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M. BoydL	6-1 W-L	66.0 IP	3.41 ERA	3.16 SO/BB	1.20 WHIP
S. LugoR	4-6 W-L	123.2 IP	4.22 ERA	2.40 SO/BB	1.37 WHIP

.M. Boyd

6-1, 66.0 IP, 3.41 ERA

.S. Lugo

4-6, 123.2 IP, 4.22 ERA

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Shelby Miller	Elbow	09-21-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 22
Tyler Austin	Knee	08-05-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 6
Hunter Harvey	Triceps	08-19-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 20
Justin Steele	Elbow	09-21-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 22
Hoby Milner	Abdomen	08-01-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 2
Phil Maton	Knee	08-31-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 1
Edward Cabrera	Hamstring	08-11-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 12
Ethan Roberts	Forearm	08-01-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 2
Gavin Hollowell	Shoulder	08-14-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 15
Daniel Palencia	Elbow	08-10-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 11
Cade Horton	Elbow	07-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Aug 1
Ben Brown	Neck	08-20-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 21
Porter Hodge	Elbow	04-30-2027Expected to be out until at least May 1
Matt Shaw	Hand	08-01-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 2
Riley Martin	Elbow	08-01-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 2

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Carlos Estevez	Shoulder	08-19-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 20
Cole Ragans	Elbow	05-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Jun 1
Maikel Garcia	Hand	08-13-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 14
Connor Seabold	Lat	08-03-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 4
Kris Bubic	Elbow	08-09-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 10
Kyle Isbel	Foot	08-01-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 2
James McArthur	Elbow	08-01-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 2
Jonathan India	Shoulder	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Bobby Witt	Back	08-03-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 4
Alec Marsh	Shoulder	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Nick Mears	Shoulder	08-09-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 10
Beck Way	Back	08-08-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 9
Vinnie Pasquantino	Wrist	08-07-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 8

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HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	111	417	73	118	64	24	56	130	.283	.380	.540	.920	21	7	26	7	409
N. Hoerner 2B	109	435	46	112	51	6	37	41	.257	.320	.356	.676	23	1	16	3	302
D. Swanson SS	106	363	68	77	61	16	41	96	.212	.291	.397	.688	13	3	15	0	297
A. Bregman 3B	108	426	58	106	47	11	56	78	.249	.343	.380	.723	21	1	2	1	295
M. Busch 1B	110	416	48	100	59	13	66	112	.240	.355	.387	.742	18	2	2	1	291
S. Suzuki RF	94	355	59	96	61	18	49	107	.270	.363	.473	.836	18	0	1	0	289
I. Happ LF	107	396	65	86	48	18	59	143	.217	.327	.417	.744	21	2	4	1	278
C. Kelly C	82	258	38	67	37	6	32	50	.260	.348	.368	.716	10	0	0	1	179
M. Conforto RF	74	168	24	39	24	9	23	56	.232	.326	.458	.784	11	0	1	0	123
M. Amaya C	59	152	28	37	18	3	18	43	.243	.354	.362	.716	9	0	0	0	105
M. Shaw RF	56	130	20	32	20	4	12	27	.246	.322	.415	.737	6	2	4	1	102
M. Ballesteros DH	59	156	16	36	23	6	17	36	.231	.303	.385	.688	6	0	1	0	100
P. Ramirez 2B	38	94	15	30	14	1	9	16	.319	.375	.457	.832	8	1	4	0	81
J. Dean RF	16	8	3	3	3	0	2	4	.375	.500	.625	1.125	0	1	0	0	11
S. Kingery 2B	8	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	1	0	5
K. Alcantara DH	19	20	3	4	3	0	1	9	.200	.238	.200	.438	0	0	0	1	5
J. Triantos 2B	3	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	1
D. Carlson LF	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total	111	3811	569	945	533	135	478	953	.248	.339	.413	.752	185	20	77	16	2873

HITTING	G
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	111
N. Hoerner 2B	109
D. Swanson SS	106
A. Bregman 3B	108
M. Busch 1B	110
S. Suzuki RF	94
I. Happ LF	107
C. Kelly C	82
M. Conforto RF	74
M. Amaya C	59
M. Shaw RF	56
M. Ballesteros DH	59
P. Ramirez 2B	38
J. Dean RF	16
S. Kingery 2B	8
K. Alcantara DH	19
J. Triantos 2B	3
D. Carlson LF	3
Total	111

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Imanaga SP	22	22	7-9	0	0	127.2	3.67	108	53	52	24	29	119	.227	1.07	284
C. Rea SP	22	18	8-7	1	1	111.2	4.67	116	60	58	17	40	83	.267	1.40	195
B. Brown RP	20	8	4-2	1	2	68.0	1.85	45	16	14	2	19	65	.186	0.94	190
C. Kelly C	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	18.00	2	2	2	2	0	0	.400	2.00	179
M. Boyd SP	12	12	6-1	0	0	66.0	3.41	60	26	25	6	19	60	.240	1.20	171
J. Assad SP	18	9	6-1	1	1	69.2	3.75	63	30	29	12	18	48	.243	1.16	168
J. Webb RP	49	0	4-2	5	9	48.2	2.59	44	17	14	6	17	56	.237	1.25	152
D. Peterson SP	6	6	3-1	0	0	33.0	4.36	27	17	16	5	10	22	.220	1.12	151
E. Cabrera SP	14	14	5-4	0	0	72.1	5.10	72	46	41	14	29	65	.262	1.40	133
R. Rolison RP	38	2	5-1	1	3	42.1	2.55	35	14	12	4	20	43	.236	1.30	118
A. Civale RP	3	0	0-0	1	1	5.0	3.60	5	2	2	1	2	6	.250	1.40	104
C. Thielbar RP	39	0	3-2	3	7	34.0	3.97	28	16	15	9	13	43	.219	1.21	99
T. Thornton RP	31	0	4-4	3	4	33.1	2.97	26	14	11	4	13	15	.224	1.17	85
H. Milner RP	38	0	1-0	1	2	35.2	3.53	34	14	14	4	9	18	.256	1.21	70
D. Palencia RP	19	0	2-1	3	3	16.2	2.70	17	5	5	2	6	19	.266	1.38	61
J. Woodford RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	2.0	13.50	5	3	3	1	0	3	.500	2.50	34
G. Hollowell RP	14	0	0-0	1	1	14.1	2.51	11	5	4	2	8	13	.208	1.33	32
C. Horton P	2	2	1-0	0	0	7.1	2.45	4	2	2	1	2	4	.167	0.82	26
D. Pomeranz RP	6	0	2-0	0	1	5.2	7.94	7	5	5	2	4	1	.304	1.94	26
E. Roberts RP	23	0	0-2	0	1	25.2	4.21	22	14	12	3	14	17	.237	1.40	24
R. Martin P	8	1	0-0	0	0	8.1	2.16	5	2	2	1	2	10	.179	0.84	21
T. Ferguson RP	14	0	0-1	0	1	13.1	4.05	9	6	6	3	2	16	.184	0.83	19
P. Maton RP	31	0	0-1	0	2	27.2	6.18	34	19	19	5	16	31	.306	1.81	19
T. Blach RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	3.0	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	2	.111	0.33	9
Y. Rios RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.2	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	0.00	6
J. Wicks SP	4	2	0-2	2	2	10.1	10.45	18	12	12	1	2	8	.383	1.94	6
J. Murray RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	3.0	18.00	6	6	6	2	2	6	.400	2.67	5
A. Kelly SP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.1	0.00	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	0.75	3
H. Harvey RP	4	0	0-1	0	0	4.0	6.75	5	3	3	2	1	4	.294	1.50	0
L. Little RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	9.00	2	1	1	1	0	1	.400	2.00	0
Total	111	111	63-48	24	42	990.2	4.11	912	479	452	165	335	863	.244	1.26	2390

PITCHING	GP
S. Imanaga SP	22
C. Rea SP	22
B. Brown RP	20
C. Kelly C	1
M. Boyd SP	12
J. Assad SP	18
J. Webb RP	49
D. Peterson SP	6
E. Cabrera SP	14
R. Rolison RP	38
A. Civale RP	3
C. Thielbar RP	39
T. Thornton RP	31
H. Milner RP	38
D. Palencia RP	19
J. Woodford RP	1
G. Hollowell RP	14
C. Horton P	2
D. Pomeranz RP	6
E. Roberts RP	23
R. Martin P	8
T. Ferguson RP	14
P. Maton RP	31
T. Blach RP	1
Y. Rios RP	1
J. Wicks SP	4
J. Murray RP	2
A. Kelly SP	1
H. Harvey RP	4
L. Little RP	1
Total	111

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
B. Witt SS	94	369	51	103	39	13	41	73	.279	.350	.450	.800	22	1	30	5	316
C. Jensen C	104	366	48	86	54	15	39	120	.235	.307	.429	.736	24	1	1	0	241
J. Caglianone RF	103	367	48	92	42	18	27	111	.251	.308	.455	.763	17	2	3	1	237
S. Perez DH	104	405	40	87	46	16	17	92	.215	.263	.375	.638	15	1	0	0	220
I. Collins LF	101	318	39	77	34	6	43	85	.242	.341	.374	.715	18	3	6	5	205
L. Thomas CF	97	285	31	66	37	10	39	78	.232	.326	.393	.719	16	0	7	3	193
V. Pasquantino 1B	79	293	34	68	33	6	37	60	.232	.318	.345	.663	11	2	4	0	185
M. Massey 2B	92	278	36	73	37	8	16	51	.263	.298	.417	.715	19	0	2	0	183
M. Garcia 3B	69	268	32	70	30	3	24	45	.261	.320	.373	.693	17	2	5	3	170
N. Loftin 3B	74	223	30	57	35	5	24	35	.256	.336	.413	.749	18	1	1	0	170
T. Tolbert SS	47	76	22	26	6	3	6	14	.342	.386	.500	.886	3	0	15	3	92
K. Isbel CF	56	164	16	40	11	3	10	41	.244	.298	.354	.652	7	1	5	0	87
S. Marte RF	52	132	13	33	10	1	8	36	.250	.308	.303	.611	4	0	2	2	59
J. India 2B	17	48	8	8	8	2	8	13	.167	.310	.313	.623	1	0	0	0	34
J. Rojas 3B	24	59	6	14	6	1	2	9	.237	.262	.339	.601	3	0	1	0	31
J. Rave RF	12	28	5	9	2	2	3	8	.321	.387	.750	1.137	4	1	1	0	29
L. Maile C	4	12	2	3	4	1	1	3	.250	.308	.583	.891	1	0	0	0	12
A. Velazquez SS	6	15	0	1	0	0	0	2	.067	.067	.067	.134	0	0	1	0	2
Total	112	3769	466	927	443	115	348	898	.246	.314	.399	.713	203	15	87	23	2466

HITTING	G
B. Witt SS	94
C. Jensen C	104
J. Caglianone RF	103
S. Perez DH	104
I. Collins LF	101
L. Thomas CF	97
V. Pasquantino 1B	79
M. Massey 2B	92
M. Garcia 3B	69
N. Loftin 3B	74
T. Tolbert SS	47
K. Isbel CF	56
S. Marte RF	52
J. India 2B	17
J. Rojas 3B	24
J. Rave RF	12
L. Maile C	4
A. Velazquez SS	6
Total	112

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Wacha SP	22	22	5-8	0	0	138.1	3.51	122	58	54	16	38	111	.236	1.16	291
S. Lugo SP	22	22	4-6	0	0	123.2	4.22	129	66	58	15	40	96	.274	1.37	223
N. Cameron SP	21	20	5-8	0	0	115.2	4.59	116	64	59	14	39	107	.258	1.34	197
L. Erceg RP	43	0	4-3	12	18	41.0	6.37	48	33	29	5	25	29	.302	1.78	127
D. Lynch IV RP	45	0	4-2	1	3	45.0	2.00	30	13	10	2	12	34	.183	0.93	123
K. Bubic SP	9	9	3-2	0	0	50.1	4.11	36	23	23	4	26	51	.200	1.23	113
S. Kolek SP	10	10	4-3	0	0	54.0	4.50	55	30	27	8	12	34	.262	1.24	111
L. Avila SP	21	12	5-4	0	0	70.0	5.53	71	43	43	7	42	61	.272	1.61	100
A. Lange RP	43	0	1-6	10	13	44.2	6.25	44	33	31	5	25	47	.257	1.54	99
T. Tolbert SS	5	0	0-0	0	0	4.2	25.07	17	13	13	4	3	0	.586	4.29	92
S. Cruz RP	37	2	2-3	2	3	39.0	4.38	32	20	19	10	17	46	.222	1.26	84
R. Dobnak SP	5	3	1-0	0	0	26.0	1.04	21	3	3	2	10	14	.219	1.19	61
N. Pearson RP	2	0	1-0	0	0	2.0	0.00	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	0.50	57
C. Ragans RP	8	8	1-4	0	0	35.1	4.84	27	20	19	10	23	45	.213	1.42	55
J. Schreiber RP	45	0	0-3	1	3	40.2	3.76	39	20	17	7	17	29	.262	1.38	54
M. Strahm RP	41	0	3-4	0	4	35.2	7.32	39	29	29	12	14	30	.269	1.49	39
B. Way RP	19	1	1-1	0	0	23.1	3.86	27	13	10	4	10	21	.293	1.59	34
C. Seabold RP	5	0	0-0	0	0	5.0	9.00	7	6	5	0	4	5	.318	2.20	31
N. Mears RP	21	0	2-3	0	2	19.1	5.12	18	11	11	2	11	15	.257	1.50	24
E. Morgan RP	16	0	0-1	1	1	19.1	5.12	24	11	11	5	9	16	.300	1.71	22
M. Black RP	12	0	0-0	0	0	17.2	3.57	19	7	7	3	11	15	.279	1.70	21
J. Cuas RP	5	0	0-0	0	0	6.1	2.84	8	2	2	0	2	9	.296	1.58	11
E. McGee RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	2.1	3.86	5	1	1	0	0	2	.455	2.14	6
C. Estevez RP	1	0	0-1	0	1	0.1	162.00	4	6	6	1	2	0	.800	18.00	-16
B. Falter RP	5	2	0-2	0	0	9.2	13.97	24	15	15	4	6	6	.471	3.10	-23
M. Spence RP	3	1	0-2	0	0	9.1	21.21	19	22	22	3	9	6	.413	3.00	-29
Total	112	112	46-66	27	48	984.0	4.84	985	568	529	145	418	836	.262	1.43	1907

PITCHING	GP
M. Wacha SP	22
S. Lugo SP	22
N. Cameron SP	21
L. Erceg RP	43
D. Lynch IV RP	45
K. Bubic SP	9
S. Kolek SP	10
L. Avila SP	21
A. Lange RP	43
T. Tolbert SS	5
S. Cruz RP	37
R. Dobnak SP	5
N. Pearson RP	2
C. Ragans RP	8
J. Schreiber RP	45
M. Strahm RP	41
B. Way RP	19
C. Seabold RP	5
N. Mears RP	21
E. Morgan RP	16
M. Black RP	12
J. Cuas RP	5
E. McGee RP	2
C. Estevez RP	1
B. Falter RP	5
M. Spence RP	3
Total	112

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