Ryan Pepiot or Stephen Kolek

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Ryan Pepiot or Stephen Kolek Player Statistics
	Ryan Pepiot SP - TB	Stephen Kolek SP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	10

Games Started	‐	10

Innings Pitched	‐	54.0

Wins	‐	4

Losses	‐	3

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	55

Earned Runs	‐	27

Home Runs Allowed	‐	8

Strikeouts	‐	34

Walks	‐	12

ERA	‐	4.50

WHIP	‐	1.24

Ryan Pepiot or Stephen Kolek Player Projections
	Ryan Pepiot SP - TB	Stephen Kolek SP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	30	31

Games Started	30	9

Innings Pitched	163.0	72.1

Wins	10	4

Losses	10	4

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	140	75

Earned Runs	70	34

Home Runs Allowed	24	7

Strikeouts	167	50

Walks	57	22

ERA	3.89	4.23

WHIP	1.21	1.34

Ryan Pepiot or Stephen Kolek Player Notes
	Ryan Pepiot SP - TB	Stephen Kolek SP - KC
News
	The Rays said Ryan Pepiot's right hip surgery Wednesday went well and he is expected to make a full recovery for spring training next year. Ari Koslow Wed, May 13th	Stephen Kolek allowed three earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out zero over two innings in Thursday's loss to the Rays. Chase Davis Fri, Jul 3rd
	Ryan Pepiot (hip) will miss the remainder of the 2026 season to undergo right hip surgery. The surgery is scheduled for May 13. David Leisering Fri, May 1st	The Royals activated RHP Stephen Kolek from the family medical emergency list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd
	Rays manager Kevin Cash said Ryan Pepiot had a bad day on Monday as his right hip felt “unstable” while playing catch. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 20th	Royals manager Matt Quatraro told reporters he anticipates Stephen Kolek starting Thursday’s series finale against the Rays. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st
	The Rays transferred RHP Ryan Pepiot to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 14th	Royals right-hander Stephen Kolek has been transferred to the Family Medical Emergency List. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 30th
	Pepiot has not pitched in a game setting since March 17 and was placed on the IL prior to Opening Day with right hip inflammation. He may need more than one rehab start before Tampa Bay brings him back. Bruno Mulé Mon, Apr 13th	The Royals placed Stephen Kolek on the paternity list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
Notes
	Ryan Pepiot logged a career-high 167 2/3 innings in 2025, but the underlying metrics point to mild regression risk after his ERA rose to 3.86 with a 4.36 FIP. The 2026 projections peg him for similar volume with a mid-3.00s ERA and roughly a strikeout per inning, reinforcing his profile as a stable SP3/4 in fantasy formats. Pepiot's swing-and-miss ability remains intact, and the move back to Tropicana Field should correct the issues with the long ball. However, draft him for ratio stability and workload rather than expecting another skills leap. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Ryan Pepiot or Stephen Kolek Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ryan Pepiot SP - TB			Stephen Kolek SP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#121
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#75
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#153
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#377
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#152
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (6-3)	#100
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)	#238	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#54
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#377	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#118	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#192	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#195	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#317	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#84
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#33	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#418
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#20	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#48
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#223	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#94	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#56
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ DET	Keider Montero (5-5)	#163
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#128	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#20
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#66
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#211	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#347	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#200
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#146
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (6-3)	#100	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#284
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#377	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#252
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#187
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#88	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#287	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (4-3)	#106	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs DET	Keider Montero (5-5)	#163
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#418
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#223
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#109	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#47	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-4)	#27	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#66
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#20
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#315	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-4)	#27
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#284	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#38
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#107
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#281	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#56	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#92	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#177	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#110
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-0)	#193	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#125
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#15
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (4-3)	#106	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#38
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#429	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#133
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#49	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#184
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-2)	#101	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#287	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#156
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#285	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#77
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#156	vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#209	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-6)	#58
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#120	@ TB	Casey Legumina
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#134	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#319
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#84
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#108	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#167
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-6)	#58
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#120	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174	vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#74
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#21	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#151	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#20	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#66	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-4)	#27	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#67
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (2-1)	#251	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-4)	#68
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65	@ BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#136
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-0)	#197	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#160	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#330
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#88
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#171
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-1)	#102	vs SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (0-1)	#69	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#92
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#56
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX			@ MIN
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX			@ MIN
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX			@ MIN
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS			@ COL
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS			@ COL
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS			@ COL
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL			vs MIN
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL			vs MIN
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA			vs CHC
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA			vs CHC
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA			vs CHC
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH			@ LAD
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH			@ LAD
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH			@ LAD
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL			@ LAA
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL			@ LAA
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL			@ LAA
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL			vs ATH
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR			vs ATH
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR			vs ATH
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR			vs ATH
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL			vs DET
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL			vs DET
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL			vs DET
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET			@ TOR
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET			@ TOR
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD			@ CLE
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD			@ CLE
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD			@ CLE
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (9-6)	#8
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#167
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#178
Sat, May 9th				vs DET	Burch Smith
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#167
Sat, May 23rd				vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-2)	#158
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#121
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ARI