Cole Sands or Jason Alexander

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Cole Sands or Jason Alexander Player Statistics
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	13	4

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	12.0	18.1

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	3	0

Hits Allowed	15	21

Earned Runs	11	19

Home Runs Allowed	3	4

Strikeouts	11	14

Walks	5	8

ERA	8.25	9.33

WHIP	1.67	1.58

Cole Sands or Jason Alexander Player Projections
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	64	20

Games Started	1	6

Innings Pitched	66.5	47.9

Wins	4	2

Losses	3	3

Saves	4	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	12	1

Hits Allowed	61	50

Earned Runs	30	25

Home Runs Allowed	8	7

Strikeouts	65	37

Walks	20	16

ERA	4.02	4.67

WHIP	1.21	1.39

Cole Sands or Jason Alexander Player Notes
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
News
	Cole Sands will not pitch again this season. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Astros optioned Jason Alexander to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	The Twins transferred RHP Cole Sands from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Jason Alexander allowed nine earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over six innings in Tuesday’s loss to the Rangers. Chris Schommer Wed, May 27th
	Cole Sands will undergo arthroscopic surgery. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Jason Alexander will start for the Astros on Tuesday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th
	The Twins placed Cole Sands on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow strain. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Jason Alexander allowed four hits and one walk while striking out four over six innings in Tuesday’s win over the Twins. Chris Schommer Wed, May 20th
	Cole Sands (forearm) has been activated from the IL. Vince DiSilvio Sun, Jul 26th	Jason Alexander will start for the Astros on Tuesday against the Twins. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th
Notes
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Cole Sands or Jason Alexander Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN			Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#147	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#140	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#122	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#339
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#88
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#81	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#362
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#348	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#335	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#85	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#57
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#262
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#24	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#81
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#63	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#36	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#13
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#12
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#119
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#121
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#48
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#133	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#35	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#112	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#75
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#181
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#318	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#303	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#45	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#186	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#265
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#73	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#270	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#75
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#25	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#133
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#278
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#270
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#25
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#114
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#346
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#74
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#64	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#215	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#238
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#24
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#47	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#13	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#63
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#88
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#303	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#209	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#145
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#149
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#238	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#105
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#183	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#265	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#97
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#46	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#213
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#238	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#192	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#73
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#329	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#48	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#75
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#329	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#63
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#94	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#160
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#112	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#62
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#178
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#190
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#131	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#219	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#178	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#272	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#192
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#240
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#57
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#199	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#248
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#241	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#73
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#74	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#141
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#83
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#211	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#74	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#131
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#258	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#34
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#40
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#6	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#33	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#201
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#183	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#190
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF	Anthony Molina (3-1)	#230	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#299	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#105	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#114
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#192
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#92
Tue, Mar 31st				vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#123
Thu, Apr 16th				vs COL	Juan Mejia
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#238
Mon, May 4th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103
Wed, Jun 17th				vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Fri, Aug 14th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14
Thu, Sep 24th				@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#358