Connelly Early or Michael Wacha
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| Connelly Early SP - BOS | Michael Wacha SP - KC | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 14 | 15 |
| Games Started | 14 | 15 |
| Innings Pitched | 75.2 | 94.0 |
| Wins | 5 | 4 |
| Losses | 5 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 71 | 82 |
| Earned Runs | 32 | 38 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 14 | 10 |
| Strikeouts | 72 | 72 |
| Walks | 29 | 28 |
| ERA | 3.81 | 3.64 |
| WHIP | 1.32 | 1.17 |
| Connelly Early SP - BOS | Michael Wacha SP - KC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 16 | 29 |
| Games Started | 8 | 29 |
| Innings Pitched | 50.2 | 164.5 |
| Wins | 3 | 10 |
| Losses | 3 | 10 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 1 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 43 | 162 |
| Earned Runs | 20 | 75 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 5 | 22 |
| Strikeouts | 48 | 128 |
| Walks | 18 | 48 |
| ERA | 3.65 | 4.13 |
| WHIP | 1.22 | 1.28 |
| Connelly Early SP - BOS | Michael Wacha SP - KC | |
| News | ||
| Early has a 3.81 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, and 72:29 K:BB across 75.2 innings over 14 starts this season and faces Seattle tentatively on Saturday. Sunday produced season-worst marks in both hits and runs allowed, with previous highs of six hits and five runs both surpassed. Bruno Mulé Mon, Jun 15th | Michael Wacha allowed four earned runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out two over seven innings in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Texas. Chase Davis Fri, Jun 12th | |
| Early has topped five strikeouts in five of his last seven starts since May 2 and faces the Rangers at home Sunday in his next outing. He allowed a leadoff homer to Yandy Díaz on Monday against Tampa Bay before keeping the Rays scoreless until Jonathan Aranda delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the fifth inning. Bruno Mulé Tue, Jun 9th | Michael Wacha allowed four earned runs on eight hits and no walks while striking out two over 5.2 innings in Friday's loss to the Twins. Chase Davis Sat, Jun 6th | |
| Early has a 2.95 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, and 57:22 K:BB across 61 innings this season and has given up more than three runs just once. He lines up next against division-rival Baltimore after recording his fifth quality start in his last eight outings Wednesday — the second time in May he has thrown seven shutout frames. Bruno Mulé Thu, May 28th | Michael Wacha allowed six earned runs on eight hits and four walks while striking out five over five innings in Sunday's loss to the Rangers. Chase Davis Mon, Jun 1st | |
| Connelly Early allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five over 6 1/3 innings in Wednesday’s win over the Royals. Chris Schommer Thu, May 21st | Michael Wacha allowed two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five over seven innings in Monday's loss to the Yankees. Chase Davis Tue, May 26th | |
| Connelly Early allowed two earned runs on five hits while striking out six over five innings in Friday’s loss to the Braves. Chris Schommer Sat, May 16th | Michael Wacha allowed one earned run on six hits and two walks while striking out eight over six innings in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Red Sox. Chase Davis Thu, May 21st | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Connelly Early SP - BOS | Michael Wacha SP - KC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-4) | #98 |   |   |   |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ CIN | Brady Singer (3-6) | #143 | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (3-1) | #126 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #180 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (4-2) | #120 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #224 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #208 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ HOU | Hunter Brown (1-0) | #13 |   |   |   |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-8) | #163 | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (4-3) | #16 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs SD | Michael King (4-6) | #39 |   |   |   |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs SD | Randy Vasquez (6-4) | #205 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #68 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs SD | Walker Buehler (4-3) | #204 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (8-1) | #48 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #60 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (2-7) | #37 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (8-2) | #6 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (9-3) | #28 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs MIL | Shane Drohan (3-2) | #127 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (5-3) | #104 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ STL | Dustin May (5-6) | #52 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (9-3) | #67 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #135 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (2-5) | #377 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (8-4) | #133 | vs CWS | Grant Taylor (2-0) | #62 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #106 |   |   |   |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #155 | @ DET | Framber Valdez (3-5) | #29 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #208 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (1-8) | #79 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #53 | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-3) | #38 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-3) | #2 | @ NYY | Will Warren (7-1) | #64 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (3-5) | #29 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-5) | #78 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (1-8) | #79 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (3-7) | #57 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #253 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (4-6) | #84 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #34 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-4) | #157 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-3) | #38 |   |   |   |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ BAL | Brandon Young (5-2) | #167 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #134 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (3-7) | #97 | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (4-5) | #348 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (3-7) | #57 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (3-5) | #31 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (4-3) | #10 |   |   |   |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (3-3) | #65 | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #197 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #184 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-8) | #163 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-5) | #7 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-2) | #119 | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (5-3) | #73 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs HOU | Cody Bolton (0-1) | #413 | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (2-6) | #43 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ DET | Tyler Holton (1-4) | #140 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (2-7) | #37 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (3-5) | #29 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (9-3) | #28 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (1-8) | #79 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (5-3) | #104 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs TB | Griffin Jax (1-5) | #58 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #99 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs TB | Jesse Scholtens (5-3) | #283 | vs DET | Keider Montero (3-5) | #179 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs TB | Nick Martinez (6-2) | #88 | vs DET | Brenan Hanifee | |
| Tue, May 12th | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (6-1) | #9 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (2-5) | #377 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-7) | #194 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #212 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (6-4) | #11 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (6-1) | #173 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ ATL | Spencer Strider (4-2) | #61 | @ STL | Dustin May (5-6) | #52 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (5-4) | #107 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #135 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (4-2) | #120 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (8-4) | #133 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #103 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (8-1) | #30 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ KC | Bailey Falter (0-2) | #320 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #20 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-5) | #82 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-5) | #91 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs MIN | Connor Prielipp (2-4) | #101 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (5-4) | #15 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-3) | #71 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-6) | #17 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #106 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-5) | #7 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (4-2) | #61 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-3) | #38 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (5-4) | #107 | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (2-1) | #27 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs ATL | Chris Sale (8-5) | #5 |   |   |   |
| Fri, May 29th | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #99 | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-6) | #49 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-3) | #47 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-6) | #95 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (2-7) | #37 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (3-6) | #77 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs BAL | Shane Baz (4-6) | #84 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-4) | #98 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-4) | #157 | @ CIN | Chase Burns (8-1) | #23 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (3-7) | #97 | @ MIN | Andrew Morris (2-2) | #164 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-5) | #78 | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (3-4) | #85 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-3) | #38 | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (2-4) | #101 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ TB | Ian Seymour (3-0) | #102 |   |   |   |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ TB | Nick Martinez (6-2) | #88 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (6-7) | #21 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (6-3) | #18 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-6) | #49 |
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (3-6) | #77 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (3-3) | #131 |
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (5-4) | #8 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-8) | #163 |
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (6-7) | #21 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-2) | #119 |
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (4-3) | #10 | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (7-2) | #89 |
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs TOR | Max Scherzer (1-4) | #129 | @ WSH | Zack Littell (6-5) | #170 |
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (3-3) | #65 | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (3-3) | #113 |
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ SEA | Bryce Miller (3-0) | #42 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-5) | #86 |
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (5-3) | #73 |   |   |   |
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (5-4) | #15 | vs STL | Dustin May (5-6) | #52 |
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (2-2) | #421 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (6-3) | #18 |
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ COL | Sean Sullivan (0-0) | #411 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (6-4) | #24 |
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-7) | #333 | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-5) | #58 |
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs NYY | Will Warren (7-1) | #64 | @ TB | Ian Seymour (3-0) | #102 |
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (2-1) | #27 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (2-5) | #377 |
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs NYY | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs NYY | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs WSH |   |   |   | ||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs WSH | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs WSH | vs TB | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ LAA |   |   |   | ||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ LAA | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ LAA | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ CWS | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ CWS | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ CWS | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ NYM | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ NYM | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ NYM | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs TB | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs TB | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs TB | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs BAL | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs BAL | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs BAL | vs SF | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs TOR | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs TOR | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs TOR | @ DET | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ ATH |   |   |   | ||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ ATH | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ ATH | @ MIN | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ ATH | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ LAD | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ LAD | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ LAD | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs CWS | vs MIN | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs CWS | vs MIN | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs CWS | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs ATH | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs ATH | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs ATH | vs CHC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ TOR | @ LAD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ TOR | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ TOR | @ LAD | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ TOR |   |   |   | ||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ PIT | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ PIT | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ PIT | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ARI | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs ARI | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs ARI | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs SF | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs SF | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs SF | vs DET | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ MIA |   |   |   | ||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ MIA | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ MIA | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ NYY | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ NYY | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ NYY | @ CLE | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs SEA |   |   |   | ||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs SEA | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs SEA | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ BAL | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ BAL | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ BAL | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ BAL | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs LAA | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs LAA | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs LAA | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs KC | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs KC | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs KC | @ BOS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ TEX | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ TEX | @ HOU | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ TEX | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ TB | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ TB | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ TB | @ PIT | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs CLE | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs CLE | vs CWS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs CLE | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs CHC | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs CHC | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs CHC | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th |   |   |   | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-5) | #5 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd |   |   |   | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-3) | #71 |
| Thu, Apr 9th |   |   |   | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (6-1) | #173 |
| Thu, Apr 16th |   |   |   | @ DET | Keider Montero (3-5) | #179 |
| Thu, Apr 30th |   |   |   | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-7) | #116 |
| Sat, May 9th |   |   |   | vs DET | Burch Smith | |
| Mon, May 25th |   |   |   | vs NYY | Will Warren (7-1) | #64 |
| Mon, Jun 1st |   |   |   | @ CIN | Lyon Richardson | |
| Sat, Jun 6th |   |   |   | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (4-3) | #16 |
| Thu, Jun 11th |   |   |   | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-6) | #95 |
| Mon, Jun 15th |   |   |   | @ WSH | Andrew Alvarez (1-0) | #168 |
| Thu, Jul 2nd |   |   |   | vs TB | ||
| Mon, Jul 6th |   |   |   | vs PHI | ||
| Thu, Jul 23rd |   |   |   | @ DET | ||
| Thu, Aug 20th |   |   |   | vs ATH | ||
| Thu, Aug 27th |   |   |   | @ TOR | ||

