LAA @ WSH

Sunday · September 13, 2026·full·gamePk 822682past slate · free
refreshed 299h 41m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Nationals Park

gametime 1:35 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
83°F
humidity 76%
wind
3 mph
cross RF to LF
precip
7%
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

metricGrayson RodriguezRHP · LAAJake IrvinRHP · WSH
xERA 20265.675.35
xwOBA 20260.3600.351
wOBA−xwOBA 20260.008-0.012
xERA 2025—5.59
xwOBA 2025—0.360
Outs/TB 25-261.541.63
FIP 25-265.075.40
kwERA 25-264.174.30
K% 25-2620.3%17.9%
BB% 25-2610.0%8.7%
IP 25+26 combined81.7271.3
ERA actual 20266.285.52
ERA (L4)3.974.50
WHIP (L4)1.501.65
K% (L4)20.2%19.4%
BB% (L4)9.1%11.8%
IP/gm (L4)5.675.00
L4 window08/20→09/07 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/22→09/07 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)102 (−1)99 (+1)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.92 (+0.18)5.09 (+0.55)
Arsenal RV/100-1.26-0.50

away arsenal — LAA

RV/100 -1.26
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-1.30xwOBA 0.386
  • Changeup—-0.10xwOBA 0.276
  • Curveball—-1.70xwOBA 0.408
  • Slider—-3.40xwOBA 0.377

home arsenal — WSH

RV/100 -0.50
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-1.00xwOBA 0.394
  • Curveball—+1.70xwOBA 0.234
  • Sinker—-1.70xwOBA 0.466
  • Cutter—-0.10xwOBA 0.384
  • Sweeper—-2.90xwOBA 0.325
  • Changeup—-0.20xwOBA 0.225

away · LAA vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.714
Σ match
3.103
Σ FRV
-3.1
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1SSZach Neto0.3080.366-1.2
2DHMike Trout0.3760.429-2.7
3LFWade Meckler0.3130.351+1.2
41BVaughn Grissom0.3080.358-5.3
5CMoisés Ballesteros0.2880.315-1.6
63BDenzer Guzman0.2710.301+1.2
7RFJosh Lowe0.2910.328+5.3
8CFJose Siri0.3090.359+1.9
92BChristian Moore0.2500.294-1.9

home · WSH vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.915
Σ match
3.429
Σ FRV
-13.7
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1RFJames Wood0.4130.491-8.5
2DHAbimelec Ortiz0.2910.369-0.4
33BAndrés Chaparro0.3390.442-3.7
4SSCJ Abrams0.3290.394-12.3
51BYohandy Morales0.3200.335+0.0
6LFDaylen Lile0.3240.364+2.8
7CKeibert Ruiz0.2880.328+1.1
82BJosé Tena0.2970.320-1.5
9CFJacob Young0.3140.387+8.6

defense · LAA catcher (Savant FRV)

Moisés Ballesteros
  • FRV-1.6
  • framing-1.5
  • blocking-0.3
  • throwing+0.1

defense · WSH catcher (Savant FRV)

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

LAA · Grayson Rodriguez

Last outing 2026-09-07 vs BOS · 4.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+104100(-4)102
Location+9983(-16)98
Pitching+10082(-18)98
botStf5354(+1)53
botCmd5448(-7)54
botOvr5752(-5)57
SIERA4.746.74(+2.00)4.92

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-26 → 2026-09-07. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 4.40

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-07; 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 · Jake Irvin

Last outing 2026-09-07 vs SD · 5.2 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+98106(+8)99
Location+9996(-3)98
Pitching+95100(+5)96
botStf4945(-4)46
botCmd5557(+2)57
botOvr5355(+2)53
SIERA4.545.45(+0.91)5.09

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-27 → 2026-09-07. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 3.94

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-07; 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 [0.31–0.46]
0.090 R/PA · 0.128 R/out · worst: Luke Murphy (4.24)
WSH · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)9 arms · kwera
0.45R / inningband [0.39–0.52]
0.106 R/PA · 0.151 R/out · worst: Richard Lovelady (4.91)

LAA

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Samy Natera Jr.MRSU1.9036.69.91.163/5/3stable
Tayler SaucedoMRMR2.3829.96.00.560/7/0stable
José FerminMRMR3.9226.910.81.111/7/7stable
Ryan WatsonMRSU4.0320.07.61.612/7/21stable
Mitch FarrisMRLR4.8324.711.42.121/1/6stable
Ben JoyceunknownCL2.6130.614.3—4/2/0—
Blake WeimanunknownMR2.6519.01.7—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 LordSETUPMR4.4121.19.22.151/6/4stable
Richard LoveladyOPENERMR5.4018.514.40.924/9/11ramping down
Will DionMRSU4.1028.07.91.790/0/6ramping down
Riley CornelioMRLR4.4623.318.12.040/0/2ramping down
Yovanny CruzMRMR4.5523.414.91.440/2/1insufficient data
Erik TolmanunknownMR2.4523.710.5—2/1/0—
Jared SimpsonunknownMR3.3528.621.4—0/0/0—
Jack SinclairunknownMR4.7122.216.7—0/0/0—
Luis PeralesunknownSU8.6724.316.2—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 · 2HR · 6BB · 13K · 12LOB

OBPe 0.270 · SLGe 0.400 · K% 35.1

Their pitching

8.0 IP · 6 ER · 7 K · relief 2.7 IP · 4 arms

WSH

6 R

13H · 0HR · 2BB · 7K · 20LOB

OBPe 0.410 · SLGe 0.472 · K% 17.9

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 4 ER · 13 K · relief 7.0 IP · 4 arms

LAA · standout lines

big nights
  • Zach Neto (SS) · 1-4 | HR, BB, 2 KHR
  • Moisés Ballesteros (C) · 1-2 | HR, BB, 2 RBIHR
tough nights
  • Vaughn Grissom (1B) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K
  • Denzer Guzman (3B) · 0-4 | 3 K0-for-4 · 3 K
  • Jose Siri (CF) · 0-3 | 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K

WSH · standout lines

big nights
  • Daylen Lile (LF) · 2-4 | 3B, K, RBI4 TB
tough nights
  • Abimelec Ortiz (DH) · 0-3 | 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks