DET @ TOR

Wednesday · September 16, 2026·full·gamePk 822763past slate · free
refreshed 223h 46m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Rogers Centre

gametime 3:07 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
75°F
humidity 73%
wind
2 mph
out to CF
precip
0%
overcast
park
TOR
retractable · HP→CF 0°
CFHP1B3BOUT
wind impact on total
neutralnone out

Out wind, but too light to move the total.

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricKeider MonteroRHP · DETMax ScherzerRHP · TOR
xERA 20263.564.43
xwOBA 20260.2920.323
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.0170.013
xERA 20254.644.64
xwOBA 20250.3320.332
Outs/TB 25-262.031.63
FIP 25-264.405.26
kwERA 25-264.123.88
K% 25-2617.3%20.4%
BB% 25-266.6%7.8%
IP 25+26 combined237.7152.7
ERA actual 20263.556.38
ERA (L4)5.894.37
WHIP (L4)1.251.10
K% (L4)15.4%20.4%
BB% (L4)6.4%8.6%
IP/gm (L4)4.585.67
L4 window08/18→09/09 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/25→09/11 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)88 (−7)96 (+1)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)5.55 (+1.15)4.71 (−0.84)
Arsenal RV/1000.98-0.41

away arsenal — DET

RV/100 0.98
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+1.70xwOBA 0.310
  • Sinker—+0.90xwOBA 0.329
  • Slider—+1.80xwOBA 0.232
  • Curveball—-1.90xwOBA 0.326
  • Changeup—+1.30xwOBA 0.229

home arsenal — TOR

RV/100 -0.41
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+1.10xwOBA 0.339
  • Slider—-4.50xwOBA 0.358
  • Changeup—-0.90xwOBA 0.252
  • Curveball—+0.40xwOBA 0.289
  • Cutter—-1.00xwOBA 0.373

away · DET vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.971
Σ match
3.113
Σ FRV
-8.0
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
13BKevin McGonigle0.3560.382-0.3
22BHao-Yu Lee0.3000.318-9.1
3DHColt Keith0.3350.347-1.7
4LFRiley Greene0.3740.396-5.7
5CDillon Dingler0.3390.354+12.5
6CFMax Clark0.3160.321+2.5
71BSpencer Torkelson0.3100.328-6.3
8RFBrett Callahan0.2920.311-0.7
9SSJohn Peck0.3490.357+0.7

home · TOR vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.710
Σ match
2.559
Σ FRV
+23.4
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFBrett Bateman0.3050.295+3.2
2RFNathan Lukes0.2850.265+6.9
31BVladimir Guerrero Jr.0.3360.317+6.9
4DHGeorge Springer0.3070.288-0.3
53BKazuma Okamoto0.3300.314-3.1
62BJosh Smith0.2820.269-3.5
7SSErnie Clement0.2620.247-2.9
8CBrandon Valenzuela0.3070.283+11.5
9LFMyles Straw0.2960.281+4.7

defense · DET catcher (Savant FRV)

Dillon Dingler
  • FRV+12.5
  • framing+7.0
  • blocking+2.9
  • throwing+2.6

defense · TOR catcher (Savant FRV)

Brandon Valenzuela
  • FRV+11.5
  • framing+7.7
  • blocking-0.7
  • throwing+4.7

DET · Keider Montero

Last outing 2026-09-09 vs MIN · 4.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9585(-10)88
Location+10188(-13)103
Pitching+9578(-18)94
botStf5047(-3)48
botCmd5637(-19)53
botOvr5435(-19)50
SIERA4.407.06(+2.66)5.55

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

Latest botERA 7.31

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.

TOR · Max Scherzer

Last outing 2026-09-11 vs BAL · 5.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9489(-5)96
Location+104109(+5)107
Pitching+9897(-1)99
botStf4946(-3)47
botCmd5457(+3)57
botOvr5153(+1)53
SIERA5.545.97(+0.43)4.71

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-30 → 2026-09-11. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 4.32

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-11; 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.

DET · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.45R / inningband [0.36–0.54]
0.106 R/PA · 0.150 R/out · worst: Kyle Finnegan (4.82)
TOR · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)10 arms · kwera
0.45R / inningband [0.25–0.65]
0.105 R/PA · 0.149 R/out · worst: Tyler Rogers (4.71)

DET

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Kenley JansenCLOSERCL4.6928.113.50.8920/1/22stable
Tyler KinleySETUPSU5.1622.111.70.871/14/9stable
Kyle FinneganSETUPMR5.4217.412.61.052/14/3stable
Tyler HoltonOPENERSU3.9918.95.81.062/14/8stable
Drew SommersMRMR2.5535.88.80.630/13/1stable
Brant HurterMRMR3.4317.610.11.210/1/4ramping up
Jacob WaguespackMRMR4.9916.410.11.300/5/4stable
Beau BrieskeMRMR5.1721.98.21.170/1/6stable

TOR

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Louis VarlandCLOSERCL1.8431.37.41.1133/5/31stable
Paul SewaldCLOSERMR5.3324.85.80.9124/2/33stable
Tyler RogersSETUPSU3.2313.67.90.974/32/6stable
Mason FluhartyOPENERMR3.5826.010.40.761/16/5stable
Braydon FisherOPENERMR4.2724.313.31.051/13/7stable
Spencer MilesSWINGSU2.7024.06.42.372/4/6ramping up
Joe MantiplyMRMR3.6719.84.71.040/1/4ramping down
Brendon LittleMOP_UPMR5.0833.918.60.950/3/2ramping up
Brendan CellucciunknownMR-0.5160.00.0—0/0/0—
Spencer ArrighettiSPMR5.3421.612.95.440/0/0ramping down
Michael LorenzenSPLR5.4414.58.74.621/0/0ramping 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
6
1 DET · 5 TOR
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

DET

1 R

7H · 0HR · 4BB · 6K · 18LOB

OBPe 0.297 · SLGe 0.242 · K% 16.2

Their pitching

8.0 IP · 3 ER · 4 K · relief 4.0 IP · 4 arms

TOR

5 R

9H · 0HR · 3BB · 4K · 19LOB

OBPe 0.333 · SLGe 0.323 · K% 11.1

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 1 ER · 6 K · relief 4.0 IP · 4 arms

DET · standout lines

tough nights
  • Hao-Yu Lee (2B) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
  • Dillon Dingler (C) · 0-40-for-4
  • John Peck (SS) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks