Ranger Suarez or Yusei Kikuchi

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Ranger Suarez or Yusei Kikuchi Player Statistics
	Ranger Suarez SP - BOS	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA
2026 Stats


Games Played	11	7

Games Started	11	7

Innings Pitched	58.2	31.0

Wins	2	0

Losses	3	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	49	35

Earned Runs	22	20

Home Runs Allowed	4	3

Strikeouts	57	33

Walks	19	14

ERA	3.38	5.81

WHIP	1.16	1.58

Ranger Suarez or Yusei Kikuchi Player Projections
	Ranger Suarez SP - BOS	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA
2026 Projections


Games Played	28	31

Games Started	28	31

Innings Pitched	163.9	167.1

Wins	11	9

Losses	8	10

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	157	162

Earned Runs	65	76

Home Runs Allowed	17	25

Strikeouts	148	169

Walks	46	60

ERA	3.55	4.12

WHIP	1.24	1.33

Ranger Suarez or Yusei Kikuchi Player Notes
	Ranger Suarez SP - BOS	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA
News
	Suarez has a 3.02 ERA and 47:17 K:BB across 53.2 innings this season, working with a 91.1 mph fastball and a 21% whiff rate. He has gone six-plus innings just three times in ten starts and has failed to reach the sixth in each of his last four outings. Entering Tuesday, he had allowed just one run across 13.2 innings this month. Bruno Mulé Wed, May 27th	The Angels transferred Yusei Kikuchi to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd
	Ranger Suarez allowed one earned run on four hits and three walks while striking out three over 4 1/3 innings in Tuesday’s win over the Royals. Chris Schommer Wed, May 20th	Yusei Kikuchi said he hopes to start his throwing program soon to return sometime in the early part of the second half. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th
	Ranger Suarez allowed four hits and one walk while striking out eight over 5 1/3 scoreless innings in Thursday’s loss to the Phillies. Chris Schommer Fri, May 15th	Yusei Kikuchi will be shut down for the next 3 to 4 weeks due to left shoulder inflammation, according to Angels' manager Kurt Suzuki. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 5th
	Ranger Suarez is scheduled to make his next start on Thursday against the Phillies. Ari Koslow Sun, May 10th	Former Los Angeles Times writer, Mike DiGiovanna reported that sources have told him Yusei Kikuchi (shoulder) is “gonna be out for several months, if not the whole season.” Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th
	Ranger Suarez will start “sometime in the Philly series” next week. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th	The Angels placed Yusei Kikuchi on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd
Notes
	Ranger Suárez quietly delivered his best all-around season in 2025, pairing a 3.20 ERA with career-best walk suppression (5.8 BB%) while holding hitters to a sub-.680 OPS for the second straight year. His strikeout rate (23.2%) remained stable, but the real growth came from improved command and softer contact, as his HardHit rate dipped to a career low despite a slight drop in ground-ball rate. The 2026 projections largely bank on more of the same: mid-3.00s ratios, solid volume, and strong WHIP support driven by control rather than overpowering stuff. While he lacks true ace-level strikeout upside, Suárez's durability, efficiency, and run-prevention profile make him a solid addition to fantasy rotations. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros	Yusei Kikuchi remains a reliable but volatile fantasy arm entering 2026, best viewed as a back-end starter in mixed leagues. The underlying batted-ball profile was mostly stable, but a rising walk rate and middling WHIP capped his fantasy ceiling despite near-league-average run prevention. Kikuchi is still useful for innings and strikeouts, but with limited upside and increased ratio risk compared to prior seasons. He's best deployed as a matchup-dependent SP5 rather than a set-and-forget option. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Ranger Suarez or Yusei Kikuchi Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ranger Suarez SP - BOS			Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (4-3)	#99	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#17
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (2-5)	#143	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#258
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-3)	#206	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (2-3)	#152
Mon, Mar 30th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#208	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (3-2)	#70
Tue, Mar 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#17	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-4)	#107
Wed, Apr 1st	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (3-6)	#121	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (2-1)	#40
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (4-4)	#35	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (5-3)	#6
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (5-3)	#199	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (4-2)	#91
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (3-3)	#220	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (2-5)	#46
Mon, Apr 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-1)	#56	vs ATL	Chris Sale (8-3)	#5
Tue, Apr 7th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (6-2)	#18	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (2-1)	#108
Wed, Apr 8th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (2-1)	#145	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (3-2)	#139
Fri, Apr 10th	@ STL	Dustin May (3-6)	#85	@ CIN	Chase Burns (7-1)	#25
Sat, Apr 11th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (5-3)	#162	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#370
Sun, Apr 12th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (5-4)	#163	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (4-3)	#99
Mon, Apr 13th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (6-3)	#72	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-1)	#60
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)	#209	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (2-3)	#66
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7)	#222	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#249
Fri, Apr 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (2-3)	#65	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#307
Sat, Apr 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (3-2)	#4	vs SD	German Marquez (3-2)	#330
Sun, Apr 19th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (2-4)	#26	vs SD	Michael King (4-4)	#35
Mon, Apr 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (0-7)	#62	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (3-3)	#16
Tue, Apr 21st	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#249	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (2-1)	#216
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#33	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (2-5)	#264
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (7-2)	#36
Fri, Apr 24th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (3-1)	#194	@ KC	Noah Cameron (2-4)	#92
Sat, Apr 25th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (2-6)	#94	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)	#49
Sun, Apr 26th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (3-6)	#43	@ KC	Seth Lugo (2-4)	#104
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (3-3)	#16	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (5-1)	#182
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (2-2)	#48	@ CWS	Davis Martin (8-1)	#79
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (2-5)	#264	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (0-5)	#373
Fri, May 1st	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (3-6)	#121	vs NYM	Christian Scott (1-0)	#90
Sat, May 2nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-1)	#126	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (3-4)	#29
Sun, May 3rd	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#396	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#165
Mon, May 4th	@ DET	Tyler Holton (0-4)	#147	vs CWS	Davis Martin (8-1)	#79
Tue, May 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (2-4)	#26	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (0-5)	#373
Wed, May 6th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (0-7)	#62	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (2-4)	#221
Thu, May 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (1-3)	#59
Fri, May 8th	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#283	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (3-3)	#16
Sun, May 10th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (5-1)	#81	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (2-1)	#133
Tue, May 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (4-1)	#7	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (3-5)	#105
Wed, May 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-6)	#170	@ CLE	Parker Messick (6-1)	#51
Thu, May 14th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (4-4)	#10
Fri, May 15th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (3-1)	#31	vs LAD	Will Klein
Sat, May 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (4-3)	#113	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (7-2)	#130
Sun, May 17th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (3-2)	#139	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-3)	#131
Mon, May 18th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (2-4)	#104	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (3-3)	#127
Tue, May 19th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#311	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#202
Wed, May 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (4-3)	#78	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-2)	#219
Fri, May 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (1-3)	#124	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (3-4)	#8
Sat, May 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (5-1)	#74	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (5-6)	#20
Sun, May 24th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (6-3)	#72	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (4-4)	#50
Tue, May 26th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (3-1)	#31	@ DET	Keider Montero (2-3)	#201
Wed, May 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (4-3)	#113	@ DET	Casey Mize (2-3)	#65
Thu, May 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (8-3)	#5	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (0-7)	#62
Fri, May 29th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (3-5)	#105	@ TB	Nick Martinez (5-1)	#81
Sat, May 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (6-1)	#51	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (4-2)	#21
Sun, May 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (0-7)	#38	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (6-2)	#22
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (2-5)	#84	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4)	#428
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-3)	#125	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (2-7)	#427
Thu, Jun 4th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (2-6)	#94
Fri, Jun 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (2-3)	#66	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-3)	#131
Sat, Jun 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-1)	#60	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-4)	#13
Sun, Jun 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (7-2)	#36	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (3-1)	#42
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-2)	#98	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (3-6)	#121
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (5-1)	#81	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-1)	#126
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TB			vs HOU
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TEX			vs TB
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TEX			vs TB
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TEX			vs TB
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TOR			@ ARI
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TOR			@ ARI
Thu, Jun 18th	vs TOR			@ ATH
Fri, Jun 19th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Sat, Jun 20th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Sun, Jun 21st	@ SEA			@ ATH
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ COL			vs BAL
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ COL			vs BAL
Wed, Jun 24th	@ COL			vs BAL
Thu, Jun 25th	vs NYY
Fri, Jun 26th	vs NYY			vs ATH
Sat, Jun 27th	vs NYY			vs ATH
Sun, Jun 28th	vs NYY			vs ATH
Mon, Jun 29th	vs WSH			@ SEA
Tue, Jun 30th	vs WSH			@ SEA
Wed, Jul 1st	vs WSH
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAA			vs BOS
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAA			vs BOS
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAA			vs BOS
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CWS			@ TEX
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CWS			@ TEX
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CWS			@ TEX
Fri, Jul 10th	@ NYM			@ MIN
Sat, Jul 11th	@ NYM			@ MIN
Sun, Jul 12th	@ NYM			@ MIN
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TB			vs DET
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TB			vs DET
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TB			vs DET
Mon, Jul 20th	vs BAL			vs STL
Tue, Jul 21st	vs BAL			vs STL
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs BAL			vs STL
Fri, Jul 24th	vs TOR			@ SF
Sat, Jul 25th	vs TOR			@ SF
Sun, Jul 26th	vs TOR			@ SF
Mon, Jul 27th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Tue, Jul 28th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Wed, Jul 29th	@ ATH			vs HOU
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATH
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAD			vs MIL
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAD			vs MIL
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAD			vs MIL
Tue, Aug 4th	vs CWS			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 5th	vs CWS			@ BAL
Thu, Aug 6th	vs CWS			@ BAL
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATH			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATH			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATH			@ MIA
Mon, Aug 10th	@ TOR			vs TEX
Tue, Aug 11th	@ TOR			vs TEX
Wed, Aug 12th	@ TOR			vs TEX
Thu, Aug 13th	@ TOR			vs TEX
Fri, Aug 14th	@ PIT			vs KC
Sat, Aug 15th	@ PIT			vs KC
Sun, Aug 16th	@ PIT			vs KC
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ARI
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ARI			@ HOU
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ARI			@ HOU
Fri, Aug 21st	vs SF			@ TEX
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs SF			@ TEX
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs SF			@ TEX
Mon, Aug 24th	@ MIA			vs CLE
Tue, Aug 25th	@ MIA			vs CLE
Wed, Aug 26th	@ MIA			vs CLE
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYY			vs PHI
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYY			vs PHI
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYY			vs PHI
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SEA			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SEA			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SEA			vs NYY
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ BAL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ BAL			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 5th	@ BAL			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 6th	@ BAL			@ PIT
Mon, Sep 7th	vs LAA			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 8th	vs LAA			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 9th	vs LAA			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs KC			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 12th	vs KC			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 13th	vs KC			@ WSH
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TEX			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TEX			vs SEA
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TEX			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TB			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TB			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TB			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CLE			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CLE			@ ATH
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CLE			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CHC			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CHC			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CHC			@ SEA
Fri, Mar 27th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (3-6)	#121
Thu, Apr 16th				@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#33
Sat, May 9th				@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (2-2)	#48
Mon, May 11th				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (4-2)	#106
Thu, May 21st				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#146
Mon, Jun 1st				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (1-6)	#395
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ARI
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ SEA
Thu, Aug 20th				@ HOU
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SEA