BOS @ TB

Sunday · September 20, 2026·full·gamePk 822922past slate · free
refreshed 123h 52m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · George M. Steinbrenner Field

gametime 1:40 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
85°F
humidity 62%
wind
2 mph
out to LF
precip
7%
overcast
park
TB
open · HP→CF 45°
CFHP1B3BCROSS
wind impact on total
+0.03 R/Gnone cross

Cross wind, but too light to move the total.

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricPatrick SandovalLHP · BOSGriffin JaxRHP · TB
xERA 20265.304.39
xwOBA 20260.3500.322
wOBA−xwOBA 20260.022-0.019
xERA 2025—3.26
xwOBA 2025—0.282
Outs/TB 25-261.632.04
FIP 25-263.853.33
kwERA 25-263.922.80
K% 25-2623.2%29.2%
BB% 25-2610.9%7.6%
IP 25+26 combined57.7170.3
ERA actual 20264.993.80
ERA (L4)6.002.55
WHIP (L4)1.831.02
K% (L4)25.3%25.0%
BB% (L4)13.3%4.2%
IP/gm (L4)4.504.42
L4 window08/28→09/15 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/02→09/15 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)99 (−3)103 (−3)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.69 (+0.17)4.68 (+0.23)
Arsenal RV/100-1.150.31

away arsenal — BOS

RV/100 -1.15
  • Changeup—+1.80xwOBA 0.201
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.80xwOBA 0.415
  • Slider—-1.70xwOBA 0.330
  • Sinker—-3.10xwOBA 0.520
  • Sweeper—-7.70xwOBA 0.308

home arsenal — TB

RV/100 0.31
  • Sweeper—+0.50xwOBA 0.323
  • Changeup—+0.70xwOBA 0.270
  • Sinker—+0.40xwOBA 0.335
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.60xwOBA 0.343
  • Curveball—+1.00xwOBA 0.248
  • Cutter—-1.60xwOBA 0.661

away · BOS vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.778
Σ match
2.834
Σ FRV
+28.1
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFRoman Anthony0.3500.351-0.2
2DHMickey Gasper0.3600.363-1.9
3CAdley Rutschman0.3280.327+11.6
4SSTrevor Story0.2530.259-0.8
51BNick Sogard0.3120.322+2.7
63BCaleb Durbin0.2930.290+5.1
7CFJarren Duran0.2980.321+4.4
82BIsiah Kiner-Falefa0.3010.298+4.7
9RFNate Eaton0.2830.303+2.4

home · TB vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.718
Σ match
3.063
Σ FRV
+5.7
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1DHYandy Díaz0.3470.400—
21BRyan Vilade0.3340.383-3.0
33BJunior Caminero0.3640.420-7.8
4CFJonny DeLuca0.2600.286+10.2
5LFChandler Simpson0.2660.293+4.0
62BBen Williamson0.2900.320-3.3
7CNick Fortes0.2780.305-0.8
8RFVictor Mesa Jr.0.3280.370+8.9
9SSTaylor Walls0.2510.286-2.5

defense · BOS catcher (Savant FRV)

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

defense · TB catcher (Savant FRV)

Nick Fortes
  • FRV-0.8
  • framing-1.1
  • blocking+0.2
  • throwing+0.1

BOS · Patrick Sandoval

Last outing 2026-09-15 vs TEX · 2.2 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+101104(+3)99
Location+99103(+4)101
Pitching+10498(-6)102
botStf5047(-3)50
botCmd5458(+4)53
botOvr5255(+4)51
SIERA4.524.07(-0.46)4.69

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-02 → 2026-09-15. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 3.83

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 · Griffin Jax

Last outing 2026-09-15 vs ATH · 5.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+106112(+6)103
Location+100121(+21)112
Pitching+109127(+18)115
botStf6158(-3)56
botCmd5458(+4)57
botOvr5861(+2)59
SIERA4.441.47(-2.97)4.68

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-02 → 2026-09-15. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 2.87

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.

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)7 arms · kwera
0.37R / inningband [0.31–0.43]
0.086 R/PA · 0.122 R/out · worst: Alec Gamboa (4.15)
TB · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.40R / inningband [0.30–0.49]
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 WhitlockSETUPSU2.0230.44.10.974/25/7stable
Tyron GuerreroSETUPSU2.6022.64.41.030/18/2ramping up
Erik MillerSETUPSU3.1733.615.20.865/14/7stable
Greg WeissertSETUPMR3.8723.87.30.961/8/4stable
Jovani MoránOPENERMR4.3626.112.11.530/5/6ramping down
Alec GamboaMRMR3.1318.37.81.601/2/5ramping up
Raymond BurgosunknownLR4.1317.41.4—1/0/0—

TB

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Bryan BakerCLOSERCL3.0426.38.90.9640/2/28stable
Kevin KellySETUPSU3.0422.74.01.104/31/9stable
Cole SulserOPENERMR3.7023.76.81.113/11/9stable
Casey LeguminaOPENERMR4.0118.26.41.250/7/7stable
Steven MatzSWINGLR5.0417.37.43.531/1/1ramping down
Cam BooserMRSU3.0729.44.21.110/11/5stable
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
6
1 BOS · 5 TB
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

BOS

1 R

6H · 1HR · 2BB · 9K · 11LOB

OBPe 0.235 · SLGe 0.313 · K% 26.5

Their pitching

8.0 IP · 5 ER · 7 K · relief 1.0 IP · 2 arms

TB

5 R

4H · 1HR · 2BB · 7K · 4LOB

OBPe 0.226 · SLGe 0.286 · K% 22.6

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 1 ER · 9 K · relief 4.0 IP · 6 arms

BOS · standout lines

big nights
  • Trevor Story (SS) · 1-4 | HR, K, RBIHR
tough nights
  • Mickey Gasper (DH) · 0-3 | 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K
  • Nick Sogard (1B) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K

TB · standout lines

big nights
  • Victor Mesa Jr. (RF) · 1-2 | HR, BB, RBIHR
tough nights
  • Nick Fortes (C) · 0-3 | 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks