ATH @ CLE

Sunday · September 20, 2026·full·gamePk 824381past slate · free
refreshed 123h 53m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Progressive Field

gametime 1:40 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
70°F
humidity 85%
wind
7 mph
in from CF
precip
33%
light drizzle
park
CLE
open · HP→CF 25°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.19 R/Gminor in

Minor wind in: -0.19 R/G vs neutral. _Lake Erie wind in from LF in spring/fall — kills LH HR; summer flattens_

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricJack PerkinsRHP · ATHGavin WilliamsRHP · CLE
xERA 20264.073.77
xwOBA 20260.3110.300
wOBA−xwOBA 20260.042-0.007
xERA 20253.644.30
xwOBA 20250.2970.321
Outs/TB 25-261.892.19
FIP 25-264.573.92
kwERA 25-263.623.10
K% 25-2624.9%29.0%
BB% 25-2610.1%9.8%
IP 25+26 combined148.7341.7
ERA actual 20266.143.78
ERA (L4)3.664.19
WHIP (L4)1.471.24
K% (L4)26.7%40.5%
BB% (L4)11.6%9.5%
IP/gm (L4)4.924.83
L4 window08/29→09/15 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/25→09/14 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)96 (−3)102 (−3)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.02 (−0.36)2.46 (−0.64)
Arsenal RV/100-0.690.31

away arsenal — ATH

RV/100 -0.69
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-2.30xwOBA 0.382
  • Sweeper—+0.50xwOBA 0.279
  • Changeup—+0.50xwOBA 0.204
  • Cutter—-0.50xwOBA 0.377
  • Sinker—-4.30xwOBA 0.346
  • Slider—+2.00xwOBA 0.243

home arsenal — CLE

RV/100 0.31
  • Sweeper—+1.00xwOBA 0.225
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.80xwOBA 0.301
  • Curveball—+0.00xwOBA 0.270
  • Sinker—-0.90xwOBA 0.427
  • Cutter—-0.80xwOBA 0.401

away · ATH vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.687
Σ match
2.620
Σ FRV
-23.6
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFHenry Bolte0.3170.303+3.1
2DHShea Langeliers0.3620.353-3.6
3RFLawrence Butler0.3250.298-10.6
43BZack Gelof0.3130.292+0.5
52BDonovan Walton0.3310.332-7.1
61BTommy White0.2930.280-4.6
7SSAlika Williams0.2420.243+2.7
8CJonah Heim0.2850.274-6.1
9CFDenzel Clarke0.2190.246+2.0

home · CLE vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.870
Σ match
2.877
Σ FRV
+3.7
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFSteven Kwan0.3240.318+7.0
23BJosé Ramírez0.3290.333+1.9
3RFChase DeLauter0.3450.342+1.7
4DHJo Adell0.3260.323-9.3
52BTravis Bazzana0.3040.315-2.7
61BNathaniel Lowe0.3380.329-3.0
7LFAngel Martínez0.3070.307+1.1
8CPatrick Bailey0.3050.307+6.1
9SSAngel Genao0.2920.302+0.9

defense · ATH catcher (Savant FRV)

Jonah Heim
  • FRV-6.1
  • framing-1.2
  • blocking-2.2
  • throwing-1.6

defense · CLE catcher (Savant FRV)

Patrick Bailey
  • FRV+6.1
  • framing+4.5
  • blocking-1.6
  • throwing+3.2

ATH · Jack Perkins

Last outing 2026-09-15 vs TB · 6.2 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9997(-2)96
Location+10098(-2)98
Pitching+99100(+0)96
botStf5555(+0)53
botCmd5443(-11)50
botOvr5548(-8)51
SIERA4.382.33(-2.05)4.02

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

Latest botERA 5.14

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.

CLE · Gavin Williams

Last outing 2026-09-14 vs CWS · 5.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+105104(-1)102
Location+105107(+1)108
Pitching+109114(+4)113
botStf5760(+3)59
botCmd5554(-1)54
botOvr5758(+2)57
SIERA3.093.92(+0.83)2.46

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

Latest botERA 3.31

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.

ATH · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.44R / inningband [0.37–0.50]
0.102 R/PA · 0.145 R/out · worst: Yunior Tur (5.04)
CLE · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.41R / inningband [0.34–0.47]
0.096 R/PA · 0.135 R/out · worst: Tim Herrin (4.19)

ATH

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Luis MedinaSETUPSU3.5729.712.01.380/12/10stable
Hogan HarrisSETUPCL4.1228.413.40.9315/13/13stable
Drew RomMRMR3.0925.010.31.130/3/1stable
Geoff HartliebMRMR3.5017.19.52.130/2/3ramping down
Seth JohnsonMRLR4.2926.912.71.130/0/4stable
Elvis AlvaradoMRCL4.6427.511.41.086/9/11stable
Chris RoycroftMRMR6.5914.39.71.281/1/6ramping 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 SabrowskiSETUPSU2.9236.615.20.781/25/2stable
Matt FestaSETUPMR3.3724.67.10.971/7/13stable
Hunter GaddisSETUPSU3.6422.28.80.861/30/2stable
Tim HerrinSETUPMR4.2322.312.20.790/15/5stable
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 CecconiSPLR4.5518.97.45.210/0/0ramping 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
1
0 ATH · 1 CLE
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

ATH

0 R

6H · 0HR · 1BB · 13K · 13LOB

OBPe 0.219 · SLGe 0.226 · K% 40.6

Their pitching

8.0 IP · 1 ER · 7 K · relief 2.0 IP · 3 arms

CLE

1 R

7H · 0HR · 1BB · 7K · 11LOB

OBPe 0.258 · SLGe 0.267 · K% 22.6

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 0 ER · 13 K · relief 2.0 IP · 3 arms

ATH · standout lines

tough nights
  • Shea Langeliers (DH) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K
  • Lawrence Butler (RF) · 0-3 | BB, 2 K, CS0-for-3 · 2 K

CLE · standout lines

big nights
  • Steven Kwan (LF) · 3-43 H
tough nights
  • Angel Martínez (LF) · 0-3 | 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K
  • Patrick Bailey (C) · 0-3 | 3 K0-for-3 · 3 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks