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Michael Wacha for Stephen Kolek (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Michael Wacha SP - KC  | Stephen Kolek SP - KC  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 93 | # 148 |
| VBR | # 265 | # 483 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 91 | 62 |
| Wins | 6 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.25 | 4.39 |
| WHIP | 1.32 | 1.43 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 65 | # 120 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 80 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 99 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 42 | # 54 |
| Michael Wacha SP - KC | Stephen Kolek SP - KC | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 11 | 5 |
| Games Started | 11 | 5 |
| Innings Pitched | 70.1 | 31.0 |
| Wins | 4 | 3 |
| Losses | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 50 | 23 |
| Earned Runs | 21 | 12 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 60 | 19 |
| Walks | 22 | 6 |
| ERA | 2.69 | 3.48 |
| WHIP | 1.02 | 0.94 |
| Michael Wacha SP - KC | Stephen Kolek SP - KC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 19 | 25 |
| Games Started | 19 | 15 |
| Innings Pitched | 111.8 | 89.6 |
| Wins | 6 | 5 |
| Losses | 7 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 110 | 95 |
| Earned Runs | 53 | 44 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 15 | 10 |
| Strikeouts | 91 | 62 |
| Walks | 34 | 27 |
| ERA | 4.25 | 4.39 |
| WHIP | 1.32 | 1.43 |
| Michael Wacha SP - KC | Stephen Kolek SP - KC | |
| News | ||
| Michael Wacha allowed two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five over seven innings in Monday's loss to the Yankees. Chase Davis Tue, May 26th | Stephen Kolek allowed four earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five over five innings in Friday's loss to the Rangers. Chase Davis Sat, May 30th | |
| Michael Wacha allowed one earned run on six hits and two walks while striking out eight over six innings in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Red Sox. Chase Davis Thu, May 21st | Stephen Kolek allowed zero earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out two over nine innings in Saturday's win over the Mariners. Chase Davis Sun, May 24th | |
| Michael Wacha allowed three earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings in Friday's loss to the Cardinals. Chase Davis Sat, May 16th | Stephen Kolek allowed zero earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out three over 6.1 innings in Sunday's win over the Cardinals. Chase Davis Mon, May 18th | |
| Michael Wacha allowed zero earned runs on two hits and two walks while striking out six over seven innings in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Tigers. Chase Davis Sun, May 10th | Stephen Kolek battled his control and paid for it Tuesday against the White Sox. Jesse Garcia Wed, May 13th | |
| Michael Wacha allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out three over seven innings in Monday's 6-2 win over the Guardians. Chase Davis Tue, May 5th | The Royals recalled Stephen Kolek from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Michael Wacha SP - KC | Stephen Kolek SP - KC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #53 | vs CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #53 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs DET | Burch Smith | vs DET | Burch Smith | ||
| Sun, May 10th | vs DET | Brenan Hanifee | vs DET | Brenan Hanifee | ||
| Tue, May 12th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #23 | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #23 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ CIN | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 | @ CIN | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #82 | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #82 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #124 | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #124 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs TEX | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs TEX | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs HOU | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs HOU | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs HOU | vs HOU | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ WSH | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ WSH | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ WSH | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs STL | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs STL | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs STL | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ TB | @ TB | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ TB | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ TB | @ TB | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ TB | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ CWS | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ CWS | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ CWS | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs TB | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs TB | vs TB | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs TB | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs PHI | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs PHI | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs PHI | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ NYM | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ NYM | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ NYM | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ BAL | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ BAL | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ BAL | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs SD | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs SD | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs SD | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs SF | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs SF | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs SF | vs SF | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ DET | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ DET | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ DET | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ DET | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ MIN | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ MIN | @ MIN | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ MIN | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ COL | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ COL | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ COL | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs MIN | vs MIN | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs MIN | vs MIN | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs MIN | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs CHC | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs CHC | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs CHC | vs CHC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAD | @ LAD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ LAD | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ LAD | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ LAA | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ LAA | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ LAA | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATH | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs ATH | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs ATH | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs ATH | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs DET | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs DET | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs DET | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ TOR | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ TOR | @ TOR | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ TOR | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ CLE | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ CLE | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ CLE | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIA | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIA | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIA | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs TOR | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs TOR | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs TOR | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs ARI | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs ARI | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs ARI | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ BOS | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ BOS | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ BOS | @ BOS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ HOU | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ HOU | @ HOU | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ HOU | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ PIT | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ PIT | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ PIT | @ PIT | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs CWS | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs CWS | vs CWS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs CWS | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs CLE | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs CLE | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs CLE | vs CLE | ||||
