PIT @ CWS

Thursday · September 10, 2026·full·gamePk 824550free Saturday
refreshed 369h 10m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Rate Field

gametime 7:40 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
68°F
humidity 78%
wind
5 mph
in from CF
precip
0%
overcast
park
CWS
open · HP→CF 38°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.16 R/Gminor in

Minor wind in: -0.16 R/G vs neutral. _Open bowl on south side; Chicago summer wind off the lake can swirl_

opener / bulk pattern
  • CWS: Hagen Smith opens → bulk: Erick Fedde· predicted bulk based on 2/8 prior short outings

both opener + bulk shown side-by-side below — lineup matchup keys to the bulk pitcher (who batters see for most of the game)

openers + bulk pitchers · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricJared JonesRHP · PITHagen SmithLHP · opener · CWSErick FeddeRHP · bulk · CWS
xERA 20263.632.884.64
xwOBA 20260.2950.2640.330
wOBA−xwOBA 20260.017-0.055-0.001
xERA 2025——5.37
xwOBA 2025——0.354
Outs/TB 25-261.895.331.78
FIP 25-263.882.905.14
kwERA 25-263.092.884.79
K% 25-2627.6%37.1%14.7%
BB% 25-268.4%16.1%9.7%
IP 25+26 combined78.716.0269.3
ERA actual 20264.460.564.00
ERA (L4)2.750.002.79
WHIP (L4)1.321.001.03
K% (L4)32.1%32.3%18.2%
BB% (L4)10.7%12.9%6.5%
IP/gm (L4)4.922.004.83
L4 window08/15→09/04 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/25→09/06 (4 outs) · 4/4 dates verified07/26→09/04 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)103 (+2)112 (+4)89 (−0)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)3.81 (−0.17)1.90 (−1.93)4.44 (−0.53)
Arsenal RV/100-0.072.73-0.26

away arsenal — PIT

RV/100 -0.07
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.20xwOBA 0.334
  • Slider—+0.70xwOBA 0.251
  • Changeup—-1.60xwOBA 0.296
  • Curveball—-0.50xwOBA 0.272

home arsenal · BULK Erick Fedde — CWS

RV/100 -0.26
  • Sweeper—+1.00xwOBA 0.291
  • Sinker—-0.40xwOBA 0.354
  • Cutter—-1.20xwOBA 0.383
  • Changeup—-2.30xwOBA 0.324

away · PIT vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.905
Σ match
3.026
Σ FRV
-6.1
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1DHKonnor Griffin0.3050.326-3.8
2CFOneil Cruz0.3500.381+1.6
3LFBryan Reynolds0.3610.392-3.4
43BNick Gonzales0.3260.336-9.7
52BBrandon Lowe0.3240.327+11.0
6CRafael Flores Jr.0.3560.347-0.4
7RFJake Mangum0.2840.301+2.5
81BSpencer Horwitz0.3100.307-4.2
9SSJared Triolo0.2890.310+0.2

home · CWS vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.893
Σ match
2.701
Σ FRV
+10.6
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFSam Antonacci0.3390.316-8.3
23BMiguel Vargas0.3820.347-4.8
31BMunetaka Murakami0.3450.340-2.3
4DHAndrew Benintendi0.3140.295-1.6
5SSColson Montgomery0.3020.256+9.1
6RFBraden Montgomery0.3310.342+0.9
72BChase Meidroth0.2920.274+9.8
8CFTristan Peters0.3190.299+9.3
9CJake Rogers0.2690.233-1.5

defense · PIT catcher (Savant FRV)

Rafael Flores Jr.
  • FRV-0.4
  • framing+0.3
  • blocking-0.3
  • throwing-1.0

defense · CWS catcher (Savant FRV)

Jake Rogers
  • FRV-1.5
  • framing-0.9
  • blocking-1.5
  • throwing+0.8

PIT · Jared Jones

Last outing 2026-09-04 vs LAA · 6.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+101104(+4)103
Location+104117(+13)100
Pitching+107122(+15)104
botStf5860(+3)59
botCmd5360(+7)51
botOvr5662(+6)55
SIERA3.991.66(-2.33)3.81

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-22 → 2026-09-04. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 2.69

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.

CWS · Erick Fedde

Last outing 2026-09-04 vs MIN · 5.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+8989(-1)89
Location+108107(-2)112
Pitching+100100(+1)103
botStf5053(+3)50
botCmd5651(-5)56
botOvr5350(-3)53
SIERA4.976.58(+1.61)4.44

Last 3 starts: 2026-07-31 → 2026-09-04. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 4.76

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.

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.

PIT · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)9 arms · kwera
0.41R / inningband [0.34–0.48]
0.096 R/PA · 0.136 R/out · worst: Khristian Curtis (5.09)
CWS · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)6 arms · kwera
0.43R / inningband [0.36–0.50]
0.101 R/PA · 0.144 R/out · worst: Tyler Schweitzer (4.99)

PIT

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Gregory SotoCLOSERSU3.2528.09.40.9914/12/21stable
Luke WeaverSETUPSU2.9426.46.91.051/19/4stable
Yohan RamírezSETUPMR3.5427.112.81.282/9/8stable
Khristian CurtisBULKLR3.4517.915.45.000/0/0insufficient data
Carmen MlodzinskiBULKMR3.6117.97.53.982/5/3ramping down
Mason MontgomeryOPENERCL2.2538.29.30.9711/9/7stable
Brandon EisertOPENERMR3.6628.07.31.050/2/5stable
Lake BacharOPENERMR4.5725.510.21.532/1/10stable
Wilber DotelMRMR3.0924.610.12.130/3/1stable
Camilo DovalMOP_UPMR4.5323.112.70.901/7/10stable

CWS

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Sean NewcombSETUPMR2.9221.88.61.514/11/6ramping up
Grant TaylorOPENERCL2.6232.48.71.338/10/11stable
Bryan HudsonOPENERCL3.1122.56.70.987/9/8stable
Chris MurphyOPENERMR3.8422.411.21.051/1/6stable
Jordan HicksMRMR3.8428.214.90.911/8/6stable
Trevor RichardsMRMR4.0722.57.61.461/1/16stable
Tyler SchweitzerMRMR4.2511.68.21.861/2/6ramping up
Hagen SmithunknownSU2.9037.116.1—0/1/0—

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
2
2 PIT · 0 CWS
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

PIT

2 R

7H · 1HR · 1BB · 6K · 11LOB

OBPe 0.242 · SLGe 0.344 · K% 18.2

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 0 ER · 11 K · relief 2.0 IP · 3 arms

CWS

0 R

2H · 0HR · 2BB · 11K · 10LOB

OBPe 0.129 · SLGe 0.103 · K% 35.5

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 2 ER · 6 K · relief 7.0 IP · 4 arms

PIT · standout lines

big nights
  • Oneil Cruz (CF) · 3-4 | HR, 2 RBI, RHR · 3 H
tough nights
  • Konnor Griffin (DH) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
  • Bryan Reynolds (LF) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
  • Brandon Lowe (2B) · 0-4 | K0-for-4

CWS · standout lines

tough nights
  • Munetaka Murakami (1B) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
  • Tristan Peters (CF) · 0-3 | 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks