Parker Messick or Paul Skenes

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Parker Messick or Paul Skenes Player Statistics
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT	Parker Messick SP - CLE
2026 Stats


Games Played	32	32

Games Started	32	32

Innings Pitched	174.1	186.1

Wins	10	12

Losses	11	9

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	148	149

Earned Runs	77	53

Home Runs Allowed	20	17

Strikeouts	200	193

Walks	49	49

ERA	3.98	2.56

WHIP	1.13	1.06

Parker Messick or Paul Skenes Player Projections
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT	Parker Messick SP - CLE
2026 Projections


Games Played	31	23

Games Started	31	23

Innings Pitched	186.8	124.4

Wins	13	7

Losses	8	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	145	119

Earned Runs	55	56

Home Runs Allowed	15	15

Strikeouts	220	114

Walks	47	41

ERA	2.67	4.03

WHIP	1.03	1.28

Parker Messick or Paul Skenes Player Notes
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT	Parker Messick SP - CLE
News
	Paul Skenes allowed one run on three hits over 6 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision on Thursday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Fri, Sep 25th	Parker Messick will toe the rubber for the Cleveland Guardians against the Chicago White Sox in Game 1 of the ALDS Saturday according to Zack Meisel. Chris Schommer Thu, Oct 1st
	Paul Skenes allowed five runs on six hits over six innings with seven strikeouts and one walk in a no-decision on Friday against the Royals. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 19th	Parker Messick allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out two over three innings in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Royals. Matthew Adam Mon, Sep 28th
	Paul Skenes allowed two hits on four runs over seven innings with four strikeouts and one walk in a no-decision on Saturday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 13th	Parker Messick will start Sunday against the Royals. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 27th
	Paul Skenes allowed four hits over 5 1/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts and one walk in a win on Sunday against the Angels. Ari Koslow Mon, Sep 7th	Parker Messick allowed one earned run on five hits and one walk while striking out five over five innings in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Red Sox. Matthew Adam Wed, Sep 23rd
	Paul Skenes allowed five runs on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings with four strikeouts and three walks in a no-decision on Tuesday against the Giants. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 2nd	Parker Messick allowed three earned runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out eight over six innings in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the White Sox. Matthew Adam Thu, Sep 17th
Notes
	Paul Skenes lived up to the hype in 2025, overpowering hitters with elite velocity and swing-and-miss stuff while maintaining strong run prevention in his first extended MLB action. Sure, his record was 10-10, and he probably could have been a 20-game winner on almost any other team. His 2026 projections remain aggressive on strikeouts and ratios, and he is expected to pitch almost 200 innings after throwing 187 in 2025. The year-over-year takeaway is how quickly his command stabilized, limiting walks more than expected for a power arm. Skenes profiles as a high-impact fantasy SP1 whose value is driven by dominance rather than volume alone. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Parker Messick or Paul Skenes Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Paul Skenes SP - PIT			Parker Messick SP - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Mon, Apr 20th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Mon, May 4th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176
Mon, May 11th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#281	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Mon, May 18th				@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Mon, Jun 8th				vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Thu, Jun 18th				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	@ CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#159
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Fri, Jul 10th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#206	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-4)	#86
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Tue, Jul 21st				vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#123
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#264
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#150
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-4)	#101	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)		vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#212
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115
Mon, Sep 7th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Mon, Sep 14th				vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#151
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#129	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET	River Ryan (0-1)	#75	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-3)	#120
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62