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Sawyer Gipson-Long for Steven Cruz (2026)
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Experts' Pick | Experts' Pick | |
| Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET  | Steven Cruz RP - KC  | |
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| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | ‐ |
| VBR | # 762 | # 661 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 15 | 33 |
| Wins | 1 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.24 | 4.30 |
| WHIP | 1.28 | 1.40 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | MiLB | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET | Steven Cruz RP - KC | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | ‐ | 13 |
| Games Started | ‐ | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | ‐ | 13.0 |
| Wins | ‐ | 0 |
| Losses | ‐ | 2 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| Blown Saves | ‐ | 1 |
| Holds | ‐ | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | ‐ | 14 |
| Earned Runs | ‐ | 13 |
| Home Runs Allowed | ‐ | 7 |
| Strikeouts | ‐ | 19 |
| Walks | ‐ | 10 |
| ERA | ‐ | 9.00 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.85 |
| Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET | Steven Cruz RP - KC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 14 | 37 |
| Games Started | 1 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 17.7 | 34.3 |
| Wins | 1 | 2 |
| Losses | 1 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 1 | 7 |
| Hits Allowed | 17 | 31 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 16 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 15 | 33 |
| Walks | 5 | 16 |
| ERA | 4.24 | 4.30 |
| WHIP | 1.28 | 1.40 |
| Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET | Steven Cruz RP - KC | |
| News | ||
| Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Sawyer Gipson-Long is “not 100 percent” and is shut down from throwing. Ari Koslow Mon, May 4th | The Royals recalled Steven Cruz from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th | |
| Sawyer Gipson-Long was pulled from his start for Triple-A Toledo on Friday due to discomfort. Ari Koslow Sat, May 2nd | The Royals optioned RHP Steven Cruz to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 9th | |
| Sawyer Gipson-Long (oblique) has been activated off the 15-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A Toledo. David Leisering Mon, Apr 6th | The Royals recalled RHP Steven Cruz from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 1st | |
| Tigers right-hander Sawyer Gipson-Long (oblique) has been placed on the 15-day injured list. Brenton Kemp Wed, Mar 25th | Cruz allowed just one earned run while striking out seven across 5.2 Cactus League innings but couldn't secure a spot in Kansas City's Opening Day bullpen. He owns a 3.66 ERA and 1.20 WHIP across 64 career innings with the Royals. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st | |
| Tigers right-hander Sawyer Gipson-Long (oblique) threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Mar 10th | The Royals signed RHP Steven Cruz to a deal for the 2026 season. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 8th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Sawyer Gipson-Long SP,RP - DET | Steven Cruz RP - KC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #138 | |||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) | #115 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #209 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 | vs CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #53 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs MIL | DL Hall (0-0) | #186 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs BOS | Jovani Moran (0-2) | #183 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 | vs DET | Burch Smith | |
| Sun, May 10th | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | vs DET | Brenan Hanifee | |
| Tue, May 12th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs TOR | Mason Fluharty | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | |
| Sun, May 17th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Thu, May 21st | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | @ BAL | Keegan Akin (0-0) | #180 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #23 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #77 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ CWS | Brandon Eisert (0-0) | #212 | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | @ CIN | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #82 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SEA | Bryce Miller (1-0) | #54 | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #124 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs MIN | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs MIN | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ CLE | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ CLE | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ CLE | vs HOU | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ HOU | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ HOU | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ HOU | @ WSH | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs CWS | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs CWS | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs CWS | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs NYY | @ TB | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs NYY | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs NYY | @ TB | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs HOU | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs HOU | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs HOU | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs HOU | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ NYY | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ NYY | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ NYY | vs TB | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ TEX | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ TEX | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ TEX | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ATH | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ATH | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ATH | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs PHI | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs PHI | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs PHI | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ LAA | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ LAA | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ LAA | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ CHC | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ CHC | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ CHC | vs SF | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs KC | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs KC | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs KC | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs KC | @ DET | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs BAL | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs BAL | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs BAL | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ ATH | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ ATH | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ ATH | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ SEA | vs MIN | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ SEA | vs MIN | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ SEA | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ SF | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ SF | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ SF | vs CHC | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs CLE | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs CLE | @ LAD | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs CLE | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs CWS | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs CWS | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs CWS | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ PIT | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ PIT | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ PIT | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ KC | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ KC | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ KC | vs DET | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs TB | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs TB | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs TB | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs LAD | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs LAD | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs LAD | @ CLE | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ MIN | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ MIN | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ MIN | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ CLE | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ CLE | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ CLE | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs MIN | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs MIN | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs MIN | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs COL | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs COL | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs COL | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ TOR | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ TOR | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ TOR | @ HOU | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ CWS | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CWS | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CWS | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CWS | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | vs WSH | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs WSH | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs WSH | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs PIT | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs PIT | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs PIT | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | |||
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs STL | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs PHI | |||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ MIN | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAD | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs ATH | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ TOR | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs CWS | |||||
