BOS @ TB

Saturday · September 19, 2026·full·gamePk 822921past slate · free
refreshed 146h 31m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · George M. Steinbrenner Field

gametime 4:10 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
86°F
humidity 63%
wind
12 mph
in from CF
precip
18%
clear
park
TB
open · HP→CF 45°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.44 R/Gmoderate in

Moderate wind in: -0.44 R/G vs neutral. _Steinbrenner Field is fully open spring training park — first wind-sensitive home for the Rays since Tropicana_

opener / bulk pattern
  • BOS: Brayan Bello opens → bulk: no confident pattern

both opener + bulk shown side-by-side below — lineup matchup keys to the bulk pitcher (who batters see for most of the game)

openers + bulk pitchers · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricBrayan BelloRHP · BOSFreddy PeraltaRHP · TB
xERA 20265.273.85
xwOBA 20260.3490.303
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.0210.023
xERA 20254.483.43
xwOBA 20250.3270.289
Outs/TB 25-262.122.20
FIP 25-264.173.99
kwERA 25-264.273.46
K% 25-2617.5%25.0%
BB% 25-268.1%8.8%
IP 25+26 combined271.0334.7
ERA actual 20264.744.67
ERA (L4)5.140.78
WHIP (L4)1.500.61
K% (L4)17.2%20.2%
BB% (L4)7.8%4.8%
IP/gm (L4)3.505.75
L4 window08/29→09/15 (4 outs) · 4/4 dates verified08/26→09/13 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)91 (−2)99 (+3)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)5.19 (+1.08)4.58 (+0.09)
Arsenal RV/100-0.01-0.05

away arsenal · BULK Brayan Bello — BOS

RV/100 -0.01
  • Sinker—+0.50xwOBA 0.370
  • Changeup—+1.00xwOBA 0.273
  • Cutter—-1.50xwOBA 0.455
  • Sweeper—+1.40xwOBA 0.186
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-3.90xwOBA 0.496
  • Curveball—-1.90xwOBA 0.378

home arsenal — TB

RV/100 -0.05
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.10xwOBA 0.339
  • Changeup—+0.20xwOBA 0.268
  • Curveball—+0.10xwOBA 0.236
  • Sweeper—-0.60xwOBA 0.243
  • Slider—-0.60xwOBA 0.450

away · BOS vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.858
Σ match
2.816
Σ FRV
+29.9
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFRoman Anthony0.3510.362-0.1
2DHMickey Gasper0.3660.400-1.9
3CAdley Rutschman0.3300.314+11.6
4RFWilyer Abreu0.3500.322+4.7
51BNick Sogard0.3110.307+2.7
6SSTrevor Story0.2540.240-1.2
73BCaleb Durbin0.2940.293+5.5
8CFJarren Duran0.2960.283+4.4
92BIsiah Kiner-Falefa0.3060.297+4.2

home · TB vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.761
Σ match
3.105
Σ FRV
+9.9
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1DHJake Fraley0.2780.306-1.0
21BJonathan Aranda0.3460.395-0.9
33BJunior Caminero0.3640.406-7.9
4CLiam Hicks0.3180.360+2.8
5LFChandler Simpson0.2640.285+3.9
6RFVictor Mesa Jr.0.3340.378+9.2
72BRichie Palacios0.3100.341-4.0
8CFCedric Mullins0.2640.303+9.4
9SSJorge Mateo0.2830.332-1.5

defense · BOS catcher (Savant FRV)

Adley Rutschman
  • FRV+11.6
  • framing+6.6
  • blocking+0.9
  • throwing+4.1

defense · TB catcher (Savant FRV)

Liam Hicks
  • FRV+2.8
  • framing+0.8
  • blocking-0.8
  • throwing+1.8

BOS · Brayan Bello

Last outing 2026-09-15 vs Texas Rangers · 1.2 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+93107(+14)91
Location+107122(+15)103
Pitching+100122(+21)95
botStf5161(+10)50
botCmd5658(+2)53
botOvr5461(+8)51
SIERA4.110.35(-3.76)5.19

Last 3 starts: 2026-05-17 → 2026-09-07. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 2.79

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-15; SIERA here is an average of game ratings, not aggregate season SIERA. Stuff+ family: 100 average. PitchingBot: 50 average. Lower SIERA/botERA is better.

TB · Freddy Peralta

Last outing 2026-09-13 vs HOU · 5.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9697(+1)99
Location+106108(+2)117
Pitching+103113(+11)117
botStf5560(+6)58
botCmd5149(-2)53
botOvr5252(-0)57
SIERA4.505.83(+1.33)4.58

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-13. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 4.35

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-13; 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.

BOS · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.39R / inningband [0.33–0.46]
0.093 R/PA · 0.131 R/out · worst: Brayan Bello (4.25)
TB · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.40R / inningband [0.31–0.49]
0.093 R/PA · 0.132 R/out · worst: Brody Hopkins (5.40)

BOS

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Aroldis ChapmanCLOSERCL2.6032.411.00.9634/0/27stable
Garrett WhitlockSETUPSU2.0530.74.20.974/25/7stable
Erik MillerSETUPSU3.1733.615.20.865/14/7stable
Greg WeissertSETUPMR3.8723.87.30.961/8/4stable
Brayan BelloBULKLR4.1617.27.65.031/0/1ramping up
Jovani MoránOPENERMR4.3626.112.11.530/5/6ramping down
Alec GamboaMRMR3.1318.37.81.601/2/5ramping up
Wyatt OldsunknownMR3.7631.210.9—0/1/0—
Raymond BurgosunknownMR4.1317.41.4—1/0/0—

TB

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Bryan BakerCLOSERCL3.0426.79.10.9640/2/28stable
Kevin KellySETUPSU3.0622.74.11.104/31/9stable
Cole SulserOPENERMR3.7923.37.01.113/11/9stable
Casey LeguminaOPENERMR4.0118.26.41.250/7/7stable
Steven MatzSWINGLR5.0417.37.43.531/1/1ramping down
Cam BooserMRSU3.0629.64.21.110/11/5stable
Ty JohnsonunknownMR2.3433.316.7—0/1/0—
Alex CookunknownMR4.6820.88.3—0/0/0—
Brody HopkinsunknownMR10.5922.222.2—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
3
1 BOS · 2 TB
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

BOS

1 R

8H · 0HR · 2BB · 9K · 14LOB

OBPe 0.278 · SLGe 0.438 · K% 25.0

Their pitching

8.7 IP · 1 ER · 12 K · relief 0.7 IP · 2 arms

TB

2 R

8H · 1HR · 0BB · 12K · 13LOB

OBPe 0.235 · SLGe 0.324 · K% 35.3

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 1 ER · 9 K · relief 3.3 IP · 5 arms

BOS · standout lines

big nights
  • Caleb Durbin (3B) · 2-4 | 2 2B, R, CS4 TB
  • Jarren Duran (CF) · 2-3 | 3B4 TB
tough nights
  • Mickey Gasper (DH) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K

TB · standout lines

big nights
  • Jonathan Aranda (1B) · 1-4 | HR, 2 K, RBIHR
tough nights
  • Jake Fraley (DH) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K
  • Victor Mesa Jr. (RF) · 0-4 | 3 K0-for-4 · 3 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks