CHC @ CIN

Sunday · September 20, 2026·full·gamePk 824462past slate · free
refreshed 123h 54m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Great American Ball Park

gametime 1:40 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
91°F
humidity 39%
wind
9 mph
cross RF to LF
precip
1%
mostly clear
park
CIN
open · HP→CF 24°
CFHP1B3BCROSS
wind impact on total
+0.09 R/Gnone cross

Cross wind, but too light to move the total.

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricDavid PetersonLHP · CHCRhett LowderRHP · CIN
xERA 20264.865.34
xwOBA 20260.3370.351
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.0010.000
xERA 20254.61—
xwOBA 20250.331—
Outs/TB 25-262.001.64
FIP 25-263.744.77
kwERA 25-264.094.40
K% 25-2620.4%17.4%
BB% 25-269.4%9.1%
IP 25+26 combined306.0124.3
ERA actual 20265.115.79
ERA (L4)4.749.87
WHIP (L4)1.841.85
K% (L4)23.3%17.6%
BB% (L4)14.4%9.4%
IP/gm (L4)4.754.33
L4 window08/28→09/14 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/28→09/15 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)90 (+1)89 (+2)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.70 (+0.25)5.47 (+0.16)
Arsenal RV/100-0.60-0.71

away arsenal — CHC

RV/100 -0.60
  • Sinker—+0.10xwOBA 0.422
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-1.30xwOBA 0.322
  • Slider—+1.20xwOBA 0.255
  • Changeup—-2.40xwOBA 0.305
  • Curveball—-2.50xwOBA 0.306

home arsenal — CIN

RV/100 -0.71
  • Sinker—+0.50xwOBA 0.400
  • Slider—-2.30xwOBA 0.306
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.20xwOBA 0.372
  • Changeup—-0.90xwOBA 0.296

away · CHC vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.922
Σ match
3.298
Σ FRV
+54.3
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFPete Crow-Armstrong0.3750.424+26.9
2RFSeiya Suzuki0.3380.389+7.5
31BMichael Busch0.3330.367+2.0
43BAlex Bregman0.3220.361+6.6
5LFIan Happ0.3170.355+5.3
6SSNico Hoerner0.3220.349+8.3
7DHMichael Conforto0.3310.395-1.8
82BPedro Ramírez0.2890.312+0.9
9CMiguel Amaya0.2950.344-1.4

home · CIN vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.616
Σ match
3.047
Σ FRV
-3.1
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFDane Myers0.3120.343-0.6
2SSElly De La Cruz0.3770.411+4.8
31BSal Stewart0.3480.374-4.5
4DHTyler Stephenson0.3300.379-7.8
5RFJJ Bleday0.3390.372-2.3
62BMatt McLain0.2970.324+3.6
7LFOswaldo Cabrera0.1480.245-0.7
8CWill Banfield0.1710.262-0.2
93BKe'Bryan Hayes0.2940.338+4.6

defense · CHC catcher (Savant FRV)

Miguel Amaya
  • FRV-1.4
  • framing-0.1
  • blocking-0.7
  • throwing-0.0

defense · CIN catcher (Savant FRV)

Will Banfield
  • FRV-0.2
  • framing-0.1
  • blocking-0.1
  • throwing—

CHC · David Peterson

Last outing 2026-09-14 vs ATL · 6.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+8990(+0)90
Location+100102(+2)94
Pitching+9397(+4)88
botStf5253(+1)51
botCmd5051(+1)45
botOvr5051(+1)46
SIERA4.453.22(-1.23)4.70

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

Latest botERA 4.65

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.

CIN · Rhett Lowder

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

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+8784(-2)89
Location+102122(+20)104
Pitching+91112(+21)94
botStf4747(+0)49
botCmd5562(+7)55
botOvr5258(+6)52
SIERA5.314.75(-0.56)5.47

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

Latest botERA 3.34

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.

CHC · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.45R / inningband [0.39–0.50]
0.105 R/PA · 0.148 R/out · worst: Javier Assad (4.29)
CIN · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.44R / inningband [0.38–0.50]
0.104 R/PA · 0.148 R/out · worst: Tony Santillan (4.90)

CHC

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Daniel PalenciaCLOSERCL4.0825.28.70.883/2/12stable
Ryan ZeferjahnSETUPCL3.8131.313.11.156/14/15stable
Jacob WebbSETUPMR4.1025.58.70.989/8/14stable
Caleb ThielbarSETUPMR4.8929.19.00.853/7/6stable
Javier AssadBULKMR5.0016.37.03.902/0/3ramping up
Ryan RolisonOPENERMR4.0320.911.11.123/7/13stable
Aaron CivaleSPMR4.5618.87.24.672/1/0ramping 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 BurkeSETUPSU3.7623.912.80.952/21/10stable
Pierce JohnsonSETUPMR4.8719.29.40.881/8/8stable
Tony SantillanSETUPMR7.0518.814.70.915/11/11stable
Luis MeyMRMR3.5131.312.91.240/4/0ramping down
Tejay AntoneMRSU3.8424.37.21.001/10/6stable
Zach McCambleyMRMR4.5421.312.81.080/0/3ramping 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
10
9 CHC · 1 CIN
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

CHC

9 R

13H · 3HR · 4BB · 10K · 16LOB

OBPe 0.386 · SLGe 0.600 · K% 22.7

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 1 ER · 8 K · relief 3.0 IP · 4 arms

CIN

1 R

4H · 1HR · 1BB · 8K · 10LOB

OBPe 0.156 · SLGe 0.226 · K% 25.0

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 9 ER · 10 K · relief 6.0 IP · 4 arms

CHC · standout lines

big nights
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF) · 3-5 | HR, 2B, 2 RBIHR · 3 H · 7 TB
  • Seiya Suzuki (RF) · 1-5 | HR, K, RBIHR
  • Michael Conforto (DH) · 1-5 | HR, 2 K, RBIHR
  • Pedro Ramírez (3B) · 3-5 | 2 RBI, R3 H
tough nights
  • Miguel Amaya (C) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K

CIN · standout lines

big nights
  • JJ Bleday (LF) · 1-3 | HR, BB, RBIHR
tough nights
  • Sal Stewart (1B) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
  • Tyler Stephenson (DH) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K
  • Oswaldo Cabrera (3B) · 0-3 | 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks