Anthony Banda or Steven Cruz

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Anthony Banda or Steven Cruz Player Statistics
	Anthony Banda RP - MIN	Steven Cruz RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	39	50

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	34.1	52.2

Wins	2	2

Losses	0	3

Saves	2	6

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	10	5

Hits Allowed	31	46

Earned Runs	17	25

Home Runs Allowed	3	12

Strikeouts	33	57

Walks	15	19

ERA	4.46	4.27

WHIP	1.34	1.23

Anthony Banda or Steven Cruz Player Projections
	Anthony Banda RP - MIN	Steven Cruz RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	55	39

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	55.4	40.6

Wins	3	2

Losses	3	2

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	9	3

Hits Allowed	51	36

Earned Runs	27	20

Home Runs Allowed	7	5

Strikeouts	54	37

Walks	25	17

ERA	4.43	4.48

WHIP	1.37	1.33

Anthony Banda or Steven Cruz Player Notes
	Anthony Banda RP - MIN	Steven Cruz RP - KC
News
	Anthony Banda underwent surgery to repair his lat and is out for the season. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	Steven Cruz struck out two batters while allowing two hits over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Friday's 3-0 win over the Guardians. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 29th
	Twins left-hander Anthony Banda (lat) has been placed on the 15-day injured list, and will reportedly be out for months rather than weeks. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th	Steven Cruz threw a scoreless frame to earn the save in Monday's 9-5 win over the Athletics. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 18th
	Twins left-hander Anthony Banda (side) left Sunday's game against the Rockies after just one pitch in the ninth inning. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th	Steven Cruz struck out one batter while allowing one hit in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Friday's 7-6 win over the Angels. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 15th
	Anthony Banda struck out one in a perfect frame to earn the save in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks. Matthew Adam Mon, Jun 22nd	Steven Cruz struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Twins. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 6th
	Anthony Banda struck out one batter over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the save in Friday's 8-6 win over the Red Sox. Matthew Adam Sat, May 23rd	Steven Cruz struck out two batters while allowing one hit and one walk over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Tigers. Chase Davis Mon, Jul 27th
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Anthony Banda or Steven Cruz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Anthony Banda RP - MIN			Steven Cruz RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#181	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#25
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#132
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#395	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#209	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#282	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#368	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#160	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#347	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#347	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#142
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#347
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#259	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#402
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#214	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#13
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#417
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#214
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#109	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#128
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#224	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#172
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes	#65
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			@ PIT
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Mon, May 4th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Wed, Jun 17th				@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#229
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Fri, Aug 14th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CWS