Jakob Junis or Steven Cruz

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Jakob Junis or Steven Cruz Player Statistics
	Jakob Junis RP - TEX	Steven Cruz RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	46	52

Games Started	1	2

Innings Pitched	49.1	54.2

Wins	1	2

Losses	2	3

Saves	6	6

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	17	5

Hits Allowed	44	49

Earned Runs	15	25

Home Runs Allowed	3	12

Strikeouts	35	58

Walks	12	20

ERA	2.74	4.12

WHIP	1.14	1.26

Jakob Junis or Steven Cruz Player Projections
	Jakob Junis RP - TEX	Steven Cruz RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	54	39

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	62.8	40.6

Wins	3	2

Losses	3	2

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	10	3

Hits Allowed	60	36

Earned Runs	29	20

Home Runs Allowed	8	5

Strikeouts	55	37

Walks	16	17

ERA	4.11	4.48

WHIP	1.21	1.33

Jakob Junis or Steven Cruz Player Notes
	Jakob Junis RP - TEX	Steven Cruz RP - KC
News
	The Rangers activated RHP Jakob Junis from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Steven Cruz struck out two batters while allowing two hits over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Friday's 3-0 win over the Guardians. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 29th
	The Rangers placed RHP Jakob Junis on the 15-day injured list with a left adductor strain. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th	Steven Cruz threw a scoreless frame to earn the save in Monday's 9-5 win over the Athletics. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 18th
	The Rangers activated Jakob Junis from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th	Steven Cruz struck out one batter while allowing one hit in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Friday's 7-6 win over the Angels. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 15th
	Rangers right-hander Jacob Junis (hip) has been placed on the 15-day injured list, but the expectation is a minimum stay. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th	Steven Cruz struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Twins. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 6th
	Jakob Junis was pulled from Monday's contest against the Cleveland Guardians due to heat exhaustion. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jun 30th	Steven Cruz struck out two batters while allowing one hit and one walk over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Tigers. Chase Davis Mon, Jul 27th
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Jakob Junis or Steven Cruz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jakob Junis RP - TEX			Steven Cruz RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#79
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#17	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#21
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#259	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#154	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#259	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#193	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#176	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#261	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#299	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#96	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#363	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#96
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#340	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#214	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#297
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#250
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#121	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#355	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#208
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#297	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#123	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#147	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#222	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#16
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#305	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#144	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#248
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#228
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#153
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#91	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#248	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#55
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-1)	#41	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#107	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#121
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#216
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Mon, May 4th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#195
Wed, Jun 17th				@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#332
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#402
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ARI	Derek Law