Paxton Schultz or Steven Matz

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Paxton Schultz or Steven Matz Player Statistics
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Paxton Schultz RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	30	27

Games Started	11	1

Innings Pitched	74.0	32.1

Wins	5	1

Losses	5	2

Saves	1	1

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	69	42

Earned Runs	47	23

Home Runs Allowed	14	5

Strikeouts	54	32

Walks	24	12

ERA	5.72	6.40

WHIP	1.26	1.67

Paxton Schultz or Steven Matz Player Projections
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Paxton Schultz RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	34	34

Games Started	19	1

Innings Pitched	118.2	39.6

Wins	6	2

Losses	7	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	2	1

Hits Allowed	119	38

Earned Runs	55	21

Home Runs Allowed	16	6

Strikeouts	100	38

Walks	33	16

ERA	4.22	4.84

WHIP	1.28	1.37

Paxton Schultz or Steven Matz Player Notes
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Paxton Schultz RP - WSH
News
	The Rays activated Steven Matz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	The Nationals optioned Paxton Schultz to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	Steven Matz threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	The Nationals recalled Paxton Schultz from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Steven Matz is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th	The Nationals recalled RHP Paxton Schultz from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 26th
	The Tampa Bay Rays placed Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jun 26th	The Nationals optioned RHP Paxton Schultz to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 19th
	The Rays have placed left-hander Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 25th	The Nationals activated RHP Paxton Schultz off the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th
Notes
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Paxton Schultz or Steven Matz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB			Paxton Schultz RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#17
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#253	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#266	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#100
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#79
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#405	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-2)	#81
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#294
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#149
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#149
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th				@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112
Thu, May 14th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#122
Thu, May 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282
Sat, May 23rd				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#347	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#208
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#320	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#210
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#210	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#353	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#366
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#161
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Mon, Jun 29th				@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#96
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#107	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#188	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#330
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#321
Mon, Jul 27th				vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#158	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#179	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#294
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125
Thu, Aug 6th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#404
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#402	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#134	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#304
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#158
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#156	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#399
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#310
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#304	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#104
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#212	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#16
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#17
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#38
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#104	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#79	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#216	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#90	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#134	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#402	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs NYM
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#193
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#158
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY