Kirby Yates or Steven Cruz

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Kirby Yates or Steven Cruz Player Statistics
	Kirby Yates RP - PIT	Steven Cruz RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	44	54

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	39.2	56.2

Wins	2	2

Losses	5	3

Saves	3	7

Blown Saves	3	1

Holds	1	5

Hits Allowed	31	51

Earned Runs	15	26

Home Runs Allowed	3	13

Strikeouts	47	62

Walks	17	20

ERA	3.40	4.13

WHIP	1.21	1.25

Kirby Yates or Steven Cruz Player Projections
	Kirby Yates RP - PIT	Steven Cruz RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	55	39

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	53.9	40.6

Wins	3	2

Losses	3	2

Saves	11	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	10	3

Hits Allowed	43	36

Earned Runs	25	20

Home Runs Allowed	8	5

Strikeouts	65	37

Walks	25	17

ERA	4.23	4.48

WHIP	1.27	1.33

Kirby Yates or Steven Cruz Player Notes
	Kirby Yates RP - PIT	Steven Cruz RP - KC
News
	The Pirates placed RHP Kirby Yates on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd	Steven Cruz struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Friday's 3-2 win over the Red Sox. Chase Davis Sat, Sep 12th
	The Pirates activated Kirby Yates. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	Steven Cruz struck out two batters while allowing two hits over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Friday's 3-0 win over the Guardians. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 29th
	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	Steven Cruz threw a scoreless frame to earn the save in Monday's 9-5 win over the Athletics. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 18th
	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	Steven Cruz struck out one batter while allowing one hit in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Friday's 7-6 win over the Angels. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 15th
	Kirby Yates struck out one batter to earn the save in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Athletics. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 28th	Steven Cruz struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Twins. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 6th
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Kirby Yates or Steven Cruz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kirby Yates RP - PIT			Steven Cruz RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#92	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#39	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#388
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#117	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#109
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#291	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#25	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#145	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#69
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#42
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#247	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#77	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#9	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#117
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#66
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#109	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#184
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#155
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#157	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#126	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#70	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#204
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#390	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#285
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#54	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#8	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#11	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#197
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#63	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#299	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#253	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#63
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#96
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#97
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#48	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#138
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#261	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#299
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#151
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#107	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#184	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#327
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#306
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#289
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#157	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#54
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#8	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#286	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#41
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#359	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#54
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#68	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#67	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#179	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#216
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#291
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#17	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#42
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#124
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#94	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#126	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#258
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#109	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#115	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#314	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#76
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#298
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#61	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#74	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#231
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#42	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#387
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#242
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#211	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#155
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#275	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#119
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#99	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#30	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#298
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#353	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#231	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#66	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#87	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#45
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-2)	#139
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#76	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#27
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#104
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#109	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#172
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#371	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#261
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#289
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#211	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#7
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Mon, May 4th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Mon, May 18th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#9
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2
Fri, Jul 10th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Fri, Jul 17th				vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59
Tue, Jul 21st				vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ARI	Derek Law