CIN @ MIL

Friday · September 11, 2026·full·gamePk 823736free Saturday
refreshed 344h 16m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · American Family Field

gametime 7:45 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
71°F
humidity 59%
wind
7 mph
in from CF
precip
0%
clear
park
MIL
retractable · HP→CF 137°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
neutralnone in

In wind, but too light to move the total.

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricAndrew AbbottLHP · CINDustin MayRHP · MIL
xERA 20264.894.30
xwOBA 20260.3380.319
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.011-0.002
xERA 20253.565.20
xwOBA 20250.2940.349
Outs/TB 25-262.011.91
FIP 25-264.194.19
kwERA 25-264.003.84
K% 25-2620.0%21.8%
BB% 25-268.3%8.8%
IP 25+26 combined318.7264.7
ERA actual 20264.434.69
ERA (L4)6.5211.32
WHIP (L4)1.452.23
K% (L4)20.9%18.2%
BB% (L4)7.0%9.1%
IP/gm (L4)4.832.58
L4 window08/18→09/05 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/19→09/05 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)91 (−3)92 (−8)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.52 (−0.67)4.69 (+0.25)
Arsenal RV/100-0.30-0.10

away arsenal — CIN

RV/100 -0.30
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.60xwOBA 0.400
  • Sweeper—+0.20xwOBA 0.236
  • Changeup—+0.40xwOBA 0.281
  • Curveball—-1.20xwOBA 0.326
  • Cutter—+0.30xwOBA 0.404

home arsenal — MIL

RV/100 -0.10
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.00xwOBA 0.316
  • Cutter—+0.90xwOBA 0.313
  • Sweeper—-1.20xwOBA 0.304
  • Sinker—+0.80xwOBA 0.351
  • Curveball—-0.90xwOBA 0.265
  • Changeup—-2.70xwOBA 0.361

away · CIN vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.802
Σ match
2.946
Σ FRV
-6.2
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1RFHéctor Rodríguez0.2700.283+0.5
2SSElly De La Cruz0.3740.378+4.1
31BSal Stewart0.3510.360-4.4
4LFJJ Bleday0.3420.366-1.3
5CTyler Stephenson0.3340.353-6.9
6DHEugenio Suárez0.2900.304-6.3
7CFCarlos Jorge0.2330.283+0.2
82BMatt McLain0.3040.316+3.7
93BKe'Bryan Hayes0.3040.302+4.1

home · MIL vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.978
Σ match
3.181
Σ FRV
+17.7
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFJackson Chourio0.3390.370+6.6
22BBrice Turang0.3380.348+12.6
3CWilliam Contreras0.3330.343-3.7
4DHAndrew Vaughn0.3320.383-6.1
51BJake Bauers0.3760.412-9.3
6RFLuis Lara0.3070.344+1.4
7SSCooper Pratt0.3070.319+2.6
8CFGarrett Mitchell0.3500.355+3.8
93BJoey Ortiz0.2960.307+9.6

defense · CIN catcher (Savant FRV)

Tyler Stephenson
  • FRV-6.9
  • framing-9.0
  • blocking+3.1
  • throwing-1.0

defense · MIL catcher (Savant FRV)

William Contreras
  • FRV-3.7
  • framing-5.4
  • blocking-1.1
  • throwing+2.8

CIN · Andrew Abbott

Last outing 2026-09-05 vs MIL · 4.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9495(+1)91
Location+98116(+17)105
Pitching+93107(+14)99
botStf5151(-0)49
botCmd5363(+10)57
botOvr5159(+8)54
SIERA5.192.24(-2.95)4.52

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-23 → 2026-09-05. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 3.24

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.

MIL · Dustin May

Last outing 2026-09-05 vs CIN · 3.2 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+100104(+4)92
Location+102126(+23)116
Pitching+103133(+30)114
botStf5755(-2)53
botCmd5262(+9)65
botOvr5667(+11)65
SIERA4.442.24(-2.20)4.69

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-26 → 2026-09-05. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 1.77

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.

CIN · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.43R / inningband [0.38–0.49]
0.102 R/PA · 0.144 R/out · worst: Tony Santillan (4.66)
MIL · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.41R / inningband [0.36–0.46]
0.097 R/PA · 0.138 R/out · worst: Antonio Senzatela (4.15)

CIN

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Emilio PagánCLOSERCL4.7024.36.60.9122/0/15stable
Graham AshcraftSETUPMR3.5128.615.11.041/11/5stable
Brock BurkeSETUPSU3.8524.213.30.952/18/10stable
Pierce JohnsonSETUPMR4.7919.19.60.881/8/8stable
Tony SantillanSETUPMR7.1019.713.50.915/11/11stable
Luis MeyMRMR3.3432.514.31.240/4/0ramping down
Tejay AntoneMRSU3.9024.67.21.001/9/6stable
Julian GarciaMRMR4.6024.29.91.622/3/2stable

MIL

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Trevor MegillCLOSERCL1.9228.86.80.9727/7/21stable
Abner UribeSETUPSU2.9025.98.80.996/20/13stable
Aaron AshbySETUPSU3.0431.211.21.232/15/5stable
JoJo RomeroSETUPMR4.1721.98.60.980/21/4stable
Chad PatrickSWINGMR4.0220.89.92.465/10/5ramping down
Garrett StallingsMRMR1.9730.010.01.500/0/2insufficient data
Antonio SenzatelaMRMR3.6219.28.71.613/10/11ramping down
DL HallMRMR3.8427.615.61.290/5/5stable

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
20
0 CIN · 20 MIL
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

CIN

0 R

2H · 0HR · 2BB · 8K · 8LOB

OBPe 0.125 · SLGe 0.067 · K% 25.0

Their pitching

8.0 IP · 20 ER · 6 K · relief 6.0 IP · 6 arms

MIL

20 R

23H · 4HR · 2BB · 6K · 14LOB

OBPe 0.510 · SLGe 0.848 · K% 12.2

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 0 ER · 8 K · relief 3.0 IP · 2 arms

CIN · standout lines

tough nights
  • Héctor Rodríguez (RF) · 0-40-for-4
  • Elly De La Cruz (SS) · 0-3 | BB, 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K

MIL · standout lines

big nights
  • Jackson Chourio (LF) · 4-6 | 2 2B, K, 2 RBI4 H · 6 TB
  • Brice Turang (2B) · 3-3 | HR, 2B, BBHR · 3 H · 7 TB · 4 RBI
  • William Contreras (C) · 2-5 | HR, 6 RBI, 2 RHR · 6 RBI
  • Jake Bauers (1B) · 2-5 | HR, K, 2 RBIHR
tough nights
  • Christian Yelich (DH) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks