NYY @ MIN

Tuesday · September 15, 2026·full·gamePk 823654past slate · free
refreshed 243h 52m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Target Field

gametime 7:40 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
68°F
humidity 44%
wind
6 mph
out to RF
precip
0%
clear
park
MIN
open · HP→CF 73°
CFHP1B3BOUT
wind impact on total
+0.11 R/Gminor out

Minor wind out: +0.11 R/G vs neutral. _Northwest summer winds — typically wind-in from LF, suppresses RH HR_

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricMax FriedLHP · NYYBailey OberRHP · MIN
xERA 20262.574.56
xwOBA 20260.2490.327
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.006-0.010
xERA 20253.384.36
xwOBA 20250.2870.323
Outs/TB 25-262.671.66
FIP 25-262.954.74
kwERA 25-263.363.90
K% 25-2623.9%18.3%
BB% 25-267.0%5.8%
IP 25+26 combined294.3264.0
ERA actual 20262.734.28
ERA (L4)2.042.41
WHIP (L4)1.081.34
K% (L4)27.1%21.7%
BB% (L4)8.6%10.8%
IP/gm (L4)4.424.67
L4 window08/13→09/10 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/17→09/06 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)107 (+0)89 (−2)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)3.53 (−0.29)4.90 (−0.19)
Arsenal RV/1001.310.07

away arsenal — NYY

RV/100 1.31
  • Cutter—+2.50xwOBA 0.234
  • Sinker—+1.50xwOBA 0.263
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-1.20xwOBA 0.298
  • Curveball—+1.60xwOBA 0.194
  • Changeup—+1.30xwOBA 0.245
  • Sweeper—+2.30xwOBA 0.219

home arsenal — MIN

RV/100 0.07
  • Changeup—-0.90xwOBA 0.359
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.10xwOBA 0.355
  • Slider—+0.70xwOBA 0.277
  • Sweeper—+3.30xwOBA 0.162
  • Sinker—-3.80xwOBA 0.578

away · NYY vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.815
Σ match
2.915
Σ FRV
+9.8
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1DHBen Rice0.3770.405-4.7
2LFCody Bellinger0.3380.335+9.6
3RFHeliot Ramos0.3270.323-5.2
41BLuis García Jr.0.3520.368+1.3
5CFSpencer Jones0.3330.325-2.5
6SSGeorge Lombard Jr.0.2670.289+0.2
72BAnthony Volpe0.2900.306+5.8
8CAli Sánchez0.2500.284+4.0
93BJosé Caballero0.2810.281+1.4

home · MIN vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
3.008
Σ match
2.375
Σ FRV
-13.7
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1RFLuke Keaschall0.3160.247-10.9
2SSKaelen Culpepper0.3040.253+0.3
3DHJosh Bell0.3350.267-1.0
42BKody Clemens0.3370.266-2.5
51BRoyce Lewis0.3120.259-2.0
63BBrooks Lee0.2750.229-1.3
7CVictor Caratini0.3170.258+0.6
8CFEmmanuel Rodriguez0.5010.345+0.3
9LFAustin Martin0.3110.252+2.9

defense · NYY catcher (Savant FRV)

Ali Sánchez
  • FRV+4.0
  • framing+5.3
  • blocking-0.6
  • throwing-0.8

defense · MIN catcher (Savant FRV)

Victor Caratini
  • FRV+0.6
  • framing+2.8
  • blocking+0.9
  • throwing-3.9

NYY · Max Fried

Last outing 2026-09-10 vs COL · 3.1 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+107106(-0)107
Location+10193(-9)98
Pitching+11098(-12)103
botStf5354(+1)53
botCmd5144(-8)52
botOvr5349(-4)53
SIERA3.822.38(-1.44)3.53

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-29 → 2026-09-10. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 4.92

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-10; SIERA here is an average of game ratings, not aggregate season SIERA. Stuff+ family: 100 average. PitchingBot: 50 average. Lower SIERA/botERA is better.

MIN · Bailey Ober

Last outing 2026-09-06 vs CWS · 4.1 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9187(-4)89
Location+9490(-3)93
Pitching+8884(-4)86
botStf4745(-2)46
botCmd5348(-5)52
botOvr4943(-6)46
SIERA5.094.24(-0.84)4.90

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-23 → 2026-09-06. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 6.04

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.

NYY · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.46R / inningband [0.36–0.56]
0.107 R/PA · 0.152 R/out · worst: Luis Gil (5.29)
MIN · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.40R / inningband [0.32–0.47]
0.094 R/PA · 0.133 R/out · worst: Taylor Rogers (4.47)

NYY

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
David BednarCLOSERCL2.6027.76.91.1034/0/35stable
Brent HeadrickSETUPSU2.2930.07.81.010/29/6stable
John SchreiberSETUPMR4.7117.211.00.912/14/5stable
Tim HillSETUPMR6.0410.85.60.842/10/6stable
Paul BlackburnOPENERSU3.7820.89.81.531/11/13stable
Ryan YarbroughMRMR3.7117.29.21.593/2/14stable
Michael FulmerunknownMR4.0326.113.0—0/2/0—
Bradley HannerunknownMR10.7826.93.8—0/0/0—
Luis GilSPMR7.4313.212.34.830/0/0ramping up

MIN

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Yoendrys GómezCLOSERCL4.5621.012.91.1222/6/26ramping down
Jeff HoffmanSETUPSU2.3635.09.40.945/20/16stable
Kody FunderburkSETUPMR3.8021.712.70.941/12/1stable
Taylor RogersSETUPMR4.1019.111.40.822/9/10stable
Andrew MorrisOPENERMR3.1920.98.11.314/22/6ramping down
Tommy NanceMRMR3.8926.08.91.040/6/4stable
A.J. MinterMRSU4.1622.14.31.001/8/8stable
Travis AdamsMRLR4.3624.510.51.462/1/6stable

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
9
8 NYY · 1 MIN
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

NYY

8 R

14H · 2HR · 4BB · 6K · 24LOB

OBPe 0.391 · SLGe 0.524 · K% 13.0

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 1 ER · 6 K · relief 2.0 IP · 2 arms

MIN

1 R

7H · 0HR · 0BB · 6K · 11LOB

OBPe 0.219 · SLGe 0.313 · K% 18.8

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 4 ER · 6 K · relief 3.7 IP · 4 arms

NYY · standout lines

big nights
  • Cody Bellinger (LF) · 3-4 | HR, BB, KHR · 3 H
  • Spencer Jones (CF) · 1-5 | HR, 3 RBI, RHR

MIN · standout lines

big nights
  • Luke Keaschall (RF) · 3-43 H
tough nights
  • Josh Bell (DH) · 0-40-for-4
  • Brooks Lee (3B) · 0-3 | 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K
  • Victor Caratini (C) · 0-3 | 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks