MIL @ PHI

Tuesday · September 22, 2026·full·gamePk 823412past slate · free
refreshed 67h 50m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Citizens Bank Park

gametime 6:40 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
62°F
humidity 82%
wind
7 mph
in from CF
precip
13%
overcast
park
PHI
open · HP→CF 16°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.23 R/Gminor in

Minor wind in: -0.23 R/G vs neutral. _Open bowl + short porches both sides + warm SW summer wind out to RF = launching pad_

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricDustin MayRHP · MILZack WheelerRHP · PHI
xERA 20264.422.99
xwOBA 20260.3220.268
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.0060.012
xERA 20255.202.49
xwOBA 20250.3490.247
Outs/TB 25-261.922.33
FIP 25-264.163.23
kwERA 25-263.802.43
K% 25-2622.0%31.4%
BB% 25-268.7%6.7%
IP 25+26 combined273.0300.0
ERA actual 20264.612.99
ERA (L4)4.961.04
WHIP (L4)1.470.92
K% (L4)25.3%29.0%
BB% (L4)6.7%8.0%
IP/gm (L4)4.086.50
L4 window08/30→09/18 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/30→09/16 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)106 (+5)105 (−0)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)2.87 (−1.45)3.04 (−0.28)
Arsenal RV/100-0.030.89

away arsenal — MIL

RV/100 -0.03
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.10xwOBA 0.315
  • Cutter—+1.00xwOBA 0.326
  • Sinker—+0.80xwOBA 0.354
  • Sweeper—-1.20xwOBA 0.299
  • Curveball—-1.10xwOBA 0.267
  • Changeup—-2.50xwOBA 0.364

home arsenal — PHI

RV/100 0.89
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.90xwOBA 0.280
  • Sinker—+1.70xwOBA 0.287
  • Split-Finger—+1.40xwOBA 0.235
  • Sweeper—-0.10xwOBA 0.277
  • Cutter—+0.40xwOBA 0.323
  • Curveball—+0.60xwOBA 0.176

away · MIL vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.942
Σ match
2.585
Σ FRV
+7.9
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFGarrett Mitchell0.3550.312+4.7
2LFJackson Chourio0.3400.300+8.1
32BBrice Turang0.3440.302+12.6
4CWilliam Contreras0.3360.290-3.1
51BJake Bauers0.3800.332-8.8
6DHChristian Yelich0.3080.280+0.0
7RFLuis Lara0.2920.248+0.6
8SSCooper Pratt0.3180.278+2.0
93BDavid Hamilton0.2690.242-8.4

home · PHI vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.910
Σ match
3.024
Σ FRV
-21.1
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1DHKyle Schwarber0.3650.397-0.6
2SSTrea Turner0.2950.309-9.5
3RFBryce Harper0.3810.408-12.3
42BLuis Arraez0.3080.322+10.4
51BAlec Bohm0.3300.332-6.4
63BBryson Stott0.3270.338+5.2
7LFBrandon Marsh0.3000.309-5.7
8CJ.T. Realmuto0.3200.325-0.0
9CFJustin Crawford0.2840.283-2.1

defense · MIL catcher (Savant FRV)

William Contreras
  • FRV-3.1
  • framing-4.8
  • blocking-1.5
  • throwing+3.3

defense · PHI catcher (Savant FRV)

J.T. Realmuto
  • FRV-0.0
  • framing-0.6
  • blocking-1.4
  • throwing+2.0

MIL · Dustin May

Last outing 2026-09-18 vs BAL · 2.1 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+101107(+6)106
Location+104110(+6)119
Pitching+105115(+10)124
botStf5656(+0)56
botCmd5354(+1)59
botOvr5658(+1)62
SIERA4.323.15(-1.17)2.87

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-05 → 2026-09-18. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 3.41

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-18; SIERA here is an average of game ratings, not aggregate season SIERA. Stuff+ family: 100 average. PitchingBot: 50 average. Lower SIERA/botERA is better.

PHI · Zack Wheeler

Last outing 2026-09-16 vs WSH · 7.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+10697(-8)105
Location+106117(+11)114
Pitching+112118(+6)119
botStf5857(-1)57
botCmd5659(+2)58
botOvr5963(+3)62
SIERA3.323.54(+0.22)3.04

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-05 → 2026-09-16. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 2.57

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-16; 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.

MIL · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.41R / inningband [0.37–0.44]
0.096 R/PA · 0.135 R/out · worst: Antonio Senzatela (4.10)
PHI · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.37R / inningband [0.30–0.44]
0.087 R/PA · 0.124 R/out · worst: Max Lazar (4.71)

MIL

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Trevor MegillCLOSERCL1.8728.56.40.9729/7/21stable
Abner UribeSETUPSU2.7226.58.40.996/22/13stable
Aaron AshbySETUPSU3.2030.311.11.233/15/5stable
JoJo RomeroSETUPMR4.1621.97.90.980/22/4stable
Shane DrohanSWINGMR3.7623.78.23.801/3/3ramping up
Chad PatrickSWINGMR3.9621.610.22.466/11/5ramping down
Antonio SenzatelaMRMR3.6919.18.21.613/10/11ramping down
DL HallMRMR3.8727.014.61.290/5/5stable
Colton GordonMRLR10.3822.06.02.330/0/0ramping down

PHI

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Jhoan DuranCLOSERCL1.4435.14.00.9432/0/35stable
Jonathan BowlanSETUPSU3.3631.96.60.932/14/2stable
José AlvaradoSETUPSU3.6126.610.30.851/16/3stable
Brooks RaleySETUPMR3.9623.29.10.891/16/5stable
Tim MayzaOPENERMR3.1824.26.51.150/2/9stable
Chase ShugartMRMR4.8225.99.01.130/0/10stable
Tanner BanksMRMR5.4821.38.51.040/2/6stable
Max LazarMRMR7.8414.38.61.330/0/1stable
Alex McFarlaneunknownMR3.0922.27.9—0/5/0—

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
4 MIL · 6 PHI
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

MIL

4 R

6H · 0HR · 2BB · 15K · 8LOB

OBPe 0.229 · SLGe 0.188 · K% 42.9

Their pitching

8.0 IP · 5 ER · 4 K · relief 6.0 IP · 3 arms

PHI

6 R

8H · 1HR · 3BB · 4K · 8LOB

OBPe 0.314 · SLGe 0.406 · K% 11.4

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 4 ER · 15 K · relief 3.3 IP · 5 arms

MIL · standout lines

tough nights
  • Jackson Chourio (LF) · 0-3 | BB, 2 K, R0-for-3 · 2 K
  • Christian Yelich (DH) · 0-3 | BB, 2 K, R0-for-3 · 2 K
  • Cooper Pratt (SS) · 0-4 | K0-for-4

PHI · standout lines

big nights
  • Brandon Marsh (LF) · 2-4 | HR, 2B, KHR
tough nights
  • Kyle Schwarber (DH) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks