WSH @ STL

Saturday · September 19, 2026·full·gamePk 823003past slate · free
refreshed 143h 39m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Busch Stadium

gametime 7:15 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
94°F
humidity 36%
wind
2 mph
in from CF
precip
0%
overcast
park
STL
open · HP→CF 4°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.04 R/Gnone in

In wind, but too light to move the total.

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricAndrew AlvarezLHP · WSHMichael McGreevyRHP · STL
xERA 20264.195.27
xwOBA 20260.3150.349
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.024-0.034
xERA 20252.874.67
xwOBA 20250.2650.333
Outs/TB 25-262.651.85
FIP 25-263.284.21
kwERA 25-263.984.21
K% 25-2622.7%16.1%
BB% 25-2610.9%6.2%
IP 25+26 combined125.3255.7
ERA actual 20263.353.83
ERA (L4)2.455.56
WHIP (L4)1.051.46
K% (L4)28.4%17.0%
BB% (L4)12.5%9.0%
IP/gm (L4)5.505.67
L4 window08/25→09/12 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/26→09/13 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)92 (−4)83 (+2)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.04 (−0.02)4.60 (+0.04)
Arsenal RV/1000.530.13

away arsenal — WSH

RV/100 0.53
  • Curveball—+1.30xwOBA 0.220
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.10xwOBA 0.374
  • Slider—-0.50xwOBA 0.367
  • Sinker—+0.80xwOBA 0.397
  • Changeup—+1.60xwOBA 0.197

home arsenal — STL

RV/100 0.13
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.80xwOBA 0.384
  • Changeup—+0.90xwOBA 0.315
  • Sinker—+2.40xwOBA 0.308
  • Curveball—-0.20xwOBA 0.291
  • Cutter—+0.20xwOBA 0.396
  • Sweeper—-1.80xwOBA 0.410
  • Slider—-1.40xwOBA 0.422

away · WSH vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.859
Σ match
3.232
Σ FRV
-7.0
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1RFJames Wood0.4120.464-7.9
2LFDaylen Lile0.3260.376+2.4
3DHAbimelec Ortiz0.2820.328-0.3
42BCJ Abrams0.3290.374-12.5
5CFDylan Crews0.3130.338+1.7
63BJorbit Vivas0.2930.329+3.5
71BAndrés Chaparro0.3470.397-3.4
8CKeibert Ruiz0.2890.326+1.0
9SSNasim Nuñez0.2680.301+8.5

home · STL vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.797
Σ match
2.828
Σ FRV
+10.4
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
13BJosé Fermín0.2910.301-2.2
2DHIván Herrera0.3310.341-4.5
3RFJordan Walker0.3440.344-8.0
41BLeo Bernal0.3850.356+0.8
52BThomas Saggese0.3170.319+0.1
6SSMasyn Winn0.2980.304+16.4
7CFNathan Church0.2900.294+1.2
8CPedro Pagés0.2670.282+4.8
9LFVictor Scott II0.2740.287+1.9

defense · WSH catcher (Savant FRV)

Keibert Ruiz
  • FRV+1.0
  • framing+2.8
  • blocking+0.2
  • throwing-2.0

defense · STL catcher (Savant FRV)

Pedro Pagés
  • FRV+4.8
  • framing+2.7
  • blocking-0.1
  • throwing+2.1

WSH · Andrew Alvarez

Last outing 2026-09-12 vs LAA · 7.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9692(-4)92
Location+10093(-7)98
Pitching+10085(-15)96
botStf5651(-5)55
botCmd4948(-1)49
botOvr5250(-2)51
SIERA4.054.16(+0.11)4.04

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-30 → 2026-09-12. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 4.81

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-12; SIERA here is an average of game ratings, not aggregate season SIERA. Stuff+ family: 100 average. PitchingBot: 50 average. Lower SIERA/botERA is better.

STL · Michael McGreevy

Last outing 2026-09-13 vs CWS · 6.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+8182(+0)83
Location+110113(+3)104
Pitching+94102(+7)91
botStf4650(+3)49
botCmd5659(+3)54
botOvr5153(+2)51
SIERA4.553.90(-0.65)4.60

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

Latest botERA 4.17

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.

WSH · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)9 arms · kwera
0.46R / inningband [0.34–0.58]
0.109 R/PA · 0.154 R/out · worst: Jared Simpson (7.20)
STL · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.45R / inningband [0.39–0.52]
0.106 R/PA · 0.151 R/out · worst: Justin Bruihl (4.49)

WSH

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Brad LordSETUPMR4.3321.49.02.151/7/4stable
Richard LoveladyOPENERMR5.1518.813.60.924/9/11ramping down
Will DionMRMR3.9628.08.01.790/0/6ramping down
Riley CornelioMRMR4.2123.917.92.040/0/2ramping down
Yovanny CruzMRSU4.5120.414.81.440/2/1insufficient data
Erik TolmanunknownCL2.4723.910.9—3/1/0—
Josiah GrayunknownLR3.090.00.0—0/0/0—
Jack SinclairunknownMR4.3518.514.8—1/0/0—
Jared SimpsonunknownMR6.0920.035.0—0/0/0—
Luis PeralesunknownMR8.6523.423.4—0/0/0—

STL

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Riley O'BrienCLOSERCL4.0323.010.80.9937/1/33stable
Justin BruihlSETUPMR3.9315.98.21.110/11/5ramping up
Ryne StanekSETUPSU4.5124.911.70.892/26/5stable
George SorianoSETUPMR4.8922.312.00.984/21/7stable
Brycen MautzBULKMR5.6525.415.33.000/0/1insufficient data
Gordon GraceffoMRSU3.8319.010.81.181/7/10stable
Luis GastelumMRMR4.2129.28.01.000/1/1stable
Cade WinquestunknownMR3.5729.511.4—0/1/0—

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
13
8 WSH · 5 STL
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

WSH

8 R

12H · 1HR · 4BB · 8K · 24LOB

OBPe 0.314 · SLGe 0.356 · K% 15.7

Their pitching

11.0 IP · 1 ER · 13 K · relief 5.0 IP · 7 arms

STL

5 R

14H · 0HR · 2BB · 13K · 30LOB

OBPe 0.347 · SLGe 0.348 · K% 26.5

Their pitching

11.0 IP · 5 ER · 8 K · relief 7.0 IP · 8 arms

WSH · standout lines

big nights
  • Daylen Lile (LF) · 1-6 | HR, 3 K, 2 RBIHR
  • Jorbit Vivas (3B) · 4-6 | K, RBI, R4 H · 4 TB
tough nights
  • CJ Abrams (2B) · 0-5 | BB, 2 SB0-for-5

STL · standout lines

big nights
  • José Fermín (LF) · 3-5 | BB, RBI3 H
  • Iván Herrera (DH) · 3-5 | 2B, HBP, K3 H · 4 TB
tough nights
  • Jordan Walker (RF) · 0-6 | 4 K0-for-6 · 4 K
  • Thomas Saggese (3B) · 0-4 | BB, 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks