MIN @ LAA

Sunday · September 20, 2026·full·gamePk 823975past slate · free
refreshed 121h 27m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Angel Stadium

gametime 4:07 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
80°F
humidity 57%
wind
6 mph
out to CF
precip
0%
overcast
park
LAA
open · HP→CF 58°
CFHP1B3BOUT
wind impact on total
+0.17 R/Gminor out

Minor wind out: +0.17 R/G vs neutral. _Marine layer in spring suppresses HR; summer warmth flattens; light wind generally_

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricDean KremerRHP · MINRyan JohnsonRHP · LAA
xERA 20264.555.06
xwOBA 20260.3270.343
wOBA−xwOBA 20260.009-0.010
xERA 20253.883.53
xwOBA 20250.3060.293
Outs/TB 25-261.841.75
FIP 25-264.305.58
kwERA 25-263.714.32
K% 25-2621.0%18.6%
BB% 25-266.9%9.6%
IP 25+26 combined249.0105.0
ERA actual 20265.354.88
ERA (L4)5.792.35
WHIP (L4)1.451.09
K% (L4)20.0%21.5%
BB% (L4)8.8%8.6%
IP/gm (L4)4.675.75
L4 window08/28→09/14 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/29→09/15 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)96 (+5)100 (+7)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.44 (+0.10)3.84 (−1.68)
Arsenal RV/100-0.46-0.47

away arsenal — MIN

RV/100 -0.46
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.40xwOBA 0.392
  • Split-Finger—+0.20xwOBA 0.243
  • Cutter—+0.70xwOBA 0.273
  • Sinker—-1.60xwOBA 0.445
  • Curveball—-2.20xwOBA 0.403

home arsenal — LAA

RV/100 -0.47
  • Cutter—+1.00xwOBA 0.323
  • Sweeper—-0.20xwOBA 0.282
  • Split-Finger—+0.30xwOBA 0.256
  • Sinker—-4.70xwOBA 0.515

away · MIN vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.690
Σ match
3.051
Σ FRV
-4.9
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFWalker Jenkins0.3190.330+0.3
23BBrooks Lee0.2750.331-0.5
32BKody Clemens0.3350.368-3.1
4DHJosh Bell0.3350.356-1.0
5RFAlan Roden0.3420.342-1.3
61BRoyce Lewis0.3070.372-1.5
7CVictor Caratini0.3090.366+0.6
8LFEmmanuel Rodriguez0.3430.335+1.2
9SSBen Ross0.1250.253+0.3

home · LAA vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.683
Σ match
3.036
Σ FRV
-5.2
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1SSZach Neto0.3120.356-1.9
2DHMike Trout0.3780.410-3.9
3LFWade Meckler0.3100.348+2.1
41BVaughn Grissom0.3080.350-5.7
5CMoisés Ballesteros0.2960.336-2.2
63BDenzer Guzman0.2690.301-0.1
7RFJosh Lowe0.2840.320+5.6
8CFJose Siri0.3010.338+2.2
92BChristian Moore0.2250.277-1.3

defense · MIN catcher (Savant FRV)

Victor Caratini
  • FRV+0.6
  • framing+2.6
  • blocking+1.0
  • throwing-3.9

defense · LAA catcher (Savant FRV)

Moisés Ballesteros
  • FRV-2.2
  • framing-1.7
  • blocking-0.6
  • throwing-0.2

MIN · Dean Kremer

Last outing 2026-09-14 vs NYY · 5.2 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9198(+7)96
Location+9593(-2)97
Pitching+8881(-7)90
botStf4545(-0)45
botCmd4858(+9)56
botOvr4649(+3)49
SIERA4.353.72(-0.62)4.44

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-02 → 2026-09-14. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 4.90

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.

LAA · Ryan Johnson

Last outing 2026-09-15 vs SEA · 6.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+93105(+12)100
Location+9197(+5)102
Pitching+8694(+8)101
botStf4851(+3)50
botCmd5053(+3)52
botOvr5157(+6)55
SIERA5.512.88(-2.63)3.84

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-04 → 2026-09-15. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 3.52

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.

MIN · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.40R / inningband [0.32–0.47]
0.094 R/PA · 0.133 R/out · worst: Taylor Rogers (4.45)
LAA · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.41R / inningband [0.35–0.47]
0.096 R/PA · 0.137 R/out · worst: Sam Bachman (4.28)

MIN

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Yoendrys GómezCLOSERCL4.5421.513.51.1222/7/26ramping down
Jeff HoffmanSETUPSU2.3535.39.80.945/22/16stable
Kody FunderburkSETUPMR3.7821.412.60.941/13/1stable
Taylor RogersSETUPMR4.3019.611.70.822/9/10stable
Andrew MorrisOPENERMR3.1421.18.11.314/23/6ramping down
Tommy NanceMRMR3.7826.79.01.040/7/4stable
A.J. MinterMRSU4.2822.74.51.001/9/8stable
Travis AdamsMRLR4.2923.510.31.463/1/6stable

LAA

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Sam BachmanSETUPMR4.7423.213.81.171/17/4ramping down
Tayler SaucedoMRSU2.4029.66.20.560/9/0stable
José FerminMRMR3.8627.010.61.111/8/7stable
Ryan WatsonMRSU3.8820.77.61.613/8/21stable
Mitch FarrisMRLR4.6124.910.92.121/1/6stable
Blake WeimanunknownMR3.3419.72.8—0/3/0—
Ben JoyceunknownCL3.5529.514.8—5/2/0—
Luke MurphyunknownMR3.6723.713.2—0/5/0—
Sammy PeraltaunknownMR4.8926.28.8—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
8
8 MIN · 0 LAA
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

MIN

8 R

13H · 1HR · 2BB · 9K · 15LOB

OBPe 0.381 · SLGe 0.436 · K% 21.4

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 0 ER · 11 K · relief 3.0 IP · 2 arms

LAA

0 R

2H · 0HR · 3BB · 11K · 11LOB

OBPe 0.188 · SLGe 0.071 · K% 34.4

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 7 ER · 9 K · relief 4.3 IP · 3 arms

MIN · standout lines

big nights
  • Brooks Lee (3B) · 3-4 | 3 R3 H
  • Josh Bell (DH) · 3-4 | BB, K, 2 RBI3 H
  • Alan Roden (RF) · 3-5 | HR, K, 4 RBIHR · 3 H · 4 RBI
tough nights
  • Kody Clemens (2B) · 0-40-for-4

LAA · standout lines

tough nights
  • Zach Neto (SS) · 0-3 | 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K
  • Wade Meckler (LF) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
  • Moisés Ballesteros (C) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks