Craig Kimbrel or Daniel Lynch

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Craig Kimbrel or Daniel Lynch Player Statistics
	Daniel Lynch SP,RP - KC	Craig Kimbrel RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	54	46

Games Started	8	0

Innings Pitched	76.2	46.0

Wins	6	1

Losses	5	5

Saves	1	1

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	13	4

Hits Allowed	59	40

Earned Runs	28	23

Home Runs Allowed	6	4

Strikeouts	52	40

Walks	23	22

ERA	3.29	4.50

WHIP	1.07	1.35

Craig Kimbrel or Daniel Lynch Player Projections
	Daniel Lynch SP,RP - KC	Craig Kimbrel RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	50	23

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	59.1	20.7

Wins	3	1

Losses	3	1

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	9	2

Hits Allowed	59	17

Earned Runs	29	12

Home Runs Allowed	8	3

Strikeouts	45	25

Walks	20	11

ERA	4.43	5.21

WHIP	1.33	1.34

Craig Kimbrel or Daniel Lynch Player Notes
	Daniel Lynch SP,RP - KC	Craig Kimbrel RP - KC
News
	Daniel Lynch allowed zero earned runs on two hits and one walk while striking out three over five innings in Wednesday's win over the Astros. Chase Davis Thu, Sep 17th	Craig Kimbrel allowed a run on no hits and two walks while recording an out in Sunday's loss to the Red Sox. Chase Davis Mon, Sep 14th
	Daniel Lynch allowed two earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three over five innings in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks. Chase Davis Thu, Sep 10th	Craig Kimbrel left Thursday’s game against the Marlins with an illness. Ari Koslow Fri, Sep 4th
	Daniel Lynch allowed five earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out zero over five innings in Friday's loss to the Blue Jays. Chase Davis Sat, Sep 5th	Craig Kimbrel struck out two batters while allowing one walk in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Tigers. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 23rd
	Daniel Lynch allowed two earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out three over 3.1 innings in Saturday's win over the Guardians. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 30th	The Royals signed Craig Kimbrel. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Daniel Lynch allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out two over 4.1 innings in Sunday's win over the Tigers. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 24th	Craig Kimbrel has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 6th
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Craig Kimbrel or Daniel Lynch Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Daniel Lynch SP,RP - KC			Craig Kimbrel RP - KC
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#7	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#7
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#109	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#109
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#69	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#69
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#42	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#42
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#117	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#117
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#66	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#66
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#184	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#184
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#155	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#155
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#204	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#204
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#285	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#285
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson		@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#63	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#63
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#96	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#96
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#97	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#97
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#138	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#138
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#299	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#299
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#151	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#151
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#327	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#327
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#9	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#9
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#306	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#306
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#289	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#289
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#41	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#41
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#54	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#54
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#216	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#216
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#291	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#291
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#42	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#42
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#76	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#76
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#231	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#231
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#387	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#387
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#242	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#242
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#155	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#155
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#119	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#119
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#298	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#298
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Derek Law		vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#45	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#45
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#27	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#27
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#104	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#104
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#172	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#172
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#261	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#261
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#289	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#289
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57