HOU @ PHI

Thursday · September 10, 2026·full·gamePk 823413free Saturday
refreshed 375h 7m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Citizens Bank Park

gametime 1:05 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
88°F
humidity 55%
wind
10 mph
cross RF to LF
precip
0%
overcast
park
PHI
open · HP→CF 16°
CFHP1B3BCROSS
wind impact on total
+0.08 R/Gnone cross

Cross wind, but too light to move the total.

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricCristian JavierRHP · HOUZack WheelerRHP · PHI
xERA 20264.963.04
xwOBA 20260.3400.271
wOBA−xwOBA 20260.0200.016
xERA 20253.282.49
xwOBA 20250.2830.247
Outs/TB 25-261.872.29
FIP 25-264.353.30
kwERA 25-263.922.41
K% 25-2622.1%31.6%
BB% 25-269.7%6.7%
IP 25+26 combined86.7286.0
ERA actual 20265.983.23
ERA (L4)5.005.14
WHIP (L4)1.391.52
K% (L4)29.1%28.0%
BB% (L4)8.9%15.1%
IP/gm (L4)4.505.25
L4 window08/09→09/04 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/18→09/05 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)104 (+6)110 (+4)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)2.90 (−2.15)4.55 (+1.20)
Arsenal RV/100-0.700.68

away arsenal — HOU

RV/100 -0.70
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.90xwOBA 0.412
  • Sweeper—-0.60xwOBA 0.199
  • Changeup—-1.70xwOBA 0.294
  • Cutter—+2.70xwOBA 0.387

home arsenal — PHI

RV/100 0.68
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.60xwOBA 0.286
  • Sinker—+1.50xwOBA 0.279
  • Split-Finger—+1.20xwOBA 0.233
  • Sweeper—-0.40xwOBA 0.287
  • Cutter—+0.20xwOBA 0.335
  • Curveball—+0.90xwOBA 0.172

away · HOU vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.801
Σ match
2.519
Σ FRV
-0.6
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1SSJeremy Peña0.3250.303-3.3
2DHYordan Alvarez0.4450.399-2.7
33BIsaac Paredes0.3220.290+0.7
42BJose Altuve0.2730.243-8.8
5CFDaulton Varsho0.2910.259+4.1
61BChristian Walker0.3020.261+4.7
7RFCam Smith0.3210.272+2.5
8LFTaylor Trammell0.2840.267-1.7
9CChristian Vázquez0.2380.225+3.8

home · PHI vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.804
Σ match
3.067
Σ FRV
-11.0
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1DHKyle Schwarber0.3690.376-0.8
2SSTrea Turner0.2940.324-7.7
3RFBryce Harper0.3890.463-11.5
42BLuis Arraez0.3060.321+10.3
51BAlec Bohm0.3220.335-5.4
63BBryson Stott0.3290.361+5.3
7LFBrandon Marsh0.3070.335-5.8
8CFJustin Crawford0.2800.298-1.4
9CRafael Marchán0.2080.254+5.8

defense · HOU catcher (Savant FRV)

Christian Vázquez
  • FRV+3.8
  • framing+6.1
  • blocking-1.1
  • throwing-1.2

defense · PHI catcher (Savant FRV)

Rafael Marchán
  • FRV+5.8
  • framing+3.6
  • blocking+1.1
  • throwing+1.2

HOU · Cristian Javier

Last outing 2026-09-04 vs AZ · 5.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9899(+1)104
Location+101115(+14)107
Pitching+97113(+17)109
botStf4749(+2)50
botCmd5558(+3)57
botOvr5155(+4)56
SIERA5.053.13(-1.92)2.90

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-18 → 2026-09-04. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 3.80

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-04; SIERA here is an average of game ratings, not aggregate season SIERA. Stuff+ family: 100 average. PitchingBot: 50 average. Lower SIERA/botERA is better.

PHI · Zack Wheeler

Last outing 2026-09-05 vs ATL · 6.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+105112(+7)110
Location+105113(+7)104
Pitching+112121(+9)112
botStf5857(-1)57
botCmd5659(+3)59
botOvr5963(+4)61
SIERA3.352.76(-0.59)4.55

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-24 → 2026-09-05. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 2.46

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-05; SIERA here is an average of game ratings, not aggregate season SIERA. Stuff+ family: 100 average. PitchingBot: 50 average. Lower SIERA/botERA is better.

Bullpen depth chart · per side

Derived = season-usage role from pitcher-profiles.json. Card tag = what tonight's card thinks. When they disagree, the sim picker may target wrong arms in save windows. Mean IP/app distinguishes 1-IP relievers from bulk arms.

HOU · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.42R / inningband [0.32–0.52]
0.098 R/PA · 0.139 R/out · worst: Bennett Sousa (4.19)
PHI · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.37R / inningband [0.31–0.43]
0.087 R/PA · 0.123 R/out · worst: Orion Kerkering (4.02)

HOU

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Josh HaderCLOSERCL1.6035.87.40.9124/0/14stable
Bryan AbreuCLOSERSU4.5329.416.30.928/14/21stable
Enyel De Los SantosSETUPMR3.6422.26.51.075/10/13stable
AJ BlubaughSETUPSU4.1424.49.81.681/10/6ramping up
Bryan KingSETUPMR4.7817.97.71.076/12/11stable
Miguel UllolaMRMR4.3837.03.72.000/0/1insufficient data
Bennett SousaMOP_UPMR4.4623.913.80.670/9/2stable
Tatsuya ImaiSPLR4.4328.015.43.860/0/0ramping down

PHI

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Jhoan DuranCLOSERCL1.2934.64.20.9430/0/35stable
Jonathan BowlanSETUPSU3.2031.36.50.932/13/2stable
Brooks RaleySETUPMR3.6223.68.20.891/16/5stable
José AlvaradoSETUPMR3.7326.910.10.851/14/3stable
Orion KerkeringSETUPSU3.8823.511.90.942/17/5stable
Tim MayzaOPENERMR3.2224.26.11.150/1/9stable
Chase ShugartMRLR5.0027.89.31.130/0/10stable
Alex McFarlaneunknownMR3.5621.29.6—0/2/0—

glossary

Pitcher metrics

  • xERA (Savant): Statcast's expected ERA, derived from xwOBA. Strips defense/luck — what the pitcher's contact quality says he should have given up.
  • xwOBA (Savant): Expected wOBA. Treats each batted ball by exit velo + launch angle (independent of where defenders stood). Lower = better for pitcher.
  • wOBA-xwOBA (Savant): Actual minus expected. Negative = the pitcher has been UNLUCKY (better than results show). Positive = LUCKY (worse than results show).
  • Outs/TB: Outs recorded ÷ total bases allowed. Custom efficiency metric. Higher = more efficient. Starter range typically 1.5–3.0.
  • FIP: Defense-independent ERA estimator using only K/BB/HBP/HR. Removes BABIP luck. Same scale as ERA.
  • kwERA: Strikeout-and-walk-only ERA estimator. 5.40 − 12·(K−BB)/PA. Strips contact entirely. K-BB% is the most stable pitcher skill.
  • K% / BB%: Strikeouts / walks as a share of total batters faced.
  • IP (25+26 combined): Total innings across the prior + current season — defines the IP-weight on combined stats.
  • Arsenal RV/100 (Savant): Run Value per 100 pitches, weighted across the pitcher's mix. POSITIVE = stuff playing well for the pitcher. Substitute for FanGraphs Stuff+.

Batter metrics

  • AVG/OBP/SLG: Standard slash line, current season.
  • vs L/RHP AVG/OBP/SLG (PA): Same line, but only against pitchers of the hand the batter is facing tonight. PA = sample size — small samples (<50 PA) are noisy.
  • xwOBA / xBA / xSLG (Savant): Statcast expected stats for the batter, based on contact quality.
  • xwOBA(25) (Savant): Last year's xwOBA. Useful when current-year sample is thin.
  • FRV (Savant): Fielding Run Value. Range + arm + framing + blocking + DP turns. Cumulative — early-season values are small.
  • Match xwOBA: Projected weighted xwOBA against this specific pitcher's pitch mix. Per pitch (with usage %), look up batter's xwOBA vs that pitch type, weighted average.
  • Cov%: Share of opposing pitcher's pitch usage where we have direct batter-vs-pitch data. Lower coverage = less reliable matchup score.

Lineup status

  • 🟢 CONFIRMED: Posted by the team via MLB Stats API. This is the actual lineup playing.
  • 🟡 EXPECTED: Projected from the team's last 21 days of starts vs the same handedness, with current IL filtered out. Refreshes ~T-90 min before first pitch.

Data sources

  • MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com): schedule, lineups, raw counting stats (K/BB/HR/IP/AVG/etc.), L/R splits.
  • Baseball Savant (Statcast): xERA/xwOBA, pitch arsenal, Fielding Run Value, expected stats. Descriptive only — no projection system.
  • Baseball Prospectus: DRC+ + PECOTA when authed.
  • Open-Meteo: Weather forecast rotated to the park.

Post-game

actual vs projected
Final total
3
2 HOU · 1 PHI
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

HOU

2 R

8H · 1HR · 3BB · 10K · 13LOB

OBPe 0.306 · SLGe 0.394 · K% 27.8

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 1 ER · 9 K · relief 3.0 IP · 4 arms

PHI

1 R

3H · 0HR · 1BB · 9K · 7LOB

OBPe 0.138 · SLGe 0.143 · K% 31.0

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 2 ER · 10 K · relief 2.0 IP · 3 arms

HOU · standout lines

big nights
  • Cam Smith (RF) · 2-3 | HR, BB, KHR
tough nights
  • Yordan Alvarez (DH) · 0-3 | BB, 3 K0-for-3 · 3 K
  • Daulton Varsho (CF) · 0-4 | K0-for-4

PHI · standout lines

tough nights
  • Kyle Schwarber (DH) · 0-3 | BB, 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K
  • Trea Turner (SS) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
  • Brandon Marsh (LF) · 0-3 | 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks