Porter Hodge or Steven Cruz

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Porter Hodge or Steven Cruz Player Statistics
	Porter Hodge RP - CHC	Steven Cruz RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	52

Games Started	‐	2

Innings Pitched	‐	54.2

Wins	‐	2

Losses	‐	3

Saves	‐	6

Blown Saves	‐	1

Holds	‐	5

Hits Allowed	‐	49

Earned Runs	‐	25

Home Runs Allowed	‐	12

Strikeouts	‐	58

Walks	‐	20

ERA	‐	4.12

WHIP	‐	1.26

Porter Hodge or Steven Cruz Player Projections
	Porter Hodge RP - CHC	Steven Cruz RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	33	39

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	33.8	40.6

Wins	2	2

Losses	2	2

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	4	3

Hits Allowed	28	36

Earned Runs	17	20

Home Runs Allowed	4	5

Strikeouts	38	37

Walks	18	17

ERA	4.42	4.48

WHIP	1.34	1.33

Porter Hodge or Steven Cruz Player Notes
	Porter Hodge RP - CHC	Steven Cruz RP - KC
News
	The Cubs transferred RHP Porter Hodge to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th	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
	Porter Hodge underwent reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament with an internal brace on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Apr 22nd	Steven Cruz threw a scoreless frame to earn the save in Monday's 9-5 win over the Athletics. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 18th
	Porter Hodge will undergo season-ending UCL surgery on his right elbow. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 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
	Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said that the goal is for Porter Hodge to begin playing catch around April 1. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Mar 24th	Steven Cruz struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Twins. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 6th
	Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell told reporters Porter Hodge will begin the season on the injured list with a right elbow flexor strain. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 8th	Steven Cruz struck out two batters while allowing one hit and one walk over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Tigers. Chase Davis Mon, Jul 27th
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Porter Hodge or Steven Cruz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Porter Hodge RP - CHC			Steven Cruz RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#79
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#235	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#237	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#21
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#108	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#190	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#167
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#389	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#404	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#162
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#294	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#261	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#195
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#96
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#373	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#332
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#108	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#297
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#250
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#208
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#290	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#208
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#393	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#16
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#144	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#32
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#402
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#149	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#248
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#150	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-1)	#41	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#75
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#153
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#55
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#28
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#79	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#121
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Sun, Jun 21st				vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#216