David Bednar or Richard Lovelady

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David Bednar or Richard Lovelady Player Statistics
	David Bednar RP - NYY	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	36

Games Started	0	5

Innings Pitched	66.1	32.2

Wins	7	3

Losses	3	4

Saves	34	4

Blown Saves	4	3

Holds	0	10

Hits Allowed	51	39

Earned Runs	19	14

Home Runs Allowed	4	4

Strikeouts	74	30

Walks	18	21

ERA	2.58	3.86

WHIP	1.04	1.84

David Bednar or Richard Lovelady Player Projections
	David Bednar RP - NYY	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	63	32

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	61.4	32.7

Wins	4	2

Losses	3	2

Saves	32	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	2	2

Hits Allowed	48	31

Earned Runs	23	18

Home Runs Allowed	7	4

Strikeouts	74	30

Walks	21	12

ERA	3.30	4.96

WHIP	1.12	1.30

David Bednar or Richard Lovelady Player Notes
	David Bednar RP - NYY	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH
News
	David Bednar allowed one earned run on two hits while striking out one over 1 2/3 innings to earn the save in Friday's 6-4 win over the Mets. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 12th	The Nationals activated LHP Richard Lovelady from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 12th
	David Bednar tossed a scoreless inning to earn the save in Friday's 1-0 win over the Red Sox. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 29th	Richard Lovelady went 1 1/3 innings for Double-A Harrisburg on September 3. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th
	David Bednar allowed one hit and struck out one over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Friday's win over the Blue Jays. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd	Richard Lovelady began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 6th
	David Bednar struck out one batter in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Wednesday’s 5-3 win over the Orioles. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th	Richard Lovelady pitched in a bridge league game on August 28. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd
	David Bednar struck out two batters over a scoreless outing to earn the save in Tuesday’s 3-1 win over the Orioles. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th	Richard Lovelady threw a bullpen session on August 14. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
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David Bednar or Richard Lovelady Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	David Bednar RP - NYY			Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#141
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#13
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#105
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#229	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#256	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#78
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#171	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#103	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (7-2)	#95
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#221
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#157
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#246
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#279	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#157
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#47
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#101
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#181	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#296	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#47	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#255	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#216
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#130	vs NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#101
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#15
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#144
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#145
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#15	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#15	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#157
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#331	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#19
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#25
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#125
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#103	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#103
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#111	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)		vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#19	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#25	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#279
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#105	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#356
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#125	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#284
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#246	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#101	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#221
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#340
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60	vs CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#101
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#130	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#155
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#216	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#114	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#203	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-1)	#361
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#222	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#364
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#104	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#356
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#135	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#179
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#57
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#13
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#356	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#93
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#28	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#168
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#97
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#25	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#178	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Thu, Mar 26th				@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36
Sun, Mar 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Mon, Apr 6th				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Mon, Apr 20th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Thu, May 14th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Sat, May 23rd				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Mon, Jun 1st				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#48
Sat, Jun 6th				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Mon, Jun 15th				vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)
Sat, Jul 18th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Tue, Jul 21st				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Thu, Aug 6th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Mon, Aug 24th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#50
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET	River Ryan