Craig Kimbrel or Eric Orze

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Craig Kimbrel or Eric Orze Player Statistics
	Eric Orze RP - MIN	Craig Kimbrel RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	36	46

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	41.1	46.0

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	5

Saves	1	1

Blown Saves	4	1

Holds	7	4

Hits Allowed	42	40

Earned Runs	26	23

Home Runs Allowed	1	4

Strikeouts	36	40

Walks	21	22

ERA	5.66	4.50

WHIP	1.52	1.35

Craig Kimbrel or Eric Orze Player Projections
	Eric Orze RP - MIN	Craig Kimbrel RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	53	23

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	57.2	20.7

Wins	3	1

Losses	3	1

Saves	1	2

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	8	2

Hits Allowed	52	17

Earned Runs	28	12

Home Runs Allowed	7	3

Strikeouts	57	25

Walks	25	11

ERA	4.39	5.21

WHIP	1.36	1.34

Craig Kimbrel or Eric Orze Player Notes
	Eric Orze RP - MIN	Craig Kimbrel RP - KC
News
	Eric Orze struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Tigers. Matthew Adam Fri, Apr 10th	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
	Orze posted a 3.02 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 40:19 K:BB across 41.2 innings in 33 appearances with Tampa Bay last season before being traded to Minnesota this offseason. He's struggled with his control this spring, allowing five runs over 6.2 innings with an 8:6 K:BB and a 6.75 ERA. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st	Craig Kimbrel left Thursday’s game against the Marlins with an illness. Ari Koslow Fri, Sep 4th
		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
		The Royals signed Craig Kimbrel. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
		Craig Kimbrel has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 6th
Notes
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Craig Kimbrel or Eric Orze Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Eric Orze RP - MIN			Craig Kimbrel RP - KC
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#7
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#137	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#142	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#77	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#109
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#69
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#388	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#157	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#39	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#76	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#117
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#9	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#66
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#184
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#155
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#11	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#141	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Mon, May 4th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#247	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#204
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#285
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#182	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#177	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#67	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#138	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#249	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#299	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#255	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#87	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#289	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#37	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#289	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#116	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#63
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#96
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#97
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#138
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#299
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#151
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Wed, Jun 17th				@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#327
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#70	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#9
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#48	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#306
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#289
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#299	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#138	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#41
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#202	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#54
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#204	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#231	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#197	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#216
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#291
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#204	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#242	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#155	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#116	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#371	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#371	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#68	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#67	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#76
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 14th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#118	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#231
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#387
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#242
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#159	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#155
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#275	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#156	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#119
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#186	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#298
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#207	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#45
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#173	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#17	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#27
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#47	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#104
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#172
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#231	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#261
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF	Anthony Molina (3-1)	#294	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#233	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#131	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			vs CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#170
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#111
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#54
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#155
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#211
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#353