Blake Walston or Edwin Diaz

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Blake Walston or Edwin Diaz Player Statistics
	Edwin Diaz RP - LAD	Blake Walston RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	2

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	17.2	3.0

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	0

Saves	7	0

Blown Saves	4	1

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	26	1

Earned Runs	18	1

Home Runs Allowed	3	0

Strikeouts	27	2

Walks	11	3

ERA	9.17	3.00

WHIP	2.09	1.33

Blake Walston or Edwin Diaz Player Projections
	Edwin Diaz RP - LAD	Blake Walston RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	64	7

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	64.2	15.5

Wins	4	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	35	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	45	15

Earned Runs	21	14

Home Runs Allowed	7	3

Strikeouts	90	16

Walks	22	8

ERA	2.96	8.25

WHIP	1.04	1.48

Blake Walston or Edwin Diaz Player Notes
	Edwin Diaz RP - LAD	Blake Walston RP - ARI
News
	Edwin Diaz struck out two batters in a scoreless appearance during Tuesday's 7-0 win over the Padres. Chase Davis Wed, Sep 23rd	The Diamondbacks optioned LHP Blake Walston to Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 9th
	The Dodgers activated RHP Edwin Díaz from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 19th	The Diamondbacks activated LHP Blake Walston from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Edwin Diaz will make another rehab appearance for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Sep 14th	Blake Walston is scheduled to pitch for Triple-A Reno on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th
	Edwin Diaz will make at least one additional rehab appearance before being activated. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 12th	Blake Walston will make a rehab appearance on Saturday for Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Edwin Diaz could potentially be activated from the injured list this weekend. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th	The Diamondbacks placed LHP Blake Walston on the 60-day injured list following UCL surgery. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
Notes
	Edwin Díaz reaffirmed his elite closer status in 2025, posting a dominant 1.63 ERA with a .502 OPS allowed and strong underlying indicators, including a sub-0.90 WHIP and elite run-prevention metrics. While his strikeout rate (38.0%) was slightly below his 2022 peak, it remained well above league average and was paired with improved home-run suppression and stable command. The 2026 projections reflect continued ninth-inning dominance with high save volume and strong ratios, supported by his consistent bat-missing profile and ability to limit hard contact. As long as health cooperates and the Dodgers don't get too cute with their bullpen, Díaz remains a top-tier fantasy closer with realistic upside to finish among the league leaders in saves again. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Blake Walston or Edwin Diaz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Edwin Diaz RP - LAD			Blake Walston RP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#129	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#78
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#137
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#190	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#63
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#63	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#79
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#81	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#134
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#115
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#143
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#76
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13
Thu, May 7th				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#81
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#211
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70
Thu, May 21st				vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#280
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#283
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#198	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#114	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#78
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#129	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#41
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#29	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#121
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#150
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#146	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#266
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#231	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#98
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#145	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#267	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Thu, Jul 9th				@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#78
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Sat, Jul 18th				vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#156	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#45	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#29
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#76	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#247	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55
Thu, Aug 6th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#41
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#250	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa (1-0)	#257
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#150
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#29	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#166	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#81
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#165	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#76
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-2)	#276
Mon, Aug 31st				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#219	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#114
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)		@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#118
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#84	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#150	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#250
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#121	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#150	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#121
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#255	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF	Yunior Marte (0-2)	#276	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#151	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#155
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#198
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-2)	#276	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#151	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)		@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#115
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#283
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#122
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#97
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197