MIA @ CHC

Thursday · September 24, 2026·full·gamePk 824623past slate · free
refreshed 23h 10m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Wrigley Field

gametime 2:20 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
64°F
humidity 78%
wind
10 mph
in from LF
precip
0%
mostly clear
park
CHC
open · HP→CF 36°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.34 R/Gmoderate in

Moderate wind in: -0.34 R/G vs neutral. _THE wind park — Lake Michigan lake-effect dominates. Wind OUT (south) → HR feast. Wind IN (north off lake) → pitcher's paradise. April/Oct often wind-in cold, June/July often wind-out warm._

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricTyler PhillipsRHP · MIAMatthew BoydLHP · CHC
xERA 20264.664.72
xwOBA 20260.3300.332
wOBA−xwOBA 2026-0.016-0.025
xERA 20253.643.74
xwOBA 20250.2970.301
Outs/TB 25-262.152.18
FIP 25-264.433.89
kwERA 25-264.323.73
K% 25-2618.1%20.4%
BB% 25-269.1%6.5%
IP 25+26 combined200.3299.3
ERA actual 20263.454.06
ERA (L4)2.604.37
WHIP (L4)0.981.24
K% (L4)19.7%18.5%
BB% (L4)10.6%7.6%
IP/gm (L4)4.335.67
L4 window09/01→09/18 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified09/01→09/19 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)95 (−2)92 (−4)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.11 (−0.47)4.45 (+0.05)
Arsenal RV/100-0.000.15

away arsenal — MIA

RV/100 -0.00
  • Sinker—-1.40xwOBA 0.388
  • Sweeper—+1.00xwOBA 0.280
  • Split-Finger—+1.30xwOBA 0.267
  • Curveball—+0.60xwOBA 0.343
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-3.60xwOBA 0.373

home arsenal — CHC

RV/100 0.15
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-0.50xwOBA 0.386
  • Changeup—+0.60xwOBA 0.321
  • Slider—+0.90xwOBA 0.242
  • Curveball—+0.60xwOBA 0.227

away · MIA vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.402
Σ match
2.715
Σ FRV
+11.2
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1SSOtto Lopez0.3270.344+11.1
2LFHeriberto Hernández0.3480.373-0.1
3CFJakob Marsee0.3100.327+5.3
43BJavier Sanoja0.2940.297+3.2
5DHAgustín Ramírez0.2840.292-4.8
6RFEsteury Ruiz0.2760.302-3.8
71BDeyvison De Los Santos0.1730.263-1.3
82BJared Serna0.2140.278-0.8
9CBrian Navarreto0.1760.239+2.5

home · CHC vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.920
Σ match
3.007
Σ FRV
+63.1
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFPete Crow-Armstrong0.3760.386+27.1
2RFSeiya Suzuki0.3370.335+8.0
31BMichael Busch0.3330.359+2.5
4DHMichael Conforto0.3360.339-1.8
5LFIan Happ0.3150.343+5.9
62BNico Hoerner0.3230.335+8.8
73BPedro Ramírez0.2820.288+1.0
8CCarson Kelly0.3130.308+0.2
9SSDansby Swanson0.3050.313+11.3

defense · MIA catcher (Savant FRV)

Brian Navarreto
  • FRV+2.5
  • framing+0.1
  • blocking-0.2
  • throwing+2.6

defense · CHC catcher (Savant FRV)

Carson Kelly
  • FRV+0.2
  • framing+1.1
  • blocking+1.5
  • throwing-2.4

MIA · Tyler Phillips

Last outing 2026-09-18 vs SD · 3.2 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9795(-2)95
Location+98109(+11)109
Pitching+95103(+7)100
botStf5452(-2)52
botCmd5249(-3)51
botOvr5451(-3)54
SIERA4.581.66(-2.92)4.11

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

Latest botERA 4.54

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.

CHC · Matthew Boyd

Last outing 2026-09-19 vs CIN · 5.0 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+9590(-5)92
Location+107106(-1)101
Pitching+10096(-4)92
botStf4746(-1)47
botCmd5657(+1)56
botOvr5255(+3)52
SIERA4.404.53(+0.12)4.45

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-07 → 2026-09-19. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 3.84

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-19; 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.

MIA · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.44R / inningband [0.37–0.52]
0.104 R/PA · 0.148 R/out · worst: Josh Ekness (5.02)
CHC · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)7 arms · kwera
0.44R / inningband [0.39–0.50]
0.105 R/PA · 0.148 R/out · worst: Colin Rea (4.31)

MIA

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Calvin FaucherSETUPCL2.9624.712.50.983/18/7stable
Michael PetersenSETUPSU3.0730.710.61.061/25/4stable
Dax FultonBULKMR3.4423.613.62.500/0/3ramping down
Cade GibsonMRMR4.0419.69.61.280/4/7stable
Victor VodnikMRMR4.1516.312.51.084/6/12stable
Josh EknessMRMR4.6318.415.20.891/2/2stable
Tyler ZuberMRSU5.2324.06.30.871/10/5stable
Jack RalstonunknownMR5.5424.212.9—0/3/0—
Bradley BlalockunknownLR6.8425.78.6—0/0/0—

CHC

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Daniel PalenciaCLOSERCL3.9625.28.40.883/2/12stable
Ryan ZeferjahnSETUPCL3.8231.213.31.156/14/15stable
Jacob WebbSETUPMR4.0625.68.90.989/8/14stable
Caleb ThielbarSETUPMR4.7728.58.70.853/7/6stable
Javier AssadBULKMR4.9916.27.03.902/0/3ramping up
Ryan RolisonOPENERMR3.9021.310.71.123/7/13stable
Aaron CivaleSPMR4.6418.97.14.672/1/0ramping down
Colin ReaSPLR4.8317.28.15.031/0/1ramping up
Edward CabreraSPMR5.3420.310.35.170/0/0ramping down

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
3
1 MIA · 2 CHC
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

MIA

1 R

5H · 0HR · 3BB · 3K · 20LOB

OBPe 0.235 · SLGe 0.194 · K% 8.8

Their pitching

8.0 IP · 2 ER · 5 K · relief 4.0 IP · 4 arms

CHC

2 R

6H · 1HR · 5BB · 5K · 17LOB

OBPe 0.324 · SLGe 0.379 · K% 14.7

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 1 ER · 3 K · relief 2.0 IP · 3 arms

MIA · standout lines

tough nights
  • Heriberto Hernández (LF) · 0-4 | K, SB0-for-4

CHC · standout lines

big nights
  • Seiya Suzuki (RF) · 2-3 | HR, BB, KHR
tough nights
  • Michael Busch (1B) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks