LAD @ CIN

Tuesday · September 15, 2026·full·gamePk 824466past slate · free
refreshed 243h 58m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Great American Ball Park

gametime 6:40 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
91°F
humidity 42%
wind
4 mph
out to CF
precip
0%
clear
park
CIN
open · HP→CF 24°
CFHP1B3BOUT
wind impact on total
+0.13 R/Gminor out

Minor wind out: +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

metricYoshinobu YamamotoRHP · LADRhett LowderRHP · CIN
xERA 20263.035.35
xwOBA 20260.2700.351
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.024-0.001
xERA 20252.71—
xwOBA 20250.258—
Outs/TB 25-262.831.63
FIP 25-263.134.71
kwERA 25-262.954.40
K% 25-2627.7%17.4%
BB% 25-267.3%9.1%
IP 25+26 combined345.7119.3
ERA actual 20262.625.81
ERA (L4)2.709.33
WHIP (L4)0.831.75
K% (L4)34.3%13.5%
BB% (L4)4.9%7.9%
IP/gm (L4)6.674.58
L4 window08/21→09/09 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/22→09/09 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)101 (−1)89 (+3)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)2.35 (−1.11)5.18 (−0.17)
Arsenal RV/1001.52-0.68

away arsenal — LAD

RV/100 1.52
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+2.40xwOBA 0.329
  • Split-Finger—+0.90xwOBA 0.217
  • Cutter—+0.90xwOBA 0.299
  • Curveball—+1.10xwOBA 0.295
  • Sinker—+2.10xwOBA 0.257
  • Slider—+1.60xwOBA 0.247

home arsenal — CIN

RV/100 -0.68
  • Sinker—+0.30xwOBA 0.412
  • Slider—-1.80xwOBA 0.293
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.20xwOBA 0.370
  • Changeup—-1.10xwOBA 0.299

away · LAD vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
3.122
Σ match
3.371
Σ FRV
-0.9
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1DHJosue De Paula0.4990.408+0.0
21BFreddie Freeman0.3680.393+1.5
3SSMookie Betts0.3340.380+6.3
4RFKyle Tucker0.3300.354-7.0
5LFTeoscar Hernández0.3330.384-6.1
63BMax Muncy0.3480.411+1.9
7CFTommy Edman0.3070.360+1.0
8CHunter Feduccia0.3140.346+0.1
92BAlex Freeland0.2890.335+1.5

home · CIN vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.553
Σ match
2.531
Σ FRV
-6.9
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFCarlos Jorge0.2030.261+0.5
2SSElly De La Cruz0.3740.325+4.4
31BSal Stewart0.3480.311-4.1
4LFJJ Bleday0.3420.311-1.9
5DHEugenio Suárez0.2980.277-6.2
6RFHéctor Rodríguez0.2630.240-0.5
72BMatt McLain0.3040.272+2.6
83BJuan Brito0.2940.284-1.9
9CWill Banfield0.1270.249+0.2

defense · LAD catcher (Savant FRV)

Hunter Feduccia
  • FRV+0.1
  • framing+3.7
  • blocking-1.3
  • throwing-2.3

defense · CIN catcher (Savant FRV)

Will Banfield
  • FRV+0.2
  • framing+0.3
  • blocking-0.1
  • throwing—

LAD · Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Last outing 2026-09-09 vs CIN · 7.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+102101(-2)101
Location+107112(+5)107
Pitching+110110(+0)108
botStf5454(+1)54
botCmd5859(+1)54
botOvr5860(+2)56
SIERA3.461.73(-1.73)2.35

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

Latest botERA 2.97

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.

CIN · Rhett Lowder

Last outing 2026-09-09 vs LAD · 3.1 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+8693(+7)89
Location+102104(+2)101
Pitching+9195(+5)89
botStf4751(+4)48
botCmd5555(-0)54
botOvr5254(+2)51
SIERA5.354.45(-0.90)5.18

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

Latest botERA 4.15

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.

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)9 arms · kwera
0.40R / inningband [0.31–0.49]
0.094 R/PA · 0.134 R/out · worst: Bobby Miller (5.40)
CIN · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.44R / inningband [0.38–0.49]
0.103 R/PA · 0.145 R/out · worst: Tony Santillan (4.75)

LAD

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Tanner ScottCLOSERCL2.2131.55.60.9422/12/21stable
Alex VesiaSETUPSU3.3030.314.00.763/20/6stable
Blake TreinenSETUPMR3.3324.89.70.791/6/5stable
Paul GervaseMRMR2.9723.514.71.920/0/2ramping down
Jack DreyerMRMR3.4628.98.51.012/11/9stable
Brock StewartMRMR4.2422.710.21.061/7/2stable
Evan PhillipsMRMR4.6428.06.51.001/7/3stable
Seth HalvorsenMOP_UPMR6.1415.713.40.900/2/4stable
Bobby MillerunknownMR4.7615.415.4—0/0/0—
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 SantillanSETUPMR7.0019.414.00.915/11/11stable
Luis MeyMRMR3.6731.213.51.240/4/0ramping 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
4
4 LAD · 0 CIN
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

LAD

4 R

8H · 2HR · 5BB · 7K · 19LOB

OBPe 0.395 · SLGe 0.484 · K% 18.4

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 0 ER · 11 K · relief 2.0 IP · 3 arms

CIN

0 R

3H · 0HR · 3BB · 11K · 14LOB

OBPe 0.188 · SLGe 0.138 · K% 34.4

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 4 ER · 7 K · relief 4.0 IP · 5 arms

LAD · standout lines

big nights
  • Freddie Freeman (1B) · 3-53 H
  • Teoscar Hernández (LF) · 1-3 | HR, BB, KHR
  • Alex Freeland (2B) · 2-4 | HR, 2B, KHR
tough nights
  • Josue De Paula (DH) · 0-5 | 2 K0-for-5 · 2 K
  • Mookie Betts (SS) · 0-4 | K0-for-4

CIN · standout lines

tough nights
  • Sal Stewart (1B) · 0-4 | 3 K0-for-4 · 3 K
  • Eugenio Suárez (DH) · 0-4 | 3 K0-for-4 · 3 K
  • Matt McLain (2B) · 0-3 | 3 K0-for-3 · 3 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks