Michael Busch or Spencer Horwitz

Baseball Stats Comparison

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News & Notes
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Michael Busch or Spencer Horwitz Player Statistics
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Spencer Horwitz 1B - PIT
2026 Stats


At Bats	562	361

Runs	71	41

Hits	134	89

Singles	86	66

Doubles	27	12

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	19	10

RBI	76	44

Stolen Bases	3	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	84	50

Strikeouts	153	66

Batting Average	.238	.247

On Base Pct	.347	.346

Slugging Pct	.395	.368

On-base Plus Slugging	.742	.714

Michael Busch or Spencer Horwitz Player Projections
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Spencer Horwitz 1B - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	502	420

Runs	75	58

Hits	126	111

Singles	70	71

Doubles	25	25

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	27	12

RBI	77	54

Stolen Bases	3	2

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	57	52

Strikeouts	140	86

Batting Average	.251	.265

On Base Pct	.327	.345

Slugging Pct	.473	.412

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	.757

Michael Busch or Spencer Horwitz Player Notes
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Spencer Horwitz 1B - PIT
News
	Michael Busch went 1-for-3 with a home run, one run scored and an RBI in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Sep 12th	Spencer Horwitz went 1-for-4 with three RBI in the Pirates 4-3 win over the Brewers on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Michael Busch went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and three RBI in Friday's 12-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Sep 12th	The Pirates activated INF Spencer Horwitz from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk, one run scored and two RBI in Friday's 10-8 loss against the Cincinnati Reds. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th	Spencer Horwitz suffered a concussion on his rehab assignment and will remain on the injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 22nd	Spencer Horwitz will begin a rehab assignment with Single-A Bradenton on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
	Michael Busch went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th	Spencer Horwitz has started a running program. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th
Notes
	Michael Busch has rapidly developed into one of fantasy's most reliable power bats, following a strong 2024 with a full-blown breakout in 2025 that featured 34 homers, a .523 slugging percentage, and a 147 OPS+. The jump in production wasn't empty volume. His rOBA and run value both spiked, confirming real growth in impact contact rather than a fluky power surge. While the strikeout rate remains elevated, Busch offsets it with solid on-base skills and elite durability, logging 150+ games in back-to-back seasons. At age 28, he's firmly established as a high-end fantasy first baseman whose profile now supports both a strong floor and a stable power ceiling. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Michael Busch or Spencer Horwitz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC			Spencer Horwitz 1B - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#93
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#150	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#386
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#126
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#270
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#189	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#28
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#204	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#88	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#169
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#79	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#176	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#326	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#179	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#367
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#58
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#178	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#394
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#365	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#362	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#88	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#262
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#362
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#137
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#21
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#281
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#109
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#79	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#154	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#353
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#59	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#238
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#144
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#92
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#329	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#98
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#235
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#308	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#258	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#334
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#125	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#158	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#228
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#2
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#84	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#9
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#92	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#326
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#202
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#302
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#150
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#334	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#277	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)	#69
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#137	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#178	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#308
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sat, Apr 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Sun, Jun 21st				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#373
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-1)	#184
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53