Ben Kudrna or Nathan Eovaldi

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Ben Kudrna or Nathan Eovaldi Player Statistics
	Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX	Ben Kudrna SP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	27	‐

Games Started	23	‐

Innings Pitched	145.2	‐

Wins	11	‐

Losses	10	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	1	‐

Holds	1	‐

Hits Allowed	142	‐

Earned Runs	68	‐

Home Runs Allowed	24	‐

Strikeouts	144	‐

Walks	35	‐

ERA	4.20	‐

WHIP	1.22	‐

Ben Kudrna or Nathan Eovaldi Player Projections
	Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX	Ben Kudrna SP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	27	8

Games Started	26	2

Innings Pitched	158.6	14.6

Wins	11	1

Losses	8	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	138	16

Earned Runs	61	8

Home Runs Allowed	18	2

Strikeouts	151	11

Walks	39	7

ERA	3.44	5.06

WHIP	1.12	1.51

Ben Kudrna or Nathan Eovaldi Player Notes
	Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX	Ben Kudrna SP - KC
News
	Nathan Eovaldi allowed one earned run on four hits and two walks while striking out three over 4 1/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Twins. Chris Schommer Sun, Sep 27th	Royals pitching prospect Ben Kudrna underwent season-ending olecranon stress fracture surgery on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 29th
	Nathan Eovaldi will start for the Rangers on Saturday against the Twins. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 26th	Ben Kudrna is seeking a second opinion on his elbow injury next week. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 21st
	The Rangers activated RHP Nathan Eovaldi from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 12th	Kansas City optioned Kudrna to Triple-A Omaha on Saturday. He made his first appearance at that level last season, surrendering 18 earned runs across 11.1 innings. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 7th
	Nathan Eovaldi threw a live batting practice session on Friday. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 12th	The Royals signed RHP Ben Kudrna to a deal for the 2026 season. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 8th
	Nathan Eovaldi will throw live batting practice on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 6th
Notes
	Nathan Eovaldi delivered one of the most dominant seasons of his career in 2025, posting a microscopic 1.73 ERA with elite run suppression backed by a .194 opponent average and a career-best 26.0% strikeout rate. Durability remains the primary concern entering his age-36 season, but 2026 projections still view him as a high-quality rotation anchor with strong ratios and solid strikeout volume when healthy. In fantasy formats, Eovaldi profiles as an SP2 whose value hinges on workload but whose efficiency can meaningfully outperform his draft cost. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Ben Kudrna or Nathan Eovaldi Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX			Ben Kudrna SP - KC
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#72
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#203	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#137	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Mon, May 4th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#203	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#250	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#281	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#242	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#271	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)		@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Wed, Jun 17th				@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#264	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#261
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#160	vs SD	Griffin Canning (5-9)
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#261	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#207	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs MIN	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#173	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)		@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)		vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-4)	#194
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-4)	#194	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#41
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#37	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#165
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122	vs CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#232
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8