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Yovanny Cruz for Yusei Kikuchi (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA  | Yovanny Cruz SP,RP - NYY  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 194 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 455 | # 966 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 64 | 22 |
| Wins | 3 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.25 | 4.66 |
| WHIP | 1.39 | 1.57 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL60 | MiLB |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 131 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 203 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 303 | ‐ |
| Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA | Yovanny Cruz SP,RP - NYY | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 7 | 2 |
| Games Started | 7 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 31.0 | 2.1 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 3 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 35 | 1 |
| Earned Runs | 20 | 0 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 33 | 3 |
| Walks | 14 | 0 |
| ERA | 5.81 | 0.00 |
| WHIP | 1.58 | 0.43 |
| Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA | Yovanny Cruz SP,RP - NYY | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 11 | 26 |
| Games Started | 11 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 63.2 | 22.3 |
| Wins | 3 | 1 |
| Losses | 4 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 62 | 20 |
| Earned Runs | 30 | 12 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 64 | 22 |
| Walks | 24 | 12 |
| ERA | 4.25 | 4.66 |
| WHIP | 1.39 | 1.57 |
| Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA | Yovanny Cruz SP,RP - NYY | |
| News | ||
| The Angels transferred Yusei Kikuchi to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd | The Yankees are expected to option Yovanny Cruz to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st | |
| 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 | The Yankees selected the contract of RHP Yovanny Cruz from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th | |
| 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 | The Yankees have reassigned right-hander Yovanny Cruz to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 21st | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA | Yovanny Cruz SP,RP - NYY | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Mar 25th | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | |||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ HOU | Cristian Javier (0-1) | #258 | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #40 | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | vs MIA | Pete Fairbanks | |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #249 | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | vs LAA | Brent Suter (1-2) | #241 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #307 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #330 | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 | vs BAL | Cade Povich (1-1) | #240 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 | vs BAL | Trey Gibson (1-0) | #309 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ TOR | Spencer Miles (2-0) | #133 | @ MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 |
| Mon, May 11th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | @ BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #194 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs LAD | Will Klein | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 | |
| Sat, May 16th | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | @ NYM | Huascar Brazoban (3-1) | #192 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 |
| Thu, May 21st | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | vs TOR | Braydon Fisher (2-1) | #156 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 | @ KC | Bailey Falter (0-2) | #311 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs HOU | @ CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs TB | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs TB | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs TB | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ ARI | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ ARI | vs CWS | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ ATH | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ ATH | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ ATH | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ ATH | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs BAL | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs BAL | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs BAL | @ DET | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ BOS | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs ATH | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs ATH | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs ATH | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ SEA | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ SEA | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs DET | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs BOS | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs BOS | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs BOS | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ TB | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ TEX | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ TEX | @ TB | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ TEX | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ MIN | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ MIN | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ MIN | @ WSH | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs DET | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs DET | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs DET | vs LAD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs STL | vs PIT | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs STL | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs STL | vs PIT | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ SF | @ PHI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ SF | @ PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ SF | @ PHI | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs HOU | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs HOU | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs HOU | @ CWS | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ CWS | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs MIL | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs MIL | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs MIL | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs STL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ BAL | vs STL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ BAL | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ MIA | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ MIA | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ MIA | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs TEX | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs TEX | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs TEX | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs KC | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs KC | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs KC | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ HOU | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ HOU | @ BAL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ HOU | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ TEX | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ TEX | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ TEX | vs TOR | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs CLE | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs CLE | vs HOU | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs HOU | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs PHI | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs PHI | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs PHI | vs BOS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs NYY | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs NYY | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs NYY | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ PIT | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ PIT | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ PIT | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ BOS | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ BOS | vs COL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | vs COL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ WSH | vs NYM | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ WSH | vs NYM | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ WSH | vs NYM | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs SEA | @ MIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs SEA | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs SEA | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs MIN | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs MIN | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs MIN | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ ATH | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ ATH | vs TB | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ SEA | vs TB | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ SEA | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ SEA | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ SEA | vs BAL | ||||
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ HOU | Hunter Brown (1-0) | #17 | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #152 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ ARI | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ SEA | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ BAL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs TEX | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs CLE | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ BOS | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs MIN | |||||
