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Ben Brown for Kyle Backhus (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC  | Kyle Backhus RP - PHI  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 108 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 207 | # 811 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 80 | 13 |
| Wins | 4 | 1 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.80 | 4.15 |
| WHIP | 1.26 | 1.40 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL15 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 82 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot | # 79 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 71 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 127 | # 200 |
| Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC | Kyle Backhus RP - PHI | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 16 | 10 |
| Games Started | 4 | 1 |
| Innings Pitched | 44.2 | 9.2 |
| Wins | 1 | 0 |
| Losses | 2 | 0 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 2 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 30 | 11 |
| Earned Runs | 10 | 5 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 1 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 47 | 10 |
| Walks | 14 | 1 |
| ERA | 2.01 | 4.66 |
| WHIP | 0.99 | 1.24 |
| Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC | Kyle Backhus RP - PHI | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 33 | 16 |
| Games Started | 9 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 74.0 | 14.0 |
| Wins | 4 | 1 |
| Losses | 4 | 1 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 1 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 65 | 13 |
| Earned Runs | 31 | 6 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 80 | 13 |
| Walks | 25 | 5 |
| ERA | 3.80 | 4.15 |
| WHIP | 1.26 | 1.40 |
| Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC | Kyle Backhus RP - PHI | |
| 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 | The Phillies placed Kyle Backhus on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th | |
| 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 | The Phillies recalled LHP Kyle Backhus from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 15th | |
| 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 | The Phillies optioned LHP Kyle Backhus to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th | |
| Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell confirmed that Ben Brown will start Friday’s series opener against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th | ||
| 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 | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC | Kyle Backhus RP - PHI | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #89 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-5) | #21 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #246 | vs TEX | Jacob Latz (1-1) | #109 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #198 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (3-4) | #51 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #86 | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #38 | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #257 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #150 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #89 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #96 | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #421 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #52 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #425 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #23 | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #185 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ TB | Mason Englert | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #85 | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #166 | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #98 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #114 | vs ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #72 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 | vs ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) | #120 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #125 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #60 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | vs CHC | Javier Assad (3-1) | #290 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #40 | vs CHC | Riley Martin | |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #22 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #133 | vs ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #200 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 | vs ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #181 | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #124 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #40 | @ CHC | Colin Rea (4-3) | #138 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #22 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #42 | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #73 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #43 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #124 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #130 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-2) | #140 | @ ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #191 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #212 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #98 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #305 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #60 | @ MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #63 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #91 | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #70 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #94 | @ MIA | Chris Paddack (0-6) | #322 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #417 | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #121 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #117 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #142 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #118 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #223 | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #129 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #105 | vs COL | Chase Dollander (3-3) | #315 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #77 | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #362 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #7 | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #425 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #124 | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (0-2) | #184 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #247 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #29 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #28 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #135 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (7-1) | #76 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #125 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #347 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #136 | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #61 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (6-1) | #122 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #178 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #110 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #186 | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #52 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #114 | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #137 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #191 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #125 | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #212 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #161 | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-2) | #140 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #139 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #130 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #155 | vs SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #191 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #118 | vs SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #212 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #117 | vs SD | Lucas Giolito (2-0) | #162 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #85 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #179 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #67 | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #135 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SF | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ COL | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ COL | @ TOR | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ COL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ SF | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ SF | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ SF | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs COL | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs TOR | |||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs TOR | vs NYM | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs TOR | vs NYM | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ NYM | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ NYM | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ NYM | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | @ WSH | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ MIL | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ MIL | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ MIL | @ NYM | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SD | vs PIT | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SD | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SD | vs PIT | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs STL | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs STL | @ KC | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ BAL | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ BAL | @ CIN | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ BAL | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CIN | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CIN | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CIN | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs MIN | |||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs MIN | vs NYM | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs MIN | vs NYM | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs DET | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs DET | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs DET | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PIT | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PIT | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PIT | vs NYY | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | @ MIA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ STL | @ MIA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ STL | @ MIA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs NYY | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs NYY | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs NYY | @ BAL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | vs WSH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAD | vs WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAD | vs WSH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ KC | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ KC | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ KC | vs TOR | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ WSH | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ WSH | @ STL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs STL | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs STL | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs STL | @ MIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs CWS | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs CWS | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SEA | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SEA | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SEA | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | @ SEA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ARI | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ARI | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CIN | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CIN | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CIN | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIL | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIL | @ ARI | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ MIA | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ MIA | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ MIA | vs ATL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIL | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIL | vs HOU | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PIT | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PIT | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PIT | @ ATL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATL | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATL | @ WSH | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs MIA | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs MIA | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ BOS | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ BOS | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ BOS | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ COL | Brennan Bernardino (2-3) | #250 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #185 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ TOR | |||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs NYM | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs PIT | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ KC | |||||
| Thu, Jul 16th | vs NYM | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs WSH | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ STL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | vs HOU | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ NYM | |||||
