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Louis Varland for Steven Cruz (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Louis Varland RP - TOR  | Steven Cruz RP - KC  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 59 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 228 | # 661 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 45 | 33 |
| Wins | 3 | 2 |
| Saves | 14 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.47 | 4.30 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.40 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 63 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot | # 34 | ‐ |
| Chris Welsh FantasyPros | # 33 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | # 37 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 59 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 139 | ‐ |
| Louis Varland RP - TOR | Steven Cruz RP - KC | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 28 | 13 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 31.0 | 13.0 |
| Wins | 2 | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | 2 |
| Saves | 8 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Holds | 5 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 24 | 14 |
| Earned Runs | 2 | 13 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 0 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 42 | 19 |
| Walks | 9 | 10 |
| ERA | 0.58 | 9.00 |
| WHIP | 1.06 | 1.85 |
| Louis Varland RP - TOR | Steven Cruz RP - KC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 44 | 37 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 42.3 | 34.3 |
| Wins | 3 | 2 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 14 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 5 | 7 |
| Hits Allowed | 38 | 31 |
| Earned Runs | 16 | 16 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 5 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 45 | 33 |
| Walks | 13 | 16 |
| ERA | 3.47 | 4.30 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.40 |
| Louis Varland RP - TOR | Steven Cruz RP - KC | |
| News | ||
| Blue Jays right-hander Louis Varland earned a four-out save in a 2-1 win over the Orioles on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Fri, May 29th | The Royals recalled Steven Cruz from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th | |
| Blue Jays right-hander Louis Varland pitched two scoreless innings to earn the save over the Pirates on Friday. Brenton Kemp Sat, May 23rd | The Royals optioned RHP Steven Cruz to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 9th | |
| Louis Varland struck out two while allowing two hits and one earned run to earn the save in Wednesday’s 2-1 win over the Yankees. Chris Schommer Thu, May 21st | The Royals recalled RHP Steven Cruz from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 1st | |
| Blue Jays right-hander Louis Varland earned his fifth save of the season in a 2-0 win over the Angels on Friday. Brenton Kemp Sat, May 9th | Cruz allowed just one earned run while striking out seven across 5.2 Cactus League innings but couldn't secure a spot in Kansas City's Opening Day bullpen. He owns a 3.66 ERA and 1.20 WHIP across 64 career innings with the Royals. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st | |
| Louis Varland struck out three batters in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Tuesday’s 3-0 win over the Red Sox. Chris Schommer Wed, Apr 29th | The Royals signed RHP Steven Cruz to a deal for the 2026 season. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 8th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Louis Varland RP - TOR | Steven Cruz RP - KC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs ATH | Luis Morales (0-2) | #306 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #53 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #53 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | vs CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #53 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #124 | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 | vs DET | Burch Smith | |
| Sun, May 10th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | vs DET | Brenan Hanifee | |
| Mon, May 11th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ DET | Brenan Hanifee | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | |
| Sat, May 16th | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Thu, May 21st | @ NYY | Carlos Rodon (1-2) | #34 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #23 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #194 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | @ CIN | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #194 | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #82 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #124 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs PHI | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs NYY | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs NYY | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs NYY | vs HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ BOS | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ BOS | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ BOS | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ CHC | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ CHC | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ CHC | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs HOU | @ TB | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs HOU | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs HOU | @ TB | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs TEX | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs TEX | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs TEX | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs TEX | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs NYM | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs NYM | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs NYM | vs TB | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ SEA | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ SEA | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ SEA | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ SF | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ SF | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ SF | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ SD | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ SD | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ SD | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs CWS | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs CWS | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs CWS | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs TB | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs TB | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs TB | vs SF | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs TB | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ BOS | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ BOS | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ BOS | @ DET | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ WSH | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ WSH | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ WSH | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs STL | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs STL | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs STL | @ COL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ HOU | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ HOU | vs MIN | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ HOU | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ PHI | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ PHI | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ PHI | vs CHC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs BOS | @ LAD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs BOS | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs BOS | @ LAD | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs BOS | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs NYY | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs NYY | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs NYY | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ TB | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ TB | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ TB | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ NYY | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ NYY | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ NYY | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs KC | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs KC | @ TOR | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs KC | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs SEA | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs SEA | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs SEA | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ CLE | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ CLE | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ CLE | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ KC | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ KC | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ KC | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ ATH | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ ATH | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ ATH | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs BAL | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs BAL | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs BAL | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs DET | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs DET | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs DET | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ TEX | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ TEX | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ TEX | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ BAL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ BAL | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ BAL | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs CIN | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs CIN | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs CIN | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs TEX | |||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ WSH | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs TB | |||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ NYM | |||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ MIN | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs MIN | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATH | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ HOU | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs CWS | |||||
