← CHC at BOS, Sep 27, 2026
2:05 PM CT · Tropicana Field · lineup projected
Hitter · CHC · batting 7Michael Busch
Bats leftTalent grade ——Normal
–wOBA vs RHP–xwOBA vs his mix3.5expected PA
Starter · BOSTBD
Stable
4.4projected K–K%1.9trips vs this hitter
MarketBTBWithout the matchupMatchup
1+ hit57.5%57.9%-0.4
2+ total bases33.9%34.3%-0.3
Home run13.4%13.1%+0.4
Matchup: points this starter, his pitch mix, the bullpen and the park add or take away, against the same hitter over the same trips facing league-average opposition. "Without the matchup" takes them back out.
What moves the number
1+ hit
Starter
0.0
Pitch mix
0.0
Bullpen
-0.5
Park
+0.1
2+ total bases
Starter
0.0
Pitch mix
0.0
Bullpen
-0.9
Park
+0.5
Home run
Starter
0.0
Pitch mix
0.0
Bullpen
-0.8
Park
+1.1

Points each piece adds or takes away. The pitch-mix piece is folded into the fitted model when it scores the pair, so it often reads zero.

Statcast

opens on right-handers, the hand he faces tonight

No pitch-level data for this hitter in the current window.

FormNormal
Contact rating57Average
Last 100 pitches68trending up
wOBA / xwOBA.330 / .324results in line with his contact
Last 12 games, oldest to newest
Hit8/12
2+ total bases5/12
Home run1/12

Context only. Streaks and hot or cold labels don't move a projection: in our tests recent results didn't predict the next two weeks better than the season.

The hitter

season-level talent read
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Avg EV–

Against right-handers, last 90 days

0 PA
wOBA–
xwOBA vs this mix–against pitches like his
RV/100–
Hard-hit%–
K%–
BB%–

Talent blends this season with last season, shrunk toward league average where the sample is thin. Recent hot or cold streaks are not weighted: in our tests they didn't predict the next two weeks better than the season does.

The starter he faces

Starter not announced.

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