Gus Varland or Kyle Backhus

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Gus Varland or Kyle Backhus Player Statistics
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
2026 Stats


Games Played	33	21

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	31.2	20.0

Wins	1	2

Losses	2	1

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	6	1

Hits Allowed	43	25

Earned Runs	24	11

Home Runs Allowed	7	3

Strikeouts	30	20

Walks	15	6

ERA	6.82	4.95

WHIP	1.83	1.55

Gus Varland or Kyle Backhus Player Projections
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
2026 Projections


Games Played	28	45

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	28.3	42.4

Wins	1	2

Losses	1	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	1	7

Hits Allowed	28	41

Earned Runs	16	23

Home Runs Allowed	3	5

Strikeouts	27	41

Walks	12	17

ERA	5.10	4.79

WHIP	1.39	1.36

Gus Varland or Kyle Backhus Player Notes
	Gus Varland RP - WSH	Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
News
	The Nationals optioned RHP Gus Varland to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th	The Phillies option RHP Kyle Backhus from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Gus Varland allowed one earned run on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter to earn the save in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Royals. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jun 17th	The Phillies recalled Kyle Backhus from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Gus Varland struck out two batters while allowing one hit and one walk over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Monday's 4-3 win over the Giants. Jesse Garcia Tue, Jun 9th	The Phillies option RHP Kyle Backhus from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th
	Gus Varland struck out two batters while allowing one hit over 1.1 scoreless frames to earn the save in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Twins. Jesse Garcia Fri, May 8th	The Phillies are activating Kyle Backhus from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Gus Varland struck out one batter and allowed one hit over 1 1/3 innings pitched in the Nationals win over the Mets. Jesse Garcia Thu, Apr 30th	The Phillies placed Kyle Backhus on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th
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Gus Varland or Kyle Backhus Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Gus Varland RP - WSH			Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#82
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-1)	#62
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#358
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#274
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CHC	Riley Martin
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#64	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#119	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#102	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#371	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#108
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#157	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#157	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#314	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#178
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#154	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#283	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#222
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#326
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#366	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#66
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#58	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#168	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#249
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#298	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#356	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#302	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#359	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#199	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#371	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#134
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#249
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#427	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#199
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#174
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#188	vs MIA	Cade Gibson
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#160
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#144
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#338	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#420	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#356
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#130	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186	@ ARI	Taylor Clarke
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#85
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ WSH
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			@ NYM
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs TB
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs TB
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs TB
Mon, May 4th				@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109
Thu, Jun 4th				vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348
Thu, Jun 18th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55
Thu, Jul 9th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187
Thu, Jul 16th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53
Mon, Aug 10th				@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#160
Mon, Aug 17th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109
Thu, Sep 10th				vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#152
Thu, Sep 17th				@ NYM
Thu, Sep 24th				vs MIL