KC @ BOS

Sunday · September 13, 2026·full·gamePk 824708past slate · free
refreshed 297h 12m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Fenway Park

gametime 3:05 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
67°F
humidity 97%
wind
8 mph
in from LF
precip
90%
light rain
park
BOS
open · HP→CF 46°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.14 R/Gminor in

Minor wind in: -0.14 R/G vs neutral. _Green Monster blocks LF wind — wind-out games still play big to RF only; foul territory tiny_

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricNoah CameronLHP · KCPayton TolleLHP · BOS
xERA 20263.962.69
xwOBA 20260.3070.255
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.0100.030
xERA 20254.104.67
xwOBA 20250.3140.333
Outs/TB 25-262.172.09
FIP 25-263.873.43
kwERA 25-263.792.84
K% 25-2621.1%28.5%
BB% 25-267.7%7.2%
IP 25+26 combined298.7153.3
ERA actual 20263.933.15
ERA (L4)2.454.09
WHIP (L4)1.091.18
K% (L4)21.3%34.4%
BB% (L4)9.0%6.7%
IP/gm (L4)5.505.50
L4 window08/21→09/07 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/19→09/06 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)96 (−0)116 (+2)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)3.78 (−0.59)2.54 (−1.12)
Arsenal RV/1000.370.65

away arsenal — KC

RV/100 0.37
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.50xwOBA 0.370
  • Cutter—+1.20xwOBA 0.314
  • Changeup—+0.80xwOBA 0.279
  • Curveball—+0.20xwOBA 0.226
  • Slider—-0.70xwOBA 0.315
  • Sinker—-2.50xwOBA 0.405

home arsenal — BOS

RV/100 0.65
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.60xwOBA 0.252
  • Sinker—-0.10xwOBA 0.304
  • Cutter—+1.80xwOBA 0.258
  • Curveball—+0.80xwOBA 0.146
  • Changeup—-0.80xwOBA 0.348

away · KC vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.553
Σ match
2.413
Σ FRV
+6.7
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
13BNick Loftin0.2910.254-0.6
2SSBobby Witt Jr.0.3830.332+16.2
3DHJac Caglianone0.3560.291-8.1
41BSalvador Perez0.3130.305-9.1
52BMichael Massey0.3110.265+5.8
6RFMatthew Lugo0.1120.249+0.2
7LFIsaac Collins0.2970.257+0.9
8CLuke Maile0.1960.213+2.4
9CFTyler Tolbert0.2940.246-1.1

home · BOS vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.892
Σ match
2.868
Σ FRV
+24.0
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFRoman Anthony0.3500.358-0.1
2DHJahmai Jones0.3430.330-1.6
3RFWilyer Abreu0.3530.349+4.8
41BWillson Contreras0.3740.364+1.3
5CAdley Rutschman0.3350.336+11.0
6SSTrevor Story0.2490.243-1.2
73BCaleb Durbin0.2880.278+5.1
82BNick Sogard0.3170.314+2.8
9CFNate Eaton0.2830.298+1.9

defense · KC catcher (Savant FRV)

Luke Maile
  • FRV+2.4
  • framing+2.4
  • blocking+0.3
  • throwing-0.3

defense · BOS catcher (Savant FRV)

Adley Rutschman
  • FRV+11.0
  • framing+6.8
  • blocking+0.6
  • throwing+3.7

KC · Noah Cameron

Last outing 2026-09-07 vs AZ · 6.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9697(+1)96
Location+105111(+6)108
Pitching+104106(+2)106
botStf5044(-5)48
botCmd5358(+4)57
botOvr5253(+1)54
SIERA4.373.18(-1.19)3.78

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

Latest botERA 4.30

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.

BOS · Payton Tolle

Last outing 2026-09-06 vs BAL · 6.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+114124(+10)116
Location+100111(+12)109
Pitching+112128(+16)123
botStf5655(-1)56
botCmd5862(+4)58
botOvr6062(+2)60
SIERA3.660.44(-3.22)2.54

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

Latest botERA 2.68

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.

KC · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.48R / inningband [0.43–0.53]
0.113 R/PA · 0.160 R/out · worst: Anthony Gose (5.40)
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 LangeCLOSERMR5.0422.011.81.0310/3/20stable
Connor ThomasBULKMR6.5213.48.53.670/3/0insufficient data
Steven CruzOPENERCL5.0225.48.61.067/5/7stable
Jose CuasMRMR2.8222.412.91.270/4/4ramping down
Nolan HoffmanMRMR3.4014.39.51.560/1/2insufficient data
Craig KimbrelMRSU4.0221.210.61.031/3/15stable
Easton McGeeMRLR6.2717.39.61.000/0/2insufficient data
Anthony GoseunknownMR3.233.43.4—0/1/0—
Nate PearsonunknownMR3.3421.711.4—4/6/0—

BOS

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Aroldis ChapmanCLOSERCL2.5931.710.20.9633/0/27stable
Garrett WhitlockSETUPSU2.0031.13.80.973/25/7stable
Erik MillerSETUPSU2.9334.813.90.864/13/7stable
Greg WeissertSETUPMR4.0424.07.70.961/6/4stable
Jovani MoránOPENERMR4.4426.412.41.530/5/6ramping down
Alec GamboaMRMR3.1018.37.31.601/1/5ramping up
Wyatt OldsunknownMR3.8731.59.3—0/0/0—
Raymond BurgosunknownMR4.2019.01.6—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
1 KC · 4 BOS
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

KC

1 R

5H · 0HR · 5BB · 12K · 25LOB

OBPe 0.289 · SLGe 0.156 · K% 31.6

Their pitching

8.0 IP · 4 ER · 8 K · relief 2.0 IP · 4 arms

BOS

4 R

8H · 1HR · 3BB · 8K · 15LOB

OBPe 0.361 · SLGe 0.387 · K% 22.2

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 1 ER · 12 K · relief 3.0 IP · 5 arms

KC · standout lines

tough nights
  • Salvador Perez (1B) · 0-4 | K0-for-4

BOS · standout lines

big nights
  • Caleb Durbin (3B) · 1-1 | HR, BB, 2 HBPHR
tough nights
  • Jahmai Jones (DH) · 0-4 | 3 K0-for-4 · 3 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks