Carson Palmquist or Kevin Ginkel
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| Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI  | Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 24 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 0 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 22.2 | ‐ |
| Wins | 1 | ‐ |
| Losses | 2 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 4 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 19 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 8 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 26 | ‐ |
| Walks | 6 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.18 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.10 | ‐ |
| Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI | Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 56 | 17 |
| Games Started | 0 | 2 |
| Innings Pitched | 57.1 | 26.5 |
| Wins | 4 | 1 |
| Losses | 3 | 2 |
| Saves | 8 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 12 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 52 | 31 |
| Earned Runs | 26 | 18 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 6 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 60 | 26 |
| Walks | 21 | 15 |
| ERA | 4.16 | 6.21 |
| WHIP | 1.28 | 1.71 |
| Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI | Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH | |
| News | ||
| 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 Nationals acquired LHP Carson Palmquist from the Rockies for cash. Ari Koslow Mon, May 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 | The Rockies designated LHP Carson Palmquist for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st | |
| Kevin Ginkel threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Feb 10th | The Rockies optioned LHP Carson Palmquist to Triple-A Albuquerque. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 8th | |
| The Diamondbacks signed RHP Kevin Ginkel to a one-year, $2.725 million deal to avoid arbitration. Ari Koslow Fri, Jan 9th | Palmquist (lower leg) threw a scoreless frame in his Cactus League debut last week. A line drive struck him on the shin, setting him back from his planned progression. Bruno Mulé Thu, Feb 26th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Kevin Ginkel RP - ARI | Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #42 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #38 | @ CHC | Cade Horton (1-0) | |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #22 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs DET | Justin Verlander (0-1) | #161 | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-4) | #387 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #54 | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #166 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #124 | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #43 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #114 | vs LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #38 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #196 | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #128 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #143 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #87 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #84 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ MIL | Aaron Ashby | |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-4) | #387 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ PHI | Zach Pop | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #59 | |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ BAL | Dean Kremer (0-1) | #115 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #88 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #98 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #50 | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #151 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs TOR | Braydon Fisher (2-1) | #160 | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #13 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #142 | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #188 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #20 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #86 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #114 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #140 | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #106 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #182 | vs ATL | Didier Fuentes (3-0) | #156 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | vs ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #247 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ CWS | Bryan Hudson (2-1) | #178 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #335 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #220 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs SD | Michael King (4-3) | #35 | @ CWS | Bryan Hudson (2-1) | #178 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #134 | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #167 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #136 | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #87 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #59 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #139 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #22 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #42 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #61 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #68 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #76 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #98 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #223 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #30 | @ MIA | Robby Snelling (0-1) | |
| Sat, May 9th | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #167 | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #121 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs NYM | Huascar Brazoban (3-1) | #202 | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #64 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (3-4) | #51 | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #145 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #107 | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #62 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #426 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #113 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #423 | vs BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #195 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #86 | vs NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #105 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #30 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #100 | vs NYM | Zach Thornton (0-1) | #261 |
| Thu, May 21st | vs COL | Zach Agnos | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #87 | |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #426 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #114 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #423 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #124 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | @ ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #196 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #100 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #95 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #186 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | vs SD | Lucas Giolito (2-0) | #165 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 | vs SD | Michael King (4-3) | #35 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ SEA | Bryce Miller (1-0) | #56 | vs SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #138 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #43 | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #64 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs LAD | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #263 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #60 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #71 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #85 | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #96 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #172 | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #116 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #90 | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #72 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ SF | |||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ MIA | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ MIA | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ CIN | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ CIN | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ CIN | vs SEA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs LAA | vs KC | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs LAA | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs LAA | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs MIN | @ TB | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs MIN | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs MIN | @ TB | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ STL | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ STL | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ STL | vs PHI | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ STL | vs PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ TB | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ TB | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ TB | @ BAL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SF | @ BOS | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SF | @ BOS | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SF | @ BOS | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs MIL | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs MIL | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs MIL | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ SD | vs HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ SD | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ SD | vs HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ LAD | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ LAD | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ LAD | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs ATH | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs ATH | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs ATH | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ WSH | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ WSH | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ WSH | vs ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ PIT | vs TOR | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ PIT | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ PIT | vs TOR | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ ATL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ CLE | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ CLE | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ CLE | @ ATL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs SD | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs SD | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs SD | @ PHI | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs SD | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs LAD | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs LAD | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs LAD | vs CIN | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs COL | vs CHC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs COL | vs CHC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs CHC | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ ATL | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ ATL | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ ATL | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ BOS | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ BOS | @ TEX | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ TEX | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs CIN | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs CIN | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs CIN | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs CHC | vs COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs CHC | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs CHC | vs COL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ SF | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ SF | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ SF | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ SF | vs MIA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs PHI | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs PHI | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs PHI | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ HOU | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ HOU | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ HOU | @ LAD | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ KC | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ KC | @ SD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ KC | @ SD | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs TEX | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs TEX | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs TEX | vs LAA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs MIA | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs MIA | vs PHI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs NYY | @ STL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs NYY | @ STL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs NYY | @ STL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ DET | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ COL | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ COL | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ SD | vs NYM | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ SD | vs NYM | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ SD | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #43 | |||
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #106 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #30 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | @ TEX | Jakob Junis | ||||
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-2) | #141 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ MIA | |||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ SD | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs COL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ BOS | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs MIA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ COL | |||||
