Ben Brown or Justin Steele

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Ben Brown or Justin Steele Player Statistics
	Justin Steele SP - CHC	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	17

Games Started	‐	5

Innings Pitched	‐	51.2

Wins	‐	2

Losses	‐	2

Saves	‐	1

Blown Saves	‐	1

Holds	‐	2

Hits Allowed	‐	33

Earned Runs	‐	11

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	53

Walks	‐	15

ERA	‐	1.92

WHIP	‐	0.93

Ben Brown or Justin Steele Player Projections
	Justin Steele SP - CHC	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	15	40

Games Started	15	3

Innings Pitched	86.0	68.3

Wins	6	4

Losses	4	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	4

Hits Allowed	77	63

Earned Runs	34	29

Home Runs Allowed	9	9

Strikeouts	79	73

Walks	23	22

ERA	3.60	3.79

WHIP	1.16	1.24

Ben Brown or Justin Steele Player Notes
	Justin Steele SP - CHC	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC
News
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Justin Steele will not throw a ball for “multiple weeks." Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th	Ben Brown held the Cardinals to just one run on three hits over seven innings on Saturday, lifting the Cubs to a 6-1 victory. David Leisering Sun, May 31st
	Justin Steele was cleared to begin strengthening exercises on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, May 27th	Ben Brown allowed a run on four hits in six innings on Monday, but settled for a no-decision in the Cubs' 2-1 loss to the Pirates. David Leisering Mon, May 25th
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Justin Steele's flexor strain will keep him out of the rotation until after the All-Star Break. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th	Ben Brown pitched five innings on Tuesday and allowed three runs on seven hits, walked two, and struck out six as the Cubs suffered a 5-2 loss to the Brewers. David Leisering Wed, May 20th
	Justin Steele suffered a setback in his recovery and has been shutdown. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th	Ben Brown started for the Cubs on Thursday and allowed one hit and one walk while striking out seven over four scoreless innings. Chicago defeated Atlanta, 2-0. David Leisering Thu, May 14th
	Justin Steele told reporters he’s targeting a return to the Cubs’ rotation in May or June. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st	Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell confirmed that Ben Brown will start Friday’s series opener against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th
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Ben Brown or Justin Steele Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Justin Steele SP - CHC			Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (3-3)	#87	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (3-3)	#87
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (1-4)	#215	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (1-4)	#215
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#203	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#203
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson		vs LAA	Ryan Johnson
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (6-4)	#45	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (6-4)	#45
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#155	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#155
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (4-2)	#106	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (4-2)	#106
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (6-1)	#51	@ CLE	Parker Messick (6-1)	#51
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (6-2)	#22	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (6-2)	#22
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert		@ TB	Mason Englert
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#167	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#167
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3)	#132	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3)	#132
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (5-2)	#47	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (5-2)	#47
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (1-6)	#122	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (1-6)	#122
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (6-2)	#3	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (6-2)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-4)	#39	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-4)	#39
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (4-4)	#10	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (4-4)	#10
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-4)	#129	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-4)	#129
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (3-4)	#28	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (3-4)	#28
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-1)	#188	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-1)	#188
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-4)	#39	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-4)	#39
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (4-4)	#10	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (4-4)	#10
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (6-2)	#3	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (6-2)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (3-1)	#42	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (3-1)	#42
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-3)	#131	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-3)	#131
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (7-2)	#130	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (7-2)	#130
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (5-3)	#199	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (5-3)	#199
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (3-3)	#220	@ SD	Walker Buehler (3-3)	#220
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#307	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#307
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-4)	#71	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-4)	#71
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (2-4)	#89	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (2-4)	#89
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (5-3)	#93	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (5-3)	#93
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (0-0)	#416	vs CIN	Chase Petty (0-0)	#416
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (4-3)	#99	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (4-3)	#99
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (2-5)	#143	vs CIN	Brady Singer (2-5)	#143
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-3)	#206	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-3)	#206
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-5)	#103	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-5)	#103
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-4)	#76	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-4)	#76
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (3-4)	#8	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (3-4)	#8
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (3-2)	#139	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (3-2)	#139
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-1)	#236	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-1)	#236
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (8-3)	#5	@ ATL	Chris Sale (8-3)	#5
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (2-3)	#142	@ CWS	Sean Burke (2-3)	#142
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (8-1)	#79	@ CWS	Davis Martin (8-1)	#79
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (0-5)	#373	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (0-5)	#373
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (1-4)	#158	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (1-4)	#158
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (6-2)	#18	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (6-2)	#18
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (6-1)	#63	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (6-1)	#63
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-1)	#126	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-1)	#126
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (3-3)	#181	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (3-3)	#181
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (4-4)	#190	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (4-4)	#190
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3)	#132	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3)	#132
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (5-2)	#47	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (5-2)	#47
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (1-6)	#122	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (1-6)	#122
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (6-5)	#2	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (6-5)	#2
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (5-4)	#163	@ STL	Andre Pallante (5-4)	#163
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (5-3)	#162	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (5-3)	#162
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (3-3)	#114	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (3-3)	#114
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (0-1)	#150	vs ATH	Gage Jump (0-1)	#150
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-6)	#111	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-6)	#111
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#146	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#146
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (3-6)	#83	vs SF	Robbie Ray (3-6)	#83
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (5-5)	#61	vs SF	Landen Roupp (5-5)	#61
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (1-7)	#119	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (1-7)	#119
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4)	#428	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4)	#428
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (2-7)	#427	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (2-7)	#427
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL			@ COL
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF			@ SF
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF			@ SF
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF			@ SF
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL			vs COL
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL			vs COL
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL			vs COL
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR			vs TOR
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR			vs TOR
Sun, Jun 21st	vs TOR			vs TOR
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ NYM			@ NYM
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM			@ NYM
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM			@ NYM
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM			@ NYM
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL			@ MIL
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL			@ MIL
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL			@ MIL
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD			vs SD
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD			vs SD
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD			vs SD
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL			vs STL
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL			vs STL
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL			vs STL
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL			@ BAL
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL			@ BAL
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL			@ BAL
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN			@ CIN
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN			@ CIN
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN			@ CIN
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET			vs DET
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET			vs DET
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET			vs DET
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL			@ STL
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL			@ STL
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL			@ STL
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL			@ STL
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY			vs NYY
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY			vs NYY
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY			vs NYY
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD			vs LAD
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD			vs LAD
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC			@ KC
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC			@ KC
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC			@ KC
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH			@ WSH
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH			@ WSH
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH			@ WSH
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL			vs STL
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL			vs STL
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL			vs STL
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS			vs CWS
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS			vs CWS
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS			vs CWS
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA			@ SEA
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA			@ SEA
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA			@ SEA
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI			@ ARI
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI			@ ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN			vs CIN
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ BOS