Braxton Ashcraft or Doug Nikhazy

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Braxton Ashcraft or Doug Nikhazy Player Statistics
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Doug Nikhazy SP,RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	1

Games Started	28	0

Innings Pitched	165.1	2.0

Wins	14	0

Losses	6	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	146	1

Earned Runs	68	1

Home Runs Allowed	22	0

Strikeouts	173	1

Walks	35	2

ERA	3.70	4.50

WHIP	1.09	1.50

Braxton Ashcraft or Doug Nikhazy Player Projections
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Doug Nikhazy SP,RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	36	18

Games Started	21	3

Innings Pitched	127.9	26.9

Wins	7	1

Losses	7	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	123	27

Earned Runs	56	17

Home Runs Allowed	13	5

Strikeouts	116	25

Walks	40	14

ERA	3.92	5.76

WHIP	1.28	1.52

Braxton Ashcraft or Doug Nikhazy Player Notes
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Doug Nikhazy SP,RP - CHC
News
	Braxton Ashcraft underwent an MRI that didn’t reveal any structural damage. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 20th	The Cubs sent LHP Doug Nikhazy outright to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 17th
	The Pirates placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 15-day injured list with right arm discomfort. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 10th	The Cubs designated LHP Doug Nikhazy for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 15th
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed three runs on seven hits over five innings with nine strikeouts in a loss on Saturday against the Angels. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 6th	The Cubs claimed LHP Doug Nikhazy off of waivers from the White Sox. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed two runs on six hits over five innings with three strikeouts and one walk in a win on Sunday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	The White Sox optioned LHP Doug Nikhazy to Triple-A Charlotte. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 19th
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed one run on four hits over six innings with two strikeouts and one walk in a no-decision on Monday against the Padres. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th	The White Sox recalled LHP Doug Nikhazy from Triple-A Charlotte. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
Notes
	He has excellent command and control, and flashed over his 69.2IP last season - I am buying this upside. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal

Braxton Ashcraft or Doug Nikhazy Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT			Doug Nikhazy SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#101	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#301
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#360	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#216	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#50	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#226
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#261
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#150
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#113	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#64
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#161
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#141
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#105
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#331	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#190
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#331
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#368	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#221
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#362
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#279
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#177
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#222
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#150
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#279	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#177	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#79	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#145	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#211	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#229	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#352
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#64
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#144
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#248
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#302
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#93
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#100	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#109	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#193	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#16	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#331	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#16
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#268	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#306
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#180
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#369
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#214
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#135	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#157
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#239	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#139
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#5	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#58
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#57	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#168	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#331
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#109
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#312	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#301	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-2)	#201
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#245
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#47	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#221
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#369	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#331
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#239	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#111	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#135
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Mon, May 4th				vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#340
Mon, May 18th				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#268
Fri, Jul 10th				@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99
Tue, Jul 21st				vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#109
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)