Nick Mears or Paxton Schultz
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| Nick Mears RP - KC  | Paxton Schultz RP - WSH  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 21 | 15 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 19.1 | 18.2 |
| Wins | 2 | 0 |
| Losses | 3 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 1 |
| Holds | 5 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 18 | 22 |
| Earned Runs | 11 | 11 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 15 | 21 |
| Walks | 11 | 5 |
| ERA | 5.12 | 5.30 |
| WHIP | 1.50 | 1.45 |
| Nick Mears RP - KC | Paxton Schultz RP - WSH | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 59 | 34 |
| Games Started | 0 | 1 |
| Innings Pitched | 58.5 | 39.6 |
| Wins | 3 | 2 |
| Losses | 3 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 13 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 53 | 38 |
| Earned Runs | 28 | 21 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 7 | 6 |
| Strikeouts | 57 | 38 |
| Walks | 22 | 16 |
| ERA | 4.33 | 4.84 |
| WHIP | 1.29 | 1.37 |
| Nick Mears RP - KC | Paxton Schultz RP - WSH | |
| News | ||
| Nick Mears and the Kansas City Royals agreed on a one-year deal that will pay the righthander $1.9 million for the 2026 season. David Leisering Mon, Jan 12th | The Nationals recalled RHP Paxton Schultz from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 26th | |
| The Nationals optioned RHP Paxton Schultz to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 19th | ||
| The Nationals activated RHP Paxton Schultz off the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th | ||
| The Nationals have placed right-hander Paxton Schultz on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 24th | ||
| The Nationals have claimed right-hander Paxton Schultz off waivers from the Blue Jays. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jan 9th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Nick Mears RP - KC | Paxton Schultz RP - WSH | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 | @ CHC | Cade Horton (1-0) | |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #124 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #22 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-6) | #224 | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-4) | #374 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #14 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #66 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #62 | vs LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #39 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #130 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #139 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #96 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #84 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #179 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs CWS | Davis Martin (7-1) | #76 | @ MIL | Aaron Ashby | |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #347 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #54 | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #59 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #97 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-6) | #69 | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #152 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #199 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #13 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #65 | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #185 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #68 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #85 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #50 | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #111 | vs ATL | Didier Fuentes (3-0) | #157 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #150 | @ CWS | Bryan Hudson (2-1) | #176 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #369 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #222 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #44 | @ CWS | Bryan Hudson (2-1) | #176 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #213 | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #170 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #117 | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #102 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #118 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #92 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #62 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #66 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #96 | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #75 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #110 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-6) | #224 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #199 | @ MIA | Robby Snelling (0-1) | |
| Sat, May 9th | vs DET | Burch Smith | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #121 | |
| Sun, May 10th | vs DET | Brenan Hanifee | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #64 | |
| Tue, May 12th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #347 | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #142 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #222 | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #61 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #179 | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #101 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #161 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #111 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #139 | vs BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #196 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #29 | vs NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #107 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #28 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #30 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #100 | vs NYM | Zach Thornton (0-1) | #262 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #124 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 | @ ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #200 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #65 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #96 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #32 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (3-4) | #51 | vs SD | Lucas Giolito (2-0) | #162 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #105 | vs SD | Michael King (4-3) | #35 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #77 | vs SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #137 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #64 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #63 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ CIN | Chris Paddack (0-6) | #322 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #70 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #81 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #14 | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #94 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ MIN | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #116 | ||
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ MIN | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs TEX | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs TEX | @ SF | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs TEX | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs HOU | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs HOU | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs HOU | vs SEA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ WSH | vs KC | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ WSH | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ WSH | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs STL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs STL | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs STL | @ TB | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ TB | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ TB | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ TB | vs PHI | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ TB | vs PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ CWS | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ CWS | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ CWS | @ BAL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs TB | @ BOS | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs TB | @ BOS | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs TB | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs PHI | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs PHI | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs PHI | vs HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ NYM | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ NYM | vs HOU | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ BAL | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ BAL | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ BAL | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs SD | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs SD | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs SD | @ ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs SF | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs SF | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs SF | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ DET | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ DET | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ DET | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ DET | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ MIN | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ MIN | vs TOR | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ MIN | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ COL | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ COL | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ COL | @ ATL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs MIN | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs MIN | @ PHI | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs MIN | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs CHC | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs CHC | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs CHC | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ LAD | vs CHC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ LAD | vs CHC | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ LAA | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ LAA | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ LAA | @ NYM | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATH | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs ATH | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs ATH | @ TEX | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs ATH | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs DET | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs DET | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs DET | @ MIA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ TOR | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ TOR | vs COL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ TOR | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ CLE | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ CLE | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ CLE | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIA | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIA | vs ATL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs TOR | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs TOR | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs TOR | @ LAD | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs ARI | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs ARI | @ SD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs ARI | @ SD | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ BOS | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ BOS | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ BOS | vs LAA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ HOU | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ HOU | vs PHI | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ HOU | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ PIT | @ STL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ PIT | @ STL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ PIT | @ STL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs CWS | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs CWS | @ DET | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs CWS | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs CLE | vs NYM | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs CLE | vs NYM | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs CLE | vs NYM | ||||
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #42 | |||
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #163 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #43 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #247 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #102 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ SF | |||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ TB | |||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ BOS | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs PIT | |||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs TOR | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ PHI | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs CHC | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs COL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIA | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ DET | |||||
