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Payton Tolle for Yusei Kikuchi (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Payton Tolle SP,RP - BOS  | Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 81 | # 194 |
| VBR | # 260 | # 455 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 73 | 64 |
| Wins | 4 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.82 | 4.25 |
| WHIP | 1.25 | 1.39 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL60 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 109 | # 131 |
| Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot | # 64 | ‐ |
| Chris Welsh FantasyPros | # 72 | ‐ |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 96 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 119 | # 203 |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 48 | # 303 |
| Payton Tolle SP,RP - BOS | Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 7 | 7 |
| Games Started | 7 | 7 |
| Innings Pitched | 41.1 | 31.0 |
| Wins | 2 | 0 |
| Losses | 2 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 27 | 35 |
| Earned Runs | 14 | 20 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 46 | 33 |
| Walks | 11 | 14 |
| ERA | 3.05 | 5.81 |
| WHIP | 0.92 | 1.58 |
| Payton Tolle SP,RP - BOS | Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 18 | 11 |
| Games Started | 12 | 11 |
| Innings Pitched | 69.2 | 63.2 |
| Wins | 4 | 3 |
| Losses | 4 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 60 | 62 |
| Earned Runs | 29 | 30 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 9 |
| Strikeouts | 73 | 64 |
| Walks | 23 | 24 |
| ERA | 3.82 | 4.25 |
| WHIP | 1.25 | 1.39 |
| Payton Tolle SP,RP - BOS | Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA | |
| News | ||
| Payton Tolle allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out nine over six innings in Friday's loss to the Twins. Chris Schommer Sat, May 23rd | The Angels transferred Yusei Kikuchi to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd | |
| Payton Tolle allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out three over eight innings in Saturday's win over the Braves. Chris Schommer Sun, May 17th | Yusei Kikuchi said he hopes to start his throwing program soon to return sometime in the early part of the second half. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th | |
| Payton Tolle allowed three earned runs on seven hits while striking out four over five innings in Sunday's loss to the Rays. Chris Schommer Mon, May 11th | Yusei Kikuchi will be shut down for the next 3 to 4 weeks due to left shoulder inflammation, according to Angels' manager Kurt Suzuki. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 5th | |
| Payton Tolle will start on the mound for the Boston Red Sox against the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday according to Chris Cotillo. Chris Schommer Sat, May 9th | Former Los Angeles Times writer, Mike DiGiovanna reported that sources have told him Yusei Kikuchi (shoulder) is “gonna be out for several months, if not the whole season.” Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th | |
| Saturday’s game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox has been postponed due to inclement weather the club announced. Chris Schommer Sat, May 9th | The Angels placed Yusei Kikuchi on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Payton Tolle SP,RP - BOS | Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | @ HOU | Hunter Brown (1-0) | #17 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | @ HOU | Cristian Javier (0-1) | #258 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | @ HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #152 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ HOU | Hunter Brown (1-0) | #17 | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #40 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #56 | vs ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs MIL | Shane Drohan (2-1) | #145 | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | @ CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #209 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 | @ NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #249 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 | vs SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #307 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | vs SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #330 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | vs SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #249 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | vs TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #194 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | vs NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs HOU | Cody Bolton (0-1) | #396 | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ DET | Tyler Holton (0-4) | #147 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | vs TB | Jesse Scholtens (5-3) | #283 | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | @ TOR | Spencer Miles (2-0) | #133 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #170 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 | vs LAD | Will Klein | |
| Sat, May 16th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ KC | Bailey Falter (0-2) | #311 | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #124 | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ TB | vs HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs TEX | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs TEX | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs TEX | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs TOR | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs TOR | @ ARI | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs TOR | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ SEA | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ SEA | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ SEA | @ ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ COL | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ COL | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ COL | vs BAL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs NYY | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs NYY | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs NYY | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs NYY | vs ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs WSH | @ SEA | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs WSH | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs WSH | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ LAA | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ LAA | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ LAA | vs BOS | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ CWS | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ CWS | @ TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ CWS | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ NYM | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ NYM | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ NYM | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs TB | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs TB | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs TB | vs DET | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs BAL | vs STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs BAL | vs STL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs BAL | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs TOR | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs TOR | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs TOR | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ ATH | vs HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ ATH | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ ATH | vs HOU | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ ATH | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ LAD | vs MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ LAD | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ LAD | vs MIL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs CWS | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs CWS | @ BAL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs CWS | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs ATH | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs ATH | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs ATH | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ TOR | vs TEX | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ TOR | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ TOR | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ TOR | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ PIT | vs KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ PIT | vs KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ PIT | vs KC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ARI | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs ARI | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs ARI | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs SF | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs SF | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs SF | @ TEX | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ MIA | vs CLE | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ MIA | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ MIA | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ NYY | vs PHI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ NYY | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ NYY | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs SEA | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs SEA | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs SEA | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ BAL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ BAL | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ BAL | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ BAL | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs LAA | @ BOS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs LAA | @ BOS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs LAA | @ BOS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs KC | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs KC | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs KC | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ TEX | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ TEX | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ TEX | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ TB | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ TB | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ TB | vs MIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs CLE | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs CLE | @ ATH | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs CLE | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs CHC | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs CHC | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs CHC | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ ARI | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ SEA | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ HOU | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs SEA | |||||
