Cole Sands or Kevin Kelly

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Cole Sands or Kevin Kelly Player Statistics
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN	Kevin Kelly RP - TB
2026 Stats


Games Played	13	67

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	12.0	71.0

Wins	1	6

Losses	1	4

Saves	1	4

Blown Saves	0	3

Holds	3	31

Hits Allowed	15	52

Earned Runs	11	20

Home Runs Allowed	3	6

Strikeouts	11	61

Walks	5	11

ERA	8.25	2.54

WHIP	1.67	0.89

Cole Sands or Kevin Kelly Player Projections
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN	Kevin Kelly RP - TB
2026 Projections


Games Played	64	45

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	66.5	45.8

Wins	4	3

Losses	3	3

Saves	4	0

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	12	4

Hits Allowed	61	43

Earned Runs	30	20

Home Runs Allowed	8	5

Strikeouts	65	40

Walks	20	11

ERA	4.02	3.87

WHIP	1.21	1.19

Cole Sands or Kevin Kelly Player Notes
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN	Kevin Kelly RP - TB
News
	Cole Sands will not pitch again this season. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Kevin Kelly pitched a scoreless ninth inning in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals to earn his third save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jun 21st
	The Twins transferred RHP Cole Sands from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Kevin Kelly recorded his second save of the season in Sunday’s 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins, tossing a 1-2-3 10th inning. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Apr 5th
	Cole Sands will undergo arthroscopic surgery. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Kevin Kelly was called upon to record the final out against Blake Perkins and secured the save on five pitches, inducing a game-ending groundout to preserve a 3-2 win for the Tampa Bay Rays over the Milwaukee Brewers and earn his first save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Mar 31st
	The Twins placed Cole Sands on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow strain. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Kevin Kelly and the Tampa Bay Rays agreed to a $925K contract in 2026 to avoid arbitration. David Leisering Sat, Jan 10th
	Cole Sands (forearm) has been activated from the IL. Vince DiSilvio Sun, Jul 26th
Notes
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Cole Sands or Kevin Kelly Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN			Kevin Kelly RP - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#137	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#109
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#170	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#142	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#77	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#191
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#197
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#223
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#17
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#285
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#87
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#388	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#157	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#39	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#76	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#388
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#9	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#11	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#141	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#247	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#61
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#11
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#182
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#177	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#67	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#138	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#249	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#299	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#255
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#87	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#289	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#373
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#37	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#289	vs DET	Ty Madden	#305
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#116
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#154
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#261
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#61
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#349
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#70	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#151
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#48	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#124
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#111
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#299	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#138	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#116
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#202	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#27
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#111
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#204	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#210
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#231	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#197	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#74
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#11
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#204	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#206
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#148
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#242	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#155	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#116	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#131
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#371	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#186
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#371	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#386
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#68	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#67	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#387
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#107
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#54
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#118	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#159	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#275	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#156	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#155	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#211
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#156
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#186	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#211	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#314
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#266
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#207	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#159
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#172
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#173	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#111
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#79
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#17	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#107
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#47	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#242
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#155
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#231	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#74
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#353
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF	Anthony Molina (3-1)	#294	@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#233	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#131	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#118
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ PHI
Tue, Mar 31st				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Mon, Apr 20th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#126
Mon, May 4th				vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Mon, Jun 8th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162
Wed, Jun 17th				@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#48
Thu, Jun 25th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#116
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166
Fri, Aug 14th				vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#117
Thu, Aug 20th				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#148
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#131
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132
Thu, Sep 24th				@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13