Michael Mercado or Richard Lovelady

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Michael Mercado or Richard Lovelady Player Statistics
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH	Michael Mercado RP - PHI
2026 Stats


Games Played	35	‐

Games Started	5	‐

Innings Pitched	32.0	‐

Wins	3	‐

Losses	4	‐

Saves	4	‐

Blown Saves	3	‐

Holds	9	‐

Hits Allowed	37	‐

Earned Runs	14	‐

Home Runs Allowed	4	‐

Strikeouts	29	‐

Walks	21	‐

ERA	3.94	‐

WHIP	1.81	‐

Michael Mercado or Richard Lovelady Player Projections
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH	Michael Mercado RP - PHI
2026 Projections


Games Played	32	8

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	32.7	14.9

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	31	17

Earned Runs	18	18

Home Runs Allowed	4	3

Strikeouts	30	13

Walks	12	10

ERA	4.96	10.55

WHIP	1.30	1.76

Michael Mercado or Richard Lovelady Player Notes
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH	Michael Mercado RP - PHI
News
	The Nationals activated LHP Richard Lovelady from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 12th	The Phillies reassigned RHP Michael Mercado to minor league camp. Ari Koslow Thu, Mar 12th
	Richard Lovelady went 1 1/3 innings for Double-A Harrisburg on September 3. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th
	Richard Lovelady began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 6th
	Richard Lovelady pitched in a bridge league game on August 28. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd
	Richard Lovelady threw a bullpen session on August 14. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
Notes
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Michael Mercado or Richard Lovelady Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH			Michael Mercado RP - PHI
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#97
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-2)	#84
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#118	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#140	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#15	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#355
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#80	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#70
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#109	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#94
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#191
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CHC	Riley Martin
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#153	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#30	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#7
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#197
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (7-2)	#150	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#193	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#145
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#207	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#285	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#207	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#7
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#76	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#109	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th				@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#155
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#157	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#255
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#101	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#117	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#101
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#39	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#115	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#204
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#216
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#275
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#156
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#59	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#80
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#216	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#261	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#275
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#156
Thu, Jun 4th				vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#124	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-2)	#149
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#70	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#30	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#68
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#109
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#125	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#154
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#298
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Thu, Jun 18th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#41	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#77	vs NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#92
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#143	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#54	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#359
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#115
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#37
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#299	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#138	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28
Thu, Jul 9th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#157
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Thu, Jul 16th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#39
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#140
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#386	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#345	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#298
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#148	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#141	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#154
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#193	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#54	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#151
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#359
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#118	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#247
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#338	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#157	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#148
Mon, Aug 10th				@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#92	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#96
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82
Mon, Aug 17th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#131	vs MIA	Cade Gibson
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#154	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#99
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-1)	#382	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#384	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#231
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#66
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#154	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#94
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#159	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121	@ ARI	Taylor Clarke
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#7
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#15	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#25	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#79
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#156	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#27
Thu, Sep 10th				vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#104
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#66	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#7
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#234
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#8	@ WSH	Jared Simpson
Thu, Sep 17th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#39
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#115
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#99	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#98
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#42	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Thu, Sep 24th				vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#68
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#98	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs TB
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#92
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#92
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#314
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#386
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114