LAA @ WSH

Saturday · September 12, 2026·full·gamePk 822685free Saturday
refreshed 322h 17m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Nationals Park

gametime 4:05 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
83°F
humidity 72%
wind
7 mph
cross LF to RF
precip
4%
overcast
park
WSH
open · HP→CF 30°
CFHP1B3BCROSS
wind impact on total
-0.01 R/Gnone cross

Cross wind, but too light to move the total.

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricWalbert UreñaRHP · LAAAndrew AlvarezLHP · WSH
xERA 20263.404.36
xwOBA 20260.2860.321
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.012-0.021
xERA 2025—2.87
xwOBA 2025—0.265
Outs/TB 25-262.862.55
FIP 25-263.763.33
kwERA 25-264.124.01
K% 25-2622.5%22.2%
BB% 25-2611.8%10.6%
IP 25+26 combined131.3118.3
ERA actual 20262.743.60
ERA (L4)3.043.15
WHIP (L4)1.011.25
K% (L4)23.7%26.2%
BB% (L4)8.6%11.9%
IP/gm (L4)5.925.00
L4 window08/19→09/06 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/20→09/06 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)100 (−1)96 (−0)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.25 (−0.37)3.76 (−0.30)
Arsenal RV/1000.690.36

away arsenal — LAA

RV/100 0.69
  • Changeup—+2.30xwOBA 0.222
  • Sinker—+0.00xwOBA 0.353
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-1.00xwOBA 0.320
  • Sweeper—+0.80xwOBA 0.239

home arsenal — WSH

RV/100 0.36
  • Curveball—+1.10xwOBA 0.222
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.40xwOBA 0.399
  • Slider—-0.50xwOBA 0.364
  • Sinker—+1.00xwOBA 0.391
  • Changeup—+1.80xwOBA 0.197

away · LAA vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.565
Σ match
2.697
Σ FRV
-0.4
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1SSZach Neto0.3100.325-1.3
2CFMike Trout0.3770.369-2.8
3LFJose Siri0.3050.323+1.9
41BVaughn Grissom0.3110.321-4.5
52BChristian Moore0.2490.278-1.7
6DHOswald Peraza0.2730.277+0.9
73BDenzer Guzman0.2690.271+1.0
8RFKyren Paris0.2300.286-1.2
9CTyler Heineman0.2410.248+7.4

home · WSH vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.903
Σ match
2.677
Σ FRV
-7.3
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1DHJames Wood0.4150.391-8.5
21BAbimelec Ortiz0.2850.267-0.4
3RFDylan Crews0.3100.274+1.1
4SSCJ Abrams0.3270.309-12.3
53BBrady House0.3380.312-2.3
6LFDaylen Lile0.3260.314+2.7
7CKeibert Ruiz0.2890.269+1.1
82BJorbit Vivas0.2980.262+2.7
9CFJacob Young0.3150.280+8.5

defense · LAA catcher (Savant FRV)

Tyler Heineman
  • FRV+7.4
  • framing+5.5
  • blocking-0.1
  • throwing+2.1

defense · WSH catcher (Savant FRV)

Keibert Ruiz
  • FRV+1.1
  • framing+2.9
  • blocking+0.1
  • throwing-1.9

LAA · Walbert Ureña

Last outing 2026-09-06 vs PIT · 8.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+101110(+9)100
Location+10297(-5)102
Pitching+105105(+0)103
botStf5353(-1)52
botCmd5257(+5)54
botOvr5356(+3)54
SIERA4.623.39(-1.23)4.25

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-25 → 2026-09-06. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 3.70

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-06; SIERA here is an average of game ratings, not aggregate season SIERA. Stuff+ family: 100 average. PitchingBot: 50 average. Lower SIERA/botERA is better.

WSH · Andrew Alvarez

Last outing 2026-09-06 vs LAD · 4.1 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9692(-4)96
Location+99111(+11)103
Pitching+100112(+12)104
botStf5658(+2)57
botCmd4953(+4)49
botOvr5155(+4)53
SIERA4.063.92(-0.13)3.76

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-25 → 2026-09-06. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 3.81

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-06; 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.

LAA · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.38R / inningband [0.31–0.45]
0.090 R/PA · 0.127 R/out · worst: Luke Murphy (4.24)
WSH · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)10 arms · kwera
0.45R / inningband [0.39–0.51]
0.105 R/PA · 0.149 R/out · worst: Richard Lovelady (4.91)

LAA

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Samy Natera Jr.MRSU1.8936.69.91.163/5/3stable
Tayler SaucedoMRMR2.3729.96.00.560/7/0stable
José FerminMRMR3.8627.310.51.111/7/7stable
Ryan WatsonMRSU4.0220.07.61.612/7/21stable
Mitch FarrisMRLR4.8224.711.42.121/1/6stable
Ben JoyceunknownCL2.4831.813.6—4/2/0—
Blake WeimanunknownMR2.7419.62.0—0/2/0—
Luke MurphyunknownMR3.9624.214.5—0/4/0—
Sammy PeraltaunknownMR5.5128.38.3—0/1/0—

WSH

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Brad LordSETUPMR4.2421.19.12.151/6/4stable
Richard LoveladyOPENERSU5.4018.514.40.924/9/11ramping down
Eddy YeanMRMR3.8215.64.42.000/1/0insufficient data
Will DionMRSU4.0428.77.51.790/0/6ramping down
Riley CornelioMRMR4.4623.318.12.040/0/2ramping down
Yovanny CruzMRMR4.5423.414.91.440/2/1insufficient data
Erik TolmanunknownMR2.4523.710.5—2/1/0—
Jared SimpsonunknownLR3.3428.621.4—0/0/0—
Jack SinclairunknownMR5.0923.115.4—0/0/0—
Luis PeralesunknownSU8.6624.316.2—0/0/0—

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
11
5 LAA · 6 WSH
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

LAA

5 R

4H · 1HR · 7BB · 10K · 14LOB

OBPe 0.268 · SLGe 0.303 · K% 24.4

Their pitching

9.3 IP · 5 ER · 9 K · relief 3.3 IP · 4 arms

WSH

6 R

11H · 0HR · 4BB · 9K · 17LOB

OBPe 0.349 · SLGe 0.385 · K% 20.9

Their pitching

10.0 IP · 5 ER · 10 K · relief 3.0 IP · 4 arms

LAA · standout lines

big nights
  • Vaughn Grissom (1B) · 1-5 | HR, 3 K, 2 RBIHR
tough nights
  • Zach Neto (SS) · 0-5 | K0-for-5
  • Mike Trout (CF) · 0-3 | 2 BB, 2 K, R0-for-3 · 2 K
  • Christian Moore (2B) · 0-4 | BB, CS0-for-4

WSH · standout lines

big nights
  • Keibert Ruiz (C) · 3-4 | 2B, R3 H · 4 TB
tough nights
  • Dylan Crews (CF) · 0-5 | K0-for-5
  • Brady House (3B) · 0-50-for-5
  • Daylen Lile (RF) · 0-4 | BB, K, SB0-for-4
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks