Kevin Kelly or Luinder Avila

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Kevin Kelly or Luinder Avila Player Statistics
	Kevin Kelly RP - TB	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	67	21

Games Started	0	12

Innings Pitched	71.0	70.0

Wins	6	5

Losses	4	4

Saves	4	0

Blown Saves	3	0

Holds	31	0

Hits Allowed	52	71

Earned Runs	20	42

Home Runs Allowed	6	7

Strikeouts	61	61

Walks	11	42

ERA	2.54	5.40

WHIP	0.89	1.61

Kevin Kelly or Luinder Avila Player Projections
	Kevin Kelly RP - TB	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	45	31

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	45.8	34.2

Wins	3	2

Losses	3	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	4	1

Hits Allowed	43	32

Earned Runs	20	18

Home Runs Allowed	5	4

Strikeouts	40	30

Walks	11	15

ERA	3.87	4.73

WHIP	1.19	1.38

Kevin Kelly or Luinder Avila Player Notes
	Kevin Kelly RP - TB	Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC
News
	Kevin Kelly pitched a scoreless ninth inning in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals to earn his third save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jun 21st	Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Luinder Avila will undergo Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Kevin Kelly recorded his second save of the season in Sunday’s 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins, tossing a 1-2-3 10th inning. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Apr 5th	Luinder Avila is scheduled to undergo testing on his forearm injury on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	Kevin Kelly was called upon to record the final out against Blake Perkins and secured the save on five pitches, inducing a game-ending groundout to preserve a 3-2 win for the Tampa Bay Rays over the Milwaukee Brewers and earn his first save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Mar 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
	Kevin Kelly and the Tampa Bay Rays agreed to a $925K contract in 2026 to avoid arbitration. David Leisering Sat, Jan 10th	The Royals placed RHP Luinder Avila on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tightness. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
		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
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Kevin Kelly or Luinder Avila Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kevin Kelly RP - TB			Luinder Avila SP,RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#257
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#187	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#259	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#14	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#67
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#314	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#83	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#102
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#236
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#371	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#88
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#89
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#194
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#128
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#71	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#152
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#41	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#215
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#47	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#285
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#37	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#314
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#54	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#61	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#36	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#12
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#236	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#232	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#194	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#258
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#174	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#102	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#135	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#219	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#54	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#93
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#37	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#69
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#47	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#351	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#30	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#167
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#117	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#142
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#99	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#39	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#158
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#142	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#64	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#57	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#137	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#201
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#318
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#79	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#57	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#137	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#32
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#23	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#287	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#73
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#214	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#65
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#215	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#202
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#12	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#152	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#104	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#197
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#41
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#188	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#68
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#227	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#377
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#324	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#374
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#359
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#161
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#354	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#377	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#12	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#53
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#152	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#31
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#211	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#370	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#74
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#94	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#88	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#117
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#36	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#237
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#202	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#370
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#30	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#166
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#116	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#36	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#202	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#87
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#207	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#116
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#125
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#68	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#225	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#71	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#65	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#221
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#61
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#227	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#54
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (2-0)	#151	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#9	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#116
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#173	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#38
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#164
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#213	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#287	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#103	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#37
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#94	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#23
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#166	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#224
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#213
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#112	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#104	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#219
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#318
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#195	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296
Sat, May 9th				vs DET	Burch Smith
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171
Sat, May 23rd				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#138
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ARI	Derek Law