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	5	39

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	11.2	42.0

Wins	0	5

Losses	1	3

Saves	0	4

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	1	19

Hits Allowed	14	32

Earned Runs	10	12

Home Runs Allowed	3	4

Strikeouts	8	31

Walks	9	7

ERA	7.71	2.57

WHIP	1.97	0.93

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
	Hunter Barco is scheduled to visit team doctors with the Pirates on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st	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 recalled Hunter Barco from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th	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 have optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 13th	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
	Hunter Barco has reportedly made the Pirates’ Opening Day roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd	Kevin Kelly and the Tampa Bay Rays agreed to a $925K contract in 2026 to avoid arbitration. David Leisering Sat, Jan 10th
Notes
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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 (5-7)	#36	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (4-6)	#133
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#83	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#89
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-5)	#29	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#54
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#21	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#41
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#342	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#116
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#97	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (5-9)	#43	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (6-3)	#124
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#72	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)	#248
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#209	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#390
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#343	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#129
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#110	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#191
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#40	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#204
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-7)	#27	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#323
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#104	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#34
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#129	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#19
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#78
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#260	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (2-6)	#180
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#202	@ CWS	Sean Burke (5-4)	#105
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#71	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (7-2)	#87	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#141
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#17	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (7-8)	#3
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#30	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-7)	#81	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#21
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#114	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#342
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#116	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (8-3)	#56
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (6-3)	#124
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#41	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#390
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#54	@ CLE	Parker Messick (7-5)	#39
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#139	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (2-9)	#46
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#112	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#33
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (1-1)	#173
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#154	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#215	vs SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#59
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#21	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (1-8)	#86
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (7-3)	#119	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#24
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#331
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#100	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (4-3)	#125
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#59
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (1-8)	#86	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#66
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#331
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#11
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#55	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#115
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (10-4)	#4	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-4)	#53
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (9-1)	#6	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-6)	#52
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (4-6)	#133	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (5-9)	#43
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#89	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#72
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#54
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#24	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-4)	#28
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#331
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#11	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#49
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#95	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (5-9)	#43
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#245	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#72
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#129	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#313
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#204
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (8-3)	#56	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#255
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (6-3)	#124	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#37
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-5)	#107	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#190	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (2-8)	#61
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#127	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#94
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#261
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#236	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#200
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#193	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-0)	#197
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#120	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-4)	#53
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#279	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#66
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (4-3)	#125
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#85
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-4)	#53	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#432
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-0)	#197	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-5)	#50
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (2-2)	#93
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-5)	#126	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#279
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#109	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#85
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-6)	#252	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-7)	#317	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#260
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#435	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#78
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-2)	#143
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#20	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#217
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-6)	#76
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-3)	#32	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#121
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#97	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#100
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#21	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#154	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#55
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (10-4)	#4	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-6)	#76
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (9-1)	#6	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#121
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-2)	#232	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#181
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#71	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#127
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#319	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#18
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#78	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (7-5)	#159
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#155	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#51
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#156	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-4)	#28
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#120	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (2-1)	#249
Fri, Jul 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#111	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-7)	#57
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (4-2)	#92	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#96
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#33	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (10-1)	#25
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (2-9)	#46	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (7-5)	#39	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (4-3)	#125
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY			@ TOR
Tue, Jul 21st	@ NYY			@ TOR
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY			@ TOR
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC			vs CLE
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC			vs CLE
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC			vs CLE
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI			vs TEX
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI			vs TEX
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN			vs TEX
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN			vs CWS
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN			vs CWS
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN			vs CWS
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL			@ COL
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL			@ COL
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL			@ COL
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM			@ SEA
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM			@ SEA
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM			@ SEA
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA			@ ATH
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA			@ ATH
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS			vs BAL
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS			vs BAL
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS			vs BAL
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET			vs BAL
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET			vs TOR
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET			vs TOR
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD			@ BAL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD			@ BAL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD			@ BAL
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD			@ DET
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD			@ DET
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD			@ DET
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL			vs SD
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL			vs SD
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL			vs SD
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs HOU
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			vs ATH
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ PHI
Mon, Apr 20th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#215
Mon, May 4th				vs TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#279
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#24
Mon, May 18th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#77
Mon, Jun 1st				vs DET	Ty Madden	#276
Mon, Jun 8th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#70
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#19
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH
Thu, Aug 20th				vs TOR
Mon, Aug 31st				vs NYM