Josh Ekness or Luinder Avila

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Josh Ekness or Luinder Avila Player Statistics
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Josh Ekness RP - MIA
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	27

Games Started	12	0

Innings Pitched	70.0	27.0

Wins	5	2

Losses	4	4

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	3

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	71	23

Earned Runs	42	11

Home Runs Allowed	7	2

Strikeouts	61	21

Walks	42	18

ERA	5.40	3.67

WHIP	1.61	1.52

Josh Ekness or Luinder Avila Player Projections
	Luinder Avila SP,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

Josh Ekness or Luinder Avila Player Notes
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC	Josh Ekness RP - MIA
News
	Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Luinder Avila will undergo Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	Josh Ekness made his latest rehab appearance on Saturday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	Luinder Avila is scheduled to undergo testing on his forearm injury on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	Josh Ekness made his latest rehab appearance on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Luinder Avila allowed six earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out two over 2.2 innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 2nd	Josh Ekness is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	The Royals placed RHP Luinder Avila on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tightness. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	Josh Ekness will begin a rehab assignment on Thursday with Triple-A Jacksonville. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd
	Luinder Avila allowed two earned runs on four hits and four walks while striking out two over 4.1 innings in Sunday's win over the Tigers. Chase Davis Mon, Jul 27th	Josh Ekness is in the late stages of his progression. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
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Josh Ekness or Luinder Avila Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC			Josh Ekness RP - MIA
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#362
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111
Tue, Mar 31st				vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#152
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#35	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#52	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#6
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#348
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#335
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#218
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#18	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Mon, Apr 13th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#88	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#133
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#102	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#92	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#160
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84
Mon, Apr 27th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#166	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#13
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#12
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#131
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#102
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#238	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#193
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)	#294
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#36
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#205	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#34
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#143
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#81	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Thu, May 21st				vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#134
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#40
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#57
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#63
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#68
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#40
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#57
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson		@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#36
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)	#294
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#149
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#76	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#75	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#215
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#188
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#141
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#303	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#149	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#153	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#131
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84
Sat, Jun 20th				vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#172
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#105
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#270	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107
Mon, Jun 29th				@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#306
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#254
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#34	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#114
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#166
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#57	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#80	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#48
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#62	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#35
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#226	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#94
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#112
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#234
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#178
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#272
Mon, Jul 27th				vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#248
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#97	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#85	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#46	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#28	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#109
Thu, Aug 13th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#335
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#183	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#121
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#358	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#192	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#126
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#74	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#119
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#250
Mon, Aug 24th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#45
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#70	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#250
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#36
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#149
Mon, Aug 31st				@ WSH	Will Dion (1-2)	#171
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#213	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#329
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#163
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#85
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Derek Law		vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-2)	#155
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#51	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#80
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#215	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#28
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#12
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#45	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#165
Mon, Sep 14th				@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#51
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#64
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#221	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#141
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#31
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#297	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#272
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#270	@ CHC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#143
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#196
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#120
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