Kyle Backhus or Pierce Johnson
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| Pierce Johnson RP - CIN  | Kyle Backhus RP - PHI  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 24 | 10 |
| Games Started | 0 | 1 |
| Innings Pitched | 22.0 | 9.2 |
| Wins | 2 | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | 0 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 4 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 19 | 11 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 5 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 20 | 10 |
| Walks | 8 | 1 |
| ERA | 3.27 | 4.66 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.24 |
| Pierce Johnson RP - CIN | Kyle Backhus RP - PHI | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 60 | 45 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 59.0 | 42.4 |
| Wins | 3 | 2 |
| Losses | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 1 |
| Holds | 13 | 7 |
| Hits Allowed | 54 | 41 |
| Earned Runs | 29 | 23 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 65 | 41 |
| Walks | 24 | 17 |
| ERA | 4.35 | 4.79 |
| WHIP | 1.32 | 1.36 |
| Pierce Johnson RP - CIN | Kyle Backhus RP - PHI | |
| News | ||
| The Reds activated RHP Pierce Johnson from the bereavement list. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th | The Phillies placed Kyle Backhus on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th | |
| The Reds placed RHP Pierce Johnson on the bereavement list. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd | The Phillies recalled LHP Kyle Backhus from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 15th | |
| Pierce Johnson is heading to the Cincinnati Reds, per multiple reports. Details of the contract have not been released. David Leisering Sun, Jan 11th | The Phillies optioned LHP Kyle Backhus to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Pierce Johnson RP - CIN | Kyle Backhus RP - PHI | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #7 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-5) | #18 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #32 | vs TEX | Jacob Latz (1-1) | #109 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (4-2) | #102 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (3-4) | #52 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #94 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #248 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (3-4) | #52 | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #425 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #96 | @ COL | Brennan Bernardino (2-3) | #258 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #74 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3) | #427 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #120 | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #191 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #61 | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #75 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #63 | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #92 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #414 | vs ARI | Michael Soroka (6-2) | #71 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs LAA | George Klassen (0-1) | #350 | vs ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) | #117 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-3) | #39 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #58 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs CHC | Javier Assad (3-1) | #278 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #75 | vs CHC | Riley Martin | |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #92 | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #23 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #16 | vs ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #201 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #67 | vs ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #73 | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #123 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ TB | Jesse Scholtens (5-3) | #245 | @ CHC | Colin Rea (4-3) | #134 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-1) | #93 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #23 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ TB | Nick Martinez (4-1) | #79 | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #53 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #78 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #123 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-6) | #68 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-2) | #113 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 | @ ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #296 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #92 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #425 | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #191 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #86 | @ MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #63 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #105 | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #72 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | @ MIA | Chris Paddack (0-6) | #308 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #78 | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #120 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ CHC | Colin Rea (4-3) | #134 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-5) | #115 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #23 | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #133 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (2-6) | #125 | vs COL | Chase Dollander (3-3) | #306 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (6-1) | #122 | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #296 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #169 | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3) | #427 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-3) | #215 | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (0-2) | #185 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #175 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #32 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #94 | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #27 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #88 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (7-3) | #29 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #163 | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #65 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-2) | #100 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (7-3) | #29 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #112 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #28 | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #132 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #85 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #186 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ NYM | Huascar Brazoban (3-1) | #204 | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-2) | #217 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #123 | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-2) | #140 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #201 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #126 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-3) | #99 | vs SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #132 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-0) | #166 | vs SD | Walker Buehler (3-2) | #217 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs SD | Lucas Giolito (2-0) | #160 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #181 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ STL | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ STL | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ SD | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ SD | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ SD | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs ARI | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs ARI | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs ARI | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs NYM | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs NYM | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs NYM | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs NYM | |||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ NYY | vs NYM | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ NYY | vs NYM | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs MIL | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs MIL | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs MIL | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ WSH | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ PIT | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ PIT | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ PIT | @ NYM | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ MIL | vs PIT | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ MIL | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ MIL | vs PIT | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ MIL | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs BAL | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs BAL | @ KC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ KC | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs PHI | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs PHI | @ CIN | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs PHI | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs CHC | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs CHC | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs CHC | @ DET | ||||
| Thu, Jul 16th | vs NYM | |||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ COL | vs NYM | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ COL | vs NYM | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ SEA | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ SEA | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ SEA | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ STL | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ STL | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ STL | vs NYY | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs CLE | @ MIA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs CLE | @ MIA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs CLE | @ MIA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs PIT | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs PIT | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs PIT | @ BAL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs WSH | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs ATH | vs WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs ATH | vs WSH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs ATH | vs WSH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ WSH | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ WSH | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ WSH | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ STL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ CWS | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ CWS | @ STL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ CWS | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs MIA | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs MIA | @ MIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs STL | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs STL | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs STL | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ ARI | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ ARI | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ ARI | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ SF | @ SEA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ SF | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ SF | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ CHC | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ CHC | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ CHC | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs SD | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs SD | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs SD | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs MIL | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs MIL | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs MIL | vs ATL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ LAD | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ LAD | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ LAD | vs HOU | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | vs HOU | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ MIL | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ MIL | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ MIL | @ ATL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs LAD | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs LAD | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs LAD | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs CHC | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs CHC | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs CHC | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ ATL | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ ATL | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ ATL | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ TOR | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ TOR | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ TOR | vs TB | ||||
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #72 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 | |||
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3) | #427 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs KC | Luinder Avila | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ NYY | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs BAL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ COL | |||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs PIT | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs MIA | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs STL | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs LAD | |||||
