James McArthur or Steven Cruz

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James McArthur or Steven Cruz Player Statistics
	Steven Cruz RP - KC	James McArthur RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	54	‐

Games Started	2	‐

Innings Pitched	56.2	‐

Wins	2	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	7	‐

Blown Saves	1	‐

Holds	5	‐

Hits Allowed	51	‐

Earned Runs	26	‐

Home Runs Allowed	13	‐

Strikeouts	62	‐

Walks	20	‐

ERA	4.13	‐

WHIP	1.25	‐

James McArthur or Steven Cruz Player Projections
	Steven Cruz RP - KC	James McArthur RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	39	25

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	40.6	25.8

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	3	1

Hits Allowed	36	25

Earned Runs	20	14

Home Runs Allowed	5	3

Strikeouts	37	23

Walks	17	8

ERA	4.48	4.90

WHIP	1.33	1.29

James McArthur or Steven Cruz Player Notes
	Steven Cruz RP - KC	James McArthur RP - KC
News
	Steven Cruz struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Friday's 3-2 win over the Red Sox. Chase Davis Sat, Sep 12th	The Royals transferred the rehab assignment of James McArthur to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 15th
	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	James McArthur began rehab assignment with Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 13th
	Steven Cruz threw a scoreless frame to earn the save in Monday's 9-5 win over the Athletics. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 18th	James McArthur is on a bullpen schedule. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	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	James McArthur underwent another surgical procedure last week. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th
	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	Royals right-hander James McArthur (elbow) continues to deal with soreness and will see a specialist to determine next steps. Brenton Kemp Mon, Apr 20th
Notes
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James McArthur or Steven Cruz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Steven Cruz RP - KC			James McArthur RP - KC
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#257	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#257
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#67	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#67
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#102	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#102
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#236	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#236
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#88	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#88
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#89	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#89
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#194	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#194
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#128	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#128
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#152	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#152
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#215	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#215
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#285	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#285
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#314	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#314
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#12	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#12
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#258	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#258
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson		@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#138	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#138
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#93	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#93
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#69	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#69
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#167	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#167
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#142	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#142
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#158	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#158
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#201	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#201
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#318	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#318
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#32	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#32
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#73	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#73
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#65	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#65
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#202	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#202
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#197	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#197
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#41	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#41
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#68	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#68
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#377	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#377
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#374	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#374
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#359	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#359
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#53	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#53
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#31	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#31
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#74	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#74
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#117	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#117
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#237	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#237
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#370	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#370
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#166	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#166
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#87	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#87
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#116	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#116
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#125	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#125
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#221	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#221
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#61	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#61
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#54	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#54
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#116	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#116
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Derek Law		vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#38	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#38
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#37	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#37
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#23	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#23
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#224	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#224
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#213	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#213
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#219	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#219
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#318	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#318
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46