Ronel Blanco or Yusei Kikuchi

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Stats
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News & Notes
Schedule

Ronel Blanco or Yusei Kikuchi Player Statistics
	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA	Ronel Blanco SP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	9	5

Games Started	9	4

Innings Pitched	43.0	23.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	5	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	48	22

Earned Runs	27	20

Home Runs Allowed	7	7

Strikeouts	43	20

Walks	16	12

ERA	5.65	7.71

WHIP	1.49	1.46

Ronel Blanco or Yusei Kikuchi Player Projections
	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA	Ronel Blanco SP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	31	11

Games Started	31	3

Innings Pitched	167.1	29.2

Wins	9	2

Losses	10	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	162	24

Earned Runs	76	13

Home Runs Allowed	25	4

Strikeouts	169	26

Walks	60	10

ERA	4.12	4.03

WHIP	1.33	1.18

Ronel Blanco or Yusei Kikuchi Player Notes
	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA	Ronel Blanco SP - HOU
News
	Yusei Kikuchi allowed two earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out six over seven innings in a loss to the Phillies. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th	Ronel Blanco will be added to the Astros' roster and start against the White Sox on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Sep 1st
	Yusei Kikuchi allowed five earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out four over five innings in a loss to the Rangers. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	The Astros optioned RHP Ronel Blanco to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
	Yusei Kikuchi’s next start will be in the majors. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Ronel Blanco allowed three earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out one over 4 2/3 innings in Friday's win over the Padres. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 8th
	Yusei Kikuchi and the Angels will discuss if he needs another rehab start. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	Ronel Blanco allowed three earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out four over 4 2/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Rangers. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd
	Yusei Kikuchi threw 57 pitches over 1 2/3 innings for Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Ronel Blanco allowed five earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in a loss to the White Sox. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 26th
Notes
	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

Ronel Blanco or Yusei Kikuchi Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA			Ronel Blanco SP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Fri, Mar 27th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Sat, Mar 28th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Sun, Mar 29th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#171
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#389
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Mon, Apr 6th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Mon, Apr 13th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Apr 14th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Wed, Apr 15th	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#384	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Thu, Apr 16th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#183	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Mon, Apr 20th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Tue, Apr 21st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Fri, Apr 24th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Sat, Apr 25th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Sun, Apr 26th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#384
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Fri, May 1st	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Sat, May 2nd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Sun, May 3rd	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Mon, May 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Tue, May 5th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Fri, May 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, May 9th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Sun, May 10th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#96	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Mon, May 11th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, May 12th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Wed, May 13th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Thu, May 14th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Fri, May 15th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#315	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Sat, May 16th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, May 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Mon, May 18th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#272
Tue, May 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Wed, May 20th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Fri, May 22nd	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Sat, May 23rd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Sun, May 24th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Mon, May 25th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Tue, May 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Wed, May 27th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Thu, May 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Fri, May 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#231
Sat, May 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Sun, May 31st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Jun 4th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Fri, Jun 5th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124
Sat, Jun 6th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#415
Sun, Jun 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Mon, Jun 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#168	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99
Tue, Jun 9th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#165	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Wed, Jun 10th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#304	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#59
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Mon, Jun 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Tue, Jun 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Wed, Jul 1st				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#233
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Fri, Jul 17th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#59	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Sat, Jul 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Sun, Jul 19th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Mon, Jul 20th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Tue, Jul 21st	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#184
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Fri, Jul 24th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Sat, Jul 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62
Sun, Jul 26th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Mon, Jul 27th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Tue, Jul 28th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Wed, Jul 29th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#84	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#203	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#184	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#78	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Fri, Aug 14th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Aug 15th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#417	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Sun, Aug 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Tue, Aug 18th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#303
Wed, Aug 19th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#147	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Thu, Aug 20th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99
Fri, Aug 21st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#78	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#232
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#248
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#248	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Fri, Sep 11th	@ WSH			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ WSH			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ WSH			@ TB
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SEA			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SEA			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIN			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIN			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIN			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIN			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATH			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATH			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Thu, May 21st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Thu, Jun 18th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Thu, Aug 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SEA