BAL @ TOR

Friday · September 11, 2026·full·gamePk 822767free Saturday
refreshed 343h 14m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Rogers Centre

gametime 7:07 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
67°F
humidity 62%
wind
5 mph
cross LF to RF
precip
0%
clear
park
TOR
retractable · HP→CF 0°
CFHP1B3BCROSS
wind impact on total
neutralnone cross

Cross wind, but too light to move the total.

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricChris BassittRHP · BALMax ScherzerRHP · TOR
xERA 20265.054.21
xwOBA 20260.3430.316
wOBA−xwOBA 20260.0110.017
xERA 20254.164.64
xwOBA 20250.3160.332
Outs/TB 25-261.811.64
FIP 25-264.175.27
kwERA 25-263.873.87
K% 25-2620.3%20.7%
BB% 25-267.5%7.9%
IP 25+26 combined255.7147.7
ERA actual 20264.966.03
ERA (L4)4.564.98
WHIP (L4)1.481.15
K% (L4)20.4%18.7%
BB% (L4)7.8%11.0%
IP/gm (L4)5.925.42
L4 window08/19→09/05 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/19→09/05 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)102 (+6)96 (+2)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.61 (−0.33)4.97 (−0.53)
Arsenal RV/100-0.74-0.42

away arsenal — BAL

RV/100 -0.74
  • Sinker—-0.30xwOBA 0.351
  • Curveball—-0.20xwOBA 0.303
  • Cutter—-2.00xwOBA 0.396
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-4.30xwOBA 0.423
  • Sweeper—+1.90xwOBA 0.249
  • Changeup—-1.10xwOBA 0.392
  • Slider—+2.40xwOBA 0.238

home arsenal — TOR

RV/100 -0.42
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.70xwOBA 0.345
  • Slider—-4.70xwOBA 0.349
  • Changeup—-0.50xwOBA 0.242
  • Curveball—+0.80xwOBA 0.282
  • Cutter—+0.90xwOBA 0.293

away · BAL vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.853
Σ match
2.982
Σ FRV
-6.6
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFDylan Beavers0.2980.310-6.8
21BPete Alonso0.3940.417-3.4
32BJackson Holliday0.3030.302-3.0
4DHCoby Mayo0.3260.344-1.9
5SSGunnar Henderson0.3140.304+1.3
6CSamuel Basallo0.3200.326-2.2
73BChristian Encarnacion-Strand0.3450.344+2.2
8RFHeston Kjerstad0.2360.298-0.1
9CFColton Cowser0.3170.336+7.3

home · TOR vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.677
Σ match
3.009
Σ FRV
+29.4
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFBrett Bateman0.3040.342+3.2
2DHGeorge Springer0.3050.358-0.3
31BVladimir Guerrero Jr.0.3330.383+5.4
4CAlejandro Kirk0.3030.337+9.6
5RFNathan Lukes0.2880.306+6.3
63BKazuma Okamoto0.3220.340-2.8
7LFJosh Smith0.2850.332-3.7
8SSAndrés Giménez0.2740.318+15.1
92BErnie Clement0.2630.294-3.4

defense · BAL catcher (Savant FRV)

Samuel Basallo
  • FRV-2.2
  • framing-4.6
  • blocking+0.8
  • throwing+2.1

defense · TOR catcher (Savant FRV)

Alejandro Kirk
  • FRV+9.6
  • framing+7.0
  • blocking+3.3
  • throwing-0.7

BAL · Chris Bassitt

Last outing 2026-09-05 vs BOS · 5.2 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9799(+2)102
Location+9996(-4)97
Pitching+9695(-1)97
botStf4649(+3)47
botCmd5454(+0)55
botOvr5350(-3)54
SIERA4.944.97(+0.03)4.61

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-25 → 2026-09-05. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 4.76

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.

TOR · Max Scherzer

Last outing 2026-09-05 vs KC · 5.2 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9493(-1)96
Location+104100(-5)103
Pitching+9891(-7)97
botStf4947(-3)49
botCmd5458(+4)54
botOvr5153(+1)51
SIERA5.496.06(+0.57)4.97

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-25 → 2026-09-05. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 4.28

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.

BAL · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.39R / inningband [0.35–0.44]
0.092 R/PA · 0.131 R/out · worst: Luis De León (4.60)
TOR · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)9 arms · kwera
0.45R / inningband [0.36–0.53]
0.105 R/PA · 0.148 R/out · worst: Ricky Tiedemann (5.40)

BAL

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Yennier CanoSETUPSU2.7821.95.90.743/13/6stable
Grant WolframSETUPMR2.8126.26.90.801/12/3stable
Anthony NunezSETUPMR3.6725.810.91.123/7/7stable
Andrew KittredgeSETUPCL3.9218.45.50.879/9/11stable
Rico GarciaSETUPCL3.9426.48.10.937/18/16stable
Alex HoppeMRMR3.1424.410.51.141/5/13stable
Josh WalkerMRMR3.3923.28.11.201/4/3ramping down
Cam SandersMRMR3.4029.115.41.003/1/5stable
Luis De LeónunknownMR6.3613.36.7—0/0/0—

TOR

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Louis VarlandCLOSERCL1.8631.37.41.1133/5/31stable
Paul SewaldCLOSERMR5.2125.46.10.9124/2/33stable
Tyler RogersSETUPSU3.2913.28.10.974/31/6stable
Mason FluhartyOPENERMR3.7025.610.70.761/15/5stable
Braydon FisherOPENERSU4.1623.913.11.051/12/7stable
Spencer MilesSWINGMR2.7423.16.02.372/4/6ramping up
Joe MantiplyMRMR3.2621.55.41.040/0/4ramping down
Brendon LittleMOP_UPMR5.3733.318.90.950/3/2ramping up
Ricky TiedemannunknownMR4.7120.020.0—0/0/0—
Michael LorenzenSPLR5.3514.68.54.621/0/0ramping up

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
11
7 BAL · 4 TOR
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

BAL

7 R

11H · 2HR · 2BB · 12K · 15LOB

OBPe 0.325 · SLGe 0.474 · K% 30.0

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 4 ER · 9 K · relief 4.0 IP · 6 arms

TOR

4 R

10H · 2HR · 3BB · 9K · 17LOB

OBPe 0.325 · SLGe 0.486 · K% 22.5

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 7 ER · 12 K · relief 4.0 IP · 5 arms

BAL · standout lines

big nights
  • Dylan Beavers (LF) · 2-5 | HR, K, 3 RBIHR
  • Coby Mayo (DH) · 1-5 | HR, K, RBIHR
  • Christian Encarnacion-Strand (3B) · 3-4 | K, R3 H
tough nights
  • Pete Alonso (1B) · 0-5 | 2 K0-for-5 · 2 K
  • Jackson Holliday (2B) · 0-5 | 2 K0-for-5 · 2 K

TOR · standout lines

big nights
  • Brett Bateman (CF) · 3-5 | HR, K, 2 RBIHR · 3 H
  • Kazuma Okamoto (3B) · 2-4 | HR, 2B, KHR
tough nights
  • Andrés Giménez (SS) · 0-4 | RBI0-for-4
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks