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Merrill Kelly for Sawyer Gipson-Long (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Merrill Kelly SP - ARI  | Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 105 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 310 | # 762 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 89 | 15 |
| Wins | 7 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.37 | 4.24 |
| WHIP | 1.34 | 1.28 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | MiLB |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 138 | ‐ |
| Chris Welsh FantasyPros | # 112 | ‐ |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 77 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 132 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 122 | ‐ |
| Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 8 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 8 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 48.0 | ‐ |
| Wins | 5 | ‐ |
| Losses | 3 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 48 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 28 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 31 | ‐ |
| Walks | 20 | ‐ |
| ERA | 5.25 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.42 | ‐ |
| Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 19 | 14 |
| Games Started | 19 | 1 |
| Innings Pitched | 107.5 | 17.7 |
| Wins | 7 | 1 |
| Losses | 6 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 107 | 17 |
| Earned Runs | 52 | 8 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 15 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 89 | 15 |
| Walks | 35 | 5 |
| ERA | 4.37 | 4.24 |
| WHIP | 1.34 | 1.28 |
| Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET | |
| News | ||
| 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 | Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Sawyer Gipson-Long is “not 100 percent” and is shut down from throwing. Ari Koslow Mon, May 4th | |
| 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 | Sawyer Gipson-Long was pulled from his start for Triple-A Toledo on Friday due to discomfort. Ari Koslow Sat, May 2nd | |
| 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 | Sawyer Gipson-Long (oblique) has been activated off the 15-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A Toledo. David Leisering Mon, Apr 6th | |
| 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 | Tigers right-hander Sawyer Gipson-Long (oblique) has been placed on the 15-day injured list. Brenton Kemp Wed, Mar 25th | |
| Merrill Kelly continued his struggles on Sunday as he pitched 4.1 innings and allowed six runs on eight hits, walked three, and struck out five. David Leisering Mon, May 4th | Tigers right-hander Sawyer Gipson-Long (oblique) threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 10th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 | @ SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #138 |
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #37 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs DET | Justin Verlander (0-1) | #160 | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 | @ ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) | #115 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | @ MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #209 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-4) | #413 | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ PHI | Zach Pop | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 | |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ BAL | Dean Kremer (0-1) | #110 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs TOR | Braydon Fisher (2-1) | #156 | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #149 | @ BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | @ BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | vs MIL | DL Hall (0-0) | #186 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #330 | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 | @ ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #56 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #40 | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs BOS | Jovani Moran (0-2) | #183 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs NYM | Huascar Brazoban (3-1) | #192 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Mon, May 11th | @ TEX | Jakob Junis | ||||
| Tue, May 12th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | @ NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | vs TOR | Mason Fluharty | |
| Sun, May 17th | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Thu, May 21st | vs COL | Zach Agnos | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | @ BAL | Keegan Akin (0-0) | #180 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #161 | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | @ CWS | Brandon Eisert (0-0) | #212 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ SEA | Bryce Miller (1-0) | #54 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs LAD | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 | vs SEA | Bryce Miller (1-0) | #54 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ MIA | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | ||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ MIA | vs MIN | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ MIA | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ CIN | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ CIN | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ CIN | @ CLE | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs LAA | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs LAA | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs LAA | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs MIN | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs MIN | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs MIN | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ STL | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ STL | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ STL | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ STL | vs HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ TB | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ TB | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ TB | vs HOU | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SF | @ NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SF | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SF | @ NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs MIL | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs MIL | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs MIL | @ TEX | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ SD | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ SD | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ SD | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ SD | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ LAD | vs PHI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ LAD | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ LAD | vs PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs STL | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs STL | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs STL | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs ATH | @ CHC | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs ATH | @ CHC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs ATH | @ CHC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ WSH | vs KC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ WSH | vs KC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ WSH | vs KC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ PIT | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ PIT | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ PIT | vs BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ CLE | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ CLE | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ CLE | @ ATH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs SD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs SD | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs SD | @ SEA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs SD | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs LAD | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs LAD | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs LAD | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs COL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs COL | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs COL | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ ATL | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ ATL | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ ATL | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ BOS | @ PIT | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ BOS | @ PIT | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ BOS | @ PIT | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs CIN | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs CIN | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs CIN | @ KC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs CHC | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs CHC | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs CHC | vs TB | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ SF | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ SF | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ SF | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ SF | vs LAD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs PHI | @ MIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs PHI | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs PHI | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ HOU | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ HOU | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ HOU | @ CLE | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ KC | vs MIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ KC | vs MIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ KC | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs TEX | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs TEX | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs TEX | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs MIA | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs MIA | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs MIA | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs NYY | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs NYY | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs NYY | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ COL | vs WSH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ COL | vs WSH | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ COL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ SD | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ SD | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ SD | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | vs LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #77 | |||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ TEX | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs KC | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs CLE | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ CWS | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | vs WSH | |||||
