Joe Ryan or Tatsuya Imai

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Joe Ryan or Tatsuya Imai Player Statistics
	Joe Ryan SP - MIN	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	23	16

Games Started	23	15

Innings Pitched	125.2	61.2

Wins	6	6

Losses	8	4

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	117	50

Earned Runs	57	38

Home Runs Allowed	17	9

Strikeouts	138	77

Walks	27	40

ERA	4.08	5.55

WHIP	1.15	1.46

Joe Ryan or Tatsuya Imai Player Projections
	Joe Ryan SP - MIN	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	29	26

Games Started	29	26

Innings Pitched	165.6	148.0

Wins	11	8

Losses	9	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	143	135

Earned Runs	67	70

Home Runs Allowed	25	19

Strikeouts	182	148

Walks	39	62

ERA	3.64	4.26

WHIP	1.09	1.34

Joe Ryan or Tatsuya Imai Player Notes
	Joe Ryan SP - MIN	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU
News
	Joe Ryan is headed back to Minnesota to be evaluated for a lower-half issue. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Astros manager Joe Espada said Tatsuya Imai will be moved to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Joe Ryan allowed four earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out three over 5.1 innings in Tuesday's 8-2 loss to Kansas City. Matthew Adam Wed, Aug 5th	Tatsuya Imai allowed two earned runs on one hit and four walks while striking out one over 2/3 of an inning in Monday’s win over the Angels. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 28th
	Joe Ryan allowed four earned runs on eight hits and no walks while striking out four over six innings in Wednesday's 4-0 loss to the Royals. Matthew Adam Thu, Jul 30th	Tatsuya Imai allowed one earned run on four hits and three walks while striking out eight over six innings in Tuesday’s win over the Marlins. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 22nd
	Joe Ryan will make his next start on Wednesday against the Royals. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th	Tatsuya Imai will start on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
	Joe Ryan will not start on Sunday against the A’s due to arm fatigue. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Tatsuya Imai allowed two earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out three over 3 2/3 innings in Tuesday’s win over the Nationals. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 8th
Notes
	Joe Ryan took a clear step forward in 2025, pairing a career-high workload (171 IP) with a 28.2% strikeout rate and his best ERA+ (125), supported by strong underlying indicators like a .218 opponent AVG and elite command (5.7% BB%). His four-seam-heavy profile still carries home run risk, but improved batted-ball suppression and a near-5.0 K/BB ratio helped stabilize his ratios year over year. The 2026 projections continue to view Ryan as a reliable mid-rotation fantasy anchor with above-average strikeouts and solid WHIP, even if he doesn't quite reach ace-level ceilings. At age 30 with a stable role and skills trending positively, Ryan profiles as a dependable SP2 who's safer than his draft cost suggests. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros	His low three-quarters slot borders on sidearm and creates a unique approach angle to the plate that adds deception and keeps hitters off balance. He throws four pitches, but his primary mix consists of a four-seam fastball, slider and splitter. The four-seamer sits 95-97 mph, touching 98-99 at peak with a flat plane of approach and heavy armside run. His fastball is particularly effective when located in the upper third of the zone and has been successful at generating swings and misses.Imai's best pitch is his slider, which is his primary swing-and-miss weapon. The gyro slider sits 85-87 mph, touching 88-89 with late downshift that creates unique armside movement. The combination of Imai's low arm slot, above-average velocity and late armside break make his slider a unique offering. The splitter is Imai's third pitch, and it features good vertical separation off the fastball. It gets heavy armside run, working as a swing-and-miss pitch against lefthanded hitters. Imai also threw a curveball around 2% of the time in 2025 that featured spin rates in the 2,500-2,600 rpm range and around 8-9 inches of sweep. There's also a real possibility the Astros add a sweeper to his arsenal. Chris Welsh - FantasyPros

Joe Ryan or Tatsuya Imai Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Joe Ryan SP - MIN			Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-7)	#63	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#47
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#42	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#29
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#59	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#167	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#19
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#71	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#252
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#337	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#332
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#177	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#311
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#86	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-7)	#38	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#434
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#304
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#31	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#435
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#84
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#378	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#72
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#314	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#70
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#135	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#252	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#18
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (14-2)	#32	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#435
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#152	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#325	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#124	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#98
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#141	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#77
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#40
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#81	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#43
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#16	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#62	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#44	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#281
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#70
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#12	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#59
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#18
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#28	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#378	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#73
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#152
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#102	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#19
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#68	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#286	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#61
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#164
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#40	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#110
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50	@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#23
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#22	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#124
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-9)	#37	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#10
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#126	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#35
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#217	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#70
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#330	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (6-1)	#45	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#150	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#218
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#293	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#117
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#222	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#17
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#49	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#139
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#158	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#249
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (14-2)	#32	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#25
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#176	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#74	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#394	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-3)	#56	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#330
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#383	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#192
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#33	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#7
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#394
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#127
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#361	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#120	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-3)	#56
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#67	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#87
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#312	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#331
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#71	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#106
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#55	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#259
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#31	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#29
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#92
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#312
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#77	@ KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#71
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#82	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#413
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-4)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#31
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#75	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#228	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#78
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#329	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#85	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#111
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#102
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5)	#438	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#92
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#435	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#31
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#434	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#84
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#143	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#117
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#222	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#17
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#27	vs TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#86
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#190	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#16
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#305
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#78	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#181
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#69
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#22
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-4)	#107	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#283
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#215	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#47	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#249	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#108
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (7-1)	#39	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-7)	#63
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#25	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#105
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#40	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#253
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#57
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#22
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso	#183	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#74
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#332	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#361
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#120	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#29
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-0)	#437	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-4)	#107
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#71
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#35	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#12	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#18	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-0)	#437	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#102
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#71	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#139
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#67
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#93	@ SD	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#89
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#150	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#51
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#7	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#258
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-7)	#63	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#148
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#131	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-3)	#165
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#59	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#175
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#54
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI			vs SEA
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI			vs SEA
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL			vs LAA
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL			vs LAA
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD			vs ATH
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD			vs ATH
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD			vs ATH
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS			@ NYM
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET			vs CWS
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS			vs ARI
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			vs ATL
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ ATH
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#103
Tue, Mar 31st				vs BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#140
Thu, Apr 16th				vs COL	Juan Mejia
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Mon, May 4th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#18
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-4)	#107
Wed, Jun 17th				vs DET	Casey Mize (4-7)	#38
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#55
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#286
Mon, Jul 27th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#259
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#111
Fri, Aug 14th				vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#18
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th				@ ATH