DET @ CWS

Sunday · September 20, 2026·full·gamePk 824546past slate · free
refreshed 123h 50m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Rate Field

gametime 2:10 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
66°F
humidity 95%
wind
10 mph
in from LF
precip
61%
light drizzle
park
CWS
open · HP→CF 38°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.29 R/Gminor in

Minor wind in: -0.29 R/G vs neutral. _Open bowl on south side; Chicago summer wind off the lake can swirl_

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricTroy MeltonRHP · DETDavis MartinRHP · CWS
xERA 20263.744.64
xwOBA 20260.2990.330
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.008-0.011
xERA 20253.645.13
xwOBA 20250.2970.347
Outs/TB 25-262.261.92
FIP 25-264.234.25
kwERA 25-263.944.11
K% 25-2620.0%18.4%
BB% 25-267.8%7.6%
IP 25+26 combined156.3283.7
ERA actual 20262.523.96
ERA (L4)6.103.29
WHIP (L4)1.501.32
K% (L4)14.6%13.6%
BB% (L4)6.2%8.5%
IP/gm (L4)5.173.42
L4 window08/26→09/14 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/09→09/09 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)103 (+3)89 (−2)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)5.72 (+1.36)5.45 (+0.94)
Arsenal RV/1000.500.25

away arsenal — DET

RV/100 0.50
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.20xwOBA 0.345
  • Cutter—+2.80xwOBA 0.282
  • Slider—-0.60xwOBA 0.291
  • Changeup—-0.60xwOBA 0.224
  • Sinker—+0.90xwOBA 0.330
  • Curveball—+0.40xwOBA 0.255

home arsenal — CWS

RV/100 0.25
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.10xwOBA 0.318
  • Sinker—+0.90xwOBA 0.354
  • Changeup—+1.00xwOBA 0.338
  • Curveball—+0.00xwOBA 0.257
  • Cutter—+0.40xwOBA 0.409
  • Slider—-0.70xwOBA 0.302

away · DET vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.975
Σ match
3.126
Σ FRV
-21.3
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1DHKevin McGonigle0.3600.387-1.6
22BGleyber Torres0.3260.336-1.5
33BHao-Yu Lee0.3030.317-8.7
4LFRiley Greene0.3740.403-5.4
5CEduardo Valencia0.3370.345+1.9
6CFMax Clark0.3180.332+2.6
71BSpencer Torkelson0.3130.335-6.0
8RFBrett Callahan0.3030.319-1.5
9SSJohn Peck0.3410.352-1.1

home · CWS vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.835
Σ match
2.766
Σ FRV
+2.7
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFSam Antonacci0.3410.326-9.7
2CKyle Teel0.3110.288-1.6
33BMiguel Vargas0.3800.355-4.1
41BMunetaka Murakami0.3390.341-2.2
5DHAndrew Benintendi0.3060.297-1.6
6SSColson Montgomery0.3010.299+10.0
72BChase Meidroth0.2950.289+10.8
8RFBraden Montgomery0.3240.332+2.6
9CFBrenton Doyle0.2380.237-1.4

defense · DET catcher (Savant FRV)

Eduardo Valencia
  • FRV+1.9
  • framing+1.6
  • blocking+0.5
  • throwing-0.1

defense · CWS catcher (Savant FRV)

Kyle Teel
  • FRV-1.6
  • framing-1.9
  • blocking-0.8
  • throwing+1.1

DET · Troy Melton

Last outing 2026-09-14 vs TOR · 2.2 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+100102(+2)103
Location+100102(+1)103
Pitching+102105(+3)107
botStf5355(+1)56
botCmd5558(+3)57
botOvr5457(+3)57
SIERA4.366.80(+2.45)5.72

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

Latest botERA 3.49

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.

CWS · Davis Martin

Last outing 2026-09-15 vs Cleveland Guardians · 5.1 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9084(-6)89
Location+9290(-2)83
Pitching+8384(+1)74
botStf4950(+0)47
botCmd5048(-2)46
botOvr4843(-5)45
SIERA4.514.20(-0.31)5.45

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-13 → 2026-09-09. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 5.89

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.

DET · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.42R / inningband [0.33–0.51]
0.099 R/PA · 0.140 R/out · worst: Brant Hurter (4.64)
CWS · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)6 arms · kwera
0.42R / inningband [0.35–0.48]
0.098 R/PA · 0.139 R/out · worst: Noah Schultz (4.14)

DET

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Kenley JansenCLOSERCL4.6028.213.20.8921/1/22stable
Tyler KinleySETUPSU5.0921.111.70.871/14/9stable
Ty MaddenBULKLR3.4624.67.82.500/1/3ramping down
Tyler HoltonOPENERSU3.9718.65.71.062/14/8stable
Drew SommersMRMR2.3336.08.10.630/13/1stable
Brant HurterMRMR3.5016.710.31.210/1/4ramping up
Jacob WaguespackMRMR4.7618.210.01.300/5/4stable
Beau BrieskeMRMR5.1723.87.11.170/1/6stable

CWS

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Sean NewcombSETUPMR3.3121.89.21.514/11/6ramping up
Grant TaylorOPENERCL2.8231.29.11.3310/10/11stable
Bryan HudsonOPENERCL3.2421.96.30.988/10/8stable
Chris MurphyOPENERMR4.3423.310.71.051/2/6stable
Jordan HicksMRMR3.7929.215.80.911/10/6stable
Trevor RichardsMRMR4.1421.77.31.461/1/16stable
Hagen SmithunknownSU2.2038.913.7—0/1/0—
Noah SchultzSPMR4.7020.710.24.560/1/0ramping 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
9
1 DET · 8 CWS
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

DET

1 R

6H · 0HR · 5BB · 9K · 16LOB

OBPe 0.316 · SLGe 0.258 · K% 23.7

Their pitching

8.0 IP · 8 ER · 7 K · relief 4.3 IP · 4 arms

CWS

8 R

10H · 1HR · 8BB · 7K · 21LOB

OBPe 0.442 · SLGe 0.455 · K% 16.3

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 1 ER · 9 K · relief 4.7 IP · 5 arms

DET · standout lines

big nights
  • Eduardo Valencia (C) · 3-43 H
tough nights
  • Kevin McGonigle (DH) · 0-4 | BB, K0-for-4
  • Gleyber Torres (2B) · 0-4 | BB, 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K
  • Hao-Yu Lee (3B) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K

CWS · standout lines

big nights
  • Chase Meidroth (2B) · 1-5 | HR, 2 K, 2 RBIHR
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks