Michael King or Yusei Kikuchi
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| Michael King SP - SD  | Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 7 |
| Games Started | 12 | 7 |
| Innings Pitched | 68.0 | 31.0 |
| Wins | 4 | 0 |
| Losses | 4 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 48 | 35 |
| Earned Runs | 24 | 20 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 6 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 65 | 33 |
| Walks | 29 | 14 |
| ERA | 3.18 | 5.81 |
| WHIP | 1.13 | 1.58 |
| Michael King SP - SD | Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 28 | 31 |
| Games Started | 27 | 31 |
| Innings Pitched | 154.5 | 167.1 |
| Wins | 10 | 9 |
| Losses | 8 | 10 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 137 | 162 |
| Earned Runs | 65 | 76 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 19 | 25 |
| Strikeouts | 159 | 169 |
| Walks | 53 | 60 |
| ERA | 3.77 | 4.12 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.33 |
| Michael King SP - SD | Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA | |
| News | ||
| Michael King allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits over six innings with two strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Saturday against the Nationals. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st | The Angels transferred Yusei Kikuchi to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd | |
| Michael King allowed four runs on five hits over 3 2/3 innings with four strikeouts and four walks in a loss on Sunday against the Athletics. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th | Yusei Kikuchi said he hopes to start his throwing program soon to return sometime in the early part of the second half. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th | |
| Michael King allowed four hits over seven scoreless innings with nine strikeouts and two walks in a win on Monday against the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th | Yusei Kikuchi will be shut down for the next 3 to 4 weeks due to left shoulder inflammation, according to Angels' manager Kurt Suzuki. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 5th | |
| Michael King allowed one run on six hits over 5 2/3 innings with five strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision Wednesday against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Thu, May 14th | Former Los Angeles Times writer, Mike DiGiovanna reported that sources have told him Yusei Kikuchi (shoulder) is “gonna be out for several months, if not the whole season.” Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th | |
| Michael King allowed one run on one hit over six innings with six strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision on Thursday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th | The Angels placed Yusei Kikuchi on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd | |
| Notes | ||
| Michael King's transition to a full-time starter in San Diego paid off in 2024, but 2025 brought some mild regression and missed time. After logging 173 2/3 innings with a 2.95 ERA and 27.7% strikeout rate in 2024, he threw just 73.1 innings in 2025 with his strikeout rate dipping to 24.7% and his HR/9 jumping from 0.9 to 1.5. Projections expect a rebound in workload and a return to mid-3.00s ratios, which aligns more closely with his 2024 form than last year's abbreviated campaign. King still misses bats at an above-average clip and limits batting average against (.225 career), but his margin for error narrows when the home run rate spikes. He profiles as a high-end SP3 with SP2 upside if the strikeouts tick back toward the 27-28% range and he pushes past 160 innings again. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | Yusei Kikuchi remains a reliable but volatile fantasy arm entering 2026, best viewed as a back-end starter in mixed leagues. The underlying batted-ball profile was mostly stable, but a rising walk rate and middling WHIP capped his fantasy ceiling despite near-league-average run prevention. Kikuchi is still useful for innings and strikeouts, but with limited upside and increased ratio risk compared to prior seasons. He's best deployed as a matchup-dependent SP5 rather than a set-and-forget option. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
| Michael King SP - SD | Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | @ HOU | Hunter Brown (1-0) | #17 |
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | @ HOU | Cristian Javier (0-1) | #258 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #40 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (2-5) | #46 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #250 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 | @ CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | @ NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #249 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (2-5) | #46 | @ NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | vs SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #307 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 | vs SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #330 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 | vs SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #250 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | vs TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #40 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 | vs NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #29 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #161 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (3-3) | #114 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | @ TOR | Spencer Miles (2-1) | #133 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (6-2) | #18 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | vs LAD | Will Klein | |
| Sat, May 16th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-4) | #13 | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-3) | #202 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs ATH | Luis Medina (1-1) | #244 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ WSH | Paxton Schultz | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | |
| Sat, May 30th | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ WSH | Zack Littell (5-4) | #169 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (6-2) | #22 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #29 | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-4) | #13 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 |
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ BAL | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ BAL | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ BAL | vs TB | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ STL | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ STL | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ STL | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ TEX | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ TEX | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ TEX | @ ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs ATL | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs ATL | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs ATL | vs BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs LAD | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs LAD | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs LAD | vs ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ CHC | @ SEA | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ CHC | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ CHC | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ LAD | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ LAD | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ LAD | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ LAD | vs BOS | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs ARI | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ARI | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ARI | @ TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ARI | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs TOR | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs TOR | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs TOR | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ KC | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ KC | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ KC | vs DET | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ ATL | vs STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ ATL | vs STL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ ATL | vs STL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ ATL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ MIA | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ MIA | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ MIA | @ SF | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs COL | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs COL | vs HOU | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs SF | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs SF | vs MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs SF | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs SF | vs MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ ARI | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ ARI | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ ARI | @ BAL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ ARI | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs HOU | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs HOU | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs HOU | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs MIL | vs TEX | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs MIL | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs MIL | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ CLE | vs KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ CLE | vs KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ CLE | vs KC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ NYM | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ NYM | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ NYM | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs MIN | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs MIN | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs MIN | @ TEX | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs PIT | vs CLE | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs PIT | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs PIT | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ TB | vs PHI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ TB | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ TB | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ CIN | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ CIN | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ CIN | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs NYY | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs NYY | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs NYY | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs WSH | @ BOS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs WSH | @ BOS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs WSH | @ BOS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ SF | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ SF | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ SF | @ WSH | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ COL | vs SEA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ COL | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ COL | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ COL | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs MIA | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs MIA | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs MIA | vs MIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ LAD | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ LAD | @ ATH | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ LAD | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs ARI | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs ARI | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs ARI | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-3) | #152 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ NYY | Will Warren (7-1) | #60 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ ATH | |||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs HOU | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs TEX | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ HOU | |||||
