Cade Smith or Steven Cruz

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Cade Smith or Steven Cruz Player Statistics
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Steven Cruz RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	60	51

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	64.0	53.2

Wins	5	2

Losses	1	3

Saves	35	6

Blown Saves	5	1

Holds	0	5

Hits Allowed	46	48

Earned Runs	16	25

Home Runs Allowed	5	12

Strikeouts	93	58

Walks	21	19

ERA	2.25	4.19

WHIP	1.05	1.25

Cade Smith or Steven Cruz Player Projections
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Steven Cruz RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	70	39

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	68.6	40.6

Wins	5	2

Losses	3	2

Saves	28	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	4	3

Hits Allowed	52	36

Earned Runs	22	20

Home Runs Allowed	6	5

Strikeouts	89	37

Walks	20	17

ERA	2.85	4.48

WHIP	1.04	1.33

Cade Smith or Steven Cruz Player Notes
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Steven Cruz RP - KC
News
	Cade Smith tossed a scoreless ninth inning in a 7-6 win over the Tigers in the first game of a Friday doubleheader. Smith allowed one hit and struck out two in the frame to earn the win. Matthew Adam Sat, Sep 5th	Steven Cruz struck out two batters while allowing two hits over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Friday's 3-0 win over the Guardians. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 29th
	Cade Smith struck out two batters in a scoreless frame to earn the save in the Guardians' 8-6 win over the Angels. Matthew Adam Wed, Aug 26th	Steven Cruz threw a scoreless frame to earn the save in Monday's 9-5 win over the Athletics. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 18th
	Cade Smith allowed one run on one hit while striking out one to earn the save in Monday's 4-2 win over the Angels. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th	Steven Cruz struck out one batter while allowing one hit in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Friday's 7-6 win over the Angels. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 15th
	Cade Smith struck out one batter while allowing one earned run on one hit to earn the save in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rockies. Matthew Adam Sun, Aug 23rd	Steven Cruz struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Twins. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 6th
	Cade Smith struck out one batter while allowing two walks and no hits over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Giants. Matthew Adam Fri, Aug 21st	Steven Cruz struck out two batters while allowing one hit and one walk over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Tigers. Chase Davis Mon, Jul 27th
Notes
	Cade Smith has quickly emerged as one of baseball's most dominant late-inning arms. His bat-missing ability has remained consistent across both seasons, posting a 35.1% strikeout rate over his first 149 MLB innings with excellent control (6.1% BB%). While his ERA rose to 2.93 in 2025 as his fly-ball rate and HR% ticked up slightly, the underlying profile still supports high-end relief production. The 2026 projections forecast roughly 30 saves, 91 strikeouts, and a 3.05 ERA across 71 innings as Cleveland's primary closer in the top tier of relievers. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros
	I know Mason Miller is THE relief pitcher household name these days, but Cade Smith could be joining that conversation after this year. In his only two seasons in the big leagues, Smith has posted 12+ K/9s and sub 2 FIPs in each season, making him as reliable and excellent as any reliever in the game. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal

Cade Smith or Steven Cruz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cade Smith RP - CLE			Steven Cruz RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#197
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#170	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#242
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#66	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#49	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#170
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#49	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#362
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#172
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#60	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#277	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#271	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#311	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#66	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#10
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#303	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#244
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-3)	#153	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#351	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#306	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#66
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#353
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#188	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#149	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes	#67
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			vs CLE
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sun, Jun 14th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Mon, Jun 15th				@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#209
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Fri, Jul 17th				vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Thu, Jul 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU