Javier Assad or Taj Bradley
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| Taj Bradley SP - MIN  | Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 10 | 8 |
| Games Started | 10 | 3 |
| Innings Pitched | 56.0 | 26.0 |
| Wins | 5 | 3 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 47 | 26 |
| Earned Runs | 20 | 17 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 6 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 65 | 14 |
| Walks | 21 | 7 |
| ERA | 3.21 | 5.88 |
| WHIP | 1.21 | 1.27 |
| Taj Bradley SP - MIN | Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 30 | 38 |
| Games Started | 25 | 5 |
| Innings Pitched | 138.6 | 67.7 |
| Wins | 7 | 3 |
| Losses | 8 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 4 |
| Hits Allowed | 131 | 64 |
| Earned Runs | 65 | 31 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 19 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 133 | 54 |
| Walks | 49 | 25 |
| ERA | 4.24 | 4.17 |
| WHIP | 1.30 | 1.32 |
| Taj Bradley SP - MIN | Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC | |
| News | ||
| Taj Bradley allowed four earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six over four innings in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Pirates. Matthew Adam Sat, May 30th | The Cubs optioned Javier Assad to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th | |
| Taj Bradley will have his next start pushed back to Friday’s series opener against the Pirates. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th | 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 | |
| Taj Bradley allowed one earned run on three hits and two walks while striking out seven over five innings in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Red Sox. Matthew Adam Sun, May 24th | 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 Twins activated RHP Taj Bradley from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd | 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 | |
| Taj Bradley could rejoin the Twins' rotation as soon as Saturday. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th | 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 | ||
| Taj Bradley SP - MIN | Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | @ TB | Mason Englert | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #149 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #188 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #307 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #120 | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #197 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (0-1) | #191 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #152 | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #333 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (0-2) | #183 | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #210 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ PIT | Jared Jones (0-0) | #69 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #150 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs KC | Luinder Avila | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ DET | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ DET | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs STL | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs STL | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs STL | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ TEX | vs COL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ TEX | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ ARI | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ ARI | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ ARI | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs LAD | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs LAD | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs LAD | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs COL | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs COL | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs COL | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ HOU | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ HOU | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ HOU | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ NYY | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ NYY | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ NYY | vs STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs CLE | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs CLE | @ BAL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs CLE | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs LAA | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs LAA | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs LAA | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ CHC | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ CHC | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ CHC | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ CLE | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ CLE | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ CLE | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs ATH | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs ATH | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs ATH | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs KC | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs KC | @ STL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs KC | @ STL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ SEA | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ SEA | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ SEA | vs NYY | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ KC | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ KC | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ MIL | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ MIL | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ MIL | @ KC | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs BAL | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs BAL | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs PHI | @ WSH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs STL | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs PHI | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs PHI | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATL | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs ATL | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs ATL | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SD | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SD | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SD | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ATH | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ATH | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ATH | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CWS | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CWS | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CWS | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs DET | vs MIL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs DET | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs DET | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ CWS | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ CWS | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ CWS | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ DET | @ MIL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ DET | @ MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ DET | @ MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs CLE | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs CLE | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs CLE | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs NYY | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs NYY | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs NYY | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ LAA | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ LAA | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ LAA | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ SF | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ SF | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs TEX | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs TEX | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs TEX | @ BOS | ||||
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #210 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ TEX | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ CLE | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ KC | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs BAL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ LAA | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ SF | |||||
