ATH @ CLE

Saturday · September 19, 2026·full·gamePk 824380past slate · free
refreshed 143h 41m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Progressive Field

gametime 6:10 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
70°F
humidity 77%
wind
5 mph
cross LF to RF
precip
35%
overcast
park
CLE
open · HP→CF 25°
CFHP1B3BCROSS
wind impact on total
+0.04 R/Gnone cross

Cross wind, but too light to move the total.

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricJacob LopezLHP · ATHTanner BibeeRHP · CLE
xERA 20263.514.28
xwOBA 20260.2900.318
wOBA−xwOBA 20260.051-0.011
xERA 20253.643.64
xwOBA 20250.2970.297
Outs/TB 25-261.871.95
FIP 25-264.704.45
kwERA 25-263.723.84
K% 25-2624.2%20.2%
BB% 25-2610.2%7.2%
IP 25+26 combined207.3359.7
ERA actual 20265.024.16
ERA (L4)5.235.57
WHIP (L4)1.501.48
K% (L4)18.5%18.3%
BB% (L4)9.8%10.8%
IP/gm (L4)5.175.25
L4 window08/28→09/13 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/28→09/13 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)102 (+3)101 (−1)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)5.77 (+0.68)5.93 (+1.25)
Arsenal RV/100-0.330.20

away arsenal — ATH

RV/100 -0.33
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.50xwOBA 0.280
  • Slider—+0.00xwOBA 0.235
  • Cutter—-0.10xwOBA 0.340
  • Changeup—-6.10xwOBA 0.406
  • Sinker—+0.70xwOBA 0.399

home arsenal — CLE

RV/100 0.20
  • Cutter—+0.60xwOBA 0.329
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.20xwOBA 0.337
  • Sinker—+0.40xwOBA 0.353
  • Changeup—-0.40xwOBA 0.230
  • Curveball—-0.20xwOBA 0.314
  • Sweeper—+0.20xwOBA 0.303

away · ATH vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.780
Σ match
2.907
Σ FRV
-23.0
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFHenry Bolte0.3180.327+3.2
21BJeff McNeil0.3010.317-2.0
3DHShea Langeliers0.3610.373-3.6
4RFLawrence Butler0.3240.330-10.2
53BZack Gelof0.3140.327+0.5
62BDonovan Walton0.3290.356-6.9
7LFCarlos Cortes0.3020.310-7.3
8CBrian Serven0.2900.305+0.5
9SSAlika Williams0.2410.261+2.8

home · CLE vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.768
Σ match
2.598
Σ FRV
+8.2
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFSteven Kwan0.3240.294+7.1
23BJosé Ramírez0.3280.304+1.6
3DHChase DeLauter0.3440.323+1.7
4RFJo Adell0.3270.303-9.3
5LFAngel Martínez0.3040.312+3.2
61BDavid Fry0.2650.238-1.7
72BTravis Bazzana0.3050.279-3.0
8CAustin Hedges0.2760.263-2.0
9SSBrayan Rocchio0.2950.281+10.7

defense · ATH catcher (Savant FRV)

Brian Serven
  • FRV+0.5
  • framing-0.7
  • blocking+1.5
  • throwing-0.3

defense · CLE catcher (Savant FRV)

Austin Hedges
  • FRV-2.0
  • framing+1.2
  • blocking-0.9
  • throwing-2.3

ATH · Jacob Lopez

Last outing 2026-09-13 vs SEA · 3.2 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+99102(+4)102
Location+102116(+15)110
Pitching+99115(+16)109
botStf4947(-2)49
botCmd5264(+12)61
botOvr5259(+7)58
SIERA5.096.25(+1.16)5.77

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

Latest botERA 3.24

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.

CLE · Tanner Bibee

Last outing 2026-09-13 vs MIN · 6.2 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+102101(-2)101
Location+100100(-1)94
Pitching+10199(-2)93
botStf5152(+2)50
botCmd5551(-4)49
botOvr5450(-4)49
SIERA4.684.06(-0.62)5.93

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-13. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 4.74

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.

ATH · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.44R / inningband [0.36–0.51]
0.103 R/PA · 0.145 R/out · worst: Yunior Tur (5.04)
CLE · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.40R / inningband [0.34–0.47]
0.095 R/PA · 0.134 R/out · worst: Tim Herrin (4.06)

ATH

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Luis MedinaSETUPSU3.5729.712.01.380/12/10stable
Hogan HarrisSETUPCL4.1228.413.40.9315/13/13stable
Drew RomMRMR3.2526.711.71.130/3/1stable
Geoff HartliebMRMR3.6916.010.02.130/2/3ramping down
Seth JohnsonMRLR4.2926.912.71.130/0/4stable
Elvis AlvaradoMRCL4.6427.511.41.086/9/11stable
Chris RoycroftMRMR6.4114.59.71.281/1/6ramping up
Yunior TurMRMR8.9918.215.22.000/0/0insufficient data
Scott BlewettunknownMR3.0621.47.9—0/2/0—

CLE

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Cade SmithCLOSERCL2.2835.67.81.0538/0/37stable
Erik SabrowskiSETUPSU2.9136.615.20.781/25/2stable
Matt FestaSETUPMR3.3325.06.90.971/7/13stable
Hunter GaddisSETUPSU3.6422.28.80.861/30/2stable
Tim HerrinSETUPMR4.1422.811.60.790/15/5stable
Daniel EspinoMRMR4.2937.311.91.000/0/1stable
Craig YohoMRMR4.6325.310.81.330/3/5stable
Connor BrogdonunknownMR6.0321.44.3—1/4/0—
Slade CecconiSPLR4.6118.77.55.210/0/0ramping 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
18
6 ATH · 12 CLE
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

ATH

6 R

12H · 1HR · 3BB · 4K · 16LOB

OBPe 0.366 · SLGe 0.474 · K% 9.8

Their pitching

8.0 IP · 12 ER · 5 K · relief 5.3 IP · 4 arms

CLE

12 R

15H · 3HR · 1BB · 5K · 9LOB

OBPe 0.390 · SLGe 0.700 · K% 12.2

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 6 ER · 4 K · relief 4.3 IP · 4 arms

ATH · standout lines

big nights
  • Donovan Walton (2B) · 3-3 | HR, 4 RBI, RHR · 3 H · 4 RBI
  • Alika Williams (SS) · 2-4 | 2 2B, R4 TB
tough nights
  • Jeff McNeil (2B) · 0-5 | K0-for-5
  • Brian Serven (C) · 0-4 | K0-for-4

CLE · standout lines

big nights
  • Chase DeLauter (DH) · 2-5 | HR, K, 3 RBIHR
  • Angel Martínez (RF) · 4-5 | 2 HR, 2B, 4 RBI2-HR night · 4 H · 11 TB · 4 RBI
tough nights
  • Travis Bazzana (2B) · 0-40-for-4
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks