AJ Blubaugh or Hunter Barco

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News & Notes
Schedule

AJ Blubaugh or Hunter Barco Player Statistics
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	7	61

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	17.2	92.1

Wins	0	5

Losses	1	3

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	1	12

Hits Allowed	21	75

Earned Runs	15	38

Home Runs Allowed	4	13

Strikeouts	14	92

Walks	13	40

ERA	7.64	3.70

WHIP	1.92	1.25

AJ Blubaugh or Hunter Barco Player Projections
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	34	29

Games Started	12	3

Innings Pitched	85.7	43.2

Wins	4	2

Losses	5	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	80	40

Earned Runs	41	23

Home Runs Allowed	10	7

Strikeouts	79	40

Walks	36	19

ERA	4.35	4.76

WHIP	1.35	1.35

AJ Blubaugh or Hunter Barco Player Notes
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
News
	The Pirates optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The Astros are reportedly drawing trade interest in AJ Blubaugh. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd
	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	Hunter Barco is scheduled to visit team doctors with the Pirates on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	The Pirates recalled Hunter Barco from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
Notes
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AJ Blubaugh or Hunter Barco Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT			AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#40	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#92
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#93	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#348	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#123
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#339
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#102	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#31	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#62	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#168	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#36	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#119	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#362
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#238
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#52	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#262
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#335	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#218	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#81
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39
Mon, May 4th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#13
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#64	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#12
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#160	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#121
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#362	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#48
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#75
Mon, May 18th				@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#181
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#265
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#24	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#265	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#75
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#133
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#278
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#303	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#277	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#25
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#114
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#346
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#13	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#297	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#74
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#114	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#166	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#238
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#24
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#63
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#48	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#335	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#88
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#36	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#145
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#149
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77
Fri, Jul 10th				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#105
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#94	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#112	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61
Fri, Jul 17th				vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#97
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#204	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106
Tue, Jul 21st				vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#213
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#6	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#46	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#73
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#141	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#83	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#75
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#278	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#35	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#63
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#52	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#248	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#160
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#62
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#80	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#178
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#190
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#150	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#241	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#28	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#192
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#62	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#178	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#240
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#214	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#57
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#248
Mon, Aug 31st				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#73
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#190	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#183	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#141
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#92	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#83
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#73	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#131
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-2)	#78	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#85	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#34
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#46	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#40
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#35	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#201
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#52	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#329	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#358
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#241	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#114
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#192
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#215
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#47
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#331
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#218
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#213
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#160