CIN @ ATL

Tuesday · September 22, 2026·full·gamePk 824867past slate · free
refreshed 68h 26m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Truist Park

gametime 7:15 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
82°F
humidity 53%
wind
6 mph
in from RF
precip
12%
mostly clear
park
ATL
open · HP→CF 63°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.18 R/Gminor in

Minor wind in: -0.18 R/G vs neutral. _Truist's open bowl + foul-territory small footprint — wind out to LF plays significantly_

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricBrandon WilliamsonLHP · CINJR RitchieRHP · ATL
xERA 20266.355.30
xwOBA 20260.3770.349
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.022-0.004
xERA 2025——
xwOBA 2025——
Outs/TB 25-261.791.90
FIP 25-266.185.63
kwERA 25-265.164.54
K% 25-2615.8%20.9%
BB% 25-2613.8%13.7%
IP 25+26 combined43.762.7
ERA actual 20265.565.03
ERA (L4)4.608.20
WHIP (L4)1.341.77
K% (L4)17.6%22.7%
BB% (L4)10.3%13.6%
IP/gm (L4)3.924.67
L4 window09/02→09/17 (4 outs) · 4/4 dates verified06/17→09/16 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)102 (+3)98 (+5)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.77 (−1.25)4.69 (−0.22)
Arsenal RV/100-1.45-0.84

away arsenal — CIN

RV/100 -1.45
  • Cutter—+1.00xwOBA 0.328
  • Changeup—-2.00xwOBA 0.350
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-5.00xwOBA 0.556
  • Sweeper—+4.10xwOBA 0.205
  • Sinker—-9.30xwOBA 0.586

home arsenal — ATL

RV/100 -0.84
  • Curveball—+0.30xwOBA 0.296
  • Sinker—+1.90xwOBA 0.378
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-4.40xwOBA 0.381
  • Changeup—-1.90xwOBA 0.342
  • Cutter—-2.70xwOBA 0.435
  • Slider—+1.90xwOBA 0.320

away · CIN vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.794
Σ match
3.203
Σ FRV
-11.1
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1RFCarlos Jorge0.2470.299+0.7
2SSElly De La Cruz0.3750.415+4.8
31BSal Stewart0.3490.390-3.7
4CTyler Stephenson0.3280.378-8.0
5LFJJ Bleday0.3400.406-2.2
63BEugenio Suárez0.2980.342-5.9
7CFDane Myers0.3100.351-0.8
8DHHéctor Rodríguez0.2490.283-0.1
92BMatt McLain0.2980.339+4.0

home · ATL vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.787
Σ match
3.431
Σ FRV
+14.4
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1RFRonald Acuña Jr.0.3680.426-4.9
2DHDrake Baldwin0.3670.430-0.5
31BMatt Olson0.3510.445+11.5
42BOzzie Albies0.2790.359-2.5
5CFMichael Harris II0.3390.424+10.9
6LFMauricio Dubón0.3060.376+3.7
73BAustin Riley0.2970.368-0.6
8CSean Murphy0.2650.333-1.1
9SSHa-Seong Kim0.2150.270-2.0

defense · CIN catcher (Savant FRV)

Tyler Stephenson
  • FRV-8.0
  • framing-9.2
  • blocking+3.1
  • throwing-1.9

defense · ATL catcher (Savant FRV)

Sean Murphy
  • FRV-1.1
  • framing-0.8
  • blocking+0.9
  • throwing-1.2

CIN · Brandon Williamson

Last outing 2026-09-17 vs Los Angeles Dodgers · 2.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+99103(+4)102
Location+91100(+9)96
Pitching+91109(+18)101
botStf4850(+3)49
botCmd4756(+9)51
botOvr4651(+5)49
SIERA6.024.17(-1.84)4.77

Last 3 outings: 2026-09-07 → 2026-09-17. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 4.54

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-17; SIERA here is an average of game ratings, not aggregate season SIERA. Stuff+ family: 100 average. PitchingBot: 50 average. Lower SIERA/botERA is better.

ATL · JR Ritchie

Last outing 2026-09-16 vs CHC · 4.2 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+94104(+10)98
Location+9796(-2)98
Pitching+98101(+4)101
botStf5155(+4)54
botCmd4952(+3)52
botOvr4955(+7)53
SIERA4.914.20(-0.71)4.69

Last 3 starts: 2026-06-23 → 2026-09-16. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 3.82

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.

CIN · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.44R / inningband [0.33–0.55]
0.104 R/PA · 0.147 R/out · worst: Connor Phillips (5.40)
ATL · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.36R / inningband [0.29–0.44]
0.085 R/PA · 0.121 R/out · worst: AJ Smith-Shawver (4.67)

CIN

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Emilio PagánCLOSERCL4.3225.96.60.9124/0/15stable
Graham AshcraftSETUPMR3.5927.315.81.041/11/5stable
Brock BurkeSETUPSU3.7523.912.80.952/21/10stable
Pierce JohnsonSETUPMR4.8719.29.40.881/8/8stable
Connor PhillipsSETUPMR5.8421.121.11.111/5/6stable
Luis MeyMRMR3.5230.913.21.240/4/0ramping down
Tejay AntoneMRSU3.8424.37.21.001/10/6stable
Zach McCambleyMRMR4.5421.312.81.080/0/3ramping down
Carson SpiersunknownLR10.3429.40.0—0/0/0—

ATL

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Raisel IglesiasCLOSERCL3.2626.37.31.0434/0/29stable
Dylan LeeSETUPSU2.1429.76.60.970/30/1stable
Didier FuentesSETUPSU2.4231.67.31.203/18/4ramping down
Dylan DoddSETUPMR3.6527.67.71.182/14/4ramping down
Brent SuterOPENERMR3.6320.46.91.540/3/13stable
Victor MederosMRMR2.9722.58.71.871/2/4ramping up
Owen MurphyMRMR5.5319.07.12.220/0/2insufficient data
Ray KerrunknownLR3.9420.01.8—0/2/0—
AJ Smith-ShawverunknownMR5.5218.312.2—0/1/0—

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
4
4 CIN · 0 ATL
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

CIN

4 R

10H · 3HR · 3BB · 10K · 14LOB

OBPe 0.333 · SLGe 0.556 · K% 25.6

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 0 ER · 5 K · relief 3.0 IP · 4 arms

ATL

0 R

7H · 0HR · 2BB · 5K · 16LOB

OBPe 0.265 · SLGe 0.250 · K% 14.7

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 4 ER · 10 K · relief 4.0 IP · 3 arms

CIN · standout lines

big nights
  • Elly De La Cruz (SS) · 2-3 | HR, 2 BB, 2 RBIHR
  • Eugenio Suárez (3B) · 1-4 | HR, RBI, RHR
  • Dane Myers (CF) · 1-4 | HR, K, RBIHR
tough nights
  • Héctor Rodríguez (DH) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K

ATL · standout lines

tough nights
  • Ozzie Albies (2B) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
  • Sean Murphy (C) · 0-3 | 2 K0-for-3 · 2 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks