Braxton Ashcraft or Jake Bird

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Braxton Ashcraft or Jake Bird Player Statistics
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	44

Games Started	28	0

Innings Pitched	165.1	38.2

Wins	14	1

Losses	6	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	3

Holds	0	7

Hits Allowed	146	42

Earned Runs	68	23

Home Runs Allowed	22	6

Strikeouts	173	41

Walks	35	13

ERA	3.70	5.35

WHIP	1.09	1.42

Braxton Ashcraft or Jake Bird Player Projections
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	36	51

Games Started	21	0

Innings Pitched	127.9	54.6

Wins	7	3

Losses	7	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	1	10

Hits Allowed	123	49

Earned Runs	56	26

Home Runs Allowed	13	6

Strikeouts	116	57

Walks	40	23

ERA	3.92	4.25

WHIP	1.28	1.33

Braxton Ashcraft or Jake Bird Player Notes
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Jake Bird RP - WSH
News
	Braxton Ashcraft underwent an MRI that didn’t reveal any structural damage. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 20th	The Nationals optioned RHP Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
	The Pirates placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 15-day injured list with right arm discomfort. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 10th	The Nationals recalled RHP Jake Bird from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	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 Nationals optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	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	Jake Bird is being traded along with three other prospects to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Luis Garcia Jr. Diego Sandoval Sun, Aug 2nd
	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 Yankees optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
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 Jake Bird Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT			Jake Bird RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#101	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#360	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#141
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#13
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#216	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#105
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#50	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#113	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#78
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (7-2)	#95
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#4	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#221
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#157
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#246
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#157
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#47
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#101
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#331	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#48
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#368	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#216
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#178
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	vs NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#101
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#144
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#145
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#279	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#177
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#79	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#48	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#145	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#211	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#229	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#371	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#25
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#178
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#103
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#302
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#279
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#100	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#109	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#193	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#16	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#356
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#284
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#331	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#221
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#268	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#340
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#101
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#135	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#155
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#239	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#5	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#57	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-1)	#361
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#364
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#168	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#48
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#179
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#312
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#301	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#57
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#13
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#338
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-2)	#201
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#47	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#369	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#168
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#97
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#239	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#111	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184	vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-2)	#149
Mon, Apr 20th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Mon, May 18th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Mon, Jun 1st				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#48
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#125
Mon, Jul 6th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Fri, Jul 10th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183
Fri, Jul 17th				@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Tue, Jul 21st				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#4
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#356
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#50
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET	River Ryan