AZ @ COL

Thursday · September 24, 2026·full·gamePk 824298past slate · free
refreshed 22h 20m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Coors Field

gametime 3:10 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
72°F
humidity 47%
wind
8 mph
in from LF
precip
3%
overcast
park
COL
open · HP→CF 0°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.21 R/Gminor in

Minor wind in: -0.21 R/G vs neutral. _Altitude does most of the work; wind secondary but real — calm summer evenings let altitude effect peak_

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricEduardo RodriguezLHP · AZTanner GordonRHP · COL
xERA 20264.294.82
xwOBA 20260.3180.335
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.0200.055
xERA 20254.515.88
xwOBA 20250.3280.368
Outs/TB 25-261.871.31
FIP 25-264.194.75
kwERA 25-264.083.73
K% 25-2619.4%18.6%
BB% 25-268.4%4.7%
IP 25+26 combined338.0175.7
ERA actual 20262.896.01
ERA (L4)5.829.18
WHIP (L4)1.572.16
K% (L4)21.0%18.1%
BB% (L4)10.0%6.0%
IP/gm (L4)5.424.17
L4 window09/01→09/18 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified08/31→09/17 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)97 (+4)84 (−2)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.32 (−0.46)4.55 (+0.51)
Arsenal RV/1000.60-1.29

away arsenal — AZ

RV/100 0.60
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+1.50xwOBA 0.315
  • Changeup—+0.50xwOBA 0.276
  • Cutter—-0.40xwOBA 0.331
  • Curveball—+0.80xwOBA 0.350
  • Sinker—-2.10xwOBA 0.416

home arsenal — COL

RV/100 -1.29
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-1.30xwOBA 0.364
  • Changeup—+0.20xwOBA 0.314
  • Slider—-1.60xwOBA 0.312
  • Curveball—-4.30xwOBA 0.258
  • Cutter—-0.20xwOBA 0.324

away · AZ vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.885
Σ match
3.018
Σ FRV
+28.2
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFLars Nootbaar0.3380.364+1.9
22BKetel Marte0.3420.351+4.8
3DHGabriel Moreno0.3620.374+8.6
4SSGeraldo Perdomo0.3260.348+12.3
51BPavin Smith0.2790.287+0.5
63BNolan Arenado0.2960.318+2.5
7RFCorbin Carroll0.3450.360+4.2
8CJames McCann0.2850.300-6.3
9CFTim Tawa0.3120.316-0.4

home · COL vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.741
Σ match
2.796
Σ FRV
-8.2
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1LFJake McCarthy0.3250.339-1.0
22BConnor Norby0.3040.305-2.2
3DHHunter Goodman0.3200.331-2.3
41BTJ Rumfield0.3330.337+4.3
5CFCole Carrigg0.3100.316+0.6
63BKyle Karros0.3370.354+0.1
7CBrett Sullivan0.2840.287-5.5
8RFJordan Beck0.2480.252-3.1
9SSEzequiel Tovar0.2800.275+1.0

defense · AZ catcher (Savant FRV)

James McCann
  • FRV-6.3
  • framing-5.0
  • blocking+0.0
  • throwing-1.1

defense · COL catcher (Savant FRV)

Brett Sullivan
  • FRV-5.5
  • framing-4.5
  • blocking-0.1
  • throwing-1.0

AZ · Eduardo Rodriguez

Last outing 2026-09-18 vs NYY · 5.1 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+92101(+9)97
Location+10990(-19)104
Pitching+10388(-14)100
botStf4547(+1)47
botCmd5954(-5)59
botOvr5448(-6)53
SIERA4.795.72(+0.93)4.32

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-06 → 2026-09-18. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 5.09

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.

COL · Tanner Gordon

Last outing 2026-09-17 vs SD · 3.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+8781(-6)84
Location+109118(+10)107
Pitching+93101(+7)89
botStf4237(-4)38
botCmd5960(+0)54
botOvr5251(-1)46
SIERA4.035.43(+1.40)4.55

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

Latest botERA 4.56

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.

AZ · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.44R / inningband [0.38–0.51]
0.104 R/PA · 0.148 R/out · worst: Zac Gallen (4.66)
COL · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.48R / inningband [0.44–0.52]
0.114 R/PA · 0.162 R/out · worst: Zach Agnos (4.72)

AZ

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Brandyn GarciaSETUPCL2.5331.65.90.835/18/6stable
Juan MorilloSETUPCL2.7328.38.90.923/19/9stable
Jonathan LoáisigaSETUPSU2.8418.64.70.932/10/11stable
Kevin GinkelSETUPMR3.6125.26.00.933/11/5stable
Taylor ClarkeSETUPMR3.6616.05.11.000/14/6stable
Dennis SantanaSETUPMR4.9320.79.90.953/5/22stable
Justin MartinezunknownMR2.1734.012.8—0/2/0—
Ryne NelsonSPMR5.3317.56.65.560/0/0ramping up
Zac GallenSPLR5.3513.67.55.160/0/0ramping up

COL

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Jordan RomanoCLOSERCL3.8525.212.60.7915/1/13stable
Jaden HillSETUPMR4.1521.513.00.832/13/4stable
Juan MejiaSETUPSU4.2520.412.81.104/9/16stable
Brennan BernardinoOPENERSU3.5518.45.70.862/13/7stable
Jimmy HergetOPENERMR5.3419.211.20.993/10/10stable
Zach AgnosSWINGMR4.5614.38.62.282/1/10stable
Mark ManfrediunknownMR3.7322.113.2—0/0/0—
Nick FrassounknownMR4.3122.87.6—0/0/0—

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
20
12 AZ · 8 COL
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

AZ

12 R

18H · 3HR · 5BB · 7K · 17LOB

OBPe 0.469 · SLGe 0.750 · K% 14.3

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 8 ER · 8 K · relief 3.0 IP · 4 arms

COL

8 R

17H · 3HR · 1BB · 8K · 21LOB

OBPe 0.400 · SLGe 0.682 · K% 17.8

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 12 ER · 7 K · relief 5.7 IP · 5 arms

AZ · standout lines

big nights
  • Lars Nootbaar (RF) · 3-6 | 2 R3 H
  • Gabriel Moreno (DH) · 1-6 | HR, K, 3 RBIHR
  • Geraldo Perdomo (SS) · 3-5 | 3B, BB, K3 H · 5 TB
  • Nolan Arenado (3B) · 3-5 | HR, K, 3 RBIHR · 3 H
tough nights
  • Tim Tawa (1B) · 0-5 | 2 K0-for-5 · 2 K

COL · standout lines

big nights
  • Zac Veen (LF) · 2-2 | HR, 2B, RBIHR
  • Cole Carrigg (CF) · 4-5 | HR, 3 RBI, RHR · 4 H · 7 TB
  • Kyle Karros (3B) · 2-5 | HR, K, RBIHR
tough nights
  • Ezequiel Tovar (SS) · 0-5 | 2 K0-for-5 · 2 K
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks