WSH @ DET

Monday · September 21, 2026·full·gamePk 824221past slate · free
refreshed 93h 40m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Comerica Park

gametime 6:40 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
58°F
humidity 74%
wind
9 mph
out to RF
precip
1%
overcast
park
DET
open · HP→CF 150°
CFHP1B3BOUT
wind impact on total
+0.15 R/Gminor out

Minor wind out: +0.15 R/G vs neutral. _Comerica's huge CF + upper-deck overhang creates dead-air zone in deep CF_

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricDJ HerzLHP · WSHRiver RyanRHP · DET
xERA 2026——
xwOBA 2026——
wOBA−xwOBA 2026——
xERA 2025——
xwOBA 2025——
Outs/TB 25-26——
FIP 25-26——
kwERA 25-26——
K% 25-26——
BB% 25-26——
IP 25+26 combined——
ERA actual 2026——
ERA (L4)——
WHIP (L4)——
K% (L4)——
BB% (L4)——
IP/gm (L4)——
L4 window——
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)——
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)——
Arsenal RV/100——
0

away · WSH vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.896
Σ match
—
Σ FRV
-3.6
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFJames Wood0.410—-7.6
2DHDaylen Lile0.328—+2.2
31BAbimelec Ortiz0.276—-0.3
4SSCJ Abrams0.329—-12.4
5RFDylan Crews0.316—+3.6
62BJorbit Vivas0.295—+3.8
73BBrady House0.338—-2.3
8CKeibert Ruiz0.289—+0.8
9CFJacob Young0.315—+8.6

home · DET vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.895
Σ match
—
Σ FRV
-9.7
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
12BGleyber Torres0.324—-1.5
23BHao-Yu Lee0.300—-8.5
3LFRiley Greene0.374—-6.0
4DHEduardo Valencia0.342—+2.0
5RFBen Malgeri0.315—+0.4
6CDillon Dingler0.340—+13.4
71BSpencer Torkelson0.314—-5.8
8CFJavier Báez0.253—-2.5
9SSJohn Peck0.333—-1.1

defense · WSH catcher (Savant FRV)

Keibert Ruiz
  • FRV+0.8
  • framing+2.9
  • blocking-0.0
  • throwing-2.1

defense · DET catcher (Savant FRV)

Dillon Dingler
  • FRV+13.4
  • framing+7.8
  • blocking+2.7
  • throwing+2.9

WSH · DJ Herz: no recent outing on file.

DET · River Ryan: no recent outing on file.

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.

WSH · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.46R / inningband [0.38–0.54]
0.108 R/PA · 0.153 R/out · worst: Luis Perales (5.40)
DET · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.42R / inningband [0.33–0.52]
0.100 R/PA · 0.141 R/out · worst: Brant Hurter (4.77)

WSH

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Brad LordSETUPMR4.3321.49.02.151/7/4stable
Richard LoveladyOPENERMR5.0518.913.20.924/10/11ramping down
Will DionMRMR3.9926.88.21.791/1/6ramping down
Riley CornelioMRLR4.1223.917.62.040/0/2ramping down
Yovanny CruzMRSU5.6520.015.01.440/2/1insufficient data
Josiah GrayunknownMR3.090.00.0—0/0/0—
Erik TolmanunknownCL3.4122.69.4—3/1/0—
Jack SinclairunknownMR4.1315.612.5—1/1/0—
Luis PeralesunknownMR8.6523.423.4—0/0/0—

DET

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Kenley JansenCLOSERCL4.6028.213.20.8921/1/22stable
Tyler KinleySETUPSU5.0921.111.70.871/14/9stable
Ty MaddenBULKLR3.7023.97.82.500/1/3ramping down
Tyler HoltonOPENERSU4.0518.36.31.062/14/8stable
Drew SommersMRMR2.3336.08.10.630/13/1stable
Brant HurterMRMR3.6116.511.31.210/1/4ramping up
Jacob WaguespackMRMR4.7618.210.01.300/5/4stable
Beau BrieskeMRMR5.1723.87.11.170/1/6stable

notes

  • no MLB Stats API row found for DJ Herz (id 687792)
  • no MLB Stats API row found for River Ryan (id 689981)

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
11
2 WSH · 9 DET
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

WSH

2 R

5H · 1HR · 2BB · 11K · 12LOB

OBPe 0.206 · SLGe 0.281 · K% 32.4

Their pitching

8.0 IP · 9 ER · 7 K · relief 4.0 IP · 3 arms

DET

9 R

12H · 3HR · 4BB · 7K · 14LOB

OBPe 0.410 · SLGe 0.771 · K% 17.9

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 2 ER · 11 K · relief 6.0 IP · 4 arms

WSH · standout lines

big nights
  • Yohandy Morales (1B) · 1-1 | HR, 2 RBI, RHR
tough nights
  • Daylen Lile (DH) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
  • CJ Abrams (SS) · 0-3 | 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K
  • Brady House (3B) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K

DET · standout lines

big nights
  • Hao-Yu Lee (3B) · 3-5 | 2 2B, RBI, R3 H · 5 TB
  • Eduardo Valencia (DH) · 3-4 | 2 2B, R3 H · 5 TB
  • Ben Malgeri (RF) · 2-4 | HR, 2B, KHR
  • Spencer Torkelson (1B) · 1-4 | HR, 2 K, 2 RBIHR
tough nights
  • John Peck (SS) · 0-40-for-4
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks