AJ Smith-Shawver or Cole Sands

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AJ Smith-Shawver or Cole Sands Player Statistics
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN	AJ Smith-Shawver SP - ATL
2026 Stats


Games Played	13	9

Games Started	0	5

Innings Pitched	12.0	31.1

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	3

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	3	1

Hits Allowed	15	32

Earned Runs	11	23

Home Runs Allowed	3	7

Strikeouts	11	27

Walks	5	16

ERA	8.25	6.61

WHIP	1.67	1.53

AJ Smith-Shawver or Cole Sands Player Projections
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN	AJ Smith-Shawver SP - ATL
2026 Projections


Games Played	64	8

Games Started	1	2

Innings Pitched	66.5	19.4

Wins	4	1

Losses	3	0

Saves	4	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	12	1

Hits Allowed	61	18

Earned Runs	30	9

Home Runs Allowed	8	2

Strikeouts	65	17

Walks	20	7

ERA	4.02	4.29

WHIP	1.21	1.26

AJ Smith-Shawver or Cole Sands Player Notes
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN	AJ Smith-Shawver SP - ATL
News
	Cole Sands will not pitch again this season. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Braves added AJ Smith-Shawver to their NLDS roster. Ari Koslow Sat, Oct 3rd
	The Twins transferred RHP Cole Sands from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Braves manager Walt Weiss told reporters AJ Smith-Shawver is moving to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Mon, Sep 14th
	Cole Sands will undergo arthroscopic surgery. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	AJ Smith-Shawver gave up four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three over 3 1/3 innings in Tuesday's 7-1 loss to the Rays. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Sep 9th
	The Twins placed Cole Sands on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow strain. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	AJ Smith-Shawver allowed five runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five over four innings in Tuesday's 9-5 loss to the Nationals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Sep 2nd
	Cole Sands (forearm) has been activated from the IL. Vince DiSilvio Sun, Jul 26th	AJ Smith-Shawver gave up three runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three over five innings in Wednesday's 6-5 win against the Dodgers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 27th
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AJ Smith-Shawver or Cole Sands Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN			AJ Smith-Shawver SP - ATL
Fri, Mar 27th				vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#74	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Tue, Mar 31st				vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Mon, Apr 20th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#281
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#182
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187
Mon, May 4th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (1-1)		vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)		vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#271	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (1-1)
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Thu, May 21st				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#116	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (7-1)	#117
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-4)	#86
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-3)	#105
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Wed, Jun 17th				vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#264
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-2)		vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#265
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-4)	#194	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Mon, Jul 27th				@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Fri, Aug 14th				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#147	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Thu, Aug 27th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#279
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#140	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#166
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115	vs SF	Anthony Molina (3-2)	#192
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#223
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)		vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#131
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF	Anthony Molina (3-2)	#192	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#252	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66	@ MIA	Jack Ralston
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)