CIN @ MIL

Saturday · September 12, 2026·full·gamePk 823737free Saturday
refreshed 319h 22m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · American Family Field

gametime 7:10 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
78°F
humidity 68%
wind
10 mph
out to LF
precip
1%
clear
park
MIL
retractable · HP→CF 137°
CFHP1B3BOUT
wind impact on total
neutralnone out

Out wind, but too light to move the total.

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricBrady SingerRHP · CINShane DrohanLHP · MIL
xERA 20265.233.69
xwOBA 20260.3480.297
wOBA−xwOBA 20260.0080.022
xERA 20254.27—
xwOBA 20250.320—
Outs/TB 25-261.821.96
FIP 25-264.523.60
kwERA 25-263.893.52
K% 25-2620.7%23.8%
BB% 25-268.1%8.1%
IP 25+26 combined316.3114.3
ERA actual 20265.034.09
ERA (L4)7.295.59
WHIP (L4)1.621.60
K% (L4)15.8%24.7%
BB% (L4)8.9%10.6%
IP/gm (L4)5.254.83
L4 window08/20→09/06 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/13→09/04 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)88 (−4)101 (+1)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.79 (+0.32)3.92 (+0.10)
Arsenal RV/100-0.90-0.00

away arsenal — CIN

RV/100 -0.90
  • Sinker—-0.20xwOBA 0.359
  • Slider—-0.70xwOBA 0.328
  • Sweeper—-1.50xwOBA 0.283
  • Cutter—-3.70xwOBA 0.468
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-7.00xwOBA 0.474

home arsenal — MIL

RV/100 -0.00
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.70xwOBA 0.252
  • Slider—+1.80xwOBA 0.210
  • Sinker—-1.90xwOBA 0.377
  • Curveball—-1.50xwOBA 0.342
  • Cutter—+1.30xwOBA 0.368
  • Changeup—-2.50xwOBA 0.353

away · CIN vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.843
Σ match
2.798
Σ FRV
-13.1
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFDane Myers0.3120.302-1.4
2SSElly De La Cruz0.3730.369+4.1
31BSal Stewart0.3500.339-4.5
4CTyler Stephenson0.3330.334-6.9
5DHEugenio Suárez0.2930.287-6.3
6LFJJ Bleday0.3420.340-2.1
72BJuan Brito0.2690.276-0.6
8RFHéctor Rodríguez0.2710.254+0.5
93BKe'Bryan Hayes0.3000.295+4.1

home · MIL vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.931
Σ match
3.351
Σ FRV
+3.5
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFJackson Chourio0.3420.370+6.9
22BBrice Turang0.3420.398+12.7
31BJake Bauers0.3780.420-8.9
4DHChristian Yelich0.3120.344+0.0
5CWilliam Contreras0.3350.379-3.6
6CFGarrett Mitchell0.3530.426+3.9
7RFSal Frelick0.2840.312-2.2
8SSCooper Pratt0.3090.369+2.8
93BDavid Hamilton0.2760.331-8.1

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-3.6
  • framing-5.4
  • blocking-1.1
  • throwing+2.8

CIN · Brady Singer

Last outing 2026-09-06 vs MIL · 5.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9290(-1)88
Location+9775(-22)94
Pitching+8967(-22)84
botStf4747(-1)48
botCmd5449(-5)54
botOvr5144(-7)50
SIERA4.478.10(+3.63)4.79

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

Latest botERA 5.77

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.

MIL · Shane Drohan

Last outing 2026-09-04 vs CIN · 4.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+100101(+1)101
Location+10386(-17)92
Pitching+10285(-17)90
botStf5155(+4)52
botCmd5650(-6)49
botOvr5451(-3)50
SIERA3.823.84(+0.02)3.92

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-23 → 2026-09-04. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 4.58

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.

CIN · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.43R / inningband [0.38–0.48]
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 [0.37–0.46]
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 BurkeSETUPSU3.8124.313.20.952/18/10stable
Pierce JohnsonSETUPMR4.7919.19.60.881/8/8stable
Tony SantillanSETUPMR7.1019.713.50.915/11/11stable
Luis MeyMRMR3.7631.213.81.240/4/0ramping down
Tejay AntoneMRSU3.8525.07.21.001/9/6stable
Julian GarciaMRMR4.5723.510.01.622/3/2stable

MIL

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Trevor MegillCLOSERCL1.9328.86.80.9727/7/21stable
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 StallingsMRLR2.1827.510.01.501/0/2insufficient data
Antonio SenzatelaMRMR3.6319.28.71.613/10/11ramping 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
22
9 CIN · 13 MIL
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

CIN

9 R

14H · 2HR · 3BB · 11K · 9LOB

OBPe 0.405 · SLGe 0.615 · K% 26.2

Their pitching

8.0 IP · 13 ER · 7 K · relief 4.0 IP · 6 arms

MIL

13 R

14H · 3HR · 6BB · 7K · 15LOB

OBPe 0.455 · SLGe 0.658 · K% 15.9

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 9 ER · 11 K · relief 5.3 IP · 7 arms

CIN · standout lines

big nights
  • Elly De La Cruz (SS) · 2-5 | 2 2B, 2 K, RBI4 TB
  • Eugenio Suárez (DH) · 3-4 | HR, BB, 2 RBIHR · 3 H
  • Juan Brito (2B) · 3-4 | HR, 3 RBI, RHR · 3 H
tough nights
  • Ke'Bryan Hayes (3B) · 0-4 | K0-for-4

MIL · standout lines

big nights
  • Brice Turang (2B) · 2-4 | HR, BB, 2 RBIHR
  • William Contreras (C) · 1-3 | HR, 2 BB, 3 RBIHR
  • Garrett Mitchell (CF) · 4-5 | HR, 2B, 4 RBIHR · 4 H · 8 TB · 4 RBI
  • Cooper Pratt (SS) · 3-5 | 2B, K, RBI3 H · 4 TB
tough nights
  • Sal Frelick (RF) · 0-50-for-5
  • David Hamilton (3B) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks