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Carson Palmquist for Max Scherzer (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Max Scherzer SP - TOR  | Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 236 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 422 | # 997 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 66 | 13 |
| Wins | 4 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.74 | 5.06 |
| WHIP | 1.31 | 1.57 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL15 | MiLB |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 210 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 382 | ‐ |
| Max Scherzer SP - TOR | Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 5 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 5 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 18.2 | ‐ |
| Wins | 1 | ‐ |
| Losses | 3 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 22 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 20 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 7 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 10 | ‐ |
| Walks | 8 | ‐ |
| ERA | 9.64 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.61 | ‐ |
| Max Scherzer SP - TOR | Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 20 | 15 |
| Games Started | 13 | 1 |
| Innings Pitched | 72.7 | 14.3 |
| Wins | 4 | 1 |
| Losses | 4 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 70 | 14 |
| Earned Runs | 38 | 8 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 14 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 66 | 13 |
| Walks | 22 | 7 |
| ERA | 4.74 | 5.06 |
| WHIP | 1.31 | 1.57 |
| Max Scherzer SP - TOR | Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH | |
| News | ||
| Max Scherzer will begin a rehab assignment on Sunday with Triple-A Buffalo. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th | The Nationals acquired LHP Carson Palmquist from the Rockies for cash. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th | |
| Max Scherzer threw off the mound against live hitters on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th | The Rockies designated LHP Carson Palmquist for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st | |
| Max Scherzer is scheduled to face hitters on Wednesday in a live batting practice session. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th | The Rockies optioned LHP Carson Palmquist to Triple-A Albuquerque. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 8th | |
| Max Scherzer threw a bullpen of around 30 pitches on Friday at Rogers Centre. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd | Palmquist (lower leg) threw a scoreless frame in his Cactus League debut last week. A line drive struck him on the shin, setting him back from his planned progression. Bruno Mulé Thu, Feb 26th | |
| Max Scherzer is scheduled to throw another bullpen session on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Max Scherzer SP - TOR | Carson Palmquist SP,RP - WSH | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #42 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #117 | @ CHC | Cade Horton (1-0) | |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs ATH | Luis Morales (0-2) | #352 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #22 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #426 | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-4) | #387 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (1-1) | #421 | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #166 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #55 | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #43 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #55 | vs LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #38 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #128 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-2) | #141 | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #143 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #84 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #223 | @ MIL | Aaron Ashby | |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #14 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #68 | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #59 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #98 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #134 | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #151 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #136 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #72 | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #13 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #63 | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #188 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #92 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #86 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #45 | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #114 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #408 | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #106 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #39 | vs ATL | Didier Fuentes (3-0) | #156 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #247 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | @ CWS | Bryan Hudson (2-1) | #178 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #95 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #220 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #110 | @ CWS | Bryan Hudson (2-1) | #178 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #89 | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #167 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #148 | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #87 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #76 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #223 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #123 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #14 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #61 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #68 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #23 | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #76 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #223 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #45 | @ MIA | Robby Snelling (0-1) | |
| Sat, May 9th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #408 | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #121 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #39 | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #64 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #23 | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #145 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #48 | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #62 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ DET | Brenan Hanifee | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 | |
| Sat, May 16th | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #54 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #113 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #70 | vs BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #195 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #67 | vs NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #105 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #65 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #30 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | vs NYM | Zach Thornton (0-1) | #261 |
| Thu, May 21st | @ NYY | Carlos Rodon (0-2) | #34 | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #87 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #114 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #124 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #98 | @ ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #196 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #121 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #64 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #95 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #60 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #88 | vs SD | Lucas Giolito (2-0) | #165 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #195 | vs SD | Michael King (4-3) | #35 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #50 | vs SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #138 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #64 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #114 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #60 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #71 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #195 | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #96 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #50 | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #116 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #72 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs PHI | @ SF | ||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs PHI | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs PHI | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs NYY | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs NYY | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs NYY | vs SEA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs KC | |||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ BOS | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ BOS | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ CHC | @ TB | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ CHC | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ CHC | @ TB | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs HOU | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs HOU | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs HOU | vs PHI | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs TEX | vs PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs TEX | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs TEX | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs TEX | @ BAL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs NYM | @ BOS | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs NYM | @ BOS | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs NYM | @ BOS | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ SEA | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ SEA | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ SEA | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ SF | vs HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ SF | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ SF | vs HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ SD | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ SD | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ SD | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs CWS | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs CWS | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs CWS | @ ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs TB | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs TB | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs TB | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ BOS | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ BOS | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ BOS | vs ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ WSH | vs TOR | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ WSH | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ WSH | vs TOR | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ ATL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs STL | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs STL | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs STL | @ ATL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ HOU | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ HOU | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ HOU | @ PHI | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ PHI | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ PHI | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ PHI | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ PHI | vs CIN | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs BOS | vs CHC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs BOS | vs CHC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs BOS | vs CHC | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs NYY | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs NYY | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs NYY | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ TB | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ TB | @ TEX | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ TB | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ NYY | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ NYY | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ NYY | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs COL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs KC | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs KC | vs COL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs KC | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs SEA | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs SEA | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs SEA | vs MIA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIA | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ CLE | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ CLE | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ KC | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ KC | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ KC | @ LAD | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ ATH | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ ATH | @ SD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ ATH | @ SD | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs BAL | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs BAL | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs BAL | vs LAA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs DET | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs DET | vs PHI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ TEX | @ STL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ TEX | @ STL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ TEX | @ STL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ BAL | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ BAL | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ BAL | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs CIN | vs NYM | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs CIN | vs NYM | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs CIN | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #28 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | @ TB | Nick Martinez (4-1) | #75 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #113 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #124 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ BOS | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs TB | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs BOS | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ CLE | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs DET | |||||
