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Ben Brown for Merrill Kelly (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC  | Merrill Kelly SP - ARI  | |
Expert |
75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts |
25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 142 | # 158 |
| VBR | # 590 | # 473 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 8 | 24 |
| Wins | 0 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.50 | 4.65 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.40 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 96 | # 166 |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | # 91 | # 160 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 173 | # 213 |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 207 | # 156 |
| Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC | Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 20 | 24 |
| Games Started | 8 | 24 |
| Innings Pitched | 68.0 | 134.2 |
| Wins | 4 | 8 |
| Losses | 2 | 12 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 2 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 45 | 144 |
| Earned Runs | 14 | 80 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | 26 |
| Strikeouts | 65 | 88 |
| Walks | 19 | 60 |
| ERA | 1.85 | 5.35 |
| WHIP | 0.94 | 1.51 |
| Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC | Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 5 | 6 |
| Games Started | 0 | 6 |
| Innings Pitched | 7.2 | 31.0 |
| Wins | 0 | 2 |
| Losses | 0 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 6 | 32 |
| Earned Runs | 3 | 16 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 1 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 8 | 24 |
| Walks | 2 | 11 |
| ERA | 3.50 | 4.65 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.40 |
| Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC | Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | |
| News | ||
| Ben Brown “is experiencing symptoms again after his outing yesterday.” Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th | Merrill Kelly allowed three runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings with four strikeouts and three walks in a loss on Tuesday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th | |
| Ben Brown is close to being cleared for a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd | Merrill Kelly allowed six runs on seven hits over four innings with two strikeouts and four walks in a loss on Tuesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th | |
| Ben Brown is scheduled to face live hitters on Friday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th | Merrill Kelly allowed six runs on six hits over five innings with two strikeouts and three walks in a loss on Wednesday against the Rockies. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th | |
| Ben Brown has resumed throwing daily. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th | Merrill Kelly left his start Friday because of a right leg cramp. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th | |
| Cubs right-hander Ben Brown (neck) is asymptomatic, according to manager Craig Counsell, and the club will continue to be conservative with his rehab program. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th | Merrill Kelly allowed five runs on eight hits over five innings with five strikeouts and four walks in a loss on Sunday against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC | Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli | #40 | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | #5 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow | #17 | |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin | #211 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | #221 | vs DET | Justin Verlander | #206 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs LAA | Jose Soriano | #42 | vs DET | Casey Mize | #48 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi | #111 | vs DET | Tarik Skubal | #2 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo | #62 | vs ATL | Grant Holmes | #144 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CLE | Parker Messick | #33 | vs ATL | Martin Perez | #230 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan | #35 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ TB | Mason Englert | #228 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta | #51 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ TB | Joe Boyle | #277 | @ NYM | David Peterson | #85 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski | #91 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo | #11 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft | #28 | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker | |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler | #129 | @ PHI | Zach Pop | |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez | #4 | @ BAL | Dean Kremer | #80 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola | #54 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers | #63 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo | #11 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish | #55 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs NYM | Kodai Senga | #95 | vs TOR | Braydon Fisher | #148 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta | #51 | vs TOR | Max Scherzer | #154 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs NYM | Tobias Myers | #157 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman | #27 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola | #54 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo | #11 | vs CWS | Sean Burke | #58 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | vs CWS | Anthony Kay | #191 | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez | #4 | vs CWS | Davis Martin | #145 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan | #170 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki | #75 | vs SD | German Marquez | #426 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski | #223 | vs SD | Michael King | #57 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez | #281 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ SD | Walker Buehler | #222 | @ MIL | Chad Patrick | #120 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | Matt Waldron | #214 | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat | #186 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs ARI | Zac Gallen | #199 | @ CHC | Colin Rea | #182 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson | #131 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga | #24 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly | #132 | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd | #52 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty | #344 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott | #103 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler | #129 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CIN | Brady Singer | #160 | vs PIT | Paul Skenes | #7 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder | #243 | vs PIT | Mitch Keller | |
| Fri, May 8th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker | #124 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean | #34 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter | #122 | vs NYM | Clay Holmes | #66 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom | #8 | vs NYM | Huascar Brazoban | #289 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes | #144 | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore | #37 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie | #385 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker | #124 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale | #3 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ CWS | Sean Burke | #58 | @ COL | Kyle Freeland | #418 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ CWS | Davis Martin | #145 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano | #437 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde | #272 | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen | #414 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat | #186 | vs SF | Robbie Ray | #96 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski | #6 | vs SF | Landen Roupp | #71 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison | #38 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle | #78 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti | #226 | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano | #437 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng | #201 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen | #414 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs HOU | Peter Lambert | #177 | vs COL | Jose Quintana | #434 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski | #91 | @ SF | Landen Roupp | #71 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft | #28 | @ SF | Tyler Mahle | #78 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler | #129 | @ SF | Trevor McDonald | |
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes | #7 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ STL | Andre Pallante | #290 | @ SEA | George Kirby | #26 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy | #98 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo | #16 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore | #77 | @ SEA | Bryce Miller | #44 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs ATH | Gage Jump | #87 | vs LAD | Eric Lauer | #358 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs | #382 | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani | #1 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn | #179 | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski | #223 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SF | Robbie Ray | #96 | vs WSH | Foster Griffin | #41 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SF | Landen Roupp | #71 | vs WSH | Zack Littell | #306 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SF | Trevor McDonald | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli | #40 | |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano | #437 | @ MIA | Max Meyer | |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen | #414 | @ MIA | Ryan Gusto | #156 |
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ COL | Ryan Feltner | #436 | @ MIA | Tyler Phillips | #246 |
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ SF | Landen Roupp | #71 | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo | #118 |
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ SF | Trevor McDonald | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder | #243 | |
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ SF | Logan Webb | #21 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott | #103 |
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen | #414 | vs LAA | Walbert Urena | #266 |
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs COL | Ryan Feltner | #436 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers | #32 |
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | Sean Sullivan | #429 | vs LAA | Sam Aldegheri | #421 |
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman | #27 | vs MIN | Connor Prielipp | #94 |
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin | vs MIN | Taj Bradley | #45 | |
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ NYM | Kodai Senga | #95 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy | #98 |
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ NYM | Sean Manaea | #64 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore | #77 |
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta | #51 | |||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski | #6 | @ TB | Nick Martinez | #82 |
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison | #38 | @ TB | Cole Sulser | |
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen | #15 | |
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SD | Griffin Canning | #178 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle | #78 |
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SD | JP Sears | #274 | vs SF | Landen Roupp | #71 |
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SD | Walker Buehler | #222 | vs SF | Trevor McDonald | |
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | Andre Pallante | #290 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison | #38 |
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy | #98 | vs MIL | Brandon Woodruff | |
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore | #77 | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat | #186 |
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ BAL | Shane Baz | #68 | @ SD | German Marquez | #426 |
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ BAL | Dean Kremer | #80 | @ SD | Michael King | #57 |
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers | #63 | @ SD | Griffin Canning | #178 |
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CIN | Hunter Greene | @ LAD | Kyle Hurt | ||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo | #118 | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | #5 |
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott | #103 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan | #170 |
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober | #81 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy | #89 |
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley | #45 | vs STL | Dustin May | #49 |
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews | #115 | vs STL | Andre Pallante | #290 |
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty | #108 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs | #382 |
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs DET | Framber Valdez | #46 | vs ATH | Jack Perkins | #146 |
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs DET | Keider Montero | #174 | vs ATH | Gage Jump | #87 |
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PIT | Jared Jones | #47 | @ WSH | Carson Palmquist | #377 |
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes | #7 | @ WSH | Foster Griffin | #41 |
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft | #28 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas | |
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore | #77 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller | |
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ STL | Michael McGreevy | #89 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler | #129 |
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ STL | Dustin May | #49 | @ PIT | Jared Jones | #47 |
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | Andre Pallante | #290 | |||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs NYY | Will Warren | #67 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee | #59 |
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs NYY | Max Fried | #22 | @ CLE | Parker Messick | #33 |
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole | #18 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams | #19 |
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski | #223 | vs SD | Michael King | #57 |
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAD | Tarik Skubal | #2 | vs SD | Randy Vasquez | #281 |
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAD | Eric Lauer | #358 | vs SD | Casey Mize | #48 |
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs TOR | Dylan Cease | #9 | vs SD | Walker Buehler | #222 |
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ KC | Daniel Lynch | #202 | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki | #75 |
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ KC | Seth Lugo | #107 | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | #5 |
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ KC | Randy Dobnak | #435 | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski | #223 |
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin | #211 | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano | #437 |
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ WSH | Jackson Kent | #190 | vs COL | Ryan Feltner | #436 |
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli | #40 | |||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore | #77 | @ ATL | Chris Sale | #3 |
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy | #89 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes | #144 |
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs STL | Hunter Dobbins | #207 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder | #128 |
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | Luis Castillo | #83 | @ BOS | Alec Gamboa | |
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs CWS | Bryan Hudson | #138 | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez | #29 |
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs CWS | Sean Newcomb | #119 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle | #23 |
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock | #72 | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo | #118 |
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SEA | Kade Anderson | #65 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder | #243 |
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SEA | Bryce Miller | #44 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott | #103 |
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly | #132 | vs CHC | Kevin Gausman | #27 |
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ARI | Brandon Pfaadt | #76 | vs CHC | Clay Holmes | #66 |
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez | #100 | vs CHC | Matthew Boyd | #52 |
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder | #243 | @ SF | Blade Tidwell | #171 |
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott | #103 | @ SF | ||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CIN | Chase Burns | #20 | |||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison | #38 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola | #54 |
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIL | Dustin May | #49 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo | #11 |
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski | #6 | vs PHI | Andrew Painter | #219 |
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | Logan Henderson | #31 | |||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara | #61 | @ HOU | Mike Burrows | #212 |
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ MIA | Tyler Phillips | #246 | @ HOU | Peter Lambert | #177 |
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ MIA | @ HOU | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | @ KC | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIL | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIL | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PIT | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PIT | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PIT | vs TEX | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATL | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATL | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CIN | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CIN | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CIN | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs MIA | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs MIA | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ BOS | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ BOS | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ BOS | @ SD | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan | #170 | |||
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez | #88 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs ATL | Bryce Elder | #128 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean | #34 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff | ||||
| Mon, May 11th | @ TEX | Jakob Junis | ||||
| Thu, May 21st | vs COL | Zach Agnos | ||||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan | #170 | |||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs MIN | Mike Paredes | #295 | |||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ STL | Andre Pallante | #290 | |||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ SD | Walker Buehler | #222 | |||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ STL | Michael McGreevy | #89 | |||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs COL | Gabriel Hughes | #393 | |||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ SF | Landen Roupp | #71 | |||
