Josh Ekness or Luinder Avila
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| Luinder Avila RP - KC  | Josh Ekness RP - MIA  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 10 | 6 |
| Games Started | 1 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 21.1 | 5.1 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 2 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 27 | 2 |
| Earned Runs | 12 | 1 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 1 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 20 | 5 |
| Walks | 12 | 5 |
| ERA | 5.06 | 1.69 |
| WHIP | 1.83 | 1.31 |
| Luinder Avila RP - KC | Josh Ekness RP - MIA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 31 | 16 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 34.2 | 16.7 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Losses | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 1 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 32 | 16 |
| Earned Runs | 18 | 8 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 30 | 15 |
| Walks | 15 | 8 |
| ERA | 4.73 | 4.50 |
| WHIP | 1.38 | 1.42 |
| Luinder Avila RP - KC | Josh Ekness RP - MIA | |
| News | ||
| The Royals recalled Luinder Avila from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th | The Marlins recalled Josh Ekness from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th | |
| The Royals optioned RHP Luinder Avila to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 9th | Josh Ekness is in the Marlins clubhouse on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th | |
| Luinder Avila allowed five runs on eight hits and three walks with four strikeouts in the loss against the Brewers. Chase Davis Sun, Apr 5th | The Marlins optioned Josh Ekness to Triple-A Jacksonville. Ari Koslow Thu, May 14th | |
| Avila allowed just two earned runs across 14 innings at the end of last season and carried that into spring, giving up one run over four Cactus League frames. Despite the strong showing, he was unable to secure a spot in Kansas City's Opening Day bullpen. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st | Josh Ekness recorded the final out in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Washington Nationals to earn his first career save. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 11th | |
| Luinder Avila has agreed to a deal for the 2026 season with the Royals. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 8th | Josh Ekness is having his contract selected by the Miami Marlins from Triple-A Jacksonville. Cade Gibson was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move. David Leisering Sat, May 2nd | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Luinder Avila RP - KC | Josh Ekness RP - MIA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #106 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #423 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #124 | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #223 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #357 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #14 | vs CWS | Shane Smith (0-2) | #201 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #65 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #61 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #67 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 | @ NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #371 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #102 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #95 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #145 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #182 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #230 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #357 | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #54 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #55 | @ DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #124 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #106 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #70 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #114 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #191 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #65 | vs MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #59 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #67 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #50 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #84 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #101 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #113 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #163 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #154 | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #188 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #406 | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #86 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #45 | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #221 | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #38 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-0) | #8 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #93 | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #166 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #40 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #113 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #95 | vs BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #195 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #110 | vs BAL | Cade Povich (1-1) | #200 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #85 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs DET | Burch Smith | vs WSH | Richard Lovelady (2-2) | #203 | |
| Sun, May 10th | vs DET | Brenan Hanifee | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #90 | |
| Tue, May 12th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #357 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #76 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #220 | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #223 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #182 | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #81 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #101 | @ TB | Ian Seymour (3-0) | #104 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #163 | @ TB | Nick Martinez (4-1) | #75 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #143 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #29 | vs ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #247 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #28 | vs ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #196 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #99 | vs ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Thu, May 21st | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #32 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #179 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 | vs NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #105 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #65 | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #41 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | @ TOR | Braydon Fisher (2-1) | #160 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #31 | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #20 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (3-4) | #51 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #107 | @ NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #105 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #78 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #30 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #90 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #102 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #216 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ CIN | Chris Paddack (0-6) | #325 | @ WSH | Andrew Alvarez (1-0) | #175 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #223 | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #81 | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #23 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #14 | vs TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #48 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs TEX | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs TEX | vs ARI | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs TEX | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs HOU | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs HOU | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs HOU | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ WSH | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ WSH | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ WSH | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs STL | vs SF | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs SF | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs STL | vs SF | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ TB | vs TEX | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ TB | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ TB | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ CWS | @ STL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ CWS | @ STL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ CWS | @ STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ COL | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs TB | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs TB | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs TB | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ ATH | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs PHI | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs PHI | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ NYM | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ NYM | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ NYM | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ BAL | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ BAL | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ BAL | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs SD | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs SD | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs SD | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs SF | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs SF | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs SF | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ DET | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ DET | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ DET | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs PHI | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ MIN | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ MIN | vs PHI | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ MIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ COL | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ COL | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ COL | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs MIN | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs MIN | @ ATL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs MIN | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs CHC | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs CHC | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs CHC | vs LAA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ LAD | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ LAD | vs PIT | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs PIT | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ LAA | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ LAA | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ LAA | @ CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATH | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs ATH | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs ATH | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs DET | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs DET | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs DET | vs WSH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs BOS | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ TOR | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ TOR | vs BOS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ CLE | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ CLE | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ CLE | @ WSH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ WSH | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIA | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIA | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIA | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs TOR | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs TOR | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs TOR | vs CHC | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs ARI | vs NYM | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs ARI | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs ARI | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ BOS | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ BOS | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ BOS | vs LAD | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ ARI | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ HOU | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ HOU | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ PIT | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ PIT | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ PIT | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs CWS | @ CHC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs CWS | @ CHC | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs CWS | @ CHC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs CLE | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs CLE | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs CLE | vs ATL | ||||
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #68 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #117 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #76 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs STL | |||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ TB | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs PHI | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ DET | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAD | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs ATH | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ TOR | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ HOU | |||||
