HOU @ SEA

Wednesday · September 23, 2026·full·gamePk 823086past slate · free
refreshed 39h 17m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · T-Mobile Park

gametime 10:10 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
57°F
humidity 73%
roof
likely closed
wind irrelevant
precip
0%
clear
park
SEA
retractable · HP→CF 36°
CFHP1B3BROOF
wind impact on total
neutralnone roof_closed

Roof closed — wind has no impact tonight.

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricEthan PeckoRHP · HOUGeorge KirbyRHP · SEA
xERA 20264.824.21
xwOBA 20260.3350.315
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.0340.023
xERA 2025—3.88
xwOBA 2025—0.306
Outs/TB 25-262.211.84
FIP 25-265.503.64
kwERA 25-264.683.40
K% 25-2616.4%22.6%
BB% 25-2610.3%5.9%
IP 25+26 combined28.7295.7
ERA actual 20263.774.24
ERA (L4)5.195.73
WHIP (L4)1.501.73
K% (L4)14.3%16.8%
BB% (L4)13.0%9.9%
IP/gm (L4)4.335.50
L4 window08/19→09/05 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/31→09/16 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)97 (−3)104 (+3)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)6.09 (+0.39)4.73 (+0.61)
Arsenal RV/1000.81-0.33

away arsenal — HOU

RV/100 0.81
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-1.80xwOBA 0.466
  • Sinker—+4.30xwOBA 0.298
  • Cutter—-0.30xwOBA 0.421
  • Sweeper—+1.60xwOBA 0.189
  • Curveball—-0.10xwOBA 0.262

home arsenal — SEA

RV/100 -0.33
  • Sweeper—-0.10xwOBA 0.286
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.20xwOBA 0.332
  • Sinker—+0.60xwOBA 0.286
  • Curveball—-2.60xwOBA 0.330
  • Changeup—-2.10xwOBA 0.374
  • Cutter—+1.00xwOBA 0.382
  • Split-Finger—-6.30xwOBA 0.441

away · HOU vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.741
Σ match
2.758
Σ FRV
-8.5
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
12BJose Altuve0.2720.266-10.0
2DHYordan Alvarez0.4450.457-2.7
33BIsaac Paredes0.3230.324+1.4
4CYainer Diaz0.3090.301-5.0
51BChristian Walker0.3000.290+7.2
6LFTaylor Trammell0.2920.296-1.2
7RFCam Smith0.3180.300+2.4
8CFLucas Spence0.2360.284-0.2
9SSNick Allen0.2460.241-0.4

home · SEA vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.876
Σ match
3.138
Σ FRV
-33.3
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1SSJ.P. Crawford0.3220.342-9.8
2LFRandy Arozarena0.3490.385-7.1
3DHDominic Canzone0.3550.398-0.4
4CCal Raleigh0.3110.340-5.4
5CFJulio Rodríguez0.3340.358-0.0
61BJosh Naylor0.3110.344+2.4
72BCole Young0.3140.350-5.0
8RFLazaro Montes0.3200.331-0.6
93BWeston Wilson0.2600.289-7.3

defense · HOU catcher (Savant FRV)

Yainer Diaz
  • FRV-5.0
  • framing-4.2
  • blocking-0.5
  • throwing-0.3

defense · SEA catcher (Savant FRV)

Cal Raleigh
  • FRV-5.4
  • framing-4.2
  • blocking+2.9
  • throwing-4.1

HOU · Ethan Pecko

Last outing 2026-09-17 vs KC · 5.2 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9995(-4)97
Location+99109(+10)101
Pitching+100102(+2)101
botStf4946(-3)50
botCmd4854(+6)51
botOvr4850(+1)51
SIERA5.703.16(-2.54)6.09

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-25 → 2026-09-05. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 4.81

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.

SEA · George Kirby

Last outing 2026-09-16 vs LAA · 4.1 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+101103(+2)104
Location+112103(-9)107
Pitching+112106(-6)109
botStf5558(+3)56
botCmd6053(-7)54
botOvr5958(-0)58
SIERA4.126.17(+2.05)4.73

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

Latest botERA 3.29

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.

HOU · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.43R / inningband [0.38–0.48]
0.101 R/PA · 0.143 R/out · worst: Bennett Sousa (4.33)
SEA · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.43R / inningband [0.38–0.47]
0.100 R/PA · 0.142 R/out · worst: Hoby Milner (4.60)

HOU

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Josh HaderCLOSERCL1.6134.87.00.9126/0/14stable
Bryan AbreuCLOSERSU4.6530.515.40.928/16/21stable
AJ BlubaughSETUPSU4.3423.510.51.681/12/6ramping up
Bryan KingSETUPMR4.9617.28.21.076/12/11stable
Logan VanWeyMRMR2.9920.00.01.200/0/5ramping up
Miguel UllolaMRMR4.6725.08.32.000/0/1insufficient data
Bennett SousaMOP_UPMR4.6622.413.40.670/11/2stable
Tatsuya ImaiSPLR4.2828.715.23.860/0/0ramping down

SEA

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Andrés MuñozCLOSERCL3.3337.110.00.9328/1/29stable
Gabe SpeierSETUPMR4.0223.08.20.821/21/5stable
José A. FerrerSETUPSU4.0718.26.30.893/13/7stable
Eduard BazardoSETUPMR4.6223.38.40.941/26/2stable
Seranthony DomínguezSETUPSU4.6424.912.30.8912/8/18stable
Hoby MilnerSETUPMR4.6812.76.10.941/6/7stable
Cooper CriswellMRLR3.6519.18.31.181/3/12stable
Michael RuckerMRMR4.0626.08.71.050/1/6stable
Carlos VargasunknownMR4.1321.14.2—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
11
5 HOU · 6 SEA
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

HOU

5 R

10H · 1HR · 3BB · 13K · 14LOB

OBPe 0.309 · SLGe 0.474 · K% 30.9

Their pitching

9.3 IP · 5 ER · 7 K · relief 6.7 IP · 6 arms

SEA

6 R

9H · 0HR · 7BB · 7K · 13LOB

OBPe 0.381 · SLGe 0.286 · K% 16.7

Their pitching

10.0 IP · 4 ER · 13 K · relief 5.0 IP · 6 arms

HOU · standout lines

big nights
  • Yainer Diaz (C) · 2-5 | HR, 3B, 3 RBIHR · 7 TB
tough nights
  • Taylor Trammell (LF) · 0-5 | 3 K0-for-5 · 3 K
  • Lucas Spence (CF) · 0-3 | BB, 2 K, CS0-for-3 · 2 K

SEA · standout lines

big nights
  • Julio Rodríguez (CF) · 3-4 | 2B, BB, 2 RBI3 H · 4 TB
tough nights
  • Cal Raleigh (C) · 0-4 | BB, 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K
  • Cole Young (SS) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks