Edwin Diaz or Joel Kuhnel

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Edwin Diaz or Joel Kuhnel Player Statistics
	Edwin Diaz RP - LAD	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	16	35

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	13.2	35.1

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	3

Saves	7	6

Blown Saves	4	1

Holds	0	5

Hits Allowed	25	38

Earned Runs	18	19

Home Runs Allowed	3	6

Strikeouts	19	22

Walks	10	12

ERA	11.85	4.84

WHIP	2.56	1.42

Edwin Diaz or Joel Kuhnel Player Projections
	Edwin Diaz RP - LAD	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	64	11

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	64.2	11.0

Wins	4	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	35	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	2	1

Hits Allowed	45	12

Earned Runs	21	5

Home Runs Allowed	7	1

Strikeouts	90	8

Walks	22	3

ERA	2.96	4.10

WHIP	1.04	1.34

Edwin Diaz or Joel Kuhnel Player Notes
	Edwin Diaz RP - LAD	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
News
	Edwin Diaz threw a bullpen session on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Joel Kuhnel allowed two runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning in his rehab appearance last Sunday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Edwin Díaz underwent an MRI that didn’t reveal any structural issues. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Joel Kuhnel was sent on a rehab assignment on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	Edwin Diaz is being placed on the injured list with neck inflammation. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Joel Kuhnel threw a live batting practice session on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	The Dodgers are placing closer Edwin Díaz on the injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Joel Kuhnel will throw his first bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	Edwin Diaz walked two and struck out one over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Friday's 3-1 win over the Brewers. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 15th	Brewers right-hander Joel Kuhnel (shoulder) is dealing with a "minor" impingement, according to skipper Pat Murphy. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th
Notes
	Edwin Díaz reaffirmed his elite closer status in 2025, posting a dominant 1.63 ERA with a .502 OPS allowed and strong underlying indicators, including a sub-0.90 WHIP and elite run-prevention metrics. While his strikeout rate (38.0%) was slightly below his 2022 peak, it remained well above league average and was paired with improved home-run suppression and stable command. The 2026 projections reflect continued ninth-inning dominance with high save volume and strong ratios, supported by his consistent bat-missing profile and ability to limit hard contact. As long as health cooperates and the Dodgers don't get too cute with their bullpen, Díaz remains a top-tier fantasy closer with realistic upside to finish among the league leaders in saves again. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Edwin Diaz or Joel Kuhnel Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Edwin Diaz RP - LAD			Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#277
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#117
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#162	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#183	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#103
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL			@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#202	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH			@ CIN
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN			vs CHC
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			vs CIN
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			vs STL
Sun, Mar 29th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Apr 30th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Mon, Jun 8th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Thu, Jul 9th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, Jul 18th				vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Mon, Jul 27th				@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Thu, Aug 6th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66