CWS @ CLE

Monday · September 14, 2026·full·gamePk 824386past slate · free
refreshed 269h 7m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Progressive Field

gametime 6:40 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
67°F
humidity 45%
wind
4 mph
in from LF
precip
0%
partly cloudy
park
CLE
open · HP→CF 25°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.11 R/Gminor in

Minor wind in: -0.11 R/G vs neutral. _Lake Erie wind in from LF in spring/fall — kills LH HR; summer flattens_

opener / bulk pattern
  • CWS: Sean Newcomb opens → bulk: José Urquidy· predicted bulk based on 2/50 prior short outings

both opener + bulk shown side-by-side below — lineup matchup keys to the bulk pitcher (who batters see for most of the game)

openers + bulk pitchers · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricSean NewcombLHP · opener · CWSJosé UrquidyRHP · bulk · CWSGavin WilliamsRHP · CLE
xERA 20263.883.413.80
xwOBA 20260.3040.2860.301
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.0340.075-0.008
xERA 20253.888.624.30
xwOBA 20250.3060.4290.321
Outs/TB 25-262.491.522.18
FIP 25-262.954.383.94
kwERA 25-263.644.213.09
K% 25-2623.0%16.4%29.0%
BB% 25-268.3%6.5%9.8%
IP 25+26 combined176.731.3336.7
ERA actual 20262.775.283.78
ERA (L4)1.355.544.05
WHIP (L4)1.051.541.20
K% (L4)34.6%6.7%45.2%
BB% (L4)15.4%8.3%9.5%
IP/gm (L4)1.673.255.00
L4 window08/14→09/12 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/24→09/08 (4 outs) · 4/4 dates verified08/20→09/06 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)102 (−2)97 (−2)106 (+1)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.34 (−0.11)5.44 (+0.48)2.35 (−0.77)
Arsenal RV/1001.21-1.340.30

away arsenal · BULK José Urquidy — CWS

RV/100 -1.34
  • Changeup—-3.90xwOBA 0.272
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+1.40xwOBA 0.310
  • Sinker—-1.10xwOBA 0.368
  • Curveball—-1.80xwOBA 0.234
  • Sweeper—-0.20xwOBA 0.235

home arsenal — CLE

RV/100 0.30
  • Sweeper—+1.10xwOBA 0.222
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.80xwOBA 0.310
  • Curveball—-0.10xwOBA 0.265
  • Sinker—-1.00xwOBA 0.427
  • Cutter—-0.70xwOBA 0.405

away · CWS vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.935
Σ match
2.867
Σ FRV
+12.7
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFSam Antonacci0.3420.339-8.9
2CKyle Teel0.3150.300-1.2
33BMiguel Vargas0.3790.364-3.7
41BMunetaka Murakami0.3420.340-2.6
5DHAndrew Benintendi0.3090.314-1.6
6CFTristan Peters0.3170.311+9.5
7SSColson Montgomery0.3040.287+9.7
82BChase Meidroth0.2960.274+10.5
9RFBraden Montgomery0.3310.336+1.2

home · CLE vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.869
Σ match
2.609
Σ FRV
+15.6
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFSteven Kwan0.3220.300+7.3
23BJosé Ramírez0.3260.300+0.9
3DHChase DeLauter0.3440.306+1.7
4RFJo Adell0.3250.298-8.1
52BTravis Bazzana0.3070.285-3.0
6LFAngel Martínez0.3060.267+2.9
71BNathaniel Lowe0.3380.312-2.5
8CPatrick Bailey0.3080.277+5.5
9SSBrayan Rocchio0.2930.265+11.1

defense · CWS catcher (Savant FRV)

Kyle Teel
  • FRV-1.2
  • framing-1.3
  • blocking-0.9
  • throwing+0.9

defense · CLE catcher (Savant FRV)

Patrick Bailey
  • FRV+5.5
  • framing+4.3
  • blocking-1.6
  • throwing+2.9

CWS · José Urquidy

Last outing 2026-09-08 vs Pittsburgh Pirates · 4.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9995(-4)97
Location+108117(+10)110
Pitching+104104(-0)105
botStf4846(-2)48
botCmd6167(+6)58
botOvr5761(+4)53
SIERA4.965.95(+0.99)5.44

Last 3 outings: 2026-08-30 → 2026-09-08. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 2.91

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.

CLE · Gavin Williams

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

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+105102(-3)106
Location+105107(+2)111
Pitching+109111(+2)116
botStf5760(+3)58
botCmd5553(-3)53
botOvr5756(-1)55
SIERA3.122.39(-0.73)2.35

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

Latest botERA 3.75

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.

CWS · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)5 arms · kwera
0.40R / inningband [0.34–0.46]
0.095 R/PA · 0.134 R/out · worst: Jordan Hicks (3.78)
CLE · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.40R / inningband [0.31–0.49]
0.094 R/PA · 0.133 R/out · worst: Tim Herrin (4.12)

CWS

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Sean NewcombSETUPMR2.8722.68.71.514/11/6ramping up
Grant TaylorOPENERCL2.7732.58.81.338/10/11stable
Bryan HudsonOPENERCL3.0822.56.60.988/9/8stable
Chris MurphyOPENERMR3.5724.310.71.051/1/6stable
Jordan HicksMRMR3.8028.515.00.911/8/6stable
Trevor RichardsMRMR4.0222.17.61.461/1/16stable
Hagen SmithunknownSU2.3538.213.2—0/1/0—

CLE

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Cade SmithCLOSERCL2.3835.38.21.0536/0/37stable
Erik SabrowskiSETUPSU2.8037.214.20.781/24/2stable
Matt FestaSETUPMR3.3325.06.90.971/7/13stable
Hunter GaddisSETUPSU3.6922.59.30.861/28/2stable
Tim HerrinSETUPMR4.2422.311.60.790/15/5stable
Daniel EspinoMRMR1.8540.08.01.000/0/1stable
Craig YohoMRMR4.4926.09.71.330/2/5stable
Connor BrogdonunknownMR6.1020.94.5—1/4/0—
Slade CecconiSPLR4.6618.27.35.210/0/0ramping 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
10
7 CWS · 3 CLE
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

CWS

7 R

9H · 1HR · 5BB · 14K · 23LOB

OBPe 0.395 · SLGe 0.371 · K% 32.6

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 0 ER · 7 K · relief 8.0 IP · 4 arms

CLE

3 R

7H · 1HR · 2BB · 7K · 17LOB

OBPe 0.257 · SLGe 0.333 · K% 20.0

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 4 ER · 14 K · relief 4.0 IP · 5 arms

CWS · standout lines

big nights
  • Miguel Vargas (3B) · 2-4 | HR, BB, 2 RBIHR
  • Andrew Benintendi (DH) · 3-5 | RBI, R3 H
tough nights
  • Munetaka Murakami (1B) · 0-3 | BB, HBP, 3 K0-for-3 · 3 K
  • Colson Montgomery (SS) · 0-4 | HBP, 3 K, R0-for-4 · 3 K
  • Braden Montgomery (RF) · 0-3 | BB, 3 K0-for-3 · 3 K

CLE · standout lines

big nights
  • David Fry (1B) · 1-2 | HR, K, 2 RBIHR
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks