Josh Hader or Chris Sale
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| Chris Sale SP - ATL  | Josh Hader RP - HOU  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 4 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 4 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 22.0 | ‐ |
| Wins | 3 | ‐ |
| Losses | 1 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 17 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 8 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 22 | ‐ |
| Walks | 6 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.27 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.05 | ‐ |
| Chris Sale SP - ATL | Josh Hader RP - HOU | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 26 | 54 |
| Games Started | 26 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 156.7 | 54.8 |
| Wins | 11 | 4 |
| Losses | 6 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 27 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Holds | 0 | 2 |
| Hits Allowed | 130 | 37 |
| Earned Runs | 55 | 20 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 16 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 188 | 75 |
| Walks | 41 | 20 |
| ERA | 3.13 | 3.21 |
| WHIP | 1.09 | 1.04 |
| Chris Sale SP - ATL | Josh Hader RP - HOU | |
| News | ||
| Chris Sale allowed one earned run on eight hits and one walk while striking out six over six innings in Sunday's 13-1 win over the Guardians. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Apr 13th | Josh Hader faced live hitters in a live batting practice session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 14th | |
| Chris Sale allowed six earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out seven over four-plus innings in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Angels. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Apr 7th | Josh Hader threw a bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 27th | |
| Chris Sale allowed one earned run on one hit and no walks while striking out three over six innings in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Athletics. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Apr 2nd | Josh Hader will throw a bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Thu, Mar 26th | |
| Chris Sale allowed three hits and three walks while striking out six over six scoreless innings in Friday's 6-0 win over Kansas City. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, Mar 28th | The Astros have placed left-hander Josh Hader (biceps) on the 15-day injured list. Brenton Kemp Wed, Mar 25th | |
| Chris Sale has been named the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves against the Kansas City Royals the club announced. Chris Schommer Fri, Mar 20th | Josh Hader (biceps) will begin the regular season on the IL. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Mar 11th | |
| Notes | ||
| Chris Sale was absolutely cruising along in 2025, looking like a Cy Young candidate, before a fractured rib injury put him on the shelf from mid-June until the end of August. In 125 2/3 innings, he had a 2.58 ERA with 165 strikeouts and a 1.07 WHIP. His 32.4% strikeout rate and 5.16 K/BB rate remained elite, even in his age-36 season. It can be hard to trust power pitchers into their late 30s, but his return in August showed no lingering effects of the rib injury or indicated a pitcher on the decline. Sale is worthy of SP1 consideration, and fantasy managers can reasonably expect him to throw around 160+ innings at age 37. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | He is starting the year on the IL, but allegedly feels good throwing. This ranking bakes in the obvious risk of drafting a pitcher with an arm injury, but he could provide great dividends if he returns fully healthy after the opener. I, however, am more than happy to pass. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal | |
| Chris Sale SP - ATL | Josh Hader RP - HOU | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (4-0) | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs KC | Cole Ragans (0-3) | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-2) | ||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (2-0) | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (1-1) | ||
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (1-1) | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-0) | ||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (1-1) | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (1-1) | ||
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (2-0) | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (1-1) | ||
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs ATH | Luis Severino (0-2) | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (2-2) | ||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (1-0) | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-0) | ||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (3-0) | @ ATH | Luis Morales (0-2) | ||
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (1-1) | ||
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (4-0) | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (1-1) | ||
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-2) | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-1) | ||
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (1-1) | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (1-2) | ||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (0-2) | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (2-1) | ||
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs CLE | Parker Messick (3-0) | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (0-1) | ||
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-2) | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (1-2) | ||
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (1-1) | @ SEA | George Kirby (2-2) | ||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs MIA | Max Meyer (1-0) | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (1-2) | ||
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs MIA | Chris Paddack (0-3) | vs COL | Jose Quintana (0-1) | ||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs COL | Juan Mejia | ||||
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-2) | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (1-2) | ||
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (2-1) | vs STL | Andre Pallante (1-1) | ||
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-0) | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (0-1) | ||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (1-2) | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (0-2) | ||
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (2-0) | @ CLE | Parker Messick (3-0) | ||
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ WSH | Zack Littell (0-1) | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-2) | ||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler | vs NYY | Will Warren (1-0) | ||
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-0) | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (0-2) | ||
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (1-1) | vs NYY | Luis Gil (0-1) | ||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs DET | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs DET | @ BAL | ||||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs DET | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, May 1st | @ COL | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, May 2nd | @ COL | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, May 3rd | @ COL | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, May 4th | @ SEA | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, May 5th | @ SEA | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, May 6th | @ SEA | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, May 8th | @ LAD | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, May 9th | @ LAD | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, May 10th | @ LAD | @ CIN | ||||
| Mon, May 11th | vs SEA | |||||
| Tue, May 12th | vs CHC | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, May 13th | vs CHC | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, May 14th | vs CHC | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, May 15th | vs BOS | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, May 16th | vs BOS | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, May 17th | vs BOS | vs TEX | ||||
| Mon, May 18th | @ MIA | @ MIN | ||||
| Tue, May 19th | @ MIA | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, May 20th | @ MIA | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs WSH | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, May 23rd | vs WSH | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, May 24th | vs WSH | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, May 25th | @ TEX | |||||
| Tue, May 26th | @ BOS | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, May 27th | @ BOS | @ TEX | ||||
| Thu, May 28th | @ BOS | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, May 29th | @ CIN | vs MIL | ||||
| Sat, May 30th | @ CIN | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, May 31st | @ CIN | vs MIL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs TOR | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs TOR | vs PIT | ||||
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs TOR | vs PIT | ||||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs PIT | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs PIT | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs PIT | vs ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ LAA | |||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ CWS | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ CWS | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ NYM | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ NYM | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ NYM | @ KC | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs DET | |||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs SF | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs SF | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs MIL | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs MIL | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs MIL | vs CLE | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ SD | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ SD | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ SD | @ TOR | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ DET | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ SF | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ SF | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ SF | @ DET | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs MIN | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs STL | vs MIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs STL | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs NYM | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs NYM | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs NYM | vs TB | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs NYM | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ PIT | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ PIT | @ WSH | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ STL | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ STL | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ STL | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs TEX | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs TEX | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs TEX | vs BAL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs SD | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs SD | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs SD | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ BAL | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ BAL | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ BAL | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ NYM | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ NYM | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ NYM | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs WSH | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs WSH | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs WSH | vs TEX | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs TOR | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs MIA | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs MIA | vs TOR | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ NYY | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ NYY | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ NYY | @ SD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs NYM | @ SF | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs NYM | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs NYM | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs ARI | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs ARI | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs ARI | vs SEA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ MIN | vs LAA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ MIN | vs LAA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs LAA | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ MIL | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ MIL | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ MIL | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs LAD | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs LAD | @ NYY | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs LAD | @ NYY | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs COL | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs COL | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs COL | @ NYM | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs CWS | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ WSH | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ WSH | vs CWS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs CWS | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ PHI | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ PHI | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ PHI | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs TB | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs TB | @ PHI | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | vs TB | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PHI | @ TB | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PHI | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PHI | @ TB | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ CHC | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ CHC | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs KC | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ HOU | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ HOU | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ HOU | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs CIN | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs CIN | @ SEA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs CIN | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ MIA | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ MIA | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ MIA | @ ATH | ||||
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (1-1) | ||||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (0-1) | ||||
| Thu, May 21st | @ MIA | |||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ CWS | |||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs SF | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs STL | |||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ PIT | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs SD | |||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs WSH | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs MIA | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ MIN | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ PHI | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ CHC | |||||
