ATL @ HOU

Sunday · September 20, 2026·full·gamePk 824139past slate · free
refreshed 123h 50m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Daikin Park

gametime 2:10 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
90°F
humidity 63%
wind
3 mph
in from LF
precip
1%
overcast
park
HOU
retractable · HP→CF 345°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.01 R/Gnone in

In wind, but too light to move the total.

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricMartín PérezLHP · ATLHunter BrownRHP · HOU
xERA 20264.583.30
xwOBA 20260.3280.282
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.0330.017
xERA 20255.373.16
xwOBA 20250.3540.278
Outs/TB 25-262.332.58
FIP 25-264.243.41
kwERA 25-264.473.17
K% 25-2617.9%27.9%
BB% 25-2610.2%9.3%
IP 25+26 combined193.7282.3
ERA actual 20263.073.43
ERA (L4)2.823.18
WHIP (L4)1.481.15
K% (L4)15.0%37.4%
BB% (L4)12.0%6.6%
IP/gm (L4)5.585.67
L4 window08/29→09/15 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/28→09/15 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)84 (−3)104 (+0)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)6.41 (+1.89)2.50 (−1.63)
Arsenal RV/1000.450.16

away arsenal — ATL

RV/100 0.45
  • Sinker—+0.80xwOBA 0.360
  • Changeup—+0.80xwOBA 0.283
  • Cutter—+0.00xwOBA 0.344
  • Curveball—+0.70xwOBA 0.305
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-3.00xwOBA 0.389

home arsenal — HOU

RV/100 0.16
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.80xwOBA 0.223
  • Sinker—+1.40xwOBA 0.306
  • Curveball—-0.60xwOBA 0.247
  • Slider—-2.40xwOBA 0.301
  • Changeup—-1.90xwOBA 0.426

away · ATL vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.909
Σ match
2.635
Σ FRV
+14.1
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CDrake Baldwin0.3680.340+0.3
2DHRonald Acuña Jr.0.3690.336-4.9
31BMatt Olson0.3530.313+11.0
4CFMichael Harris II0.3390.291+11.0
53BMauricio Dubón0.3070.278+3.3
62BOzzie Albies0.2800.249-3.4
7LFMike Yastrzemski0.3070.285-1.1
8RFBrewer Hicklen0.3650.318-0.5
9SSHa-Seong Kim0.2210.223-1.6

home · HOU vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.793
Σ match
2.997
Σ FRV
-4.2
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1SSJeremy Peña0.3270.357-3.1
2LFYordan Alvarez0.4420.457-2.7
33BIsaac Paredes0.3220.353+2.2
4DHJose Altuve0.2730.301-10.0
5CYainer Diaz0.3030.319-4.2
61BChristian Walker0.2990.324+6.3
7RFCam Smith0.3170.330+2.2
82BNick Allen0.2500.267-0.1
9CFBrice Matthews0.2600.288+5.3

defense · ATL catcher (Savant FRV)

Drake Baldwin
  • FRV+0.3
  • framing+2.9
  • blocking+0.5
  • throwing-3.1

defense · HOU catcher (Savant FRV)

Yainer Diaz
  • FRV-4.2
  • framing-3.6
  • blocking-0.4
  • throwing-0.2

ATL · Martín Pérez

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

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+8677(-9)84
Location+10296(-7)100
Pitching+9281(-10)86
botStf4244(+1)44
botCmd5652(-4)53
botOvr4846(-2)46
SIERA4.526.99(+2.47)6.41

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-05 → 2026-09-15. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 5.38

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.

HOU · Hunter Brown

Last outing 2026-09-15 vs KC · 5.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+103105(+2)104
Location+96102(+7)100
Pitching+101110(+9)105
botStf5252(-0)51
botCmd5049(-1)49
botOvr5151(-0)50
SIERA4.132.48(-1.66)2.50

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-15. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 4.65

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.

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
0.43R / inningband [0.38–0.48]
0.101 R/PA · 0.143 R/out · worst: Bennett Sousa (4.34)

ATL

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Raisel IglesiasCLOSERCL3.2626.37.31.0434/0/29stable
Dylan LeeSETUPSU2.1429.76.60.970/30/1stable
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 MederosMRMR3.0322.18.81.871/2/4ramping 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 AbreuCLOSERSU4.6530.515.40.928/16/21stable
AJ BlubaughSETUPSU4.3323.810.31.681/12/6ramping up
Bryan KingSETUPMR4.6917.58.01.076/12/11stable
Logan VanWeyMRMR3.4717.20.01.200/0/5ramping up
Miguel UllolaMRMR5.1729.48.82.000/0/1insufficient data
Bennett SousaMOP_UPMR4.7721.612.80.670/11/2stable
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
6
4 ATL · 2 HOU
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

ATL

4 R

6H · 1HR · 4BB · 14K · 13LOB

OBPe 0.270 · SLGe 0.303 · K% 37.8

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 2 ER · 11 K · relief 4.7 IP · 5 arms

HOU

2 R

8H · 2HR · 2BB · 11K · 15LOB

OBPe 0.270 · SLGe 0.400 · K% 29.7

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 4 ER · 14 K · relief 4.0 IP · 4 arms

ATL · standout lines

big nights
  • Mike Yastrzemski (LF) · 2-4 | HR, K, 3 RBIHR
tough nights
  • Matt Olson (1B) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K
  • Brewer Hicklen (RF) · 0-4 | 3 K0-for-4 · 3 K
  • Ha-Seong Kim (SS) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K

HOU · standout lines

big nights
  • Jose Altuve (DH) · 2-4 | HR, K, RBIHR
  • Yainer Diaz (C) · 2-4 | HR, RBI, RHR
tough nights
  • Christian Walker (1B) · 0-3 | BB, 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K
  • Cam Smith (RF) · 0-4 | 3 K0-for-4 · 3 K
  • Nick Allen (2B) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks