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George Klassen for Matthew Liberatore (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Matthew Liberatore SP - STL  | George Klassen SP - LAA  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 178 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 361 | # 951 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 83 | 10 |
| Wins | 5 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.46 | 4.67 |
| WHIP | 1.39 | 1.52 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | MiLB |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 142 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 143 | ‐ |
| Matthew Liberatore SP - STL | George Klassen SP - LAA | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 11 | 2 |
| Games Started | 11 | 2 |
| Innings Pitched | 56.2 | 4.2 |
| Wins | 2 | 0 |
| Losses | 3 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 67 | 7 |
| Earned Runs | 30 | 6 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 10 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 53 | 6 |
| Walks | 22 | 10 |
| ERA | 4.76 | 11.57 |
| WHIP | 1.57 | 3.64 |
| Matthew Liberatore SP - STL | George Klassen SP - LAA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 19 | 6 |
| Games Started | 19 | 2 |
| Innings Pitched | 100.5 | 10.8 |
| Wins | 5 | 1 |
| Losses | 6 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 102 | 11 |
| Earned Runs | 50 | 6 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 13 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 83 | 10 |
| Walks | 34 | 5 |
| ERA | 4.46 | 4.67 |
| WHIP | 1.39 | 1.52 |
| Matthew Liberatore SP - STL | George Klassen SP - LAA | |
| News | ||
| Matthew Liberatore allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out 10 over five innings in Monday's loss to the Brewers. Chase Davis Tue, May 26th | The Angels optioned RHP George Klassen to Triple-A Salt Lake. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 12th | |
| Matthew Liberatore will now start on Monday for the Cardinals against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th | George Klassen left Saturday’s start against the Reds with a right index fingernail contusion. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 11th | |
| Matthew Liberatore allowed four earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out nine over 4.2 innings in Tuesday's win over the Pirates. Chase Davis Wed, May 20th | George Klassen lasted just 2.2 innings in his major league debut on Sunday after allowing two runs on three hits while walking five and striking out four. The Angels went on to defeat the Mariners, 8-7, in 11 innings. David Leisering Sun, Apr 5th | |
| Matthew Liberatore allowed four earned runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out five over five innings in Wednesday's loss to the Athletics. Chase Davis Thu, May 14th | The Angels selected the contract of RHP George Klassen from Triple-A Salt Lake. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 5th | |
| Matthew Liberatore allowed one earned run on three hits and three walks while striking out six over six innings in Thursday's win over the Padres. Chase Davis Fri, May 8th | The Angels have reassigned right-hander George Klassen to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 21st | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Matthew Liberatore SP - STL | George Klassen SP - LAA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | @ HOU | Hunter Brown (1-0) | #17 |
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 | @ HOU | Cristian Javier (0-1) | #258 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | @ HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #152 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #40 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 | vs ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | @ CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | @ NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #249 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 | vs SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #307 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 | vs SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #330 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | vs SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 | vs TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #151 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | vs NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #141 | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | @ TOR | Spencer Miles (2-0) | #133 |
| Mon, May 11th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 | vs LAD | Will Klein | |
| Sat, May 16th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #166 | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 |
| Thu, May 21st | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | @ CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-1) | #234 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #58 | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ NYM | vs HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ MIN | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ MIN | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ MIN | vs TB | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs SD | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs SD | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs SD | @ ARI | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ KC | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ KC | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ ATH | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ KC | @ ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs ARI | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs ARI | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs ARI | vs BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs MIA | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs MIA | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs MIA | vs ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ SEA | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ ATL | @ SEA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ ATL | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ CHC | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ CHC | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ CHC | vs BOS | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs MIL | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs MIL | @ TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs MIL | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs ATL | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs ATL | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs ATL | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ ARI | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ ARI | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ ARI | vs DET | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ LAA | vs STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ LAA | vs STL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ LAA | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs CIN | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs CIN | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs CIN | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs CHC | vs HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs CHC | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs CHC | vs HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ TOR | vs MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ TOR | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ TOR | vs MIL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ NYY | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ NYY | @ BAL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ BAL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs COL | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs COL | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs COL | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs PHI | vs TEX | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs PHI | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs PHI | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs TEX | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ CHC | vs KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ CHC | vs KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ CHC | vs KC | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ CIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ CIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ CIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ PHI | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ PHI | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ PHI | @ TEX | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs CLE | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs BAL | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs BAL | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs PIT | vs PHI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs PIT | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs PIT | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs NYY | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ LAD | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ LAD | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ COL | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ COL | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ COL | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ SF | @ BOS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ SF | @ BOS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ SF | @ BOS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs CWS | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs CWS | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs CWS | @ WSH | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs SF | vs SEA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs SF | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs SF | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs MIN | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs WSH | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs WSH | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs WSH | vs MIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ PIT | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ PIT | @ ATH | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ PIT | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ MIL | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ MIL | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ MIL | @ SEA | ||||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ NYM | |||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs ARI | |||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ ATL | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs MIL | |||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs CHC | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ NYY | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ CIN | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs BAL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ LAD | |||||
