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Steven Matz for Zak Kent (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Steven Matz SP,RP - TB  | Zak Kent RP - WSH  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 141 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 321 | # 910 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 78 | 20 |
| Wins | 5 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.24 | 4.54 |
| WHIP | 1.34 | 1.47 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | MiLB |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 164 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 131 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 77 | ‐ |
| Steven Matz SP,RP - TB | Zak Kent RP - WSH | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 9 | 6 |
| Games Started | 9 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 44.1 | 9.1 |
| Wins | 4 | 0 |
| Losses | 2 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 38 | 10 |
| Earned Runs | 23 | 6 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 7 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 35 | 7 |
| Walks | 17 | 5 |
| ERA | 4.67 | 5.79 |
| WHIP | 1.24 | 1.61 |
| Steven Matz SP,RP - TB | Zak Kent RP - WSH | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 22 | 26 |
| Games Started | 17 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 93.0 | 22.4 |
| Wins | 5 | 1 |
| Losses | 5 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 92 | 22 |
| Earned Runs | 44 | 11 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 13 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 78 | 20 |
| Walks | 28 | 10 |
| ERA | 4.24 | 4.54 |
| WHIP | 1.34 | 1.47 |
| Steven Matz SP,RP - TB | Zak Kent RP - WSH | |
| News | ||
| Steven Matz allowed six runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out two across three innings in Wednesday's 11-2 loss against the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, May 28th | The Nationals optioned Zak Kent to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Thu, May 14th | |
| Steven Matz allowed one run on three hits and two walks while striking out five across four innings in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, May 20th | The Nationals recalled Zak Kent from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th | |
| The Rays activated LHP Steven Matz from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th | The Nationals claimed RHP Zak Kent off of waivers from the Twins and optioned him to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd | |
| Steven Matz is expected to be activated from the injured list on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th | The Twins designated Zak Kent for assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th | |
| The Rays placed LHP Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th | The Twins optioned RHP Zak Kent to Triple-A St. Paul. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 5th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Steven Matz SP,RP - TB | Zak Kent RP - WSH | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #40 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | @ CHC | Cade Horton (1-0) | |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-4) | #413 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #56 | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #170 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #209 | vs LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #37 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs CHC | Javier Assad (3-1) | #276 | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #249 | @ MIL | Aaron Ashby | |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #56 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #151 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ CWS | Jordan Leasure | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 | vs ATL | Didier Fuentes (4-0) | #153 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | @ CWS | Bryan Hudson (3-1) | #175 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 | @ CWS | Bryan Hudson (3-1) | #175 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ BOS | Jake Bennett (1-1) | #303 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | @ MIA | Robby Snelling (0-1) | |
| Sun, May 10th | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 |
| Mon, May 11th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #58 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 | vs BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #194 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | vs NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | vs NYM | Zach Thornton (0-1) | #270 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #23 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | @ ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ BAL | Trey Gibson (1-0) | #309 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 | vs SD | Lucas Giolito (2-0) | #172 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | vs SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 | vs SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #141 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs DET | Troy Melton (1-0) | #118 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ MIA | Tyler Phillips | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 | |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs BOS | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ LAA | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ LAA | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ LAA | vs SEA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ LAD | vs KC | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ LAD | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ LAD | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs WSH | @ TB | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs WSH | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs WSH | @ TB | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs KC | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs KC | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs KC | vs PHI | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs KC | vs PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs ARI | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs ARI | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs ARI | @ BAL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ KC | @ BOS | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ KC | @ BOS | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ KC | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ HOU | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ HOU | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ HOU | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs NYY | vs HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs NYY | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs NYY | vs HOU | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs NYY | |||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs SEA | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs SEA | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs SEA | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ BOS | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ BOS | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ BOS | @ ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ TOR | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ TOR | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ TOR | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ TOR | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs CLE | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs CLE | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs CLE | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs TEX | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs TEX | vs TOR | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs TEX | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs CWS | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs CWS | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs CWS | @ ATL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ COL | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ COL | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ COL | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ SEA | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ SEA | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ SEA | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ ATH | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ ATH | vs CHC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ ATH | vs CHC | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs BAL | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs BAL | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs BAL | @ NYM | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs BAL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs TOR | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs TOR | @ TEX | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs TOR | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ BAL | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ BAL | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ BAL | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ DET | vs COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ DET | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ DET | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs SD | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs SD | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs SD | vs MIA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs NYM | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ TEX | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ TEX | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ TEX | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ TEX | @ LAD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ ATL | @ SD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ ATL | @ SD | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ ATL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs HOU | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs HOU | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs HOU | vs LAA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATH | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATH | vs PHI | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs ATH | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs BOS | @ STL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs BOS | @ STL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs BOS | @ STL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ NYY | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ NYY | @ DET | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ NYY | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ PHI | vs NYM | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ PHI | vs NYM | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ PHI | vs NYM | ||||
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | |||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ BOS | |||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs TOR | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ PHI | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs CHC | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs COL | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ SD | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ DET | |||||
