CLE @ BOS

Wednesday · September 23, 2026·full·gamePk 824710past slate · free
refreshed 43h 28m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Fenway Park

gametime 7:10 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
56°F
humidity 68%
wind
8 mph
in from CF
precip
0%
overcast
park
BOS
open · HP→CF 46°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.19 R/Gminor in

Minor wind in: -0.19 R/G vs neutral. _Green Monster blocks LF wind — wind-out games still play big to RF only; foul territory tiny_

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricFoster GriffinLHP · CLESonny GrayRHP · BOS
xERA 20264.353.84
xwOBA 20260.3200.302
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.009-0.005
xERA 2025—3.88
xwOBA 2025—0.306
Outs/TB 25-261.951.97
FIP 25-264.063.44
kwERA 25-263.563.16
K% 25-2621.8%24.5%
BB% 25-266.5%5.9%
IP 25+26 combined166.7343.7
ERA actual 20263.672.82
ERA (L4)7.792.96
WHIP (L4)1.791.15
K% (L4)19.5%23.5%
BB% (L4)8.5%9.2%
IP/gm (L4)4.336.08
L4 window08/29→09/15 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/26→09/17 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)95 (−3)101 (−0)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)3.76 (−0.25)4.29 (+0.37)
Arsenal RV/1000.100.59

away arsenal — CLE

RV/100 0.10
  • Cutter—+1.10xwOBA 0.337
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.40xwOBA 0.317
  • Sweeper—-0.70xwOBA 0.356
  • Changeup—+0.80xwOBA 0.263
  • Sinker—+1.50xwOBA 0.309
  • Curveball—-3.70xwOBA 0.366
  • Split-Finger—-0.10xwOBA 0.215

home arsenal — BOS

RV/100 0.59
  • Sinker—+1.80xwOBA 0.277
  • Sweeper—+1.40xwOBA 0.187
  • Cutter—+0.20xwOBA 0.367
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.40xwOBA 0.386
  • Curveball—-1.30xwOBA 0.339
  • Changeup—+0.20xwOBA 0.372

away · CLE vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.850
Σ match
2.861
Σ FRV
+15.7
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFSteven Kwan0.3270.330+7.1
23BJosé Ramírez0.3270.326+2.1
3DHChase DeLauter0.3480.339+1.8
4RFJo Adell0.3240.330-9.4
52BTravis Bazzana0.3020.316-1.9
61BNathaniel Lowe0.3360.340-3.0
7CPatrick Bailey0.3020.301+6.4
8CFPetey Halpin0.2890.287+1.8
9SSBrayan Rocchio0.2950.293+10.7

home · BOS vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.775
Σ match
2.859
Σ FRV
+27.1
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFRoman Anthony0.3410.365-0.0
21BNick Sogard0.3090.323+3.4
3DHJahmai Jones0.3260.333-1.6
4RFWilyer Abreu0.3490.364+4.0
5CAdley Rutschman0.3280.346+11.2
6CFCeddanne Rafaela0.2820.278+15.0
73BCaleb Durbin0.2950.291+5.4
8SSTrevor Story0.2540.260-0.7
92BAndruw Monasterio0.2910.298-9.5

defense · CLE catcher (Savant FRV)

Patrick Bailey
  • FRV+6.4
  • framing+4.5
  • blocking-1.7
  • throwing+3.6

defense · BOS catcher (Savant FRV)

Adley Rutschman
  • FRV+11.2
  • framing+6.3
  • blocking+1.0
  • throwing+3.9

CLE · Foster Griffin

Last outing 2026-09-15 vs CWS · 4.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9797(+0)95
Location+10199(-2)94
Pitching+97101(+4)94
botStf4751(+4)49
botCmd5352(-0)48
botOvr5149(-2)47
SIERA4.023.65(-0.36)3.76

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-04 → 2026-09-15. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 4.94

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-15; SIERA here is an average of game ratings, not aggregate season SIERA. Stuff+ family: 100 average. PitchingBot: 50 average. Lower SIERA/botERA is better.

BOS · Sonny Gray

Last outing 2026-09-17 vs TEX · 6.1 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+10197(-4)101
Location+98114(+16)105
Pitching+102114(+12)110
botStf5351(-1)53
botCmd5565(+10)59
botOvr5662(+6)58
SIERA3.924.56(+0.64)4.29

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-05 → 2026-09-17. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 2.68

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.

CLE · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.41R / inningband [0.34–0.48]
0.097 R/PA · 0.137 R/out · worst: Shawn Armstrong (4.25)
BOS · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.37R / inningband [0.30–0.43]
0.086 R/PA · 0.122 R/out · worst: Alec Gamboa (4.21)

CLE

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Cade SmithCLOSERCL2.2335.97.91.0540/0/37stable
Erik SabrowskiSETUPSU2.8537.415.40.781/26/2stable
Matt FestaSETUPMR3.3724.67.10.971/7/13stable
Hunter GaddisSETUPSU3.7422.68.50.861/31/2stable
Tim HerrinSETUPMR4.2222.012.10.790/16/5stable
Shawn ArmstrongSETUPSU4.5822.613.00.880/8/8stable
Daniel EspinoMRMR4.2937.311.91.000/0/1stable
Craig YohoMRMR4.6425.611.21.330/4/5stable
Slade CecconiSPLR4.5518.97.45.210/0/0ramping up

BOS

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Aroldis ChapmanCLOSERCL2.6032.411.00.9634/0/27stable
Garrett WhitlockSETUPSU2.0230.44.10.974/25/7stable
Tyron GuerreroSETUPMR2.5123.54.31.030/18/2ramping up
Erik MillerSETUPSU3.2932.615.20.865/14/7stable
Greg WeissertSETUPMR3.8723.87.30.961/8/4stable
Jovani MoránOPENERMR4.2526.911.91.530/5/6ramping down
Alec GamboaMRMR3.1618.28.31.601/2/5ramping up
Raymond BurgosunknownLR4.1317.41.4—1/0/0—

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
1
0 CLE · 1 BOS
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

CLE

0 R

5H · 0HR · 3BB · 9K · 16LOB

OBPe 0.242 · SLGe 0.167 · K% 27.3

Their pitching

8.0 IP · 1 ER · 10 K · relief 2.0 IP · 4 arms

BOS

1 R

12H · 0HR · 0BB · 10K · 25LOB

OBPe 0.333 · SLGe 0.333 · K% 27.8

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 0 ER · 9 K · relief 3.0 IP · 4 arms

CLE · standout lines

tough nights
  • Chase DeLauter (DH) · 0-4 | K0-for-4

BOS · standout lines

tough nights
  • Caleb Durbin (3B) · 0-40-for-4
  • Trevor Story (SS) · 0-4 | 2 K0-for-4 · 2 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks