Jayden Murray or Steven Cruz

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Jayden Murray or Steven Cruz Player Statistics
	Steven Cruz RP - KC	Jayden Murray RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	55	10

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	57.2	16.1

Wins	2	0

Losses	4	0

Saves	7	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	5	0

Hits Allowed	53	25

Earned Runs	28	17

Home Runs Allowed	14	3

Strikeouts	63	14

Walks	20	9

ERA	4.37	9.37

WHIP	1.27	2.08

Jayden Murray or Steven Cruz Player Projections
	Steven Cruz RP - KC	Jayden Murray RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	39	26

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	40.6	27.8

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	3	2

Hits Allowed	36	27

Earned Runs	20	16

Home Runs Allowed	5	4

Strikeouts	37	25

Walks	17	12

ERA	4.48	5.25

WHIP	1.33	1.41

Jayden Murray or Steven Cruz Player Notes
	Steven Cruz RP - KC	Jayden Murray RP - CHC
News
	Steven Cruz allowed two earned runs on two hits while striking out one over one inning, taking a blown save in the Royals' 6-5 loss. Chase Davis Sun, Sep 20th	The Cubs optioned RHP Jayden Murray to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 27th
	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	Jayden Murray reported to join the Cubs on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
	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 Astros traded Jayden Murray to the Cubs for minor-league first baseman Cameron Sisneros. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 20th
	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 Astros designated Jayden Murray for assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 16th
	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	The Astros recalled Jayden Murray from Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 15th
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Jayden Murray or Steven Cruz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Steven Cruz RP - KC			Jayden Murray RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#36
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#119
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#183
Tue, Mar 31st				vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#92
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#52	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#145
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#140
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#109
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#18	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#88	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#60
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#40
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#134
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#102	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#92	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#165
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#95
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#47
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#178
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#166	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#272
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#215
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#188
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#141
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#313
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#335
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#238	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#218
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#205	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#143
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#73
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#278
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#81	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#277
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#109
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#196	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#160
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#76	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#75	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#303	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#149	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#153	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#306
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sat, Jun 20th				vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#60
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#80
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#120	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#40
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#270	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#52
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th				vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#226
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#272
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#57	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#97
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#80	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#121
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#62	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#226	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#88
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#25
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Jul 27th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#6
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#47
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#97	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#24
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#201
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#85	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#46	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#329
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#28	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#119
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#250
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#36
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#183	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#358	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#192	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#211
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#216
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#74	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#38
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#48
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#141
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#83
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#70	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#218
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#52
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#213	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#112
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#35
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#135
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#213
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Derek Law		@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#112
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#51	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#215	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#35
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#295
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#45	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#221	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#143
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#121
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#297	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#218
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#135
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#270	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#213
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#150
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32	@ BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#35
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#34
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#222