Yankees vs Cubs match player stats Sunday, September 8th 2024. New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs Series Game 3

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Yankees vs Cubs match player stats Sunday, September 8th 2024. New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs Series Game 3

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Todays Series Game 3 Matchup Details

New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Sunday, September 8th
08/09/24 14:20:00 PM EST First Pitch

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As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Seiya Suzuki ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Among all major league stadiums, Wrigley Field’s left field dimensions are the 7th-shallowest.

The New York Yankees infield defense projects as the 3rd-weakest out of every team in action today.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 80th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Michael Busch is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Michael Busch will have the handedness advantage against Gerrit Cole in today’s matchup.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Cody Bellinger is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in MLB, which tends to lead to higher offensive output.

Cody Bellinger will have the handedness advantage over Gerrit Cole today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Volpe in the 85th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Anthony Volpe’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased of late, going from 44.4% on the season to 55.6% over the last 14 days.

Anthony Volpe has notched a .319 BABIP this year, grading out in the 80th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Gleyber Torres is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

Gleyber Torres has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.3-mph to 91.1-mph over the last two weeks.

Gleyber Torres has been unlucky this year, posting a .304 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .327 — a .023 difference.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Miguel Amaya will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Anthony Volpe’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved in recent games, going from 12.8% on the season to 25% in the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Verdugo in the 90th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Alex Verdugo will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jameson Taillon in today’s game.

The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Alex Verdugo can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Alex Verdugo has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Juan Soto ranks as the 3rd-best hitter in baseball.

Juan Soto is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Jameson Taillon throws from, Juan Soto will have an advantage today.

Juan Soto will probably have the upper hand against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Chicago Cubs has just 1 same-handed RP.

Batting from the opposite that Jameson Taillon throws from, Anthony Rizzo will have an edge in today’s game.

The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Anthony Rizzo stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Jameson Taillon throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have an edge today.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has a good chance to have an edge against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Chicago Cubs has just 1 same-handed RP.

Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved in recent games, going from 41.7% on the season to 52.8% in the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Dansby Swanson will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Dansby Swanson has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 9.4% seasonal rate to 14.7% in the last two weeks.

Aaron Judge projects as the best hitter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Aaron Judge is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Aaron Judge’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved lately, going from 44.3% on the season to 61.5% over the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Giancarlo Stanton as Major League Baseball’s 2nd-best home run hitter.

Giancarlo Stanton is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.

Giancarlo Stanton pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.9% — 80th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Giancarlo Stanton has made significant strides with his Barrel%, bettering his 15.8% rate last year to 21.6% this year.

Nico Hoerner is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Nico Hoerner will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Over the last 7 days, Nico Hoerner’s 57.1% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 44.5%.

The Barrel% of Juan Soto has significantly improved, with an increase from 13.2% last year to 20.4% this year.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Alex Verdugo ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Generating 17.5 outs per start this year on average, Jameson Taillon places him the 85th percentile.

The New York Yankees have been the 8th-luckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse the rest of the season, It is expected that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Brian Walsh) behind the plate in today’s game.

The #7 venue in the majors for suppressing walks, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field.

Aaron Judge has performed at a clip of 47.4 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year, placing in the 100th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Ian Happ ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Ian Happ is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the dish, Ian Happ will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against Gerrit Cole today.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Ian Happ will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 80th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Austin Wells is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 63% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Hitting from the opposite that Jameson Taillon throws from, Austin Wells will have the upper hand today.

Austin Wells has a good chance to have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Chicago Cubs has just 1 same-handed RP.

Austin Wells has made substantial gains with his Barrel% lately, upping his 9% seasonal rate to 14.3% in the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 90th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Gerrit Cole’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 92nd percentile out of all starting pitchers in the league right now.

Gerrit Cole has averaged 92.4 adjusted pitches per outing this year, ranking in the 78th percentile.

Projected catcher Austin Wells grades out as a good pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Based on Statcast data, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 75th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 24.200.

Despite posting a .278 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Anthony Rizzo has suffered from bad luck given the .026 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .304.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 86th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Pete Crow-Armstrong will hold the platoon advantage against Gerrit Cole today.

Pete Crow-Armstrong will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Pete Crow-Armstrong has made notable gains with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 7.5% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Wrigley Field grades out as the #7 ballpark in Major League Baseball for strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Jameson Taillon will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his metrics across the board.

Jameson Taillon’s high utilization percentage of his secondary pitches (59.6% this year) should work in his favor since they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Dansby Swanson’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.6-mph over the course of the season to 98.1-mph of late.

Seiya Suzuki has made notable improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 12.3% seasonal rate to 18.9% in the past two weeks.

Over the past 7 days, Pete Crow-Armstrong’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.2-mph over the course of the season to 95.5-mph recently.

In the past 7 days, Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 30.8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15%.

Michael Busch has been unlucky in regards to his home runs this year; his 19.4 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is significantly deflated relative to his 25.1 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Ian Happ has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91-mph to 94.5-mph in the past two weeks.

As it relates to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Gerrit Cole in the 93rd percentile among all starters in Major League Baseball.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Cody Bellinger will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Aaron Judge’s 26.5% Barrel% (a reliable stat to measure power) grades out in the 100th percentile this year.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Giancarlo Stanton ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

By putting up a 1.54 K/BB rate this year, Nico Hoerner has demonstrated strong plate discipline, placing in the 93rd percentile.

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Wrigley Field has the 7th-highest fence height (on average) among all stadiums.

This game is forecasted to have the 4th-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Gerrit Cole will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Seiya Suzuki today.

In the last 7 days, Seiya Suzuki’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal figure of 93 mph to 88.3 mph.

Seiya Suzuki has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .277 figure is quite a bit higher than his .240 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

This year, Michael Busch has been pinch hit for in 15% of his appearances when starting against righty hurler.

Wrigley Field has the 5th-deepest RF fences among all parks.

Michael Busch has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 11.5% seasonal rate has decreased to 2.9% over the last two weeks.

Cody Bellinger pulls many of his flyballs (34.9% — 86th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

From last season to this one, Cody Bellinger’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes BABIP (-4° to 26°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 43.4% to 38%.

Cody Bellinger’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined in recent games, going from 38% on the season to 30.4% over the past two weeks.

Anthony Volpe has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (58% of the time), but he is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Jameson Taillon will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Anthony Volpe in today’s game.

Anthony Volpe has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and will be challenged by baseball’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

Jameson Taillon will hold the platoon advantage against Gleyber Torres in today’s game.

Gleyber Torres has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

Gleyber Torres will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Amaya in the 24th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Miguel Amaya is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

19% of the time that Miguel Amaya has started against a northpaw this year, he has been pinch hit for.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Volpe in the 24th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Alex Verdugo has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (61% of the time), but he is projected to bat 9th in the lineup today.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Alex Verdugo today.

In the past week’s worth of games, Alex Verdugo’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.8% down to 0%.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Juan Soto in today’s game.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 10.4°, Juan Soto has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (3.1°) over the past 14 days.

Anthony Rizzo is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this game.

Anthony Rizzo pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.5% — 77th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Anthony Rizzo in today’s matchup.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.7% — 79th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 5th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jazz Chisholm Jr. today.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 10.6% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

Dansby Swanson is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today.

Gerrit Cole will hold the platoon advantage against Dansby Swanson today.

Anthony Volpe will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Jameson Taillon throws from, Aaron Judge will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

Aaron Judge will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

Over the past two weeks, Aaron Judge’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 26.5% down to 10.7%.

Despite posting a .472 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Aaron Judge has had some very good luck given the .047 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .425.

Batting from the same side that Jameson Taillon throws from, Giancarlo Stanton will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Giancarlo Stanton will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

When it comes to plate discipline, Giancarlo Stanton’s skill is quite weak, putting up a 4.09 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 17th percentile.

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

Gerrit Cole will have the handedness advantage against Nico Hoerner in today’s matchup.

Nico Hoerner has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-deepest RF fences today.

Gleyber Torres’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 92.9-mph EV last season has dropped off to 90.5-mph.

The best projected offense of all teams today in terms of overall batting skill is that of the the New York Yankees.

Jameson Taillon’s 91.8-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a notable 1.2-mph drop off from last season’s 93-mph mark.

Considering the 0.81 disparity between Jameson Taillon’s 3.66 ERA and his 4.47 estimated true talent ERA (per the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in the league this year and should negatively regress going forward.

Jameson Taillon has recorded an 8.6% Swinging Strike rate this year, grading out in the 14th percentile.

New York Yankees batters collectively have been one of the best in MLB this year () as it relates to their 90.1-mph average exit velocity.

In the past week, Ian Happ’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12.8% down to 0%.

Ian Happ has been lucky this year, posting a .350 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .337 — a .013 deviation.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Austin Wells in today’s matchup.

Austin Wells’s average exit velocity has dropped off recently; his 88.8-mph seasonal mark has decreased to 84.9-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

It may be sensible to expect stronger performance for the Chicago Cubs offense the rest of the season, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 6th-unluckiest offense in the league this year.

Playing on the road typically lowers pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Gerrit Cole in today’s matchup.

Chicago Cubs hitters jointly grade out 7th- in the majors for power this year when judging by their 92.6-mph exit velocity on flyballs.

As a team, Chicago Cubs batters have performed well when it comes to hitting balls in the launch angle span that tends to best-produce home runs (between 23° and 34°), rating 2nd-best in MLB.

Hitting from the same side that Gerrit Cole throws from, Miguel Amaya faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Michael Busch’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased in recent games; his 95.5-mph seasonal mark has decreased to 92.3-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

Cody Bellinger has been very fortunate when it comes to his batting average this year; his .267 BA is a fair amount higher than his .239 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Rizzo in the 3rd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Nico Hoerner’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal average of 87.2 mph to 82.3 mph.

Nico Hoerner has been cold lately, compiling a 0% Barrel% (a reliable standard to assess power) in the past 14 days.

Pete Crow-Armstrong is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

This year, Pete Crow-Armstrong has been pulled from the game early in 11% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

Grading out in the 21st percentile, Jameson Taillon has compiled an 18.2% strikeout rate this year.

Seiya Suzuki has experienced some positive variance in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .358 mark is considerably higher than his .326 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.299) implies that Cody Bellinger has had some very good luck this year with his .320 actual wOBA.

Pete Crow-Armstrong has posted a .292 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, placing in the 25th percentile.

Alex Verdugo’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined recently; his 89.7-mph seasonal EV has dropped off to 85.2-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

In the past 14 days, Austin Wells’s 19% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 45.7%.

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