Hunter Barco or Kevin Kelly

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Hunter Barco or Kevin Kelly Player Statistics
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	Kevin Kelly RP - TB
2026 Stats


Games Played	7	71

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	17.2	73.2

Wins	0	6

Losses	1	4

Saves	0	4

Blown Saves	1	3

Holds	1	33

Hits Allowed	21	54

Earned Runs	15	20

Home Runs Allowed	4	6

Strikeouts	14	63

Walks	13	11

ERA	7.64	2.44

WHIP	1.92	0.88

Hunter Barco or Kevin Kelly Player Projections
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	Kevin Kelly RP - TB
2026 Projections


Games Played	34	45

Games Started	12	0

Innings Pitched	85.7	45.8

Wins	4	3

Losses	5	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	1	4

Hits Allowed	80	43

Earned Runs	41	20

Home Runs Allowed	10	5

Strikeouts	79	40

Walks	36	11

ERA	4.35	3.87

WHIP	1.35	1.19

Hunter Barco or Kevin Kelly Player Notes
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT	Kevin Kelly RP - TB
News
	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 26th	Kevin Kelly pitched a scoreless ninth inning in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals to earn his third save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jun 21st
	The Pirates optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Kevin Kelly recorded his second save of the season in Sunday’s 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins, tossing a 1-2-3 10th inning. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Apr 5th
	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Kevin Kelly was called upon to record the final out against Blake Perkins and secured the save on five pitches, inducing a game-ending groundout to preserve a 3-2 win for the Tampa Bay Rays over the Milwaukee Brewers and earn his first save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Mar 31st
	The Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	Kevin Kelly and the Tampa Bay Rays agreed to a $925K contract in 2026 to avoid arbitration. David Leisering Sat, Jan 10th
	Hunter Barco is scheduled to visit team doctors with the Pirates on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
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Hunter Barco or Kevin Kelly Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT			Kevin Kelly RP - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#243
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#225
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#281	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#249
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ MIA	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#239
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)		@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#250
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#206	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#140
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-4)	#101	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs NYM	Justin Hagenman
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)		@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (2-0)	#114
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#147
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-3)	#120	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#165
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-4)	#194
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#129	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET	River Ryan (0-1)	#75	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Mon, Apr 20th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Mon, May 4th				vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Mon, May 18th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Mon, Jun 1st				vs DET	Ty Madden
Mon, Jun 8th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Fri, Jul 10th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Fri, Jul 17th				@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Tue, Jul 21st				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Thu, Aug 20th				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Mon, Aug 31st				vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)