Jameson Taillon or Kumar Rocker
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| Jameson Taillon SP - CHC  | Kumar Rocker SP - TEX  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 11 | 11 |
| Games Started | 11 | 10 |
| Innings Pitched | 60.1 | 56.0 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Losses | 4 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 57 | 48 |
| Earned Runs | 36 | 22 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 19 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 51 | 44 |
| Walks | 20 | 25 |
| ERA | 5.37 | 3.54 |
| WHIP | 1.28 | 1.30 |
| Jameson Taillon SP - CHC | Kumar Rocker SP - TEX | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 26 | 28 |
| Games Started | 25 | 16 |
| Innings Pitched | 143.5 | 95.7 |
| Wins | 9 | 5 |
| Losses | 9 | 6 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 142 | 94 |
| Earned Runs | 69 | 46 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 23 | 13 |
| Strikeouts | 111 | 86 |
| Walks | 34 | 31 |
| ERA | 4.31 | 4.29 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.31 |
| Jameson Taillon SP - CHC | Kumar Rocker SP - TEX | |
| News | ||
| Jameson Taillon allowed four runs on eight hits in 4.2 innings on Friday as the Cubs suffered a 4-2 loss to the Astros. David Leisering Fri, May 22nd | Rocker has a 3.54 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, and 44:25 K:BB across 56 innings this season and lines up for a home start against Cleveland next weekend. Saturday marked his fourth quality start of 2026, though he didn't get credit for the win after leaving with a 3-0 lead that the bullpen couldn't protect. Bruno Mulé Sun, May 31st | |
| Jameson Taillon allowed five home runs on Saturday and surrendered eight runs on eight hits over five innings in the Cubs' 8-3 loss to the White Sox. David Leisering Sun, May 17th | Kumar Rocker allowed four earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out five over five innings in Monday's 9-0 loss to the Astros. Chris Schommer Tue, May 26th | |
| Jameson Taillon allowed one run on four hits in 5.1 innings, walked two and struck out four, as the Cubs were blanked by the Rangers, 3-0, on Sunday. David Leisering Sun, May 10th | Kumar Rocker three hits and three walks while striking out seven over 7 2/3 scoreless innings in Tuesday's win over the Rockies. Chris Schommer Wed, May 20th | |
| Jameson Taillon allowed two runs on five hits, walked one, and struck out five across 5.2 innings in a no-decision on Tuesday. The Cubs defeated the Reds in 10 innings, 3-2. David Leisering Wed, May 6th | Kumar Rocker allowed three hits while walking four and striking out three over five scoreless innings in a 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Thu, May 14th | |
| Jameson Taillon picked up his second win of the season on Wednesday after allowing three runs on three hits in seven innings against the Padres. David Leisering Wed, Apr 29th | Kumar Rocker allowed three earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out three over 3 2/3 innings in Friday's loss to the Cubs. Chris Schommer Sat, May 9th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Jameson Taillon SP - CHC | Kumar Rocker SP - TEX | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | @ BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | @ BAL | Zach Eflin (0-0) | |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (6-2) | #22 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ TB | Mason Englert | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #37 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #188 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #307 | vs NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #272 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 | @ DET | Tyler Holton (0-4) | #147 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | @ NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #272 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | @ NYY | Will Warren (7-1) | #60 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | @ NYY | Paul Blackburn (2-1) | #226 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | vs CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (3-4) | #76 | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (6-2) | #18 | @ COL | Sammy Peralta | #397 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #77 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-3) | #152 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #333 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #166 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (3-3) | #114 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-3) | #78 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #150 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 | @ KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #166 |
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ COL | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ SF | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ SF | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ SF | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | vs MIN | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs COL | vs MIN | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs TOR | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs TOR | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs TOR | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ NYM | @ MIA | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ NYM | @ MIA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ NYM | @ MIA | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ MIL | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ MIL | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ MIL | @ TOR | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SD | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SD | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SD | @ CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs STL | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs STL | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ BAL | vs LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ BAL | vs LAA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ BAL | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CIN | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CIN | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CIN | vs HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs MIN | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs MIN | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs MIN | @ ATL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs DET | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs DET | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs DET | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PIT | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PIT | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PIT | vs SEA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | vs SEA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ STL | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ STL | @ TB | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs NYY | @ HOU | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs NYY | @ HOU | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs NYY | @ HOU | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAD | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAD | vs SF | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ KC | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ KC | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ KC | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ WSH | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ WSH | @ LAA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs CWS | vs WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs CWS | vs WSH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SEA | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SEA | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SEA | vs LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ARI | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ARI | @ CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CIN | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CIN | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CIN | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIL | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIL | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | vs TB | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ MIA | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ MIA | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ MIA | vs TB | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIL | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIL | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PIT | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PIT | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PIT | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATL | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATL | vs BOS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CIN | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CIN | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CIN | vs TOR | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs MIA | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs MIA | vs NYM | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ BOS | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ BOS | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ BOS | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-3) | #202 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | vs ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs MIN | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs DET | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAA | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs WSH | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ SEA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs BOS | |||||
