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Daniel Espino for Justin Verlander (2026)
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Experts' Pick | Experts' Pick | |
| Daniel Espino SP - CLE  | Justin Verlander SP - DET  | |
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| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | ‐ |
| VBR | # 782 | # 467 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 19 | 66 |
| Wins | 1 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.25 | 4.53 |
| WHIP | 1.45 | 1.37 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | MiLB | IL60 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Daniel Espino SP - CLE | Justin Verlander SP - DET | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | ‐ | 1 |
| Games Started | ‐ | 1 |
| Innings Pitched | ‐ | 3.2 |
| Wins | ‐ | 0 |
| Losses | ‐ | 1 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| Blown Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| Holds | ‐ | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | ‐ | 6 |
| Earned Runs | ‐ | 5 |
| Home Runs Allowed | ‐ | 1 |
| Strikeouts | ‐ | 1 |
| Walks | ‐ | 2 |
| ERA | ‐ | 12.27 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 2.18 |
| Daniel Espino SP - CLE | Justin Verlander SP - DET | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 20 | 15 |
| Games Started | 0 | 15 |
| Innings Pitched | 17.9 | 78.2 |
| Wins | 1 | 4 |
| Losses | 1 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 16 | 77 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 39 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | 11 |
| Strikeouts | 19 | 66 |
| Walks | 9 | 27 |
| ERA | 4.25 | 4.53 |
| WHIP | 1.45 | 1.37 |
| Daniel Espino SP - CLE | Justin Verlander SP - DET | |
| News | ||
| The Guardians have optioned right-hander Daniel Espino (shoulder) to Triple-A Columbus. Brenton Kemp Mon, Mar 9th | Justin Verlander is expected to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st | |
| Justin Verlander is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 30th | ||
| Justin Verlander threw a simulated game Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th | ||
| Justin Verlander is scheduled to throw live batting practice on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th | ||
| Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Justin Verlander is "inching forward more than sprinting forward" in his rehab. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Daniel Espino SP - CLE | Justin Verlander SP - DET | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | @ SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #138 |
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | @ ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) | #115 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-4) | #13 | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs CHC | Cade Horton (1-0) | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-3) | #78 | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | @ MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | vs MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (3-3) | #114 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | vs KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs BAL | Dean Kremer (0-1) | #110 | @ BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | @ BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs HOU | Ryan Weiss (0-3) | #293 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 | vs MIL | DL Hall (0-0) | #186 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #149 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | @ ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-3) | #202 | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (3-4) | #76 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-3) | #78 | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #166 | vs BOS | Jovani Moran (1-2) | #183 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | vs MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #124 | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-3) | #78 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs MIN | Andrew Morris (1-2) | #173 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Mon, May 11th | vs LAA | Brent Suter (1-2) | #241 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | @ NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs CIN | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 | vs TOR | Mason Fluharty | |
| Sun, May 17th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ DET | Drew Anderson | #101 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Thu, May 21st | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ BAL | Keegan Akin (0-0) | #180 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-6) | #170 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #237 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-4) | #420 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #237 | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs BOS | Tyler Samaniego | @ CWS | Brandon Eisert (1-0) | #212 | |
| Sat, May 30th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #23 | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ NYY | Carlos Rodon (1-2) | #34 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (3-4) | #76 | vs SEA | Bryce Miller (1-0) | #54 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #23 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon (1-2) | #34 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | vs MIN | ||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs DET | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs DET | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs DET | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ MIL | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ MIL | @ HOU | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ MIL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ HOU | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ HOU | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ HOU | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ CWS | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ CWS | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ CWS | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs SEA | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs SEA | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs SEA | vs HOU | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs TEX | @ NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs TEX | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs TEX | @ NYY | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs CWS | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs CWS | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs CWS | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs CWS | @ TEX | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ MIN | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ MIN | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ MIN | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ MIA | vs PHI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ MIA | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ MIA | vs PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs PIT | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs PIT | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs PIT | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs MIN | @ CHC | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs MIN | @ CHC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs MIN | @ CHC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs MIN | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ TB | vs KC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ TB | vs KC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ TB | vs KC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ CIN | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ CIN | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ CIN | vs BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs ARI | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs ARI | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs ARI | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs NYM | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs NYM | @ SEA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs NYM | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ CWS | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ CWS | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ CWS | @ SF | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ DET | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ DET | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ DET | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs SD | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs SD | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs SD | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs SF | @ PIT | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs SF | @ PIT | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs SF | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ COL | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ COL | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ COL | @ KC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ LAA | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ LAA | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ LAA | vs TB | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs KC | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs KC | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs KC | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs TOR | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs TOR | @ MIN | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs TOR | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs DET | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs DET | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs DET | @ CLE | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ BAL | vs MIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ BAL | vs MIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ BAL | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ MIN | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ MIN | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ MIN | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs CWS | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs CWS | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs CWS | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs ATH | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs ATH | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs ATH | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ BOS | vs WSH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ BOS | vs WSH | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ BOS | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ KC | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ KC | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ KC | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #209 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #29 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | vs LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #77 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs MIN | |||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ HOU | |||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs HOU | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ PIT | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ MIN | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ CWS | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | vs WSH | |||||
