Braxton Ashcraft or Josh Ekness

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Braxton Ashcraft or Josh Ekness Player Statistics
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Josh Ekness RP - MIA
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	23

Games Started	28	0

Innings Pitched	165.1	22.2

Wins	14	1

Losses	6	3

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	3

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	146	20

Earned Runs	68	11

Home Runs Allowed	22	2

Strikeouts	173	16

Walks	35	16

ERA	3.70	4.37

WHIP	1.09	1.59

Braxton Ashcraft or Josh Ekness Player Projections
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Josh Ekness RP - MIA
2026 Projections


Games Played	36	16

Games Started	21	0

Innings Pitched	127.9	16.7

Wins	7	1

Losses	7	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	123	16

Earned Runs	56	8

Home Runs Allowed	13	2

Strikeouts	116	15

Walks	40	8

ERA	3.92	4.50

WHIP	1.28	1.42

Braxton Ashcraft or Josh Ekness Player Notes
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT	Josh Ekness RP - MIA
News
	The Pirates placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the 15-day injured list with right arm discomfort. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 10th	Josh Ekness made his latest rehab appearance on Saturday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	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	Josh Ekness made his latest rehab appearance on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	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	Josh Ekness is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	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	Josh Ekness will begin a rehab assignment on Thursday with Triple-A Jacksonville. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd
	Braxton Ashcraft allowed one run on five hits over eight innings with four strikeouts in a win on Tuesday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Josh Ekness is in the late stages of his progression. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 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 Josh Ekness Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Braxton Ashcraft SP,RP - PIT			Josh Ekness RP - MIA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#399	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#384
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#264
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#369	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#399
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#32	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#258	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#76
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#149	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#232
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#16
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#12
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#78	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#245
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#302
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#171
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#287	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#302
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#309
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#314	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#16	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#185
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#164	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#181	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#135	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#156
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#323
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#225
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#283	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#135
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#305	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#102
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#268	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#204
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#369
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#107
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#348
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#373
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#348	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#108
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#148	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#210
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#149
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#10	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#137
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#136	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#137
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#391
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#246
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#348
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-1)	#194
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#10
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#12
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#391	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#32
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs ATL
Fri, Mar 27th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227
Mon, Apr 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110
Mon, May 4th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Mon, May 18th				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#310
Mon, Jun 1st				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#200
Fri, Jul 10th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th				@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Tue, Jul 21st				@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#94
Mon, Aug 31st				@ WSH	Will Dion (1-2)	#188
Mon, Sep 7th				vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#86
Mon, Sep 14th				@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#48