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Merrill Kelly for Paul Skenes (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Paul Skenes SP - PIT  | Merrill Kelly SP - ARI  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 7 of 7 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 1 | # 105 |
| VBR | # 18 | # 310 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 143 | 89 |
| Wins | 9 | 7 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 2.80 | 4.37 |
| WHIP | 1.10 | 1.34 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 1 | # 138 |
| Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot | # 2 | ‐ |
| Chris Welsh FantasyPros | # 2 | # 112 |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | # 1 | ‐ |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 3 | # 77 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 2 | # 132 |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 2 | # 122 |
| Paul Skenes SP - PIT | Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 8 |
| Games Started | 12 | 8 |
| Innings Pitched | 65.1 | 48.0 |
| Wins | 6 | 5 |
| Losses | 5 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 45 | 48 |
| Earned Runs | 22 | 28 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 6 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 75 | 31 |
| Walks | 12 | 20 |
| ERA | 3.03 | 5.25 |
| WHIP | 0.87 | 1.42 |
| Paul Skenes SP - PIT | Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 21 | 19 |
| Games Started | 21 | 19 |
| Innings Pitched | 122.1 | 107.5 |
| Wins | 9 | 7 |
| Losses | 5 | 6 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 97 | 107 |
| Earned Runs | 38 | 52 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 10 | 15 |
| Strikeouts | 143 | 89 |
| Walks | 31 | 35 |
| ERA | 2.80 | 4.37 |
| WHIP | 1.10 | 1.34 |
| Paul Skenes SP - PIT | Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | |
| News | ||
| Paul Skenes allowed three runs (one earned) on four hits in 5.1 innings, while walking three and striking out 10, as the Pirates lost to the Cubs, 7-2, on Thursday. David Leisering Fri, May 29th | Merrill Kelly did not factor in the decision on Sunday after allowing two runs on eight hits in 5.1 innings against the Mariners. David Leisering Sun, May 31st | |
| Paul Skenes allowed four runs on nine hits, walked one, and struck out only two in five innings of work against the Blue Jays on Saturday. The Pirates lost, 5-2, in Toronto. David Leisering Sun, May 24th | Merrill Kelly tossed seven innings and allowed two runs on four hits, walked two, and struck out four as Arizona defeated San Francisco, 6-2, on Monday. David Leisering Mon, May 25th | |
| Paul Skenes was charged with five runs on five hits in five-plus innings on Sunday as the Pirates suffered a 6-0 loss to Philadelphia. David Leisering Sun, May 17th | Merrill Kelly allowed three runs on eight hits over six innings with four strikeouts in a win on Wednesday against the Giants. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st | |
| Paul Skenes took a perfect game into the fifth and a no-hitter into the seventh on Tuesday, but settled for eight innings of two-hit ball to defeat the Rockies, 3-1. David Leisering Wed, May 13th | Merrill Kelly went the distance on Friday, allowing a run on four hits with no walks and three strikeouts as the Diamondbacks defeated the Rockies, 9-1. David Leisering Sat, May 16th | |
| Paul Skenes allowed two hits in eight shutout innings on Wednesday as he outdueled Michael Soroka and pitched the Pirates to a 1-0 win over Arizona. He did not walk a batter and struck out seven. David Leisering Thu, May 7th | Merrill Kelly allowed one run on three hits, walked three, and struck out six over seven innings on Saturday as the Diamondbacks defeated the Mets, 2-1. David Leisering Sun, May 10th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Paul Skenes SP - PIT | Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 |
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #37 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | vs DET | Justin Verlander (0-1) | #160 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 | vs ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #138 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-4) | #413 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | @ PHI | Zach Pop | |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | @ BAL | Dean Kremer (0-1) | #110 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #237 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | vs TOR | Braydon Fisher (2-1) | #156 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | vs TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #149 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | vs SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #330 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | vs SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs STL | Hunter Dobbins (0-0) | #198 | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #56 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | @ CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #40 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | vs NYM | Huascar Brazoban (3-1) | #192 |
| Mon, May 11th | @ TEX | Jakob Junis | ||||
| Tue, May 12th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 |
| Thu, May 21st | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | vs COL | Zach Agnos | |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-1) | #234 | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #161 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #82 | @ SEA | Bryce Miller (1-0) | #54 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | vs LAD | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 | vs WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs LAD | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 | @ MIA | ||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs LAD | @ MIA | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs LAD | @ MIA | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs MIA | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs MIA | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs MIA | @ CIN | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ ATH | vs LAA | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ ATH | vs LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ ATH | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ COL | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ COL | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ COL | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ STL | |||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs SEA | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs SEA | @ STL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs SEA | @ STL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs CIN | @ TB | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs CIN | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs CIN | @ TB | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ PHI | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ PHI | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ PHI | vs SF | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ WSH | vs MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ WSH | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ WSH | vs MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ SD | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ATL | @ SD | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ATL | @ SD | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ATL | @ SD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs MIL | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs MIL | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs MIL | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ CLE | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ CLE | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ CLE | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ NYY | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ NYY | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ NYY | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs CHC | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs CHC | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs CHC | @ WSH | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs ARI | @ PIT | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs ARI | @ PIT | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs ARI | @ PIT | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ CIN | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ CIN | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ CIN | @ CLE | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ MIL | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ MIL | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ MIL | vs SD | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ MIL | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs NYM | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs NYM | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs NYM | vs LAD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs COL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ MIA | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ MIA | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs BOS | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs BOS | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs BOS | @ ATL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs DET | @ BOS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs DET | @ BOS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs DET | @ BOS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ LAD | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ LAD | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ LAD | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ SD | vs CHC | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ SD | vs CHC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ SD | vs CHC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ SF | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ STL | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ STL | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ STL | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs PHI | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs SF | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs SF | vs PHI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs LAA | @ HOU | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs LAA | @ HOU | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs LAA | @ HOU | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ KC | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ CWS | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ CWS | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ CHC | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ CHC | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ CHC | vs TEX | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs MIA | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs MIL | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs MIL | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs KC | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs KC | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs KC | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs STL | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs STL | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs STL | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ DET | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ DET | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ DET | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #330 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #56 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | vs COL | Chase Dollander (3-3) | #340 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | vs CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 | |||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ PHI | |||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ CIN | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ MIA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs SF | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ CWS | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs MIL | |||||
