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Michael Busch for Brett Phillips (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Michael Busch 1B - CHC  | Brett Phillips CF,RF - FA  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 7 of 7 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 92 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 104 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 53 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 17 | ‐ |
| RBI | 55 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .247 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | RET |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 66 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot | # 121 | ‐ |
| Chris Welsh FantasyPros | # 103 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | # 82 | ‐ |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 79 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 94 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 119 | ‐ |
| Michael Busch 1B - CHC | Brett Phillips CF,RF - FA | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 176 | ‐ |
| Runs | 20 | ‐ |
| Hits | 41 | ‐ |
| Singles | 25 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 11 | ‐ |
| Triples | 1 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 4 | ‐ |
| RBI | 27 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | ‐ |
| Walks | 33 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 48 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .233 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .360 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .375 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .735 | ‐ |
| Michael Busch 1B - CHC | Brett Phillips CF,RF - FA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 358 | ‐ |
| Runs | 53 | ‐ |
| Hits | 88 | ‐ |
| Singles | 51 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 19 | ‐ |
| Triples | 2 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 17 | ‐ |
| RBI | 55 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | ‐ |
| Walks | 46 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 100 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .247 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .340 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .449 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .789 | ‐ |
| Michael Busch 1B - CHC | Brett Phillips CF,RF - FA | |
| News | ||
| Michael Busch went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles, a walk, and was also hit by a pitch during the Cubs' 9-3 loss to the Brewers on Monday. David Leisering Tue, May 19th | ||
| Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a pair of walks on Sunday as the Cubs dropped a 9-8, 10-inning decision to the White Sox. David Leisering Sun, May 17th | ||
| Michael Busch went 3-for-4 with a game-tying solo home run in the eighth and a walk-off RBI single in the tenth as the Cubs knocked off the Reds, 3-2. David Leisering Wed, May 6th | ||
| Michael Busch went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, a run scored, and four runs batted in on Sunday to lift the Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Diamondbacks. David Leisering Mon, May 4th | ||
| Michael Busch went 2-for-6 with a home run and four runs batted in to help the Cubs to an 8-7, 10-inning victory over the Phillies on Thursday. David Leisering Fri, Apr 24th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Michael Busch 1B - CHC | Brett Phillips CF,RF - FA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (2-2) | #108 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-3) | #219 | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (1-4) | #180 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | ||||
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-3) | #40 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #132 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (3-1) | #92 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (5-1) | #48 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #20 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ TB | Mason Englert | ||||
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #164 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #100 | |||
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (2-2) | #51 | |||
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-5) | #152 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (2-4) | #42 | |||
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (3-4) | #11 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #135 | |||
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-3) | #26 | |||
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #165 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (2-4) | #42 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (3-4) | #11 | |||
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | ||||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #44 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (2-3) | #128 | |||
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-1) | #147 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-2) | #156 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-2) | #213 | |||
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #301 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (2-4) | #59 | |||
| Sat, May 2nd | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (1-3) | #80 | |||
| Sun, May 3rd | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (4-3) | #88 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #364 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-2) | #98 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #149 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #202 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-4) | #101 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (1-4) | #78 | |||
| Sun, May 10th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-3) | #4 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-1) | #133 | |||
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #237 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #6 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #134 | |||
| Sat, May 16th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (6-1) | #85 | |||
| Sun, May 17th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-4) | #401 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-2) | #145 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (4-2) | #19 | |||
| Wed, May 20th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (5-1) | #64 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (5-1) | #123 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (2-3) | #186 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (2-4) | #179 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #100 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (2-2) | #51 | |||
| Wed, May 27th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-5) | #152 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-3) | #2 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (4-4) | #154 | |||
| Sat, May 30th | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-2) | #130 | |||
| Sun, May 31st | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-3) | #75 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs ATH | |||||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs ATH | |||||
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | |||||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SF | |||||
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SF | |||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SF | |||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ COL | |||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ COL | |||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ COL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ SF | |||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ SF | |||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ SF | |||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | |||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs COL | |||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs TOR | |||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs TOR | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs TOR | |||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ NYM | |||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ NYM | |||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ NYM | |||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ MIL | |||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ MIL | |||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ MIL | |||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SD | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SD | |||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SD | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs STL | |||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs STL | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ BAL | |||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ BAL | |||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ BAL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CIN | |||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CIN | |||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CIN | |||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs MIN | |||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs MIN | |||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs MIN | |||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs DET | |||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs DET | |||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs DET | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PIT | |||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PIT | |||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PIT | |||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ STL | |||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ STL | |||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs NYY | |||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs NYY | |||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs NYY | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAD | |||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAD | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ KC | |||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ KC | |||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ KC | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ WSH | |||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ WSH | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs STL | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs STL | |||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs STL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs CWS | |||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs CWS | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SEA | |||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SEA | |||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SEA | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ARI | |||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ARI | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CIN | |||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CIN | |||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CIN | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIL | |||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ MIA | |||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ MIA | |||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ MIA | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIL | |||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PIT | |||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PIT | |||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PIT | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATL | |||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CIN | |||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CIN | |||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CIN | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs MIA | |||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs MIA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ BOS | |||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ BOS | |||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ BOS | |||||
