Twins vs Cubs match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, July 18th

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Twins @ Cubs Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Minnesota Twins at Chicago Cubs
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, July 18th
Time : 18/07/26 14:20:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Minnesota Twins Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Michael Busch is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast forecasts for the 3rd-most suitable hitting conditions of all games on the slate.

,Hitting from the opposite that Taj Bradley throws from, Michael Busch will have an advantage in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Matthew Boyd in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent level.

,The Minnesota Twins projected offense projects as the 5th-worst on the slate today in terms of overall hitting ability.

,The Chicago Cubs infield defense profiles as the strongest out of every team today.

,Matthew Boyd will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his metrics across the board.

,When estimating his home run skill, Michael Conforto ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the opposite that Taj Bradley throws from, Michael Conforto will have an advantage today.

,Michael Conforto has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the league’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Michael Conforto will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

,Batting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Ryan Kreidler will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Ian Happ ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ian Happ is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Ian Happ will get to bat from his strong side against Taj Bradley today.

,Ian Happ will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

,Brooks Lee is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 56% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Brooks Lee pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.9% — 75th 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 game.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Ryan Jeffers ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ryan Jeffers is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Ryan Jeffers will have an advantage in today’s game.

,The Chicago Cubs projected lineup profiles as the 2nd-strongest on the slate today in terms of overall offensive skill.

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

,When estimating his home run skill, Royce Lewis ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Royce Lewis is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 64% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Royce Lewis will have the handedness advantage over Matthew Boyd in today’s matchup.

,Royce Lewis pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.1% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Alex Bregman is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Alex Bregman pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.5% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Alex Bregman will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,When assessing his home run skill, Kody Clemens ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Seiya Suzuki ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 84th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luke Keaschall in the 92nd percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Luke Keaschall will have an advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 95th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Taj Bradley throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have an edge in today’s game.

,Pete Crow-Armstrong will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

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

,Nico Hoerner will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

,Taj Bradley has been given more leash than the average pitcher this year, throwing 8.0 more adjusted pitches-per-start than league average.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Martin in the 87th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,Austin Martin is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Austin Martin will have the upper hand today.

Negatives with the Chicago Cubs Series Game 2 Game Today

Nate Tomlinson grades out as a Hitters Umpire and is likely to be umping in today’s game.

,The Minnesota Twins have 8 batters in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage against Matthew Boyd in this game.

,Michael Conforto is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Kreidler in the 5th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Ryan Kreidler is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this game.

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

,Ian Happ pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.1% — 82nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brooks Lee in the 11th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Brooks Lee will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side against Matthew Boyd in this game.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Brooks Lee in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Taj Bradley in the 80th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Royce Lewis in today’s game.

,Alex Bregman’s BABIP skill is projected in the 11th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the same side that Taj Bradley throws from, Alex Bregman faces a tough challenge today.

,Kody Clemens is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 80% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

,Batting from the same side that Matthew Boyd throws from, Kody Clemens will not have the upper hand today.

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

,Hitting from the same side that Taj Bradley throws from, Seiya Suzuki has a tough challenge today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Conforto in the 20th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kody Clemens in the 14th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Luke Keaschall is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

,Luke Keaschall has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

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

,Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.1% — 99th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Royce Lewis in the 15th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

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

,Nico Hoerner has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (70% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today.

,Taj Bradley will have the handedness advantage over Nico Hoerner today.

,Nico Hoerner has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Austin Martin will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

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