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Alexis Diaz for Richard Lovelady (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH  | Alexis Diaz RP - TEX  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | ‐ |
| VBR | # 609 | # 960 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 32 | 12 |
| Wins | 2 | 0 |
| Saves | 4 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.31 | 4.77 |
| WHIP | 1.46 | 1.48 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | MiLB |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 222 | ‐ |
| Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH | Alexis Diaz RP - TEX | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 23 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 3 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 23.1 | ‐ |
| Wins | 2 | ‐ |
| Losses | 2 | ‐ |
| Saves | 4 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 4 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 24 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 7 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 21 | ‐ |
| Walks | 16 | ‐ |
| ERA | 2.70 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.71 | ‐ |
| Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH | Alexis Diaz RP - TEX | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 39 | 16 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 37.3 | 12.7 |
| Wins | 2 | 0 |
| Losses | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 4 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 8 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 36 | 11 |
| Earned Runs | 18 | 7 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 32 | 12 |
| Walks | 16 | 7 |
| ERA | 4.31 | 4.77 |
| WHIP | 1.46 | 1.48 |
| Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH | Alexis Diaz RP - TEX | |
| News | ||
| Richard Lovelady pitched one scoreless inning, registering one strikeout and his fourth save of the season in the Nationals win over the Braves. Jesse Garcia Sat, May 23rd | The Rangers have outrighted right-hander Alexis Diaz to Triple-A Round Rock. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 15th | |
| Richard Lovelady will serve as the opener for the Nationals on Friday against the Braves. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd | Diaz allowed eight earned runs on three hits and four walks across 1.2 innings over three spring appearances, retiring just five of the 13 batters he faced and striking out one. He had entered camp competing for the Rangers' closer job. Bruno Mulé Fri, Mar 13th | |
| Richard Lovelady struck out one batter in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Tuesday's 9-6 win over the Mets. Jesse Garcia Wed, May 20th | ||
| Richard Lovelady will open for the Nationals on Sunday against the Orioles. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th | ||
| Richard Lovelady allowed one hit, one walk, and tallied one strikeout in 1/3 of an inning pitched to earn his second save of the season. Jesse Garcia Sat, May 16th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH | Alexis Diaz RP - TEX | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #40 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ CHC | Cade Horton (1-0) | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-4) | #413 | @ BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #170 | @ BAL | Zach Eflin (0-0) | |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #37 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ MIL | Aaron Ashby | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #37 | |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #56 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #151 | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs ATL | Didier Fuentes (4-0) | #153 | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ CWS | Bryan Hudson (3-1) | #175 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ CWS | Bryan Hudson (3-1) | #175 | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 | vs NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #272 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 | @ DET | Tyler Holton (0-4) | #147 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | @ NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #272 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 | @ NYY | Paul Blackburn (2-1) | #226 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ MIA | Robby Snelling (0-1) | vs CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 | |
| Sat, May 9th | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 |
| Mon, May 11th | vs ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #58 | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #194 | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | @ COL | Sammy Peralta | #397 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs NYM | Zach Thornton (0-1) | #270 | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #77 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #152 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #333 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | vs SD | Lucas Giolito (2-0) | #172 | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #166 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #141 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ SF | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ KC | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs SEA | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs SEA | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs SEA | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs KC | vs MIN | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs KC | vs MIN | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs MIN | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ TB | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ TB | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ TB | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs PHI | @ MIA | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs PHI | @ MIA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs PHI | @ MIA | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs PHI | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ BAL | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ BAL | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ BAL | @ TOR | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ BOS | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ BOS | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ BOS | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs DET | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs PIT | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs PIT | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs HOU | vs LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs HOU | vs LAA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs LAA | |||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs NYY | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs NYY | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs NYY | vs HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ ATH | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ ATH | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ ATH | @ ATL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ COL | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ COL | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ COL | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs ARI | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs ARI | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs ARI | vs SEA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs TOR | vs SEA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs TOR | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs TOR | @ TB | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ ATL | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ ATL | @ HOU | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ ATL | @ HOU | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ ATL | @ HOU | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ PHI | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ PHI | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ PHI | vs SF | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs CIN | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs CIN | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs CIN | vs BAL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAA | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs CHC | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs CHC | @ LAA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs CHC | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ NYM | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ NYM | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ NYM | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ TEX | vs WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ TEX | vs WSH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ TEX | vs WSH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ MIA | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ MIA | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ MIA | vs LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs COL | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs COL | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs COL | @ CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs MIA | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs MIA | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs MIA | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIA | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs ATL | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs ATL | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs TB | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ LAD | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ LAD | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ LAD | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ SD | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ SD | @ SEA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ SEA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs LAA | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs LAA | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs LAA | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs PHI | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs PHI | vs BOS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs BOS | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ STL | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ STL | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ STL | vs TOR | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ DET | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ DET | vs NYM | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs NYM | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs NYM | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs NYM | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs NYM | @ MIN | ||||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs KC | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs PIT | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs HOU | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ PHI | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs COL | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ SD | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ DET | |||||
