PIT @ CHC

Sunday · September 13, 2026·full·gamePk 824628past slate · free
refreshed 298h 57m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Wrigley Field

gametime 2:20 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
72°F
humidity 48%
wind
11 mph
in from RF
precip
2%
overcast
park
CHC
open · HP→CF 36°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.38 R/Gmoderate in

Moderate wind in: -0.38 R/G vs neutral. _THE wind park — Lake Michigan lake-effect dominates. Wind OUT (south) → HR feast. Wind IN (north off lake) → pitcher's paradise. April/Oct often wind-in cold, June/July often wind-out warm._

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricBubba ChandlerRHP · PITMatthew BoydLHP · CHC
xERA 20264.024.68
xwOBA 20260.3090.331
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.003-0.019
xERA 20253.663.74
xwOBA 20250.2980.301
Outs/TB 25-262.262.16
FIP 25-263.833.93
kwERA 25-264.003.70
K% 25-2621.8%20.6%
BB% 25-2610.1%6.4%
IP 25+26 combined173.3289.0
ERA actual 20264.254.03
ERA (L4)4.354.07
WHIP (L4)1.161.15
K% (L4)24.7%18.8%
BB% (L4)8.2%7.3%
IP/gm (L4)5.176.08
L4 window08/21→09/08 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/21→09/07 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)93 (−8)95 (−1)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.24 (−0.85)3.97 (−0.43)
Arsenal RV/1000.060.09

away arsenal — PIT

RV/100 0.06
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.10xwOBA 0.330
  • Slider—+0.00xwOBA 0.293
  • Changeup—+0.50xwOBA 0.281
  • Sinker—+1.30xwOBA 0.346
  • Curveball—-2.00xwOBA 0.289
  • Sweeper—+0.30xwOBA 0.217

home arsenal — CHC

RV/100 0.09
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.70xwOBA 0.391
  • Changeup—+0.80xwOBA 0.314
  • Slider—+0.60xwOBA 0.235
  • Curveball—+0.70xwOBA 0.227

away · PIT vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.860
Σ match
2.908
Σ FRV
-14.7
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1SSKonnor Griffin0.3010.303-4.7
2CFOneil Cruz0.3540.374+1.9
3LFBryan Reynolds0.3600.381-3.2
41BRafael Flores Jr.0.3400.344-0.3
52BNick Gonzales0.3270.340-9.6
6DHRyan O'Hearn0.3190.322-3.0
7RFJake Mangum0.2830.285+2.0
83BJared Triolo0.2880.299-0.4
9CHenry Davis0.2880.260+2.5

home · CHC vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.912
Σ match
2.856
Σ FRV
+52.6
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFPete Crow-Armstrong0.3710.366+26.9
2RFSeiya Suzuki0.3410.349+7.9
31BMichael Busch0.3300.312+1.4
43BAlex Bregman0.3210.311+6.1
5LFIan Happ0.3140.302+5.2
6SSNico Hoerner0.3240.311+7.7
7DHMichael Conforto0.3320.330-1.8
82BPedro Ramírez0.2900.280+0.3
9CMiguel Amaya0.2890.295-1.0

defense · PIT catcher (Savant FRV)

Henry Davis
  • FRV+2.5
  • framing-0.0
  • blocking+0.6
  • throwing+1.9

defense · CHC catcher (Savant FRV)

Miguel Amaya
  • FRV-1.0
  • framing+0.0
  • blocking-0.6
  • throwing+0.1

PIT · Bubba Chandler

Last outing 2026-09-08 vs CWS · 6.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+10294(-8)93
Location+102120(+19)108
Pitching+105111(+6)101
botStf5850(-9)50
botCmd5465(+12)57
botOvr5761(+4)54
SIERA5.091.90(-3.19)4.24

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

Latest botERA 2.89

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-08; SIERA here is an average of game ratings, not aggregate season SIERA. Stuff+ family: 100 average. PitchingBot: 50 average. Lower SIERA/botERA is better.

CHC · Matthew Boyd

Last outing 2026-09-07 vs MIL · 7.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9695(-1)95
Location+108103(-5)108
Pitching+10195(-6)100
botStf4748(+1)47
botCmd5657(+1)56
botOvr5252(-0)51
SIERA4.403.66(-0.74)3.97

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

Latest botERA 4.35

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.

PIT · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)10 arms · kwera
0.41R / inningband [0.32–0.50]
0.097 R/PA · 0.137 R/out · worst: Khristian Curtis (5.61)
CHC · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)5 arms · kwera
0.45R / inningband [0.40–0.50]
0.106 R/PA · 0.150 R/out · worst: Javier Assad (4.32)

PIT

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Gregory SotoCLOSERSU3.3927.99.90.9914/12/21stable
Luke WeaverSETUPSU2.8826.96.81.051/20/4stable
Yohan RamírezSETUPMR3.5527.112.81.282/9/8stable
Carmen MlodzinskiBULKMR3.6117.97.53.982/5/3ramping down
Khristian CurtisBULKLR4.9512.314.05.000/0/0insufficient data
Mason MontgomeryOPENERCL2.2438.09.20.9712/9/7stable
Brandon EisertOPENERMR3.6728.07.31.050/2/5stable
Lake BacharOPENERMR4.5725.510.21.532/1/10stable
Wilber DotelMRMR3.0423.69.52.130/3/1stable
Antwone KellyMRLR5.3912.08.02.170/0/1insufficient data
Camilo DovalMOP_UPMR4.5323.112.70.901/7/10stable

CHC

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Daniel PalenciaCLOSERCL4.4324.08.70.883/0/12stable
Ryan ZeferjahnSETUPCL3.9331.313.41.156/13/15stable
Jacob WebbSETUPCL3.9425.68.60.989/8/14stable
Caleb ThielbarSETUPMR4.9729.19.20.853/7/6stable
Javier AssadBULKMR4.9616.37.33.902/0/3ramping up
Ryan RolisonOPENERMR3.9721.710.61.122/7/13stable
Aaron CivaleSPMR4.5719.16.84.672/0/0ramping down
Colin ReaSPLR4.8617.48.25.031/0/1ramping up

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
7
4 PIT · 3 CHC
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

PIT

4 R

9H · 0HR · 5BB · 7K · 12LOB

OBPe 0.359 · SLGe 0.324 · K% 17.9

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 3 ER · 4 K · relief 3.7 IP · 4 arms

CHC

3 R

5H · 1HR · 6BB · 4K · 13LOB

OBPe 0.306 · SLGe 0.300 · K% 11.1

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 4 ER · 7 K · relief 3.7 IP · 4 arms

PIT · standout lines

tough nights
  • Ryan O'Hearn (DH) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
  • Henry Davis (C) · 0-40-for-4

CHC · standout lines

big nights
  • Miguel Amaya (C) · 2-3 | HR, 2 RBI, RHR
tough nights
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
  • Nico Hoerner (SS) · 0-4 | RBI0-for-4
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks