LAD @ CIN

Monday · September 14, 2026·full·gamePk 824465past slate · free
refreshed 269h 1m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Great American Ball Park

gametime 6:40 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
76°F
humidity 37%
wind
7 mph
in from LF
precip
0%
clear
park
CIN
open · HP→CF 24°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.13 R/Gminor in

Minor wind in: -0.13 R/G vs neutral. _Great American small dimensions amplify any wind-out signal; SW summer winds out to RF_

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricTarik SkubalLHP · LADNick LodoloLHP · CIN
xERA 20263.036.45
xwOBA 20260.2700.380
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.0030.000
xERA 20252.713.51
xwOBA 20250.2580.292
Outs/TB 25-262.491.86
FIP 25-262.504.47
kwERA 25-262.183.52
K% 25-2631.3%22.2%
BB% 25-264.4%6.5%
IP 25+26 combined335.0246.3
ERA actual 20262.845.12
ERA (L4)2.777.50
WHIP (L4)1.041.94
K% (L4)28.4%20.0%
BB% (L4)3.9%10.0%
IP/gm (L4)6.504.50
L4 window08/22→09/08 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/21→09/08 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)114 (−4)105 (−1)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)2.95 (+0.10)4.41 (−0.35)
Arsenal RV/1001.04-1.09

away arsenal — LAD

RV/100 1.04
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+1.00xwOBA 0.291
  • Changeup—+1.20xwOBA 0.234
  • Sinker—+0.50xwOBA 0.313
  • Slider—+1.90xwOBA 0.263
  • Curveball—+0.10xwOBA 0.203

home arsenal — CIN

RV/100 -1.09
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-1.10xwOBA 0.319
  • Sinker—-1.10xwOBA 0.482
  • Curveball—-0.80xwOBA 0.290
  • Changeup—-1.40xwOBA 0.373

away · LAD vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
3.157
Σ match
3.566
Σ FRV
-2.4
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFTommy Edman0.3110.358+1.0
2SSMookie Betts0.3350.401+7.3
3CWill Smith0.3820.462-0.2
4RFKyle Tucker0.3270.384-7.1
5LFTeoscar Hernández0.3310.423-6.1
62BMiguel Rojas0.3040.351+2.0
73BMax Muncy0.3500.421+1.9
81BEnrique Hernández0.2750.343-1.1
9DHJosue De Paula0.5420.422+0.0

home · CIN vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.863
Σ match
2.568
Σ FRV
-15.7
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFDane Myers0.3100.275-1.5
2SSElly De La Cruz0.3730.353+4.1
31BSal Stewart0.3500.304-4.6
4CTyler Stephenson0.3330.303-7.3
5DHEugenio Suárez0.2990.262-6.3
62BJuan Brito0.2920.272-2.0
7LFJJ Bleday0.3420.305-1.9
83BKe'Bryan Hayes0.2980.271+4.2
9RFHéctor Rodríguez0.2660.223-0.6

defense · LAD catcher (Savant FRV)

Will Smith
  • FRV-0.2
  • framing-1.3
  • blocking+0.7
  • throwing+0.4

defense · CIN catcher (Savant FRV)

Tyler Stephenson
  • FRV-7.3
  • framing-9.2
  • blocking+3.2
  • throwing-1.3

LAD · Tarik Skubal

Last outing 2026-09-08 vs CIN · 7.1 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+118112(-6)114
Location+106102(-4)107
Pitching+122112(-10)119
botStf5856(-2)58
botCmd6064(+4)60
botOvr6160(-1)61
SIERA2.852.88(+0.03)2.95

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-08. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 2.99

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.

CIN · Nick Lodolo

Last outing 2026-09-08 vs LAD · 4.2 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+106101(-5)105
Location+9082(-8)87
Pitching+9382(-11)88
botStf4945(-5)45
botCmd5346(-8)52
botOvr5143(-7)48
SIERA4.774.31(-0.46)4.41

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

Latest botERA 5.93

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.

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.

LAD · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.39R / inningband [0.32–0.47]
0.092 R/PA · 0.130 R/out · worst: Seth Halvorsen (5.12)
CIN · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.44R / inningband [0.38–0.49]
0.102 R/PA · 0.145 R/out · worst: Tony Santillan (4.67)

LAD

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Tanner ScottCLOSERCL2.2131.55.60.9422/12/21stable
Edgardo HenriquezSETUPSU2.5029.310.31.052/11/5stable
Blake TreinenSETUPMR3.3324.89.70.791/6/5stable
Alex VesiaSETUPMR3.3530.314.20.763/20/6stable
Jack DreyerMRMR3.4628.98.51.012/11/9stable
Evan PhillipsMRMR4.1928.16.71.001/7/3stable
Brock StewartMRMR4.2422.710.21.061/7/2stable
Seth HalvorsenMOP_UPMR6.1415.713.40.900/2/4stable
Justin WrobleskiSPLR4.2920.15.66.020/0/1ramping down

CIN

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Emilio PagánCLOSERCL4.5224.56.30.9123/0/15stable
Graham AshcraftSETUPMR3.5427.615.01.041/11/5stable
Brock BurkeSETUPSU3.8124.113.00.952/19/10stable
Pierce JohnsonSETUPMR4.7718.99.50.881/8/8stable
Tony SantillanSETUPMR7.0019.313.30.915/11/11stable
Luis MeyMRMR3.7631.213.81.240/4/0ramping down
Tejay AntoneMRSU3.8424.67.11.001/9/6stable
Julian GarciaMRMR4.5723.510.01.622/3/2stable

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
4 LAD · 1 CIN
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

LAD

4 R

3H · 2HR · 6BB · 6K · 10LOB

OBPe 0.257 · SLGe 0.310 · K% 17.1

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 1 ER · 11 K · relief 2.0 IP · 3 arms

CIN

1 R

4H · 1HR · 1BB · 11K · 8LOB

OBPe 0.161 · SLGe 0.233 · K% 35.5

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 4 ER · 6 K · relief 2.0 IP · 3 arms

LAD · standout lines

big nights
  • Kyle Tucker (RF) · 1-2 | HR, 2 BB, RBIHR
  • Teoscar Hernández (LF) · 1-3 | HR, BB, KHR
tough nights
  • Tommy Edman (CF) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
  • Mookie Betts (SS) · 0-40-for-4
  • Will Smith (C) · 0-4 | K0-for-4

CIN · standout lines

big nights
  • Elly De La Cruz (SS) · 1-4 | HR, 2 K, RBIHR
tough nights
  • Sal Stewart (1B) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K
  • Tyler Stephenson (C) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K
  • Ke'Bryan Hayes (3B) · 0-3 | 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks