Cole Sands or Fernando Cruz

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Cole Sands or Fernando Cruz Player Statistics
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	13	61

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	12.0	54.2

Wins	1	4

Losses	1	6

Saves	1	2

Blown Saves	0	6

Holds	3	19

Hits Allowed	15	41

Earned Runs	11	19

Home Runs Allowed	3	7

Strikeouts	11	67

Walks	5	32

ERA	8.25	3.13

WHIP	1.67	1.34

Cole Sands or Fernando Cruz Player Projections
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	64	59

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	66.5	58.9

Wins	4	4

Losses	3	3

Saves	4	2

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	12	17

Hits Allowed	61	45

Earned Runs	30	24

Home Runs Allowed	8	7

Strikeouts	65	81

Walks	20	27

ERA	4.02	3.68

WHIP	1.21	1.23

Cole Sands or Fernando Cruz Player Notes
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
News
	Cole Sands will not pitch again this season. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Fernando Cruz is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Thursday. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 23rd
	The Twins transferred RHP Cole Sands from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Fernando Cruz has not resumed throwing. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 22nd
	Cole Sands will undergo arthroscopic surgery. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Fernando Cruz will resume tossing on flat ground this weekend. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th
	The Twins placed Cole Sands on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow strain. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Fernando Cruz is seeking a second opinion after he was diagnosed with a torn UCL. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Cole Sands (forearm) has been activated from the IL. Vince DiSilvio Sun, Jul 26th	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Fernando Cruz has been diagnosed with a partially torn UCL in his right elbow. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Cole Sands or Fernando Cruz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN			Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#99	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#199	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#207	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#152
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#93	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#207
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#79
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#292	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#44
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#185
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#250
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#137	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#235
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#179	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#321	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#133
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#135	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#135
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#58
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#44
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#221
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#49	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#8	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#179	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#111	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#171	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#58	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#123	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#158	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#50
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#213	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#229
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#334	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#160
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#334	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#134	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#95
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#253
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#165
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#80
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#189	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#44
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#154	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#123
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#62	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#221	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#62	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#192
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#145	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#144
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#87
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#13	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#33	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#123	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#158	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#47
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#297
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF	Anthony Molina (3-2)	#114	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#241	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#143
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Tue, Mar 31st				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Thu, Apr 16th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)	#177
Mon, May 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Wed, Jun 17th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Thu, Jun 25th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40
Mon, Jul 27th				@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#191
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Fri, Aug 14th				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Thu, Aug 20th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#68
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Thu, Sep 24th				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57