MIL @ BAL

Friday · September 18, 2026·full·gamePk 824790past slate · free
refreshed 168h 39m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Oriole Park at Camden Yards

gametime 7:05 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
80°F
humidity 56%
wind
5 mph
in from RF
precip
0%
partly cloudy
park
BAL
open · HP→CF 28°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.13 R/Gminor in

Minor wind in: -0.13 R/G vs neutral. _Inner Harbor breeze — wind in from RF cools HR rate in early season; warmer summer = ball flies_

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricDustin MayRHP · MILCade PovichLHP · BAL
xERA 20264.244.67
xwOBA 20260.3170.331
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.0080.014
xERA 20255.205.44
xwOBA 20250.3490.356
Outs/TB 25-261.951.68
FIP 25-264.134.31
kwERA 25-263.813.75
K% 25-2621.9%22.7%
BB% 25-268.7%8.9%
IP 25+26 combined270.7145.7
ERA actual 20264.494.05
ERA (L4)3.772.57
WHIP (L4)1.191.57
K% (L4)24.6%21.7%
BB% (L4)6.6%10.0%
IP/gm (L4)3.584.67
L4 window08/26→09/11 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/04→08/31 (3 st) · 3/3 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)104 (+4)95 (−5)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)3.65 (−0.71)4.63 (−0.53)
Arsenal RV/1000.08-0.29

away arsenal — MIL

RV/100 0.08
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.10xwOBA 0.317
  • Cutter—+1.20xwOBA 0.319
  • Sinker—+1.10xwOBA 0.338
  • Sweeper—-1.10xwOBA 0.299
  • Curveball—-1.00xwOBA 0.267
  • Changeup—-2.50xwOBA 0.363

home arsenal — BAL

RV/100 -0.29
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+1.30xwOBA 0.333
  • Curveball—+1.20xwOBA 0.237
  • Slider—-3.40xwOBA 0.408
  • Changeup—-2.30xwOBA 0.300
  • Sinker—-5.50xwOBA 0.440

away · MIL vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.936
Σ match
3.060
Σ FRV
+27.2
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFJackson Chourio0.3380.352+7.7
22BBrice Turang0.3470.351+12.6
3CWilliam Contreras0.3350.338-2.8
41BAndrew Vaughn0.3320.371-6.4
5DHChristian Yelich0.3120.316+0.0
63BJoey Ortiz0.3010.309+10.9
7CFGarrett Mitchell0.3570.362+3.6
8RFLuis Lara0.2980.329+0.7
9SSCooper Pratt0.3160.332+0.9

home · BAL vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.877
Σ match
2.969
Σ FRV
-8.5
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFDylan Beavers0.2960.294-8.2
21BPete Alonso0.3940.405-2.8
3SSGunnar Henderson0.3180.326+1.5
43BCoby Mayo0.3280.327-2.1
5CSamuel Basallo0.3240.335-3.2
6DHChristian Encarnacion-Strand0.3420.350+1.0
7CFColton Cowser0.3150.350+8.9
82BJeremiah Jackson0.2910.305-1.5
9RFLeody Taveras0.2690.277-2.2

defense · MIL catcher (Savant FRV)

William Contreras
  • FRV-2.8
  • framing-5.2
  • blocking-1.0
  • throwing+3.4

defense · BAL catcher (Savant FRV)

Samuel Basallo
  • FRV-3.2
  • framing-5.5
  • blocking+0.8
  • throwing+2.0

MIL · Dustin May

Last outing 2026-09-11 vs CIN · 6.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+100107(+6)104
Location+103121(+18)119
Pitching+105124(+20)123
botStf5658(+1)57
botCmd5362(+9)59
botOvr5662(+5)62
SIERA4.363.22(-1.14)3.65

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

Latest botERA 2.73

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.

BAL · Cade Povich

Last outing 2026-08-31 vs COL · 5.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+10093(-8)95
Location+9079(-11)91
Pitching+9168(-23)86
botStf4944(-5)46
botCmd5138(-13)46
botOvr5040(-11)45
SIERA5.164.94(-0.21)4.63

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-04 → 2026-08-31. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 6.52

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-08-31; 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.

MIL · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.41R / inningband [0.37–0.44]
0.096 R/PA · 0.136 R/out · worst: Antonio Senzatela (4.06)
BAL · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.39R / inningband [0.35–0.42]
0.091 R/PA · 0.129 R/out · worst: Luis De León (4.07)

MIL

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Trevor MegillCLOSERCL1.8928.66.60.9728/7/21stable
Abner UribeSETUPSU2.8525.78.70.996/21/13stable
Aaron AshbySETUPSU3.2230.211.21.232/15/5stable
JoJo RomeroSETUPMR4.2322.18.10.980/21/4stable
Shane DrohanSWINGMR3.7823.68.13.801/3/3ramping up
Chad PatrickSWINGMR3.9121.79.92.465/10/5ramping down
Antonio SenzatelaMRMR3.7119.68.41.613/10/11ramping down
DL HallMRMR4.0226.815.01.290/5/5stable

BAL

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Grant WolframSETUPMR2.6827.27.00.801/13/3stable
Yennier CanoSETUPSU2.7521.65.70.743/13/6stable
Anthony NunezSETUPMR3.5726.410.71.123/7/7stable
Andrew KittredgeSETUPCL3.8418.35.30.8710/9/11stable
Rico GarciaSETUPCL3.9625.68.30.939/18/16stable
Josh WalkerMRMR3.1323.07.11.201/4/3ramping down
Alex HoppeMRMR3.4324.010.41.141/5/13stable
Cam SandersMRMR3.5328.215.31.003/1/5stable
Luis De LeónunknownMR4.3218.57.4—0/0/0—

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
11
6 MIL · 5 BAL
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

MIL

6 R

10H · 1HR · 6BB · 10K · 21LOB

OBPe 0.348 · SLGe 0.359 · K% 21.7

Their pitching

10.0 IP · 5 ER · 13 K · relief 7.7 IP · 7 arms

BAL

5 R

12H · 1HR · 3BB · 13K · 23LOB

OBPe 0.348 · SLGe 0.450 · K% 28.3

Their pitching

10.0 IP · 5 ER · 10 K · relief 6.3 IP · 8 arms

MIL · standout lines

big nights
  • Jackson Chourio (LF) · 2-5 | HR, BB, KHR
tough nights
  • Garrett Mitchell (CF) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K

BAL · standout lines

big nights
  • Pete Alonso (1B) · 1-4 | HR, BB, 2 KHR
  • Gunnar Henderson (SS) · 3-5 | K, R3 H
  • Coby Mayo (3B) · 3-4 | 3 2B, BB, R3 H · 6 TB
tough nights
  • Christian Encarnacion-Strand (DH) · 0-3 | HBP, 2 K, RBI0-for-3 · 2 K
  • Jeremiah Jackson (2B) · 0-5 | 3 K0-for-5 · 3 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks