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Justin Steele for Triston McKenzie (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Justin Steele SP - CHC  | Triston McKenzie SP,RP - SD  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 188 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 388 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 35 | 2 |
| Wins | 2 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.59 | 4.39 |
| WHIP | 1.24 | 1.71 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL60 | MiLB |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 161 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 161 | ‐ |
| Justin Steele SP - CHC | Triston McKenzie SP,RP - SD | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
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| Justin Steele SP - CHC | Triston McKenzie SP,RP - SD | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 7 | 12 |
| Games Started | 7 | 1 |
| Innings Pitched | 37.6 | 2.1 |
| Wins | 2 | 0 |
| Losses | 2 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 35 | 3 |
| Earned Runs | 15 | 1 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 35 | 2 |
| Walks | 11 | 1 |
| ERA | 3.59 | 4.39 |
| WHIP | 1.24 | 1.71 |
| Justin Steele SP - CHC | Triston McKenzie SP,RP - SD | |
| News | ||
| Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Justin Steele will not throw a ball for “multiple weeks." Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th | Triston McKenzie has been reassigned to minor league camp by the San Diego Padres. David Leisering Sat, Mar 21st | |
| Justin Steele was cleared to begin strengthening exercises on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, May 27th | McKenzie carries a 5.46 ERA across 24 big-league appearances (20 starts) since 2023 into Padres camp as a non-roster invitee, but his arm has shown something new this spring. He gained weight over the offseason and pitched in winter ball for the first time, and his four-seamer is averaging 95.7 mph — up two full mph from last season. McKenzie has never touched 97 mph in a major-league game, but he topped that mark 10 times in his most recent Cactus League outing and peaked at 98.8 mph. He admitted having "no idea" where the extra velocity is coming from. Bruno Mulé Fri, Mar 13th | |
| 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 | ||
| Justin Steele suffered a setback in his recovery and has been shutdown. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th | ||
| 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 | ||
| Justin Steele SP - CHC | Triston McKenzie SP,RP - SD | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ TB | Mason Englert | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | @ LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #188 | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #250 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | vs CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #40 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #307 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #161 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 | vs ATH | Luis Medina (1-1) | #244 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | @ WSH | Paxton Schultz | |
| Sat, May 30th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #150 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 | vs NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ COL | vs CIN | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ COL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ SF | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ SF | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ SF | @ BAL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | @ STL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs COL | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | @ STL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs TOR | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs TOR | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs TOR | @ TEX | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ MIL | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ MIL | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ MIL | vs LAD | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SD | @ CHC | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SD | @ CHC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SD | @ CHC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs STL | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs STL | @ LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ BAL | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ BAL | vs ARI | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ BAL | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CIN | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CIN | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CIN | vs TOR | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs MIN | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs MIN | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs MIN | @ KC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs DET | @ ATL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs DET | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs DET | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PIT | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PIT | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PIT | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ STL | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ STL | vs COL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | vs SF | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs NYY | vs SF | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs NYY | vs SF | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs NYY | vs SF | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAD | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAD | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ KC | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ KC | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ KC | vs HOU | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ WSH | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ WSH | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs STL | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs STL | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs STL | @ CLE | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs CWS | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs CWS | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SEA | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SEA | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SEA | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | vs PIT | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ARI | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ARI | vs PIT | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CIN | @ TB | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CIN | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CIN | @ TB | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIL | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIL | @ CIN | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ MIA | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ MIA | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ MIA | vs NYY | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | vs WSH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIL | vs WSH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIL | vs WSH | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PIT | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PIT | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PIT | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATL | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATL | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CIN | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CIN | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CIN | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs MIA | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs MIA | @ LAD | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ BOS | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ BOS | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ BOS | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #250 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | |||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ LAD | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs ARI | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ ATL | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ ARI | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs MIL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ COL | |||||
