Jakob Junis or Josh Ekness
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| Jakob Junis RP - TEX  | Josh Ekness RP - MIA  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 20 | 6 |
| Games Started | 1 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 24.0 | 5.1 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | 0 |
| Saves | 3 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Holds | 5 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 12 | 2 |
| Earned Runs | 4 | 1 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 0 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 13 | 5 |
| Walks | 5 | 5 |
| ERA | 1.50 | 1.69 |
| WHIP | 0.71 | 1.31 |
| Jakob Junis RP - TEX | Josh Ekness RP - MIA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 54 | 16 |
| Games Started | 1 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 62.8 | 16.7 |
| Wins | 3 | 1 |
| Losses | 3 | 1 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 10 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 60 | 16 |
| Earned Runs | 29 | 8 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 55 | 15 |
| Walks | 16 | 8 |
| ERA | 4.11 | 4.50 |
| WHIP | 1.21 | 1.42 |
| Jakob Junis RP - TEX | Josh Ekness RP - MIA | |
| News | ||
| Jakob Junis will open for the Rangers on Monday against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Mon, May 11th | The Marlins optioned Josh Ekness to Triple-A Jacksonville. Ari Koslow Thu, May 14th | |
| Junis has yet to allow a run across eight innings this season and has converted a save in each of his last three appearances. The Rangers have been using a closer-by-committee approach, with Junis working his way to the front of that group. Bruno Mulé Mon, Apr 13th | Josh Ekness recorded the final out in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Washington Nationals to earn his first career save. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 11th | |
| Junis has now earned saves in back-to-back days for Texas, entering Tuesday's ninth inning against Seattle with a one-run lead. He allowed two base hits before recording two fly outs and a groundout to close it out. Bruno Mulé Wed, Apr 8th | Josh Ekness is having his contract selected by the Miami Marlins from Triple-A Jacksonville. Cade Gibson was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move. David Leisering Sat, May 2nd | |
| Junis recorded his second save of the season Monday against Seattle, retiring the heart of the Mariners' order in a four-pitch ninth inning. He got Cal Raleigh to ground out, hit Julio Rodríguez with a pitch, then induced a game-ending double play from Josh Naylor. Bruno Mulé Tue, Apr 7th | The Marlins reassigned RHP Josh Ekness to minor league camp. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 11th | |
| Jakob Junis has signed a one-year contract with the Texas Rangers that also includes a mutual option for 2027. The deal will become official once the Rangers make a corresponding move to clear a space on the 40-man roster. David Leisering Sun, Jan 18th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Jakob Junis RP - TEX | Josh Ekness RP - MIA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #425 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #428 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #111 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (7-1) | #80 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ BAL | Zach Eflin (0-0) | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #417 | |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #82 | vs CWS | Shane Smith (0-2) | #176 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #136 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #62 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #222 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #69 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 | @ NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #38 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (2-4) | #13 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #392 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-2) | #100 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #8 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #136 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #35 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #45 | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #55 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #126 | @ DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #123 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-5) | #115 | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #133 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-2) | #113 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #198 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (2-4) | #13 | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #227 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | vs MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #60 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #8 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #21 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #105 | vs STL | Dustin May (3-5) | #101 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #191 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-5) | #115 | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #75 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #133 | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #38 | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #40 | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (4-2) | #1 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #280 | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #35 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-6) | #68 | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-0) | #6 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #163 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ DET | Tyler Holton (0-4) | #156 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #280 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #111 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #62 | vs BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #197 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ NYY | Paul Blackburn (2-1) | #221 | vs BAL | Cade Povich (1-1) | #202 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (1-2) | #56 | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #94 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #78 | vs WSH | Richard Lovelady (2-2) | #216 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 |
| Mon, May 11th | vs ARI | Michael Soroka (6-2) | #71 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #58 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #73 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #84 | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-6) | #242 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (6-1) | #122 | @ TB | Ian Seymour (3-0) | #106 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #169 | @ TB | Nick Martinez (4-1) | #79 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #189 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #20 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #428 | vs ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #241 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ COL | Sammy Peralta | #397 | vs ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #201 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #296 | vs ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (1-1) | #76 | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #180 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #394 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #48 | vs NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #130 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #155 | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #44 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #315 | @ TOR | Braydon Fisher (2-1) | #168 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (2-6) | #125 | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #22 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (6-1) | #122 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-0) | #166 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #107 | @ NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #130 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #81 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #28 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #87 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ STL | Dustin May (3-5) | #101 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-3) | #215 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #146 | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #94 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #20 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs CLE | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs CLE | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ KC | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ KC | vs ARI | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ KC | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ BOS | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ BOS | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ BOS | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs MIN | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs MIN | @ PHI | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs MIN | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs SD | vs SF | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs SD | vs SF | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs SD | vs SF | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ MIA | vs TEX | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ MIA | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ MIA | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ TOR | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ TOR | @ STL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ TOR | @ STL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ TOR | @ STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ CLE | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ CLE | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ CLE | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs DET | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs DET | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs DET | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs LAA | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs LAA | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs LAA | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs HOU | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs HOU | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs HOU | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ ATL | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ ATL | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ ATL | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs CWS | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs CWS | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs CWS | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs SEA | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs SEA | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs SEA | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs SEA | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ TB | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ TB | vs PHI | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ TB | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ HOU | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ HOU | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ HOU | @ NYM | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs SF | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs SF | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs SF | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs BAL | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs BAL | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs BAL | vs LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAA | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ LAA | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ LAA | vs PIT | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ LAA | vs PIT | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ ATH | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ ATH | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ ATH | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs WSH | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs WSH | @ PHI | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs WSH | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs LAA | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs LAA | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs LAA | vs WSH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ CWS | vs BOS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ CWS | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ CWS | vs BOS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ MIL | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ MIL | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ MIL | @ WSH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs ATH | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs ATH | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs ATH | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs TB | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs TB | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs TB | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs TB | vs CHC | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ SEA | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ SEA | vs NYM | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ SEA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ ARI | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ ARI | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ ARI | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs BOS | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs BOS | @ ARI | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs BOS | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs TOR | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs TOR | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs TOR | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs NYM | @ CHC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs NYM | @ CHC | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs NYM | @ CHC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ MIN | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ MIN | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ MIN | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #296 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #222 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #87 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #89 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ PHI | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ ATH | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ ATL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ PHI | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs NYM | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ ARI | |||||
