Joel Kuhnel or Kirby Yates

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Joel Kuhnel or Kirby Yates Player Statistics
	Kirby Yates RP - PIT	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
2026 Stats


Games Played	43	35

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	38.2	35.1

Wins	2	1

Losses	5	3

Saves	3	6

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	0	5

Hits Allowed	31	38

Earned Runs	15	19

Home Runs Allowed	3	6

Strikeouts	46	22

Walks	17	12

ERA	3.49	4.84

WHIP	1.24	1.42

Joel Kuhnel or Kirby Yates Player Projections
	Kirby Yates RP - PIT	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
2026 Projections


Games Played	55	11

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	53.9	11.0

Wins	3	1

Losses	3	1

Saves	11	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	10	1

Hits Allowed	43	12

Earned Runs	25	5

Home Runs Allowed	8	1

Strikeouts	65	8

Walks	25	3

ERA	4.23	4.10

WHIP	1.27	1.34

Joel Kuhnel or Kirby Yates Player Notes
	Kirby Yates RP - PIT	Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
News
	The Pirates activated Kirby Yates. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	Joel Kuhnel allowed two runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning in his rehab appearance last Sunday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	The Angels have traded right-hander Kirby Yates to the Pirates in exchange for right-handed pitching prospect Kyle Robinson. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd	Joel Kuhnel was sent on a rehab assignment on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	Kirby Yates allowed one hit in a scoreless frame to earn the save in a 4-3 win over the Twins. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th	Joel Kuhnel threw a live batting practice session on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Kirby Yates struck out one batter to earn the save in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Athletics. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 28th	Joel Kuhnel will throw his first bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	Kirby Yates pitched a perfect ninth inning for his first save of the season on Saturday, securing a 5-2 Angels' win over the Rangers. David Leisering Sun, May 24th	Brewers right-hander Joel Kuhnel (shoulder) is dealing with a "minor" impingement, according to skipper Pat Murphy. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th
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Joel Kuhnel or Kirby Yates Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kirby Yates RP - PIT			Joel Kuhnel RP - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#301
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, May 4th				@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#112
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, May 18th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#305	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Mon, Jun 1st				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Mon, Jun 8th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Mon, Jul 6th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#165	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Tue, Jul 21st				vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#270
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#210	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#99
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			@ CIN
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CHC
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs STL
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS