Jakob Junis or Ryan Helsley
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| Ryan Helsley RP - BAL  | Jakob Junis RP - TEX  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 21 |
| Games Started | 0 | 1 |
| Innings Pitched | 10.2 | 24.2 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 7 | 3 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Holds | 0 | 5 |
| Hits Allowed | 7 | 15 |
| Earned Runs | 3 | 5 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 0 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 15 | 15 |
| Walks | 7 | 5 |
| ERA | 2.53 | 1.82 |
| WHIP | 1.31 | 0.81 |
| Ryan Helsley RP - BAL | Jakob Junis RP - TEX | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 62 | 54 |
| Games Started | 0 | 1 |
| Innings Pitched | 61.7 | 62.8 |
| Wins | 4 | 3 |
| Losses | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 27 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 0 |
| Holds | 2 | 10 |
| Hits Allowed | 52 | 60 |
| Earned Runs | 25 | 29 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 7 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 71 | 55 |
| Walks | 24 | 16 |
| ERA | 3.66 | 4.11 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.21 |
| Ryan Helsley RP - BAL | Jakob Junis RP - TEX | |
| News | ||
| Ryan Helsley told reporters he will be throwing a few more bullpens with high intensity. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st | Jakob Junis will open for the Rangers on Monday against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Mon, May 11th | |
| Ryan Helsley threw a bullpen session on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th | 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 | |
| Ryan Helsley threw from flat ground on Friday at Camden Yards. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th | 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 | |
| Ryan Helsley played catch again on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, May 16th | 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 | |
| Ryan Helsley threw for the first time on Friday in Washington. Ari Koslow Fri, May 15th | 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 | ||
| Ryan Helsley RP - BAL | Jakob Junis RP - TEX | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | @ BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | @ BAL | Zach Eflin (0-0) | |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #53 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ CWS | Shane Smith (0-2) | #205 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #37 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #272 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | @ DET | Tyler Holton (0-4) | #147 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 | @ NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #272 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | @ NYY | Paul Blackburn (2-1) | #226 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 | vs CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 |
| Mon, May 11th | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | vs ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ WSH | Richard Lovelady (2-2) | #204 | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 | @ COL | Sammy Peralta | #397 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #77 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | vs DET | Troy Melton (1-0) | #118 | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #152 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #333 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs TOR | Adam Macko (1-0) | #233 | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #166 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs TOR | Spencer Miles (2-0) | #133 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ TOR | Spencer Miles (2-0) | #133 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs SEA | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs SEA | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs SD | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs SD | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs SD | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs MIN | |||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ SEA | vs MIN | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ SEA | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ LAD | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ LAD | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ LAD | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ LAA | @ MIA | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ LAA | @ MIA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ LAA | @ MIA | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ TOR | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs WSH | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs WSH | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs WSH | @ TOR | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs CWS | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs CWS | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs CWS | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs DET | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ CIN | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ CIN | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs CHC | vs LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs CHC | vs LAA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs CHC | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs KC | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs KC | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs KC | vs HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ HOU | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ HOU | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ HOU | @ ATL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ BOS | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ BOS | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ BOS | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs ATL | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs ATL | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs ATL | vs SEA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ DET | vs SEA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ DET | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ DET | @ TB | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ TB | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs PHI | @ HOU | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs PHI | @ HOU | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs PHI | @ HOU | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs SF | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAA | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAA | vs SF | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ TEX | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ TEX | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ TEX | vs BAL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ MIN | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ MIN | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ MIN | @ LAA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ LAA | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ TB | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ TB | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ TB | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs NYY | vs WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs NYY | vs WSH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs NYY | vs WSH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs TB | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs TB | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs TB | vs LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ CWS | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ STL | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ STL | @ CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ ATH | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ ATH | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ ATH | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ COL | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ COL | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ COL | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs BOS | vs TB | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs BOS | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs BOS | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs BOS | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs CLE | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs CLE | @ SEA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ SEA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ TOR | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ TOR | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ TOR | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ NYM | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ NYM | vs BOS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs BOS | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs MIL | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs MIL | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs MIL | vs TOR | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs TOR | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs TOR | vs NYM | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs NYM | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ NYY | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ NYY | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ NYY | @ MIN | ||||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ SEA | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ CIN | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs LAA | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ TB | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ STL | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs CLE | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ NYM | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | vs TOR | |||||
