Griffin Jax or Jake Bird

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Griffin Jax or Jake Bird Player Statistics
	Griffin Jax SP,RP - TB	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	32	44

Games Started	21	0

Innings Pitched	104.1	38.2

Wins	7	1

Losses	10	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	2	3

Holds	2	7

Hits Allowed	91	42

Earned Runs	40	23

Home Runs Allowed	15	6

Strikeouts	110	41

Walks	33	13

ERA	3.45	5.35

WHIP	1.19	1.42

Griffin Jax or Jake Bird Player Projections
	Griffin Jax SP,RP - TB	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	67	51

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	65.0	54.6

Wins	4	3

Losses	3	2

Saves	15	0

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	12	10

Hits Allowed	53	49

Earned Runs	23	26

Home Runs Allowed	6	6

Strikeouts	83	57

Walks	19	23

ERA	3.16	4.25

WHIP	1.10	1.33

Griffin Jax or Jake Bird Player Notes
	Griffin Jax SP,RP - TB	Jake Bird RP - WSH
News
	Griffin Jax allowed two hits and no walks while striking out seven across five scoreless innings in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Athletics. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Sep 15th	The Nationals optioned RHP Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
	Griffin Jax allowed six runs (three earned) on seven hits and two walks while recording one strikeout across 2.2 innings in Wednesday's 10-4 loss to the New York Mets. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Sep 2nd	The Nationals recalled RHP Jake Bird from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	The Rays activated RHP Griffin Jax from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 2nd	The Nationals optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Griffin Jax is expected to make his next start in the majors. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Jake Bird is being traded along with three other prospects to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Luis Garcia Jr. Diego Sandoval Sun, Aug 2nd
	Griffin Jax threw 42 pitches over three innings for Triple-A Durham on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th	The Yankees optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
Notes
	He has elite stuff and massive strikeout upside, and his biggest threat to the closer's role, Uceta, is already hurt. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal

Griffin Jax or Jake Bird Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Griffin Jax SP,RP - TB			Jake Bird RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#109	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#118
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#140
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#15
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#80
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#191	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#197	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#223	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#17	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#109
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#285	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#87	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#153
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#30
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#126	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#388	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (7-2)	#150
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#207
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#285
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#207
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#76
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#92
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#109
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#61	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#157
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#11	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#101
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#117
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#39
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#115
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#373	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#59
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#216
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#305	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#261
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#154	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#124
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#261	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#70
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#30
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#61	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#349	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#125
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#48	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#41
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#151	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#77
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#143
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#54
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#116	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#124	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#116	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#27	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#111	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#299
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#138
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#210
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#74	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#11	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#206	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#386
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#148
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#345
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#131	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#148
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#141
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#186	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#193
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#54
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#386	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#118
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#338
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#157
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#387	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#107	vs CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#92
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#117	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#314
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#131
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#148	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#154
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#211	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-1)	#382
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#384
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#156	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#314	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#154
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#159
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#131
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#266	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#15
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#159	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#156
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#172	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#66
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#111	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#79	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#107	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#242	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#8
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#155
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#74	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#99
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#118	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2	vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#98
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs NYM
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#193
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Sat, May 9th				@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85
Thu, May 14th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28
Thu, May 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#92
Sat, May 23rd				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121
Mon, Jun 29th				@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Mon, Jul 27th				vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90
Thu, Aug 6th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#386
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#25
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114