BAL @ NYM

Tuesday · September 15, 2026·full·gamePk 823574past slate · free
refreshed 243h 52m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Citi Field

gametime 7:10 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
67°F
humidity 61%
wind
6 mph
out to LF
precip
0%
clear
park
NYM
open · HP→CF 21°
CFHP1B3BOUT
wind impact on total
+0.11 R/Gminor out

Minor wind out: +0.11 R/G vs neutral. _Citi Field's big CF dimensions + frequent NE winds = pitcher's park even in summer_

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricShane BazRHP · BALSean ManaeaLHP · NYM
xERA 20264.144.97
xwOBA 20260.3130.340
wOBA−xwOBA 20260.0020.010
xERA 20253.883.99
xwOBA 20250.3060.310
Outs/TB 25-261.911.62
FIP 25-263.944.46
kwERA 25-263.693.30
K% 25-2622.8%23.8%
BB% 25-268.5%6.3%
IP 25+26 combined335.3194.0
ERA actual 20264.054.79
ERA (L4)4.247.66
WHIP (L4)1.241.48
K% (L4)18.4%12.9%
BB% (L4)9.2%4.0%
IP/gm (L4)5.835.58
L4 window08/23→09/09 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/21→09/08 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)92 (−6)94 (−9)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.59 (+0.13)4.68 (+0.65)
Arsenal RV/1000.06-0.74

away arsenal — BAL

RV/100 0.06
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.10xwOBA 0.331
  • Curveball—-0.50xwOBA 0.275
  • Cutter—+1.20xwOBA 0.336
  • Changeup—-2.70xwOBA 0.380
  • Sinker—+2.80xwOBA 0.293

home arsenal — NYM

RV/100 -0.74
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.40xwOBA 0.336
  • Sweeper—-2.00xwOBA 0.284
  • Sinker—-0.10xwOBA 0.398
  • Cutter—-1.70xwOBA 0.401
  • Changeup—-2.90xwOBA 0.352

away · BAL vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.689
Σ match
3.018
Σ FRV
+0.4
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFRece Hinds0.1880.237-0.3
21BPete Alonso0.3930.445-2.9
3DHCoby Mayo0.3260.357-2.0
43BChristian Encarnacion-Strand0.3410.368+1.4
5SSGunnar Henderson0.3200.344+0.8
62BJeremiah Jackson0.2840.320-0.9
7CYohel Pozo0.2500.288-1.1
8RFLeody Taveras0.2700.293-2.6
9CFColton Cowser0.3170.364+8.0

home · NYM vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.981
Σ match
3.036
Σ FRV
+4.1
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1SSFrancisco Lindor0.3310.336+0.6
2LFJuan Soto0.4130.423-4.4
33BBo Bichette0.3270.332-2.3
4RFCarson Benge0.3350.332+7.9
51BJared Young0.3140.326+0.1
62BMarcus Semien0.3040.325-6.8
7CFA.J. Ewing0.3230.322+6.9
8DHBrett Baty0.3110.328+0.3
9CFrancisco Alvarez0.3230.313+1.8

defense · BAL catcher (Savant FRV)

Yohel Pozo
  • FRV-1.1
  • framing-1.5
  • blocking+0.2
  • throwing+0.2

defense · NYM catcher (Savant FRV)

Francisco Alvarez
  • FRV+1.8
  • framing+2.5
  • blocking-1.8
  • throwing+1.1

BAL · Shane Baz

Last outing 2026-09-09 vs CLE · 5.2 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9895(-3)92
Location+103107(+4)104
Pitching+103105(+2)100
botStf5250(-3)49
botCmd5453(-1)52
botOvr5251(-1)50
SIERA4.464.04(-0.42)4.59

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-29 → 2026-09-09. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 4.51

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

NYM · Sean Manaea

Last outing 2026-09-08 vs MIA · 5.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+10395(-8)94
Location+97101(+4)98
Pitching+9695(-1)92
botStf4846(-2)47
botCmd5555(-0)54
botOvr5352(-1)51
SIERA4.033.91(-0.12)4.68

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

Latest botERA 4.33

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.

BAL · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.39R / inningband [0.33–0.46]
0.093 R/PA · 0.131 R/out · worst: Codi Heuer (5.14)
NYM · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.39R / inningband [0.33–0.45]
0.092 R/PA · 0.130 R/out · worst: Tobias Myers (3.99)

BAL

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Grant WolframSETUPMR2.7026.86.70.801/13/3stable
Yennier CanoSETUPSU2.7522.15.80.743/13/6stable
Anthony NunezSETUPMR3.6226.611.01.123/7/7stable
Andrew KittredgeSETUPCL3.8618.65.40.879/9/11stable
Rico GarciaSETUPCL3.9326.08.00.939/18/16stable
Josh WalkerMRMR3.2123.17.41.201/4/3ramping down
Alex HoppeMRMR3.4224.210.11.141/5/13stable
Cam SandersMRMR3.5428.215.31.003/1/5stable
Codi HeuerMRMR3.7213.010.91.210/1/2ramping down
Luis De LeónunknownMR5.1619.09.5—0/0/0—

NYM

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Kodai SengaBULKCL5.6426.414.13.397/0/1ramping down
Austin WarrenOPENERMR4.2526.011.21.350/1/9stable
Tobias MyersOPENERMR4.7117.86.11.772/3/5stable
Daniel DuarteMRMR3.3425.96.51.672/6/2insufficient data
Jonathan PintaroMRMR4.6123.510.92.470/2/2ramping up
Nate LavenderunknownSU1.5330.56.8—0/9/0—
Jack WeisenburgerunknownMR2.2820.06.7—0/0/0—
Dedniel NúñezunknownSU4.7323.70.0—0/3/0—

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
12
7 BAL · 5 NYM
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

BAL

7 R

8H · 4HR · 1BB · 17K · 12LOB

OBPe 0.220 · SLGe 0.500 · K% 41.5

Their pitching

11.0 IP · 3 ER · 6 K · relief 7.0 IP · 8 arms

NYM

5 R

12H · 1HR · 5BB · 6K · 24LOB

OBPe 0.347 · SLGe 0.419 · K% 12.2

Their pitching

11.0 IP · 5 ER · 17 K · relief 5.7 IP · 6 arms

BAL · standout lines

big nights
  • Pete Alonso (1B) · 1-5 | HR, 2 K, RBIHR
  • Coby Mayo (DH) · 2-5 | HR, K, 3 RBIHR
  • Christian Encarnacion-Strand (3B) · 2-5 | HR, K, RBIHR
  • Jeremiah Jackson (2B) · 1-4 | HR, 2 K, RBIHR
tough nights
  • Rece Hinds (LF) · 0-3 | 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K
  • Leody Taveras (RF) · 0-4 | 3 K, R0-for-4 · 3 K
  • Colton Cowser (CF) · 0-4 | K0-for-4

NYM · standout lines

big nights
  • Bo Bichette (3B) · 3-6 | RBI, CS3 H
  • Carson Benge (RF) · 1-5 | HR, BB, 2 KHR
tough nights
  • Francisco Alvarez (C) · 0-5 | 2 K, R0-for-5 · 2 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks