Daniel Palencia or Fernando Cruz

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Daniel Palencia or Fernando Cruz Player Statistics
	Daniel Palencia RP - CHC	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	61

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	25.0	54.2

Wins	2	4

Losses	2	6

Saves	3	2

Blown Saves	1	6

Holds	0	19

Hits Allowed	25	41

Earned Runs	12	19

Home Runs Allowed	4	7

Strikeouts	26	67

Walks	10	32

ERA	4.32	3.13

WHIP	1.40	1.34

Daniel Palencia or Fernando Cruz Player Projections
	Daniel Palencia RP - CHC	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	62	59

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	62.9	58.9

Wins	3	4

Losses	3	3

Saves	29	2

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	3	17

Hits Allowed	51	45

Earned Runs	26	24

Home Runs Allowed	7	7

Strikeouts	71	81

Walks	26	27

ERA	3.71	3.68

WHIP	1.23	1.23

Daniel Palencia or Fernando Cruz Player Notes
	Daniel Palencia RP - CHC	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
News
	The Cubs activated RHP Daniel Palencia from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Fernando Cruz will resume tossing on flat ground this weekend. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th
	Daniel Palencia is expected to be activated for Friday's series opener against the Mariners. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Fernando Cruz is seeking a second opinion after he was diagnosed with a torn UCL. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	The Cubs will activate Daniel Palencia in the next few days. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Fernando Cruz has been diagnosed with a partially torn UCL in his right elbow. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
	The Cubs transferred Daniel Palencia to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The Yankees placed Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
	Daniel Palencia allowed four runs and recorded only two outs in a rehab appearance for Double-A Knoxville on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	Fernando Cruz and the New York Yankees have avoided arbitration and the righthander is scheduled to make $1.45 million in 2026. David Leisering Sat, Jan 10th
Notes
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Daniel Palencia or Fernando Cruz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Daniel Palencia RP - CHC			Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#150	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#189	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#204	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#88	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#160
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#79	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#176	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#326	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)		@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#171
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#179	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#299
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#367	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#178	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#256
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#365	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#157
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#362
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#88	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#346
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#157
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)		vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#79	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#154	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#254
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#47
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#59	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#353
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#185
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#242
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	@ CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#93
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#329	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#308	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#258	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#165
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#231
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#125	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#158	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#126
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#141
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#84	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#92	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#218
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#334	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#390
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#277	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#98
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)	#69	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#59
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#137	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#178	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#92
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110	vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255	vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#334	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#47
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164
Thu, Apr 16th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#234
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#231
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#125
Sun, Jun 21st				vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#35
Thu, Aug 20th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#78
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395