Ben Kudrna or Parker Messick

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Ben Kudrna or Parker Messick Player Statistics
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Ben Kudrna SP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	32	‐

Games Started	32	‐

Innings Pitched	186.1	‐

Wins	12	‐

Losses	9	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	149	‐

Earned Runs	53	‐

Home Runs Allowed	17	‐

Strikeouts	193	‐

Walks	49	‐

ERA	2.56	‐

WHIP	1.06	‐

Ben Kudrna or Parker Messick Player Projections
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Ben Kudrna SP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	23	8

Games Started	23	2

Innings Pitched	124.4	14.6

Wins	7	1

Losses	8	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	119	16

Earned Runs	56	8

Home Runs Allowed	15	2

Strikeouts	114	11

Walks	41	7

ERA	4.03	5.06

WHIP	1.28	1.51

Ben Kudrna or Parker Messick Player Notes
	Parker Messick SP - CLE	Ben Kudrna SP - KC
News
	Parker Messick will toe the rubber for the Cleveland Guardians against the Chicago White Sox in Game 1 of the ALDS Saturday according to Zack Meisel. Chris Schommer Thu, Oct 1st	Royals pitching prospect Ben Kudrna underwent season-ending olecranon stress fracture surgery on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 29th
	Parker Messick allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out two over three innings in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Royals. Matthew Adam Mon, Sep 28th	Ben Kudrna is seeking a second opinion on his elbow injury next week. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 21st
	Parker Messick will start Sunday against the Royals. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 27th	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
	Parker Messick allowed one earned run on five hits and one walk while striking out five over five innings in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Red Sox. Matthew Adam Wed, Sep 23rd	The Royals signed RHP Ben Kudrna to a deal for the 2026 season. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 8th
	Parker Messick allowed three earned runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out eight over six innings in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the White Sox. Matthew Adam Thu, Sep 17th
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Ben Kudrna or Parker Messick Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Parker Messick SP - CLE			Ben Kudrna SP - KC
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#72
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Sun, Jun 14th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Mon, Jun 15th				@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#261
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	@ CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Fri, Jul 17th				vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-4)	#86	vs SD	Griffin Canning (5-9)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Thu, Jul 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#123	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		vs MIN	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#264	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-4)	#194
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#150	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#212	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#41
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)		@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#165
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	vs CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#159
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#151