Anthony Bender or Caleb Thielbar

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Anthony Bender or Caleb Thielbar Player Statistics
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	35	55

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	34.1	46.2

Wins	1	3

Losses	1	3

Saves	2	3

Blown Saves	2	4

Holds	8	7

Hits Allowed	21	45

Earned Runs	10	25

Home Runs Allowed	1	11

Strikeouts	41	58

Walks	12	18

ERA	2.62	4.82

WHIP	0.96	1.35

Anthony Bender or Caleb Thielbar Player Projections
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	58	64

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	56.8	59.3

Wins	3	4

Losses	3	3

Saves	2	1

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	15	17

Hits Allowed	51	51

Earned Runs	26	26

Home Runs Allowed	6	8

Strikeouts	54	62

Walks	22	20

ERA	4.06	3.88

WHIP	1.29	1.20

Anthony Bender or Caleb Thielbar Player Notes
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
News
	Anthony Bender will undergo surgery to repair a right shin stress reaction. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 19th	Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Caleb Thielbar is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session on Wednesday ahead of a minor league rehab assignment. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 11th
	Anthony Bender discontinued throwing and will be re-evaluated. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th	Caleb Thielbar threw a successful bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th
	Anthony Bender did mound work in Florida. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd	Caleb Thielbar threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled for a high-intensity session on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, May 7th
	Anthony Bender threw 24 pitches over one-plus inning in his first rehab appearance. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	The Cubs placed LHP Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
	Anthony Bender is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell told reporters Thursday that Caleb Thielbar exited in the ninth inning due to left hamstring tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd
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Anthony Bender or Caleb Thielbar Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA			Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
Fri, Mar 27th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#359
Sat, Mar 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#161	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#376	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#198
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#237
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#30
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#208	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#89
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82
Sat, Apr 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#236
Sun, Apr 5th	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#14	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#371	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#273
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#355	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308
Fri, Apr 10th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#110
Sat, Apr 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#68	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#257	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#223	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#77
Sat, Apr 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#49
Sun, Apr 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#150
Mon, Apr 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48
Tue, Apr 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Fri, Apr 24th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#95
Sat, Apr 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#71	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#78
Sun, Apr 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#99
Mon, Apr 27th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#2	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#244
Tue, Apr 28th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#39	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#225
Wed, Apr 29th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#15	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Sat, May 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#195	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#153
Sun, May 3rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#79
Mon, May 4th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#366
Tue, May 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#88	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139
Wed, May 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#202	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#355
Thu, May 7th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#156	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308
Fri, May 8th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121
Sat, May 9th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)	#243	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#258
Sun, May 10th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#9
Tue, May 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#257
Wed, May 13th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#229
Thu, May 14th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, May 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#32	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#83
Sat, May 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#56	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136
Sun, May 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358
Mon, May 18th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#229	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#289
Tue, May 19th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#164	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4
Wed, May 20th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75
Thu, May 21st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Fri, May 22nd	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#150	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291
Sat, May 23rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#49	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#169
Sun, May 24th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#73	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#287
Mon, May 25th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#115	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#110
Tue, May 26th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#188	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, May 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Fri, May 29th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#49	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122
Sat, May 30th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#73	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85
Sun, May 31st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#44	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Mon, Jun 1st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)	#243	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#142	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296
Fri, Jun 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#71
Sat, Jun 6th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149
Sun, Jun 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#377
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#153	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#161
Thu, Jun 11th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#79	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#374
Fri, Jun 12th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149
Sat, Jun 13th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#19
Mon, Jun 15th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#161
Tue, Jun 16th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#374
Wed, Jun 17th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#195	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#350
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#19
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#163
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#227	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#77
Wed, Jun 24th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#9	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#65
Fri, Jun 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4
Sat, Jun 27th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75
Sun, Jun 28th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#350	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#197
Tue, Jun 30th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#369	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#265
Wed, Jul 1st	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#359	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#225
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#161
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#94	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#128	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Tue, Jul 7th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58
Wed, Jul 8th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Thu, Jul 9th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#72	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#36
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#192
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139
Fri, Jul 17th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97
Sat, Jul 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#98	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26
Sun, Jul 19th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#114	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108
Mon, Jul 20th	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#193	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#102
Tue, Jul 21st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#287	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#63
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#244	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#225	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Tue, Jul 28th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113
Wed, Jul 29th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Thu, Jul 30th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#44	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122
Fri, Jul 31st	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#77	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45
Sat, Aug 1st	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#157	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#14
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#257	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#164	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#264	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#239
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#194	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#137
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#117	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#375
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#198
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#110	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#284
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#355	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#192	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#215
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#129
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#146
Fri, Aug 21st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#170	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#152
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#198	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#55
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#284	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#72
Mon, Aug 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#79
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#37	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#66
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#76
Fri, Aug 28th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#284	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308
Sat, Aug 29th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139
Sun, Aug 30th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#142	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62
Mon, Aug 31st	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-2)	#180	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75
Tue, Sep 1st	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#375	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#114
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#57	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#64	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17
Fri, Sep 4th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106
Sat, Sep 5th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#187	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#135
Sun, Sep 6th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#53	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#221
Mon, Sep 7th	vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#145	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#114
Tue, Sep 8th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#65	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4
Wed, Sep 9th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#74	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#203
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#15	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#95	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Mon, Sep 14th	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#38	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Tue, Sep 15th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#40	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#164
Wed, Sep 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#79	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#229
Fri, Sep 18th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#60	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62
Sat, Sep 19th	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#68	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#192
Sun, Sep 20th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#225	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#135
Thu, Sep 24th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#53	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#221
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#257	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#37
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#164	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#104
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#229	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#47
Thu, Mar 26th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#49
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#99