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Caleb Kilian for Cole Sands (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Caleb Kilian SP,RP - SF  | Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN  | |
Expert |
67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts |
33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 197 | # 235 |
| VBR | # 409 | # 407 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 32 | 34 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 12 | 7 |
| ERA | 4.27 | 3.99 |
| WHIP | 1.41 | 1.28 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL15 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 127 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 220 | # 305 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 287 | # 205 |
| Caleb Kilian SP,RP - SF | Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 23 | 12 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 25.0 | 11.2 |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| Losses | 3 | 1 |
| Saves | 3 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 3 | 3 |
| Hits Allowed | 17 | 12 |
| Earned Runs | 11 | 6 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 5 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 27 | 11 |
| Walks | 12 | 4 |
| ERA | 3.96 | 4.63 |
| WHIP | 1.16 | 1.37 |
| Caleb Kilian SP,RP - SF | Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 41 | 37 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 36.9 | 35.8 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 12 | 7 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 5 | 6 |
| Hits Allowed | 35 | 33 |
| Earned Runs | 18 | 16 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 32 | 34 |
| Walks | 15 | 11 |
| ERA | 4.27 | 3.99 |
| WHIP | 1.41 | 1.28 |
| Caleb Kilian SP,RP - SF | Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN | |
| News | ||
| The Giants selected the contract of RHP Caleb Kilian. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th | Cole Sands threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 12th | |
| The San Francisco Giants have signed right-hander Caleb Kilian to a minor-league deal. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jan 4th | Cole Sands has been placed on the 10-day IL due to a right forearm strain. Vince DiSilvio Sat, May 2nd | |
| Cole Sands worked around a free pass and did his job with minimal drama. Sands allowed no runs on zero hits and one walk while striking out two over one inning in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Orioles, earning his first save of the season. Matthew Adam Sun, Mar 29th | ||
| The Twins are keeping Cole Sands in discussion to close games heading into the season. Ari Koslow Thu, Mar 12th | ||
| Cole Sands and the Minnesota Twins avoided arbitration and Sands agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.1 million. David Leisering Mon, Jan 12th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Caleb Kilian SP,RP - SF | Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Mar 25th | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | |||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #330 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #138 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #170 | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ BAL | Cade Povich (1-1) | #240 | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #149 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #237 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #37 | @ NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ PHI | Tim Mayza | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | |
| Fri, May 1st | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | vs SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs SD | Bradgley Rodriguez | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 | |
| Fri, May 8th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Mon, May 11th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #120 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #197 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (0-1) | #191 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #152 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #333 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs CWS | Bryan Hudson (3-1) | #175 | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (0-2) | #183 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 | @ CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #210 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 | @ PIT | Jared Jones (0-0) | #69 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ COL | Tanner Gordon (0-0) | #325 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | vs CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #210 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #197 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-1) | #234 | vs KC | Luinder Avila | |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs WSH | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs CHC | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs CHC | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs CHC | vs STL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ ATL | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ ATL | |||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ ATL | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ MIA | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ MIA | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ MIA | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs ATH | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs ATH | vs LAD | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs ATH | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs ATL | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs ATL | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs ATL | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ ARI | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ ARI | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ ARI | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ COL | @ NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ COL | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ COL | @ NYY | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs TOR | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs TOR | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs TOR | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs COL | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs COL | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs COL | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs COL | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ SEA | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ SEA | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ SEA | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ KC | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ KC | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ KC | @ CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs LAA | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs LAA | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs LAA | vs ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs MIL | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs MIL | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs MIL | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ SD | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ SD | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ SD | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ SD | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ TEX | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ TEX | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ TEX | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs DET | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs DET | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs DET | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs HOU | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs HOU | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs HOU | vs BAL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs COL | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs COL | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs COL | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ CLE | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ CLE | vs ATL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ CLE | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ BOS | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ BOS | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ BOS | @ SD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs CIN | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs CIN | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs CIN | @ ATH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs ARI | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs ARI | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs ARI | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs ARI | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ PIT | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ PIT | vs DET | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ PIT | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ NYM | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ NYM | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ NYM | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs STL | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs STL | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs STL | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs SD | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs SD | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs SD | vs CLE | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ STL | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ STL | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ STL | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ LAD | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ LAD | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ LAD | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | vs MIN | @ SF | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs MIN | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs MIN | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs LAD | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs LAD | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs LAD | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | |||
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ DET | |||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ TEX | |||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs LAD | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ CLE | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ KC | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs PHI | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs DET | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ LAA | |||||
