottest temperature of all games today at 83°.

Matt Shaw will hold the platoon advantage over Rich Hill today.

Matt Shaw will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 80th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Carson Kelly has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (52% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

The 4th-shallowest LF dimensions in the majors are found in Wrigley Field.

Hitting from the opposite that Rich Hill throws from, Carson Kelly will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Carson Kelly will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 17th-best hitter in the majors when assessing his batting average skill.

Nico Hoerner is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 94% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Nico Hoerner will have the handedness advantage over Rich Hill in today’s matchup.

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

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 penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Ian Happ will hold that advantage today.

Carson Kelly, the Cubs’s expected catcher in today’s game, profiles as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Kansas City Royals have 7 bats in the projected offense that will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matthew Boyd in this game.

Matthew Boyd has been lucky this year, compiling a 2.34 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 3.79 — a 1.45 deviation.

As it relates to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Matthew Boyd in the 85th percentile among all starters in the majors.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Wrigley Field as the 4th-best field in the league for strikeouts.

Given that flyball pitchers have a big advantage over flyball hitters, Matthew Boyd and his 38.1% underlying FB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a good position in today’s outing being matched up with 2 opposing FB hitters.

Home field advantage generally improves pitcher stats in all categories, and Matthew Boyd will hold that advantage today.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 8th-best batter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kyle Tucker is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Kyle Tucker will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

When it comes to his home run skill, Salvador Perez ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Salvador Perez is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

Salvador Perez will have the handedness advantage over Matthew Boyd today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Hitting from the opposite that Rich Hill throws from, Justin Turner will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Justin Turner will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Dansby Swanson will have the handedness advantage over Rich Hill today.

Dansby Swanson will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

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

Jonathan India is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Jonathan India will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Freddy Fermin will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 10th-best hitter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Bobby Witt Jr. will hold the platoon advantage against Matthew Boyd in today’s game.

Nick Loftin will hold the platoon advantage against Matthew Boyd today.

Nick Loftin pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34% — 82nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Maikel Garcia is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Maikel Garcia will have the handedness advantage over Matthew Boyd in today’s game.

Maikel Garcia’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Vinnie Pasquantino is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Seiya Suzuki ranks as the 16th-best hitter in baseball.

Seiya Suzuki is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Seiya Suzuki will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Rich Hill in today’s game.

Negative Match Player Stats with Royals vs Cubs Series Game 2

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Shaw in the 17th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Matt Shaw is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

The #7 stadium in Major League Baseball for suppressing offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field.

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

In today’s matchup, Matt Shaw is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36.1% rate (90th percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Wrigley Field as the 7th-worst field in baseball for right-handed batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jac Caglianone in the 21st percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Jac Caglianone is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Wrigley Field as the 7th-worst stadium in the game for lefty batting average.

Wrigley Field has the 5th-deepest RF dimensions in MLB.

Matthew Boyd will have the handedness advantage against Jac Caglianone in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jac Caglianone today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Kelly in the 13th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Nico Hoerner has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and will be challenged by baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 4th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

The switch-hitting Ian Happ will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side (0) today against Rich Hill,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Matthew Boyd in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent level.

Lance Barrett grades out as a Pitchers Umpire and is likely to be umping today.

Wrigley Field profiles as the #21 venue in the game for batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matthew Boyd to throw 81 pitches in this game (15th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

The Kansas City Royals (20.2 K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 5th-least strikeout-prone batting order on the slate.

Rich Hill will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Tucker in today’s game.

Kyle Tucker pulls many of his flyballs (35% — 89th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

Typically, batters like Kyle Tucker who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Rich Hill.

Typically, bats like Salvador Perez who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Matthew Boyd.

Salvador Perez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Justin Turner is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

Extreme flyball bats like Justin Turner are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Rich Hill.

When assessing his home run talent, Justin Turner ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Dansby Swanson is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jonathan India in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddy Fermin in the 22nd percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Freddy Fermin is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this game.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Freddy Fermin today.

Bobby Witt Jr. has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

Typically, hitters like Bobby Witt Jr. who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Matthew Boyd.

Bobby Witt Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Nick Loftin’s BABIP talent is projected in the 20th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nick Loftin is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this game.

Nick Loftin will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Loftin in the 22nd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

When estimating his home run ability, Maikel Garcia ranks in the 16th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Maikel Garcia has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Maikel Garcia in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 10th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Hitting from the same side that Matthew Boyd throws from, Vinnie Pasquantino will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Vinnie Pasquantino pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 93rd percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Vinnie Pasquantino in today’s game.

Typically, bats like Seiya Suzuki who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Rich Hill.

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