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Ben Brown for Dylan Dodd (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC  | Dylan Dodd RP - ATL  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 105 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 207 | # 500 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 83 | 33 |
| Wins | 4 | 2 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.82 | 3.98 |
| WHIP | 1.27 | 1.28 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 81 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot | # 79 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 71 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 124 | ‐ |
| Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC | Dylan Dodd RP - ATL | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 16 | 4 |
| Games Started | 4 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 44.2 | 8.0 |
| Wins | 1 | 0 |
| Losses | 2 | 0 |
| Saves | 1 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 2 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 30 | 5 |
| Earned Runs | 10 | 1 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 1 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 47 | 9 |
| Walks | 14 | 1 |
| ERA | 2.01 | 1.13 |
| WHIP | 0.99 | 0.75 |
| Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC | Dylan Dodd RP - ATL | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 34 | 40 |
| Games Started | 9 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 77.2 | 36.8 |
| Wins | 4 | 2 |
| Losses | 4 | 2 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 1 | 6 |
| Hits Allowed | 69 | 36 |
| Earned Runs | 33 | 16 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 83 | 33 |
| Walks | 26 | 10 |
| ERA | 3.82 | 3.98 |
| WHIP | 1.27 | 1.28 |
| Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC | Dylan Dodd RP - ATL | |
| News | ||
| Ben Brown allowed a run on four hits in six innings on Monday, but settled for a no-decision in the Cubs' 2-1 loss to the Pirates. David Leisering Mon, May 25th | Dylan Dodd (oblique) has been activated from the IL. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, May 19th | |
| Ben Brown pitched five innings on Tuesday and allowed three runs on seven hits, walked two, and struck out six as the Cubs suffered a 5-2 loss to the Brewers. David Leisering Wed, May 20th | Dylan Dodd will begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday with Triple-A Gwinnett. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th | |
| Ben Brown started for the Cubs on Thursday and allowed one hit and one walk while striking out seven over four scoreless innings. Chicago defeated Atlanta, 2-0. David Leisering Thu, May 14th | Dylan Dodd (oblique) has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a strained oblique. Veteran Carlos Carrasco has been called up from Gwinnett to replace Dodd on the Braes' roster. David Leisering Wed, Apr 22nd | |
| Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell confirmed that Ben Brown will start Friday’s series opener against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th | Dylan Dodd has been called back up from Triple-A Gwinnett. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Apr 21st | |
| Ben Brown retired all six batters he faced in the eighth and ninth innings on Saturday for his first save of the season as the Cubs blanked the Diamondbacks, 2-0. David Leisering Sat, May 2nd | Dylan Dodd has been optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett by the Atlanta Braves. Rolddy Munoz has been recalled to replace Dodd on the active roster. David Leisering Mon, Apr 13th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC | Dylan Dodd RP - ATL | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-3) | #215 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #81 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #175 | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #107 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #198 | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-3) | #39 | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #183 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #152 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #88 | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #116 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | @ ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) | #117 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #19 | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-3) | #39 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ TB | Mason Englert | @ LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #152 | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #159 | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #48 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #105 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #112 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #63 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #72 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs MIA | Chris Paddack (0-6) | #308 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #137 | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-4) | #373 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #180 | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #163 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #175 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #94 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #170 | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #45 | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #163 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #126 | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-0) | #6 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-2) | #140 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #186 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-2) | #217 | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #55 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #295 | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #58 | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #428 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #84 | @ COL | Brennan Bernardino (2-3) | #258 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #95 | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #296 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #361 | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (2-4) | #13 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-2) | #100 | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #136 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #8 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #222 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #96 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #45 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #74 | @ LAD | Blake Snell (0-1) | #59 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #9 | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-2) | #140 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #123 | vs CHC | Colin Rea (4-3) | #134 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #241 | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #23 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 | vs CHC | Ben Brown (1-2) | #56 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #151 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (4-2) | #102 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (7-1) | #80 | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #91 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #417 | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #139 | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #72 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #21 | @ MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #148 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #57 | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #120 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (6-1) | #122 | vs WSH | Richard Lovelady (2-2) | #216 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #169 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #175 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #189 | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #94 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #105 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #27 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | @ BOS | Connelly Early (4-2) | #102 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #91 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 | @ CIN | Chris Paddack (0-6) | #308 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #146 | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #136 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #65 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #225 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #22 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-5) | #115 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #226 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #44 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #75 | vs PIT | Jared Jones | #77 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SF | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SF | vs PIT | ||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ COL | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ COL | @ CWS | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ COL | @ CWS | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ SF | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ SF | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ SF | @ NYM | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | |||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs COL | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | vs SF | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs TOR | vs MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs TOR | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs TOR | vs MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ NYM | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ NYM | @ SD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ NYM | @ SD | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ MIL | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ MIL | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ MIL | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SD | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SD | vs STL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SD | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | vs NYM | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs STL | vs NYM | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs STL | vs NYM | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ BAL | @ PIT | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ BAL | @ PIT | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ BAL | @ PIT | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CIN | @ STL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CIN | @ STL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CIN | @ STL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs MIN | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs MIN | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs MIN | vs TEX | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs DET | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs DET | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs DET | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PIT | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PIT | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PIT | @ BAL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ STL | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ STL | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | vs WSH | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs NYY | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs NYY | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs NYY | vs WSH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAD | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAD | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ KC | @ NYY | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ KC | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ KC | @ NYY | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ WSH | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ WSH | vs NYM | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs STL | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs STL | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs STL | vs ARI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | @ MIN | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs CWS | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs CWS | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SEA | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SEA | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SEA | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ARI | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ARI | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CIN | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CIN | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CIN | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIL | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIL | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ MIA | @ PHI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ MIA | @ PHI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ MIA | @ PHI | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIL | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIL | vs TB | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PIT | vs PHI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PIT | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PIT | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | @ CHC | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATL | @ CHC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATL | @ CHC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs MIA | vs CIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs MIA | vs CIN | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | vs CIN | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ BOS | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ BOS | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ BOS | @ MIA | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #30 | |||
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #84 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (6-2) | #71 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #61 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs SF | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs STL | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs NYM | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs SD | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs MIA | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs NYM | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs LAD | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | vs TB | |||||
