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Angel Zerpa for Joel Kuhnel (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Joel Kuhnel RP - ATH  | Angel Zerpa RP - MIL  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 227 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 574 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 26 | ‐ |
| Wins | 2 | ‐ |
| Saves | 4 | ‐ |
| ERA | 4.21 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.40 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | OUT |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 215 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 214 | ‐ |
| Joel Kuhnel RP - ATH | Angel Zerpa RP - MIL | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 23 | 12 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 23.2 | 12.2 |
| Wins | 1 | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | 2 |
| Saves | 4 | 2 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 3 |
| Holds | 3 | 2 |
| Hits Allowed | 20 | 16 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 9 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 13 | 8 |
| Walks | 6 | 6 |
| ERA | 3.04 | 6.39 |
| WHIP | 1.10 | 1.74 |
| Joel Kuhnel RP - ATH | Angel Zerpa RP - MIL | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 40 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 0 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 36.6 | ‐ |
| Wins | 2 | ‐ |
| Losses | 2 | ‐ |
| Saves | 4 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 8 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 39 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 17 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 26 | ‐ |
| Walks | 10 | ‐ |
| ERA | 4.21 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.40 | ‐ |
| Joel Kuhnel RP - ATH | Angel Zerpa RP - MIL | |
| News | ||
| Joel Kuhnel allowed one earned run on two hits to earn the save in Monday’s 6-4 win over the Mariners. Chris Schommer Tue, Apr 21st | The Brewers transferred Angel Zerpa to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st | |
| Kuhnel last appeared in the majors in 2024, making 10 appearances between the Rays and Astros while allowing five earned runs with a 5:0 K:BB over 10 innings. He delivered two scoreless outings for Triple-A Las Vegas before the Athletics selected his contract Tuesday. Bruno Mulé Tue, Apr 7th | Angel Zerpa underwent his elbow reconstruction surgery on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 12th | |
| Angel Zerpa will undergo Tommy John surgery on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th | ||
| Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Angel Zerpa is deciding whether or not to have Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd | ||
| Brewers manager Pat Murphy said there is significant concern about Angel Zerpa’s left forearm tightness. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 29th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Joel Kuhnel RP - ATH | Angel Zerpa RP - MIL | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs CWS | Shane Smith (0-2) | #205 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ ATL | Jose Suarez | #227 | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #152 | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | @ BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | vs WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 | @ MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | vs ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | @ WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #237 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ BAL | Keegan Akin (0-0) | #180 | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon (1-2) | #34 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | vs SD | Bradgley Rodriguez | |
| Wed, May 13th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | vs SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | vs SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #141 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #161 | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #124 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | @ CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ SD | Lucas Giolito (2-0) | #172 | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon (1-2) | #34 | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | @ HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #152 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #152 | @ COL | Tanner Gordon (0-0) | #325 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #56 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs MIL | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs COL | vs PHI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs COL | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs COL | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs PIT | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs PIT | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs LAA | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs LAA | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs LAA | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs LAA | @ ATL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ CIN | |||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ SF | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ SF | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ LAA | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ LAA | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ LAA | vs CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs LAD | vs CIN | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs LAD | vs CIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs LAD | vs CIN | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs CIN | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs MIA | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs MIA | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs MIA | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ STL | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ DET | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ DET | @ STL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ DET | @ STL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CWS | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CWS | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CWS | @ PIT | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs WSH | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs WSH | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs WSH | vs MIA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ ARI | vs NYM | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ ARI | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ ARI | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ MIN | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ MIN | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ MIN | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs BOS | @ SF | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs BOS | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs BOS | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs DET | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs DET | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs DET | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs PIT | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ CIN | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ CIN | vs PIT | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ CIN | vs PIT | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ BOS | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ BOS | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ BOS | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs TB | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs TB | @ SD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs TB | @ SD | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ LAD | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs TEX | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs TEX | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs TEX | @ LAD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ KC | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ KC | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ KC | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ HOU | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ HOU | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ HOU | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs MIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs MIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs BAL | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs BAL | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs BAL | vs TEX | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ TEX | @ CHC | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ TEX | @ CHC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ TEX | @ CHC | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ SEA | @ CHC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ SEA | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ SEA | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ SEA | @ CIN | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs TOR | vs CHC | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs TOR | vs CHC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs TOR | vs CHC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs SEA | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs SEA | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs SEA | vs CIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ TB | @ PIT | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ TB | @ PIT | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ TB | @ PIT | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CLE | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CLE | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CLE | @ BAL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs LAA | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs LAA | @ PHI | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs HOU | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs HOU | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs HOU | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs HOU | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs HOU | Cristian Javier (0-1) | #258 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #170 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs PIT | |||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ SF | |||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs BOS | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ KC | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs MIN | |||||
