Michael Lorenzen or Steven Cruz

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Michael Lorenzen or Steven Cruz Player Statistics
	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - TOR	Steven Cruz RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	32	55

Games Started	25	2

Innings Pitched	127.1	57.2

Wins	3	2

Losses	13	4

Saves	1	7

Blown Saves	0	2

Holds	0	5

Hits Allowed	186	53

Earned Runs	104	28

Home Runs Allowed	23	14

Strikeouts	90	63

Walks	54	20

ERA	7.35	4.37

WHIP	1.88	1.27

Michael Lorenzen or Steven Cruz Player Projections
	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - TOR	Steven Cruz RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	26	39

Games Started	26	0

Innings Pitched	140.9	40.6

Wins	7	2

Losses	10	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	3

Hits Allowed	150	36

Earned Runs	76	20

Home Runs Allowed	23	5

Strikeouts	113	37

Walks	51	17

ERA	4.88	4.48

WHIP	1.43	1.33

Michael Lorenzen or Steven Cruz Player Notes
	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - TOR	Steven Cruz RP - KC
News
	The Blue Jays designated RHP Michael Lorenzen for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 19th	Steven Cruz allowed two earned runs on two hits while striking out one over one inning, taking a blown save in the Royals' 6-5 loss. Chase Davis Sun, Sep 20th
	The Blue Jays have signed right-hander Michael Lorenzen to a one-year deal. Brenton Kemp Thu, Aug 27th	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 Rockies released RHP Michael Lorenzen. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	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 Rockies designated Michael Lorenzen for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Steven Cruz threw a scoreless frame to earn the save in Monday's 9-5 win over the Athletics. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 18th
	Michael Lorenzen allowed six earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out one over 3 2/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Giants. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	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
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Michael Lorenzen or Steven Cruz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Lorenzen SP,RP - TOR			Steven Cruz RP - KC
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#339	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158
Mon, Mar 30th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361
Wed, Apr 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#18
Sat, Apr 4th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#18	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#35
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#52
Mon, Apr 6th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#47	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Tue, Apr 7th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Wed, Apr 8th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#13	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#18
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#79	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#88
Thu, Apr 16th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#278	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#64	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#215	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#188	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#102
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#92
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#238	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30
Mon, Apr 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39
Tue, Apr 28th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#45	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#166
Wed, Apr 29th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#123	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353
Fri, May 1st	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#76	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159
Mon, May 4th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Tue, May 5th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Wed, May 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98
Fri, May 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138
Sat, May 9th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16
Tue, May 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321
Wed, May 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#205
Fri, May 15th	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50
Sat, May 16th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107
Sun, May 17th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#88	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151
Mon, May 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42
Tue, May 19th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39
Wed, May 20th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#81
Thu, May 21st	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#33
Fri, May 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Sat, May 23rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sun, May 24th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Mon, May 25th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55
Tue, May 26th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Wed, May 27th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7
Thu, May 28th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#102
Fri, May 29th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61
Sat, May 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116
Sun, May 31st	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#196
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59
Sat, Jun 6th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#76
Mon, Jun 8th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Tue, Jun 9th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#75
Wed, Jun 10th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61
Fri, Jun 12th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Sat, Jun 13th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#303
Sun, Jun 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276
Tue, Jun 16th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#45	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77
Wed, Jun 17th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#153
Thu, Jun 18th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117
Fri, Jun 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217
Sat, Jun 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#265
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194
Wed, Jun 24th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#303	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19
Thu, Jun 25th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#120
Fri, Jun 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#75	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#270
Sat, Jun 27th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#105	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111
Sun, Jun 28th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290
Mon, Jun 29th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#80
Tue, Jun 30th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19
Wed, Jul 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#40	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159
Sat, Jul 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#57
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#272	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#62
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#226
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#73	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#120	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#150	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37
Mon, Jul 27th	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#333
Tue, Jul 28th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#36	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Wed, Jul 29th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#153	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Fri, Jul 31st	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359
Sat, Aug 1st	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#214	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#221
Tue, Aug 4th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#91	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Wed, Aug 5th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#97
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#93	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#85
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#46
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#150	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#28
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Aug 13th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#45
Fri, Aug 14th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103
Sat, Aug 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30
Sun, Aug 16th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#183
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#192
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#34	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#74
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#33	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108
Wed, Aug 26th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#329	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#70
Thu, Aug 27th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#38	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#213
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66
Fri, Sep 4th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#201	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108
Sun, Sep 6th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#329	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276
Mon, Sep 7th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#114	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#51
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#192	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#215
Fri, Sep 11th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#102	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42
Sat, Sep 12th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39
Sun, Sep 13th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#45
Mon, Sep 14th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89
Tue, Sep 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#74	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20
Wed, Sep 16th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#221
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#105	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#297
Mon, Sep 21st	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#193	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#121	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#218	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#348	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290
Thu, May 7th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#238
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116
Mon, Jun 15th				@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#149
Sun, Jun 21st				vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#34
Thu, Jul 9th				@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#80
Thu, Jul 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#358
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#222
Tue, Sep 22nd				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#270