KC @ BOS

Friday · September 11, 2026·full·gamePk 824711free Saturday
refreshed 344h 20m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Fenway Park

gametime 7:10 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
72°F
humidity 32%
wind
5 mph
out to RF
precip
0%
clear
park
BOS
open · HP→CF 46°
CFHP1B3BCROSS
wind impact on total
+0.06 R/Gnone cross

Cross wind, but too light to move the total.

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricSeth LugoRHP · KCSonny GrayRHP · BOS
xERA 20265.093.68
xwOBA 20260.3440.297
wOBA−xwOBA 20260.0070.000
xERA 20255.163.88
xwOBA 20250.3480.306
Outs/TB 25-261.751.95
FIP 25-264.603.43
kwERA 25-264.123.14
K% 25-2618.8%24.6%
BB% 25-268.2%5.7%
IP 25+26 combined304.3331.3
ERA actual 20265.042.69
ERA (L4)8.242.16
WHIP (L4)1.881.20
K% (L4)12.0%24.8%
BB% (L4)5.4%6.9%
IP/gm (L4)4.926.25
L4 window08/19→09/05 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/15→09/05 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)94 (+5)98 (−3)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)5.34 (+0.66)3.82 (−0.07)
Arsenal RV/100-0.820.61

away arsenal — KC

RV/100 -0.82
  • Sinker—+0.50xwOBA 0.400
  • Curveball—-1.60xwOBA 0.263
  • Cutter—+0.10xwOBA 0.347
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-2.50xwOBA 0.386
  • Sweeper—-2.50xwOBA 0.361
  • Slider—-0.50xwOBA 0.311
  • Changeup—+1.40xwOBA 0.311
  • Slurve—-4.30xwOBA 0.336

home arsenal — BOS

RV/100 0.61
  • Sinker—+2.20xwOBA 0.267
  • Sweeper—+1.10xwOBA 0.192
  • Cutter—+0.30xwOBA 0.362
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.40xwOBA 0.388
  • Curveball—-1.20xwOBA 0.313
  • Changeup—-0.10xwOBA 0.327

away · KC vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.801
Σ match
2.753
Σ FRV
+19.7
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CCarter Jensen0.3110.309+1.2
2SSBobby Witt Jr.0.3850.374+16.1
31BVinnie Pasquantino0.3300.324+0.3
4DHSalvador Perez0.3100.311-9.1
52BMichael Massey0.3070.306+5.7
6RFJohn Rave0.3070.299+1.1
73BNick Loftin0.2940.287-0.1
8CFKyle Isbel0.2610.251+3.5
9LFIsaac Collins0.2960.291+0.9

home · BOS vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.880
Σ match
3.180
Σ FRV
+27.9
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFRoman Anthony0.3550.396-0.2
2DHMickey Gasper0.3700.399-1.9
3CAdley Rutschman0.3370.374+11.1
4RFWilyer Abreu0.3500.388+4.8
5SSTrevor Story0.2450.280-1.5
61BNick Sogard0.3180.347+2.5
73BCaleb Durbin0.2900.313+5.0
8CFJarren Duran0.3010.354+4.2
92BIsiah Kiner-Falefa0.3140.329+4.0

defense · KC catcher (Savant FRV)

Carter Jensen
  • FRV+1.2
  • framing+1.9
  • blocking-2.8
  • throwing+2.0

defense · BOS catcher (Savant FRV)

Adley Rutschman
  • FRV+11.1
  • framing+6.9
  • blocking+0.6
  • throwing+3.6

KC · Seth Lugo

Last outing 2026-09-05 vs TOR · 5.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9094(+5)94
Location+10494(-10)97
Pitching+9582(-13)90
botStf4543(-2)45
botCmd5652(-3)51
botOvr5247(-5)48
SIERA4.686.52(+1.84)5.34

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

Latest botERA 5.25

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.

BOS · Sonny Gray

Last outing 2026-09-05 vs BAL · 7.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+101101(+0)98
Location+9787(-11)92
Pitching+10194(-7)95
botStf5354(+1)51
botCmd5546(-9)49
botOvr5649(-7)52
SIERA3.893.95(+0.06)3.82

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-21 → 2026-09-05. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 5.00

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.

KC · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.48R / inningband [0.42–0.54]
0.113 R/PA · 0.160 R/out · worst: Anthony Gose (5.84)
BOS · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.36R / inningband [0.29–0.42]
0.084 R/PA · 0.118 R/out · worst: Alec Gamboa (4.08)

KC

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Alex LangeCLOSERMR5.0122.511.61.0310/3/20stable
Connor ThomasBULKMR6.7313.98.93.670/2/0insufficient data
Steven CruzOPENERCL5.0925.38.71.066/5/7stable
Jose CuasMRMR2.8122.412.91.270/4/4ramping down
Nolan HoffmanMRMR3.6512.810.31.560/0/2insufficient data
Craig KimbrelMRSU4.0121.210.61.031/3/15stable
Easton McGeeMRLR6.5819.110.61.000/0/2insufficient data
Nate PearsonunknownMR3.3921.611.7—4/5/0—
Anthony GoseunknownMR3.500.03.7—0/1/0—

BOS

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Aroldis ChapmanCLOSERCL2.5232.310.00.9633/0/27stable
Garrett WhitlockSETUPSU2.0930.03.90.973/24/7stable
Erik MillerSETUPSU2.9035.213.80.864/13/7stable
Greg WeissertSETUPMR4.0524.57.90.961/6/4stable
Jovani MoránOPENERMR4.4326.211.91.530/5/6ramping down
Alec GamboaMRMR3.0918.37.31.601/1/5ramping up
Wyatt OldsunknownMR3.8631.59.3—0/0/0—
Raymond BurgosunknownMR4.1919.01.6—1/0/0—

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
5
3 KC · 2 BOS
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

KC

3 R

10H · 0HR · 5BB · 8K · 20LOB

OBPe 0.375 · SLGe 0.412 · K% 20.0

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 2 ER · 10 K · relief 4.0 IP · 5 arms

BOS

2 R

8H · 1HR · 2BB · 10K · 14LOB

OBPe 0.270 · SLGe 0.371 · K% 27.0

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 3 ER · 8 K · relief 3.0 IP · 4 arms

KC · standout lines

big nights
  • Carter Jensen (C) · 2-5 | 2 2B, K, RBI4 TB

BOS · standout lines

big nights
  • Mickey Gasper (DH) · 1-3 | HR, K, RBIHR
tough nights
  • Nick Sogard (1B) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks