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Phil Maton for Ryan Helsley (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Ryan Helsley RP - BAL  | Phil Maton RP - CHC  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 76 | # 233 |
| VBR | # 284 | # 498 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 37 | 41 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 15 | 1 |
| ERA | 3.41 | 3.80 |
| WHIP | 1.25 | 1.33 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL15 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 80 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot | # 74 | ‐ |
| Chris Welsh FantasyPros | # 37 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | # 35 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 64 | # 201 |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 162 | # 388 |
| Ryan Helsley RP - BAL | Phil Maton RP - CHC | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 20 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 10.2 | 17.2 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 7 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 3 |
| Hits Allowed | 7 | 22 |
| Earned Runs | 3 | 15 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 0 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 15 | 21 |
| Walks | 7 | 10 |
| ERA | 2.53 | 7.64 |
| WHIP | 1.31 | 1.81 |
| Ryan Helsley RP - BAL | Phil Maton RP - CHC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 33 | 42 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 32.1 | 39.2 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 15 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 2 | 9 |
| Hits Allowed | 26 | 33 |
| Earned Runs | 12 | 17 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 37 | 41 |
| Walks | 13 | 16 |
| ERA | 3.41 | 3.80 |
| WHIP | 1.25 | 1.33 |
| Ryan Helsley RP - BAL | Phil Maton RP - CHC | |
| News | ||
| Ryan Helsley told reporters he will be throwing a few more bullpens with high intensity. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st | The Cubs activated Phil Maton from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 27th | |
| Ryan Helsley threw a bullpen session on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th | Phil Maton is expected to be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 26th | |
| Ryan Helsley threw from flat ground on Friday at Camden Yards. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th | Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell told reporters on Saturday that Phil Maton will be activated from the injured list in the next day or two. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 26th | |
| Ryan Helsley played catch again on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, May 16th | Phil Maton is scheduled to make a rehab appearance in Triple-A on Friday. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd | |
| Ryan Helsley threw for the first time on Friday in Washington. Ari Koslow Fri, May 15th | Phil Maton threw live batting practice on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 21st | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Ryan Helsley RP - BAL | Phil Maton RP - CHC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #53 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ CWS | Shane Smith (0-2) | #205 | @ TB | Mason Englert | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #188 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #307 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ WSH | Richard Lovelady (2-2) | #204 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | vs DET | Troy Melton (1-0) | #118 | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs TOR | Adam Macko (1-0) | #233 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs TOR | Spencer Miles (2-0) | #133 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #150 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ TOR | Spencer Miles (2-0) | #133 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs SEA | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs SEA | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs SD | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs SD | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs SD | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | |||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ SEA | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ SEA | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ LAD | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ LAD | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ LAD | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ LAA | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ LAA | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ LAA | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs WSH | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs WSH | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs WSH | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs CWS | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs CWS | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs CWS | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ CIN | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ CIN | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ CIN | vs STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs CHC | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs CHC | @ BAL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs CHC | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs KC | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs KC | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs KC | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ HOU | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ HOU | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ HOU | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ BOS | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ BOS | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ BOS | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs ATL | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs ATL | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs ATL | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ DET | @ STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ DET | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ DET | @ STL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs PHI | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs PHI | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs PHI | vs NYY | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAA | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAA | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ TEX | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ TEX | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ TEX | @ KC | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ MIN | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ MIN | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ TB | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ TB | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ TB | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ TB | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs NYY | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs NYY | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs TB | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs TB | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs TB | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ STL | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ STL | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ ATH | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ ATH | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ ATH | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ COL | vs MIL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ COL | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ COL | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs BOS | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs BOS | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs BOS | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs BOS | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs CLE | @ MIL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs CLE | @ MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs CLE | @ MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ TOR | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ TOR | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ TOR | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs MIL | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs MIL | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs MIL | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs TOR | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs TOR | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ NYY | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ NYY | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ NYY | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ SEA | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs LAA | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ MIN | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs NYY | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ STL | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | vs TOR | |||||
