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Justin Steele for Nathan Eovaldi (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX  | Justin Steele SP - CHC  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 7 of 7 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 33 | # 188 |
| VBR | # 114 | # 384 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 111 | 37 |
| Wins | 8 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.70 | 3.67 |
| WHIP | 1.20 | 1.23 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL60 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 161 |
| Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot | # 43 | ‐ |
| Chris Welsh FantasyPros | # 62 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | # 61 | ‐ |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 29 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 24 | # 161 |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 24 | ‐ |
| Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX | Justin Steele SP - CHC | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 11 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 11 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 68.2 | ‐ |
| Wins | 5 | ‐ |
| Losses | 6 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 60 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 30 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 13 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 67 | ‐ |
| Walks | 16 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.93 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.11 | ‐ |
| Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX | Justin Steele SP - CHC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 19 | 7 |
| Games Started | 19 | 7 |
| Innings Pitched | 115.7 | 39.6 |
| Wins | 8 | 3 |
| Losses | 6 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 104 | 36 |
| Earned Runs | 48 | 16 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 14 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 111 | 37 |
| Walks | 30 | 11 |
| ERA | 3.70 | 3.67 |
| WHIP | 1.20 | 1.23 |
| Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX | Justin Steele SP - CHC | |
| News | ||
| Eovaldi has allowed 13 home runs across 68.2 innings and 11 starts this season, posting a 1.7 HR/9 rate. Thursday's outing was his third start allowing multiple homers and snapped a streak of four consecutive quality starts. He lines up for a road start against the Cardinals next week. Bruno Mulé Fri, May 29th | Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Justin Steele will not throw a ball for “multiple weeks." Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th | |
| Nathan Eovaldi allowed three earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six over seven innings in Saturday's loss to the Angels. Chris Schommer Sun, May 24th | Justin Steele was cleared to begin strengthening exercises on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, May 27th | |
| Nathan Eovaldi allowed five hits and two walks while striking out eight over seven scoreless innings in Sunday's 8-0 win over the Astros. Chris Schommer Sun, May 17th | Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Justin Steele's flexor strain will keep him out of the rotation until after the All-Star Break. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th | |
| Nathan Eovaldi threw a bullpen session on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, May 13th | Justin Steele suffered a setback in his recovery and has been shutdown. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th | |
| Nathan Eovaldi played catch on the field on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, May 13th | Justin Steele told reporters he’s targeting a return to the Cubs’ rotation in May or June. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX | Justin Steele SP - CHC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #90 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #40 | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #216 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #198 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #113 | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ BAL | Zach Eflin (0-0) | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #39 | |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #88 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #154 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #145 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #95 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #52 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #23 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | @ TB | Mason Englert | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #164 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #38 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #112 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #43 | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #128 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #117 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #40 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #131 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #135 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #179 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #40 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #112 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #43 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #117 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #128 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #131 | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-2) | #141 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #214 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #280 | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #300 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #70 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #63 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #92 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ DET | Tyler Holton (0-4) | #152 | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #96 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #419 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | @ NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #280 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #102 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #65 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #145 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ NYY | Paul Blackburn (2-1) | #222 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #230 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (1-2) | #53 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #107 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #73 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #78 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #7 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #63 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #124 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #92 | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #247 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #122 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #140 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #169 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #187 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #357 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #136 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ COL | Sammy Peralta | #392 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #80 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #122 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #406 | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #169 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #45 | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #187 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #159 | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #112 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #331 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #129 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #122 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-0) | #168 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #143 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #108 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #163 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #101 | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #157 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #143 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #117 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #52 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #86 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #95 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #100 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ KC | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ KC | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ KC | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ BOS | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ BOS | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ BOS | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs MIN | vs COL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs MIN | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs SD | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs SD | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs SD | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ MIA | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ MIA | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ MIA | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ TOR | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ TOR | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ TOR | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ TOR | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ CLE | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ CLE | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ CLE | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs DET | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs DET | vs STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs LAA | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs LAA | @ BAL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs LAA | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs HOU | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs HOU | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs HOU | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ ATL | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ ATL | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ ATL | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs CWS | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs CWS | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs CWS | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs SEA | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs SEA | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs SEA | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs SEA | @ STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ TB | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ TB | @ STL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ TB | @ STL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ HOU | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ HOU | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ HOU | vs NYY | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs SF | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs SF | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs SF | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs BAL | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs BAL | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs BAL | @ KC | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ LAA | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ LAA | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ LAA | @ WSH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ ATH | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ ATH | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ ATH | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs WSH | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs WSH | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs LAA | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs LAA | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs LAA | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ CWS | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ CWS | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ CWS | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ MIL | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ MIL | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ MIL | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs ATH | vs MIL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs ATH | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs ATH | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs TB | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs TB | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs TB | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs TB | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ SEA | @ MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ SEA | @ MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ ARI | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ ARI | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ ARI | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs BOS | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs BOS | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs TOR | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs TOR | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs TOR | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs NYM | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs NYM | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs NYM | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ MIN | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ MIN | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ MIN | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #230 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #193 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | vs ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #72 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #84 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs MIN | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs DET | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAA | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs WSH | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ SEA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs BOS | |||||
