Javier Assad or Ronel Blanco
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| Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC  | Ronel Blanco SP - HOU  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 8 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 3 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 26.0 | ‐ |
| Wins | 3 | ‐ |
| Losses | 1 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 26 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 17 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 14 | ‐ |
| Walks | 7 | ‐ |
| ERA | 5.88 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.27 | ‐ |
| Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC | Ronel Blanco SP - HOU | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 38 | 11 |
| Games Started | 5 | 3 |
| Innings Pitched | 67.7 | 29.2 |
| Wins | 3 | 2 |
| Losses | 3 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 4 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 64 | 24 |
| Earned Runs | 31 | 13 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 54 | 26 |
| Walks | 25 | 10 |
| ERA | 4.17 | 4.03 |
| WHIP | 1.32 | 1.18 |
| Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC | Ronel Blanco SP - HOU | |
| News | ||
| The Cubs optioned Javier Assad to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th | Ronel Blanco is continuing his bullpen progression. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th | |
| Javier Assad pitched 5.2 innings and allowed one run on three hits in a no-decision on Sunday as the Cubs defeated the Mets, 2-1, in 10 innings. David Leisering Sun, Apr 19th | The Astros transferred RHP Ronel Blanco to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 10th | |
| Javier Assad was touched up for nine runs on 11 hits in 4.1 innings on Monday as the Cubs dropped a 13-7 decision in the series opener against the Phillies. David Leisering Mon, Apr 13th | The Astros have placed right-hander Ronel Blanco (elbow) on the 15-day injured list. Brenton Kemp Wed, Mar 25th | |
| Javier Assad earned the win on Tuesday after allowing just one hit in 5.2 scoreless innings as the Cubs defeated the Rays, 9-2. Assad walked two and struck out three. David Leisering Wed, Apr 8th | ||
| The Cubs are recalling Javier Assad from Triple-A to start on Tuesday against the Rays. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 6th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC | Ronel Blanco SP - HOU | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-3) | #39 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-3) | #215 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #48 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #175 | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #414 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #27 | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-3) | #39 | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #152 | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #7 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #88 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-5) | #115 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #198 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #19 | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (1-1) | #423 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ TB | Mason Englert | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #296 | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #159 | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #425 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #105 | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #98 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #50 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (2-4) | #13 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #425 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #428 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #137 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #146 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #180 | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #112 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #45 | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #62 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #126 | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #69 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-2) | #140 | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #263 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #186 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-2) | #217 | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #90 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #295 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #58 | @ BOS | Jake Bennett (1-1) | #259 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #84 | @ BOS | Connelly Early (4-2) | #102 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #95 | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #27 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #361 | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-2) | #100 | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (4-2) | #1 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #136 | vs LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #35 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #222 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #96 | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #65 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #74 | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #9 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-2) | #100 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #123 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #8 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #241 | vs SEA | Bryce Miller (1-0) | #64 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #50 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #151 | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #74 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (7-1) | #80 | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #9 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #417 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-5) | #18 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #139 | @ MIN | Kendry Rojas (1-0) | #196 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #21 | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #89 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #57 | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #16 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (6-1) | #122 | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #169 | @ CHC | Colin Rea (4-3) | #134 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #189 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #23 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #105 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #96 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #74 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #9 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-5) | #18 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (0-1) | #188 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #146 | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #139 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #21 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #225 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-5) | #115 | vs PIT | ||
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #75 | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #133 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SF | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SF | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ COL | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ COL | @ LAA | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ COL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ SF | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ SF | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ SF | @ KC | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs COL | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs TOR | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs TOR | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs TOR | vs CLE | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ NYM | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ NYM | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ NYM | @ TOR | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ MIL | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ MIL | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ MIL | @ DET | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SD | vs MIN | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SD | vs MIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SD | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs STL | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs STL | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ BAL | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ BAL | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ BAL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CIN | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CIN | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CIN | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs MIN | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs MIN | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs MIN | vs BAL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs DET | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs DET | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs DET | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PIT | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PIT | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PIT | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ STL | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ STL | @ LAA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs NYY | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs NYY | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs NYY | vs TEX | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | vs TOR | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAD | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAD | vs TOR | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ KC | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ KC | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ KC | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ WSH | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ WSH | @ SF | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs STL | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs STL | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs STL | vs SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs CWS | vs LAA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs CWS | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SEA | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SEA | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SEA | vs ATH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ARI | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ARI | @ NYY | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIL | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIL | vs CWS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ MIA | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ MIA | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ MIA | vs ARI | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIL | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIL | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PIT | @ TB | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PIT | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PIT | @ TB | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATL | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATL | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CIN | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CIN | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CIN | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs MIA | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs MIA | @ SEA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ BOS | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ BOS | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ BOS | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #152 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ ATH | Luis Morales (0-2) | #309 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs COL | Juan Mejia | ||||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #197 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ LAA | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ WSH | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ SF | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs LAA | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ NYY | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ PHI | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs KC | |||||
