Craig Kimbrel or Richard Lovelady

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Craig Kimbrel or Richard Lovelady Player Statistics
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH	Craig Kimbrel RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	35	46

Games Started	5	0

Innings Pitched	32.0	46.0

Wins	3	1

Losses	4	5

Saves	4	1

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	9	4

Hits Allowed	37	40

Earned Runs	14	23

Home Runs Allowed	4	4

Strikeouts	29	40

Walks	21	22

ERA	3.94	4.50

WHIP	1.81	1.35

Craig Kimbrel or Richard Lovelady Player Projections
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH	Craig Kimbrel RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	32	23

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	32.7	20.7

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	2

Hits Allowed	31	17

Earned Runs	18	12

Home Runs Allowed	4	3

Strikeouts	30	25

Walks	12	11

ERA	4.96	5.21

WHIP	1.30	1.34

Craig Kimbrel or Richard Lovelady Player Notes
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH	Craig Kimbrel RP - KC
News
	The Nationals activated LHP Richard Lovelady from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 12th	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
	Richard Lovelady went 1 1/3 innings for Double-A Harrisburg on September 3. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th	Craig Kimbrel left Thursday’s game against the Marlins with an illness. Ari Koslow Fri, Sep 4th
	Richard Lovelady began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 6th	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
	Richard Lovelady pitched in a bridge league game on August 28. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd	The Royals signed Craig Kimbrel. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Richard Lovelady threw a bullpen session on August 14. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Craig Kimbrel has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 6th
Notes
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Craig Kimbrel or Richard Lovelady Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH			Craig Kimbrel RP - KC
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#7
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#15	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#80	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#109
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#109	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#69
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#153	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#30	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (7-2)	#150	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#117
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#207	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#66
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#285	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#207	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#76	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#184
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#92	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#155
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#109	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Mon, May 4th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#204
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#157	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#101	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#285
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#117	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#39	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#115	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#59	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#216	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#261	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#124	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#63
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#70	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#96
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#97
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#138
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#299
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#125	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#151
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#327
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#77	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#143	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#9
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#54	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#306
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#289
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#41
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#54
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#299	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#138	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th				@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#216
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#291
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#386	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#345	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#148	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#141	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#193	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#118	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#338	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#76
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#157	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#92	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#314	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#231
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#387
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#131	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#242
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#155
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#154	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-1)	#382	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#384	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#119
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#386	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#159	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#298
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#15	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#25	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#45
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#156	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#66	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#27
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#8	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#104
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#172
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#99	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#261
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#98	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#118
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#140
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#193
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#92
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#30
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#41
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#54
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#154
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114