Craig Kimbrel or Michel Otanez

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Craig Kimbrel or Michel Otanez Player Statistics
	Craig Kimbrel RP - KC	Michel Otanez RP - TEX
2026 Stats


Games Played	45	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	45.0	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	5	‐

Saves	1	‐

Blown Saves	1	‐

Holds	3	‐

Hits Allowed	39	‐

Earned Runs	23	‐

Home Runs Allowed	4	‐

Strikeouts	40	‐

Walks	22	‐

ERA	4.60	‐

WHIP	1.36	‐

Craig Kimbrel or Michel Otanez Player Projections
	Craig Kimbrel RP - KC	Michel Otanez RP - TEX
2026 Projections


Games Played	23	19

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	20.7	19.0

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	1

Hits Allowed	17	16

Earned Runs	12	12

Home Runs Allowed	3	2

Strikeouts	25	24

Walks	11	12

ERA	5.21	5.76

WHIP	1.34	1.45

Craig Kimbrel or Michel Otanez Player Notes
	Craig Kimbrel RP - KC	Michel Otanez RP - TEX
News
	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	The Rangers designated RHP Michel Otañez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th
	Craig Kimbrel left Thursday’s game against the Marlins with an illness. Ari Koslow Fri, Sep 4th	Otanez allowed four earned runs on four hits and one walk across 2.1 innings over three Cactus League appearances. Texas optioned him to Triple-A Round Rock on Monday. Bruno Mulé Mon, Mar 9th
	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 Michel Otanez Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Craig Kimbrel RP - KC			Michel Otanez RP - TEX
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)	#69	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#126
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#12
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#365	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#43	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#144	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#88
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#126	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#206
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	@ DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#139
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#206
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#203
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#169
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#365	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#242	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#179
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#362
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#394
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#213
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#360
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#146
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#168	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#254
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#272
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#326
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-2)	#294
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#334
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#35	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#187	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#301	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#165
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#35	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#47	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#102
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#154	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#342
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#270	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#365
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#242
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#35
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#187
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#217
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#302
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#59	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#171
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#9	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#150
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#332
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#150	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#391
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#227	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#258
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#168
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#77	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#150
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#133	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#334	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#227
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#47
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#38	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#84
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#92
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#102	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#218	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#281	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#98
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			@ MIN
Thu, Mar 26th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Tue, Mar 31st				@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163
Mon, Apr 13th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Mon, Apr 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Mon, May 11th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#58
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145
Sat, Jun 20th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Mon, Jun 29th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Mon, Jul 27th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Mon, Aug 24th				@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#216
Mon, Aug 31st				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6