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Alek Jacob for Louis Varland (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Louis Varland RP - TOR  | Alek Jacob RP - SD  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 59 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 228 | # 933 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 45 | 17 |
| Wins | 3 | 1 |
| Saves | 14 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.47 | 4.60 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.47 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | MiLB |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 63 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot | # 34 | ‐ |
| Chris Welsh FantasyPros | # 33 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | # 37 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 59 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 139 | ‐ |
| Louis Varland RP - TOR | Alek Jacob RP - SD | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 28 | 2 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 31.0 | 2.0 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Losses | 1 | 0 |
| Saves | 8 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 5 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 24 | 3 |
| Earned Runs | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 0 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 42 | 3 |
| Walks | 9 | 2 |
| ERA | 0.58 | 9.00 |
| WHIP | 1.06 | 2.50 |
| Louis Varland RP - TOR | Alek Jacob RP - SD | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 44 | 23 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 42.3 | 19.7 |
| Wins | 3 | 1 |
| Losses | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 14 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 5 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 38 | 19 |
| Earned Runs | 16 | 10 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 5 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 45 | 17 |
| Walks | 13 | 9 |
| ERA | 3.47 | 4.60 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.47 |
| Louis Varland RP - TOR | Alek Jacob RP - SD | |
| News | ||
| Blue Jays right-hander Louis Varland earned a four-out save in a 2-1 win over the Orioles on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Fri, May 29th | The Padres optioned Alek Jacob to Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th | |
| Blue Jays right-hander Louis Varland pitched two scoreless innings to earn the save over the Pirates on Friday. Brenton Kemp Sat, May 23rd | The Padres recalled Alek Jacob from Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Fri, May 15th | |
| Louis Varland struck out two while allowing two hits and one earned run to earn the save in Wednesday’s 2-1 win over the Yankees. Chris Schommer Thu, May 21st | The Padres optioned RHP Alek Jacob to Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th | |
| Blue Jays right-hander Louis Varland earned his fifth save of the season in a 2-0 win over the Angels on Friday. Brenton Kemp Sat, May 9th | The Padres recalled Alek Jacob from Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 14th | |
| Louis Varland struck out three batters in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Tuesday’s 3-0 win over the Red Sox. Chris Schommer Wed, Apr 29th | Alek Jacob has been optioned to Triple-A El Paso by the San Diego Padres.
David Leisering Sat, Mar 21st | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Louis Varland RP - TOR | Alek Jacob RP - SD | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | |||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #53 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #53 | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-4) | #13 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #250 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (6-2) | #18 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (2-5) | #46 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | @ LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-4) | #420 | @ COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #250 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | vs CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #40 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #124 | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #161 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (6-2) | #22 | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (3-3) | #114 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-4) | #420 | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (6-2) | #22 | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (6-2) | #18 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ DET | Brenan Hanifee | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | |
| Sat, May 16th | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-4) | #13 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ NYY | Will Warren (7-1) | #60 | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | vs ATH | Luis Medina (1-1) | #244 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | @ WSH | Paxton Schultz | |
| Sat, May 30th | @ BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #194 | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (3-6) | #43 | @ WSH | Zack Littell (5-4) | #169 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #194 | vs NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (3-6) | #43 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #29 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs PHI | vs CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs NYY | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs NYY | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs NYY | @ BAL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ STL | |||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ BOS | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ BOS | @ STL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ CHC | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ CHC | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ CHC | @ TEX | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs HOU | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs HOU | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs HOU | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs TEX | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs TEX | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs TEX | vs LAD | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs NYM | @ CHC | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs NYM | @ CHC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs NYM | @ CHC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ LAD | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ SEA | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ SEA | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ SEA | @ LAD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ SF | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ SF | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ SF | vs ARI | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ARI | |||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ SD | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ SD | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ SD | vs TOR | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs CWS | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs CWS | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs CWS | @ KC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs TB | @ ATL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs TB | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs TB | @ ATL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs TB | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ BOS | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ BOS | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ BOS | @ MIA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ WSH | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ WSH | vs COL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs SF | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs STL | vs SF | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs STL | vs SF | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs STL | vs SF | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ HOU | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ HOU | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ HOU | @ ARI | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ ARI | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ PHI | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ PHI | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ PHI | vs HOU | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs BOS | vs MIL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs BOS | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs BOS | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs NYY | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs NYY | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs NYY | @ CLE | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ NYM | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ TB | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ TB | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ NYY | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ NYY | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ NYY | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs PIT | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs KC | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs KC | vs PIT | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs SEA | @ TB | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs SEA | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs SEA | @ TB | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ CIN | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ CLE | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ CLE | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ KC | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ KC | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ KC | vs NYY | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ ATH | vs WSH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ ATH | vs WSH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ ATH | vs WSH | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs BAL | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs BAL | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs BAL | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs DET | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs DET | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs DET | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ COL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ TEX | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ TEX | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ TEX | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ BAL | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ BAL | @ LAD | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ LAD | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs CIN | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs CIN | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs CIN | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs ATH | Luis Morales (0-2) | #306 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | @ NYY | Carlos Rodon (1-2) | #34 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ BOS | |||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs TEX | |||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ WSH | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs BOS | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ TB | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs KC | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ CLE | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ BAL | |||||
