Caleb Thielbar or Kevin Ginkel

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Caleb Thielbar or Kevin Ginkel Player Statistics
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	66	53

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	61.0	45.0

Wins	5	3

Losses	4	3

Saves	3	3

Blown Saves	1	4

Holds	11	7

Hits Allowed	51	44

Earned Runs	27	25

Home Runs Allowed	7	11

Strikeouts	61	56

Walks	16	18

ERA	3.98	5.00

WHIP	1.10	1.38

Caleb Thielbar or Kevin Ginkel Player Projections
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	56	64

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	57.1	59.3

Wins	4	4

Losses	3	3

Saves	8	1

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	12	17

Hits Allowed	52	51

Earned Runs	26	26

Home Runs Allowed	6	8

Strikeouts	60	62

Walks	21	20

ERA	4.16	3.88

WHIP	1.28	1.20

Caleb Thielbar or Kevin Ginkel Player Notes
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
News
	Kevin Ginkel recorded the save on Sunday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Mon, Sep 7th	Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Caleb Thielbar is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session on Wednesday ahead of a minor league rehab assignment. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 11th
	Kevin Ginkel recorded the final out for the save on Sunday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th	Caleb Thielbar threw a successful bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th
	Kevin Ginkel threw a clean inning with two strikeouts in a save on Sunday against the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th	Caleb Thielbar threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled for a high-intensity session on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, May 7th
	Arizona's bullpen heading into Opening Day consists entirely of right-handed pitchers, and Ginkel and Juan Morillo have been tasked with handling tough left-handed hitters. Ginkel's career splits are nearly identical against both sides (.312 OBP vs. righties, .311 vs. lefties), though in 2025 he was more effective against lefties, posting a 90 OPS+ against them compared to 137 OPS+ when facing right-handed hitters. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 24th	The Cubs placed LHP Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters that he’s not locked into a particular closer to open the 2026 season. Ari Koslow Tue, Feb 17th	Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell told reporters Thursday that Caleb Thielbar exited in the ninth inning due to left hamstring tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd
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Caleb Thielbar or Kevin Ginkel Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI			Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#239	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#202
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#112	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#337
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Mon, May 4th				vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#396
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#282	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Thu, May 14th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#407	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#385	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#389
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#285
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#129	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#342	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#397
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#151
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#115
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#110	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#47
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#164	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#366	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Sun, Aug 30th				vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#176
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			@ BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#402
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#339
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#306
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87