CHC @ CIN

Saturday · September 19, 2026·full·gamePk 824461past slate · free
refreshed 143h 37m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Great American Ball Park

gametime 6:40 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
87°F
humidity 54%
wind
1 mph
in from CF
precip
17%
clear
park
CIN
open · HP→CF 24°
CFHP1B3BCALM
wind impact on total
-0.01 R/Gnone calm

Calm air — wind not a factor.

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricMatthew BoydLHP · CHCNick LodoloLHP · CIN
xERA 20264.676.32
xwOBA 20260.3310.377
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.018-0.002
xERA 20253.743.51
xwOBA 20250.3010.292
Outs/TB 25-262.161.87
FIP 25-263.914.55
kwERA 25-263.723.56
K% 25-2620.4%22.0%
BB% 25-266.4%6.7%
IP 25+26 combined294.3253.3
ERA actual 20264.165.12
ERA (L4)4.185.40
WHIP (L4)1.231.38
K% (L4)19.4%21.1%
BB% (L4)7.5%11.6%
IP/gm (L4)5.925.42
L4 window08/26→09/13 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/26→09/14 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)93 (−3)105 (−1)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.49 (+0.13)4.89 (+0.15)
Arsenal RV/1000.07-1.00

away arsenal — CHC

RV/100 0.07
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.70xwOBA 0.388
  • Changeup—+0.60xwOBA 0.322
  • Slider—+0.90xwOBA 0.234
  • Curveball—+0.60xwOBA 0.227

home arsenal — CIN

RV/100 -1.00
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-1.60xwOBA 0.337
  • Sinker—-0.40xwOBA 0.465
  • Curveball—-0.90xwOBA 0.295
  • Changeup—-1.10xwOBA 0.360

away · CHC vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.924
Σ match
3.405
Σ FRV
+67.7
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFPete Crow-Armstrong0.3760.438+27.2
23BAlex Bregman0.3220.376+6.1
3DHSeiya Suzuki0.3370.416+7.8
4LFTyrone Taylor0.3100.368+1.7
52BNico Hoerner0.3210.370+8.9
61BMichael Busch0.3300.389+2.5
7CCarson Kelly0.3170.360+0.7
8RFMatt Shaw0.3050.332+1.5
9SSDansby Swanson0.3060.356+11.3

home · CIN vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.880
Σ match
3.033
Σ FRV
-8.8
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFDane Myers0.3120.317-0.2
2SSElly De La Cruz0.3760.427+5.0
31BSal Stewart0.3480.353-4.2
4CTyler Stephenson0.3310.343-7.5
5DHEugenio Suárez0.2980.319-5.9
6RFJuan Brito0.2850.306-1.6
7LFJJ Bleday0.3400.361-2.3
82BMatt McLain0.2980.306+3.5
93BKe'Bryan Hayes0.2920.300+4.6

defense · CHC catcher (Savant FRV)

Carson Kelly
  • FRV+0.7
  • framing+1.2
  • blocking+1.8
  • throwing-2.3

defense · CIN catcher (Savant FRV)

Tyler Stephenson
  • FRV-7.5
  • framing-9.2
  • blocking+3.4
  • throwing-1.8

CHC · Matthew Boyd

Last outing 2026-09-13 vs PIT · 5.1 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9690(-6)93
Location+10795(-12)102
Pitching+10185(-16)93
botStf4746(-1)47
botCmd5652(-4)56
botOvr5248(-4)51
SIERA4.365.16(+0.80)4.49

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

Latest botERA 5.06

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.

CIN · Nick Lodolo

Last outing 2026-09-14 vs LAD · 7.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+105108(+3)105
Location+8997(+8)87
Pitching+92104(+11)89
botStf4949(+0)46
botCmd5357(+4)52
botOvr5055(+5)49
SIERA4.745.75(+1.01)4.89

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-14. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 3.86

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-14; 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.

CHC · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)6 arms · kwera
0.45R / inningband [0.40–0.50]
0.107 R/PA · 0.151 R/out · worst: Javier Assad (4.29)
CIN · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.44R / inningband [0.38–0.51]
0.105 R/PA · 0.148 R/out · worst: Tony Santillan (4.90)

CHC

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Daniel PalenciaCLOSERCL4.3923.99.20.883/1/12stable
Ryan ZeferjahnSETUPCL3.8831.113.31.156/13/15stable
Jacob WebbSETUPCL4.1025.58.70.989/8/14stable
Caleb ThielbarSETUPMR4.8929.19.00.853/7/6stable
Javier AssadBULKMR5.0016.37.03.902/0/3ramping up
Ryan RolisonOPENERMR4.0421.011.11.122/7/13stable
Aaron CivaleSPMR4.5418.97.04.672/0/0ramping down
Colin ReaSPLR4.8617.48.25.031/0/1ramping up
Edward CabreraSPMR5.3020.610.05.170/0/0ramping down

CIN

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Emilio PagánCLOSERCL4.3225.96.60.9124/0/15stable
Graham AshcraftSETUPMR3.6727.416.31.041/11/5stable
Brock BurkeSETUPSU3.7523.912.80.952/21/10stable
Pierce JohnsonSETUPMR4.9318.79.10.881/8/8stable
Tony SantillanSETUPMR7.0518.814.70.915/11/11stable
Zach McCambleyMRMR3.4420.914.01.080/0/3ramping down
Luis MeyMRMR3.5131.312.91.240/4/0ramping down
Tejay AntoneMRSU3.8424.37.21.001/10/6stable

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
7
5 CHC · 2 CIN
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

CHC

5 R

8H · 2HR · 3BB · 4K · 13LOB

OBPe 0.316 · SLGe 0.455 · K% 10.5

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 1 ER · 9 K · relief 4.0 IP · 5 arms

CIN

2 R

4H · 0HR · 3BB · 9K · 10LOB

OBPe 0.206 · SLGe 0.129 · K% 26.5

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 5 ER · 4 K · relief 2.0 IP · 3 arms

CHC · standout lines

big nights
  • Michael Busch (1B) · 2-3 | HR, HBP, KHR
  • Dansby Swanson (SS) · 2-4 | HR, RBI, 2 RHR
tough nights
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF) · 0-5 | K0-for-5
  • Alex Bregman (3B) · 0-4 | BB, K0-for-4
  • Carson Kelly (C) · 0-40-for-4

CIN · standout lines

tough nights
  • Sal Stewart (1B) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K
  • Juan Brito (2B) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks