ATL @ HOU

Saturday · September 19, 2026·full·gamePk 824137past slate · free
refreshed 143h 38m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Daikin Park

gametime 7:10 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
89°F
humidity 49%
wind
8 mph
out to LF
precip
0%
clear
park
HOU
retractable · HP→CF 345°
CFHP1B3BOUT
wind impact on total
+0.02 R/Gnone out

Out wind, but too light to move the total.

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricGrant HolmesRHP · ATLHayden WesneskiRHP · HOU
xERA 20264.833.69
xwOBA 20260.3360.297
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.025-0.009
xERA 20254.554.30
xwOBA 20250.3290.321
Outs/TB 25-262.062.03
FIP 25-264.554.15
kwERA 25-264.083.76
K% 25-2621.3%20.4%
BB% 25-2610.3%6.7%
IP 25+26 combined256.780.7
ERA actual 20263.493.70
ERA (L4)2.503.00
WHIP (L4)1.171.00
K% (L4)13.9%18.8%
BB% (L4)6.9%7.1%
IP/gm (L4)4.505.25
L4 window08/28→09/13 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/27→09/13 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)90 (+3)93 (−2)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.85 (+0.15)4.70 (+0.33)
Arsenal RV/1000.270.56

away arsenal — ATL

RV/100 0.27
  • Slider—+0.90xwOBA 0.298
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.10xwOBA 0.382
  • Sinker—+0.00xwOBA 0.410
  • Cutter—-1.20xwOBA 0.414
  • Curveball—-0.20xwOBA 0.254
  • Changeup—+0.40xwOBA 0.263

home arsenal — HOU

RV/100 0.56
  • Sweeper—+1.30xwOBA 0.247
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.30xwOBA 0.350
  • Sinker—+0.80xwOBA 0.272
  • Cutter—-1.40xwOBA 0.344
  • Changeup—+1.60xwOBA 0.227

away · ATL vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.868
Σ match
2.692
Σ FRV
+14.6
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1DHDrake Baldwin0.3660.358+0.3
2RFRonald Acuña Jr.0.3640.337-5.0
31BMatt Olson0.3540.332+10.7
4CFMichael Harris II0.3400.324+11.0
5SSMauricio Dubón0.3080.283+3.3
62BOzzie Albies0.2810.270-2.8
7LFMike Yastrzemski0.3070.279-0.9
83BAustin Riley0.2960.276-0.8
9CSean Murphy0.2520.233-1.2

home · HOU vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.833
Σ match
3.108
Σ FRV
-7.5
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1SSJeremy Peña0.3250.364-2.4
2DHYordan Alvarez0.4430.490-2.7
33BIsaac Paredes0.3190.337+2.0
42BJose Altuve0.2710.296-10.0
5CYainer Diaz0.3010.335-4.4
6CFDaulton Varsho0.2840.300+3.7
71BChristian Walker0.2980.319+6.3
8RFCam Smith0.3180.368+2.2
9LFLaMonte Wade Jr.0.2740.299-2.3

defense · ATL catcher (Savant FRV)

Sean Murphy
  • FRV-1.2
  • framing-0.9
  • blocking+0.9
  • throwing-1.2

defense · HOU catcher (Savant FRV)

Yainer Diaz
  • FRV-4.4
  • framing-3.6
  • blocking-0.6
  • throwing-0.2

ATL · Grant Holmes

Last outing 2026-09-13 vs PHI · 4.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+8786(-2)90
Location+10089(-11)93
Pitching+9083(-7)87
botStf4949(-0)49
botCmd5247(-5)48
botOvr5147(-4)47
SIERA4.707.72(+3.02)4.85

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-02 → 2026-09-13. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 5.33

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.

HOU · Hayden Wesneski

Last outing 2026-09-13 vs TB · 3.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9585(-10)93
Location+10098(-3)102
Pitching+9690(-6)95
botStf5149(-3)50
botCmd5458(+4)59
botOvr5354(+1)55
SIERA4.375.75(+1.38)4.70

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-02 → 2026-09-13. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 4.02

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.

ATL · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.35R / inningband [0.29–0.41]
0.083 R/PA · 0.117 R/out · worst: Owen Murphy (3.97)
HOU · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.42R / inningband [0.37–0.47]
0.100 R/PA · 0.141 R/out · worst: Bennett Sousa (4.33)

ATL

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Raisel IglesiasCLOSERCL3.3026.27.41.0433/0/29stable
Dylan LeeSETUPSU2.1130.06.40.970/30/1stable
Didier FuentesSETUPSU2.4231.67.31.203/18/4ramping down
Dylan DoddSETUPMR3.7926.47.91.181/14/4ramping down
Brent SuterOPENERMR3.6320.46.91.540/3/13stable
Victor MederosMRMR3.0921.89.01.871/1/4ramping up
Owen MurphyMRMR5.5419.07.12.220/0/2insufficient data
Ray KerrunknownLR3.2319.62.0—0/1/0—

HOU

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Josh HaderCLOSERCL1.6134.87.00.9126/0/14stable
Bryan AbreuCLOSERSU4.4830.615.70.928/16/21stable
Enyel De Los SantosSETUPMR4.1022.36.61.075/10/13stable
AJ BlubaughSETUPSU4.3024.010.21.681/11/6ramping up
Bryan KingSETUPMR4.6917.58.01.076/12/11stable
Miguel UllolaMRMR5.1729.48.82.000/0/1insufficient data
Bennett SousaMOP_UPMR4.8222.013.00.670/10/2stable
Tatsuya ImaiSPLR4.4228.015.53.860/0/0ramping down

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
9
6 ATL · 3 HOU
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

ATL

6 R

11H · 2HR · 4BB · 4K · 16LOB

OBPe 0.395 · SLGe 0.529 · K% 10.5

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 3 ER · 7 K · relief 3.0 IP · 4 arms

HOU

3 R

10H · 1HR · 1BB · 7K · 10LOB

OBPe 0.306 · SLGe 0.457 · K% 19.4

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 6 ER · 4 K · relief 3.7 IP · 5 arms

ATL · standout lines

big nights
  • Drake Baldwin (DH) · 3-5 | 2B, K, R3 H · 4 TB
  • Ronald Acuña Jr. (RF) · 2-3 | HR, 2 BB, 4 RBIHR · 4 RBI
  • Mike Yastrzemski (LF) · 2-4 | HR, K, RBIHR
tough nights
  • Michael Harris II (CF) · 0-40-for-4
  • Ozzie Albies (2B) · 0-4 | K0-for-4

HOU · standout lines

big nights
  • Isaac Paredes (3B) · 2-3 | HR, BB, 2 RBIHR
  • Jose Altuve (2B) · 3-43 H
tough nights
  • Cam Smith (RF) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K
  • LaMonte Wade Jr. (LF) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks