MIL @ PHI

Wednesday · September 23, 2026·full·gamePk 823410past slate · free
refreshed 43h 29m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Citizens Bank Park

gametime 6:40 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
62°F
humidity 61%
wind
12 mph
in from LF
precip
0%
overcast
park
PHI
open · HP→CF 16°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.27 R/Gminor in

Minor wind in: -0.27 R/G vs neutral. _Open bowl + short porches both sides + warm SW summer wind out to RF = launching pad_

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricLogan HendersonRHP · MILAaron NolaRHP · PHI
xERA 20262.744.12
xwOBA 20260.2570.312
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.0080.030
xERA 20253.694.13
xwOBA 20250.2990.315
Outs/TB 25-262.501.63
FIP 25-263.234.70
kwERA 25-262.293.47
K% 25-2631.2%23.8%
BB% 25-265.3%7.7%
IP 25+26 combined118.7262.7
ERA actual 20262.514.49
ERA (L4)2.251.42
WHIP (L4)0.581.07
K% (L4)32.9%16.3%
BB% (L4)2.4%9.2%
IP/gm (L4)6.006.33
L4 window08/28→09/16 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/31→09/17 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)100 (−3)102 (−2)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)2.59 (−0.63)4.82 (+0.75)
Arsenal RV/1001.09-0.58

away arsenal — MIL

RV/100 1.09
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+2.00xwOBA 0.230
  • Changeup—+1.00xwOBA 0.247
  • Cutter—-0.50xwOBA 0.331
  • Sweeper—-3.10xwOBA 0.392

home arsenal — PHI

RV/100 -0.58
  • Curveball—+1.20xwOBA 0.228
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-2.10xwOBA 0.387
  • Sinker—-2.40xwOBA 0.382
  • Changeup—+0.80xwOBA 0.304
  • Cutter—-2.20xwOBA 0.338

away · MIL vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.899
Σ match
2.974
Σ FRV
+14.6
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFGarrett Mitchell0.3530.361+4.7
2LFJackson Chourio0.3390.344+8.1
32BBrice Turang0.3420.347+12.6
4CWilliam Contreras0.3350.333-3.6
51BJake Bauers0.3780.381-9.1
6SSJoey Ortiz0.2960.312+11.9
7DHChristian Yelich0.3070.312+0.0
8RFSal Frelick0.2790.303-1.7
93BDavid Hamilton0.2700.282-8.4

home · PHI vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.911
Σ match
2.418
Σ FRV
-20.5
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1DHKyle Schwarber0.3640.297-0.6
2SSTrea Turner0.2950.248-9.5
3RFBryce Harper0.3810.345-12.2
42BLuis Arraez0.3080.246+10.4
51BAlec Bohm0.3310.273-6.5
63BBryson Stott0.3280.278+5.2
7LFBrandon Marsh0.3020.240-5.7
8CJ.T. Realmuto0.3190.257+0.5
9CFJustin Crawford0.2830.234-2.0

defense · MIL catcher (Savant FRV)

William Contreras
  • FRV-3.6
  • framing-5.4
  • blocking-1.5
  • throwing+3.3

defense · PHI catcher (Savant FRV)

J.T. Realmuto
  • FRV+0.5
  • framing-0.2
  • blocking-1.3
  • throwing+2.0

MIL · Logan Henderson

Last outing 2026-09-16 vs PIT · 5.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+102103(+0)100
Location+107119(+11)115
Pitching+106116(+9)110
botStf5254(+2)53
botCmd5966(+7)63
botOvr5867(+9)61
SIERA3.222.10(-1.12)2.59

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-16. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 1.78

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.

PHI · Aaron Nola

Last outing 2026-09-17 vs NYM · 7.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+104100(-4)102
Location+10497(-7)105
Pitching+107102(-5)106
botStf5151(+1)50
botCmd5860(+2)60
botOvr5659(+3)58
SIERA4.074.38(+0.31)4.82

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-06 → 2026-09-17. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 3.13

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.

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)7 arms · kwera
0.41R / inningband [0.37–0.45]
0.096 R/PA · 0.136 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 · 0.123 R/out · worst: Max Lazar (4.71)

MIL

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Trevor MegillCLOSERCL1.8728.56.40.9729/7/21stable
Abner UribeSETUPSU2.7326.58.40.996/22/13stable
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

PHI

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Jhoan DuranCLOSERCL1.4535.24.30.9433/0/35stable
Jonathan BowlanSETUPMR3.3631.96.60.932/14/2stable
José AlvaradoSETUPSU3.6126.510.20.851/16/3stable
Brooks RaleySETUPMR3.9623.29.10.891/16/5stable
Tim MayzaOPENERMR3.1824.16.51.150/2/9stable
Chase ShugartMRMR4.8325.99.01.130/0/10stable
Tanner BanksMRMR5.4921.38.51.040/2/6stable
Max LazarMRMR7.8414.38.61.330/0/1stable
Alex McFarlaneunknownSU2.8623.57.4—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
5
4 MIL · 1 PHI
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

MIL

4 R

6H · 2HR · 1BB · 11K · 8LOB

OBPe 0.212 · SLGe 0.406 · K% 33.3

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 1 ER · 7 K · relief 4.0 IP · 4 arms

PHI

1 R

6H · 0HR · 4BB · 7K · 22LOB

OBPe 0.289 · SLGe 0.273 · K% 18.4

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 4 ER · 11 K · relief 3.0 IP · 3 arms

MIL · standout lines

big nights
  • Brice Turang (2B) · 2-4 | HR, 2B, KHR
  • Christian Yelich (DH) · 1-3 | HR, RBI, RHR
tough nights
  • Garrett Mitchell (CF) · 0-4 | K, R0-for-4
  • Jake Bauers (1B) · 0-4 | 3 K0-for-4 · 3 K

PHI · standout lines

big nights
  • Bryson Stott (3B) · 2-3 | 2 2B, BB4 TB
tough nights
  • Luis Arraez (2B) · 0-40-for-4
  • J.T. Realmuto (C) · 0-4 | K, RBI0-for-4
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks