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Caleb Thielbar for Dennis Santana (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Dennis Santana RP - PIT  | Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC  | |
Expert |
80% Recommended by 4 of 5 experts |
20% Recommended by 1 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 114 | # 182 |
| VBR | # 549 | # 443 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 35 | 40 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 3 | 2 |
| ERA | 4.09 | 3.81 |
| WHIP | 1.35 | 1.24 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 111 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot | # 98 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | # 72 | # 86 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 166 | # 218 |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 367 | # 251 |
| Dennis Santana RP - PIT | Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 26 | 15 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 24.1 | 12.2 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Losses | 3 | 2 |
| Saves | 2 | 2 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 1 |
| Holds | 4 | 2 |
| Hits Allowed | 23 | 10 |
| Earned Runs | 13 | 4 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 19 | 15 |
| Walks | 13 | 8 |
| ERA | 4.81 | 2.84 |
| WHIP | 1.48 | 1.42 |
| Dennis Santana RP - PIT | Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 42 | 42 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 40.2 | 38.4 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 3 | 2 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 10 | 10 |
| Hits Allowed | 37 | 32 |
| Earned Runs | 18 | 16 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 35 | 40 |
| Walks | 15 | 14 |
| ERA | 4.09 | 3.81 |
| WHIP | 1.35 | 1.24 |
| Dennis Santana RP - PIT | Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC | |
| News | ||
| Dennis Santana recorded only two outs in the top of the ninth inning on Monday, but not before he allowed four runs on four hits and two walks in his second blown save of the year. The Cardinals won, 4-2. David Leisering Mon, Apr 27th | Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Caleb Thielbar is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session on Wednesday ahead of a minor league rehab assignment. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 11th | |
| Dennis Santana earned his second save of the season on Wednesday, pitching around a one-out hit batter, to help the Pirates to a 2-0 win over the Nationals. David Leisering Thu, Apr 16th | Caleb Thielbar threw a successful bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th | |
| Dennis Santana allowed a run on one hit and two walks in the bottom of the ninth for his first blown save of the season on Saturday. The Pirates won the game anyway, 4-3, in 11 innings. David Leisering Sat, Apr 11th | Caleb Thielbar threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled for a high-intensity session on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, May 7th | |
| Dennis Santana pitched a perfect ninth inning for his first save of the season on Friday as the Pirates blanked the Cubs, 2-0. David Leisering Fri, Apr 10th | The Cubs placed LHP Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th | |
| Dennis Santana pitched a perfect top of the ninth - with one strikeout - preserving a 2-2 tie. The Pirates went on to walk-off the Orioles with a run in the bottom half to give Santana his second victory of the year. David Leisering Sun, Apr 5th | Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell told reporters Thursday that Caleb Thielbar exited in the ninth inning due to left hamstring tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Dennis Santana RP - PIT | Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #330 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #138 | @ TB | Mason Englert | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #237 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #188 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #56 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #307 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs COL | Chase Dollander (3-3) | #340 | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-1) | #234 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #82 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #150 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs LAD | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs LAD | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs LAD | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs MIA | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs MIA | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs MIA | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ ATH | vs COL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ ATH | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ ATH | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ COL | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ COL | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ COL | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ NYM | |||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs SEA | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs SEA | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs SEA | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs CIN | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs CIN | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs CIN | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ PHI | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ PHI | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ PHI | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ WSH | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ WSH | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ WSH | vs STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ATL | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ATL | @ BAL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ATL | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs MIL | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs MIL | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs MIL | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ CLE | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ CLE | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ CLE | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ NYY | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ NYY | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ NYY | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs CHC | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs CHC | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs CHC | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs ARI | @ STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs ARI | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs ARI | @ STL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ CIN | @ STL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ CIN | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ CIN | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ CIN | vs NYY | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ MIL | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ MIL | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ MIL | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs NYM | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs NYM | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs NYM | @ KC | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ MIA | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ MIA | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ MIA | @ WSH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs BOS | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs BOS | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs BOS | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs DET | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs DET | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs DET | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ LAD | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ LAD | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ LAD | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ SD | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ SD | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ SD | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ STL | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ STL | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ STL | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs SF | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs SF | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs SF | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs LAA | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs LAA | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs LAA | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ CWS | @ MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ CWS | @ MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ CHC | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ CHC | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ CHC | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs MIL | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs MIL | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs KC | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs KC | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs KC | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs STL | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs STL | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs STL | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ DET | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ DET | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ DET | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs STL | Hunter Dobbins (0-0) | #198 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | |||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ PHI | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ MIL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ CWS | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs MIL | |||||
