Hunter Brown or Michael Wacha

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Hunter Brown or Michael Wacha Player Statistics
	Hunter Brown SP - HOU	Michael Wacha SP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	2	11

Games Started	2	11

Innings Pitched	10.2	70.1

Wins	1	4

Losses	0	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	5	50

Earned Runs	1	21

Home Runs Allowed	0	8

Strikeouts	17	60

Walks	6	22

ERA	0.84	2.69

WHIP	1.03	1.02

Hunter Brown or Michael Wacha Player Projections
	Hunter Brown SP - HOU	Michael Wacha SP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	30	29

Games Started	30	29

Innings Pitched	177.4	164.5

Wins	12	10

Losses	8	10

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	150	162

Earned Runs	65	75

Home Runs Allowed	19	22

Strikeouts	192	128

Walks	58	48

ERA	3.28	4.13

WHIP	1.17	1.28

Hunter Brown or Michael Wacha Player Notes
	Hunter Brown SP - HOU	Michael Wacha SP - KC
News
	Hunter Brown will make his next rehab start on Friday for Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th	Michael Wacha allowed two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five over seven innings in Monday's loss to the Yankees. Chase Davis Tue, May 26th
	Hunter Brown will make another rehab start later this week for Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th	Michael Wacha allowed one earned run on six hits and two walks while striking out eight over six innings in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Red Sox. Chase Davis Thu, May 21st
	Hunter Brown threw 35 pitches in his rehab start on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th	Michael Wacha allowed three earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings in Friday's loss to the Cardinals. Chase Davis Sat, May 16th
	Astros GM Dana Brown said RHP Hunter Brown will return in middle of June. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th	Michael Wacha allowed zero earned runs on two hits and two walks while striking out six over seven innings in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Tigers. Chase Davis Sun, May 10th
	Hunter Brown will begin his rehab assignment on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd	Michael Wacha allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out three over seven innings in Monday's 6-2 win over the Guardians. Chase Davis Tue, May 5th
Notes
	By the end of 2024, it seemed Hunter Brown had unlocked his potential; in 2025, the door came flying open. The 26-year-old started 31 games, throwing 185 1/3 innings with a 2.43 ERA and 206 strikeouts. He increased his strikeout rate to 28.3% and lowered his walk rate to 7.8% to provide fantasy managers with an excellent WHIP of 1.03. Brown did benefit from some luck with a .262 BABIP, leading to an 82% LOB rate and an xERA of 3.17. Even with these small corrections, fantasy managers should view Brown as a bona fide SP1 heading into the 2026 season. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Hunter Brown or Michael Wacha Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Hunter Brown SP - HOU			Michael Wacha SP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (6-3)	#39
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#152	@ ATL	Chris Sale (7-3)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (1-5)	#48	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (2-1)	#108
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-3)	#414	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (3-2)	#123
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (2-3)	#27	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (0-6)	#242
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-5)	#144
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#7	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (3-3)	#16
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-5)	#115
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#309	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (2-1)	#49
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-2)	#198	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (6-1)	#57
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (1-1)	#423	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (0-7)	#37
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (1-6)	#296	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (7-3)	#29
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (2-7)	#425	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (4-2)	#88
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (4-2)	#98	vs CWS	Davis Martin (7-1)	#80
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (1-5)	#50	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (0-5)	#417
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (2-4)	#13	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (1-0)	#54
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (5-4)	#15
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (2-7)	#425	@ DET	Framber Valdez (2-3)	#25
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#428	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (0-6)	#68
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		@ DET	Keider Montero (2-3)	#205
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (5-3)	#164	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (7-2)	#40
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (5-4)	#146	@ NYY	Will Warren (6-1)	#62
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (2-3)	#119	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (2-2)	#69
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (3-5)	#112	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (2-6)	#43
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (6-1)	#51	vs BAL	Shane Baz (2-5)	#90
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (0-7)	#37	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-3)	#111
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (6-1)	#62	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#152
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (2-2)	#69	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (2-4)	#394
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#263	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (1-5)	#48
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (2-5)	#90	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-2)	#183
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (3-1)	#197	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-5)	#115
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (1-1)	#259	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (4-3)	#8
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (4-2)	#102	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (4-2)	#98
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (2-3)	#27	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (1-5)	#50
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4)	#12	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (0-7)	#37
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (4-2)	#1	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (7-3)	#29
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#35	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (4-2)	#88
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (1-1)	#65	vs DET	Keider Montero (2-3)	#205
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (7-1)	#26	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (4-2)	#100	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (5-4)	#15
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (4-3)	#8	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (0-5)	#417
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (1-0)	#64	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (2-4)	#199
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (1-5)	#50	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (4-1)	#181
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (2-4)	#74	@ STL	Dustin May (3-5)	#101
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (3-4)	#9	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (5-3)	#164
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (5-5)	#18	@ STL	Andre Pallante (5-4)	#146
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-0)	#196	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (5-1)	#32
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (1-2)	#89	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (2-3)	#27
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (3-3)	#16	vs BOS	Connelly Early (4-2)	#102
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-4)	#103	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (2-4)	#13
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (4-3)	#134	vs SEA	George Kirby (5-4)	#15
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (4-5)	#23	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (4-3)	#8
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-5)	#96	vs NYY	Will Warren (6-1)	#62
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (2-4)	#74	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (7-2)	#40
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (3-4)	#9	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (0-0)	#33
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (5-5)	#18
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (0-1)	#188	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (3-4)	#52
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (1-3)	#139	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-5)	#96
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (5-2)	#21	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (2-4)	#74
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (1-6)	#127	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (4-2)	#100
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT			@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-6)	#308
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (6-4)	#2	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (1-2)	#89
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (2-3)	#133	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (3-3)	#16
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH			@ MIN
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH			@ MIN
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA			vs TEX
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA			vs TEX
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC			vs HOU
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC			vs HOU
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC			vs HOU
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET			@ WSH
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET			@ WSH
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET			@ WSH
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE			vs STL
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE			vs STL
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR			@ TB
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR			@ TB
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR			@ TB
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET			@ TB
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET			@ CWS
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET			@ CWS
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET			@ CWS
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN			vs TB
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN			vs TB
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB			vs PHI
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB			vs PHI
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH			vs PHI
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH			@ NYM
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH			@ NYM
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX			@ BAL
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX			@ BAL
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX			@ BAL
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL			vs SD
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL			vs SD
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL			vs SD
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA			vs SF
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA			vs SF
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA			vs SF
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS			@ DET
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS			@ DET
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS			@ DET
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA			@ MIN
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA			@ MIN
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX			@ COL
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX			@ COL
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX			@ COL
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR			vs MIN
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR			vs MIN
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD			vs CHC
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD			vs CHC
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD			vs CHC
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF			@ LAD
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF			@ LAD
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF			@ LAD
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA			@ LAA
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA			@ LAA
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA			@ LAA
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA			vs ATH
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA			vs ATH
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA			vs ATH
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH			vs DET
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH			vs DET
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH			vs DET
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY			@ TOR
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY			@ TOR
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY			@ TOR
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM			@ CLE
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM			@ CLE
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM			@ CLE
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs CLE
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (5-1)	#67
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (4-1)	#181
Wed, Apr 29th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-5)	#118
Thu, May 7th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (3-5)	#112
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Chase Burns (7-1)	#26
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB
Thu, Jul 9th				@ NYM
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET
Thu, Jul 30th				@ MIN
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ARI