MLB
Slate for Sunday, August 23, 2026
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About the MLB Slate
The Slate is the day’s starting point: every scheduled game in one view, with both probable starters, the confirmed or projected lineup behind each one, and the ballpark the game is played in. It answers "what is on today, and which games are worth opening" before you drill into any single board.
How to read it
Games are listed in start-time order. Each card carries the two probable starters with the handedness that decides platoon splits, the batting order as it stands at load time, and the venue. A lineup shown before first pitch is the projected one and can change; once a club posts its card, the confirmed order replaces it.
Where the numbers come from
Schedule, probable starters and lineups come from official league feeds, refreshed through the day so a late scratch or a posted lineup shows up rather than going stale. Park context is the same run and home-run environment used on the Park Factors board.
Who it's for
For anyone building a card for the day — it is the fastest way to see the shape of the slate, spot the games with a lineup already posted, and jump into the hitter, pitcher or first-inning board for the matchups that matter.
What the MLB stats mean
PA / ABPlate appearances and at-bats. Every trip to the plate is a plate appearance; walks, hit-by-pitches and sacrifices do not count as at-bats.
AVGBatting average — hits per at-bat.
SLGTotal bases per at-bat, so a double counts double a single.
ISOExtra-base power — extra bases per at-bat, with singles taken out.
wOBAOne number for overall hitting value. Unlike batting average, it counts a home run more than a double and a double more than a walk.
xBA / xwOBAThe "expected" versions of those stats, based on how hard and at what angle the ball was hit rather than whether it happened to drop in for a hit. Good for spotting a hitter who is hitting the ball well without the results yet.
EVExit velocity — how fast the ball leaves the bat, in mph.
HH%Hard-hit rate — share of batted balls struck at 95 mph or harder.
BRRL% / BarrelShare of batted balls hit hard AND at the angle that most often goes for extra bases. The most productive kind of contact.
K% / BB%How often a hitter strikes out or walks, as a share of the batters faced.
Whiff%