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M. BoydL	6-1 W-L	59.0 IP	3.81 ERA	3.24 SO/BB	1.24 WHIP
S. LugoR	4-6 W-L	117.2 IP	4.36 ERA	2.47 SO/BB	1.37 WHIP

.M. Boyd

6-1, 59.0 IP, 3.81 ERA

.S. Lugo

4-6, 117.2 IP, 4.36 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	07-31-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 1
Phil Maton	Knee	08-31-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 1
Trent Thornton	Heel	07-24-2026Probable for Jul 25
Edward Cabrera	Hamstring	08-11-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 12
Ethan Roberts	Forearm	07-24-2026Expected to be out until at least Jul 25
Daniel Palencia	Elbow	08-13-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 14
Cade Horton	Elbow	07-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Aug 1, 2027
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	07-31-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 1
Riley Martin	Elbow	07-31-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 1

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	07-31-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 1
Connor Seabold	Lat	07-27-2026Expected to be out until at least Jul 28
Kris Bubic	Elbow	08-09-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 10
Kyle Isbel	Foot	07-27-2026Expected to be out until at least Jul 28
James McArthur	Elbow	07-31-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 1
Jonathan India	Shoulder	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Bobby Witt	Back	07-30-2026Expected to be out until at least Jul 31
Alec Marsh	Shoulder	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Nick Mears	Shoulder	08-03-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 4

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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	103	383	67	109	56	22	53	118	.285	.385	.527	.912	17	5	25	6	374
D. Swanson SS	99	338	63	72	59	16	39	88	.213	.293	.408	.701	12	3	14	0	284
M. Busch 1B	102	378	46	91	54	13	65	107	.241	.363	.399	.762	17	2	2	1	275
I. Happ LF	99	364	64	81	45	18	56	132	.223	.335	.431	.766	18	2	4	1	269
N. Hoerner 2B	101	405	40	99	43	4	36	37	.244	.310	.336	.646	23	1	14	3	266
S. Suzuki RF	87	326	54	87	54	17	44	96	.267	.356	.472	.828	16	0	1	0	263
A. Bregman 3B	101	397	50	94	44	10	52	74	.237	.333	.355	.688	15	1	2	1	261
C. Kelly C	76	237	36	62	35	6	31	44	.262	.354	.380	.734	10	0	0	1	172
M. Conforto RF	68	152	21	36	24	9	20	52	.237	.324	.480	.804	10	0	1	0	114
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
M. Amaya C	55	138	26	32	15	3	18	39	.232	.350	.355	.705	8	0	0	0	95
P. Ramirez 2B	31	74	10	21	11	1	5	13	.284	.325	.432	.757	6	1	2	0	55
J. Dean RF	12	6	3	2	3	0	2	3	.333	.500	.667	1.167	0	1	0	0	10
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
D. Carlson LF	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total	103	3517	523	859	489	129	451	879	.244	.337	.411	.748	164	18	71	15	2650

HITTING	G
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	103
D. Swanson SS	99
M. Busch 1B	102
I. Happ LF	99
N. Hoerner 2B	101
S. Suzuki RF	87
A. Bregman 3B	101
C. Kelly C	76
M. Conforto RF	68
M. Shaw RF	56
M. Ballesteros DH	59
M. Amaya C	55
P. Ramirez 2B	31
J. Dean RF	12
S. Kingery 2B	8
K. Alcantara DH	19
D. Carlson LF	3
Total	103

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Imanaga SP	20	20	6-8	0	0	115.0	3.91	100	51	50	22	28	109	.232	1.11	244
B. Brown RP	20	8	4-2	1	2	68.0	1.85	45	16	14	2	19	65	.186	0.94	190
C. Rea SP	21	17	7-7	1	1	105.2	4.85	112	59	57	17	38	81	.271	1.42	173
C. Kelly C	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	18.00	2	2	2	2	0	0	.400	2.00	172
M. Boyd SP	11	11	6-1	0	0	59.0	3.81	56	26	25	6	17	55	.249	1.24	151
J. Assad SP	16	8	6-1	0	0	62.1	4.04	56	29	28	12	16	39	.242	1.16	145
E. Cabrera SP	14	14	5-4	0	0	72.1	5.10	72	46	41	14	29	65	.262	1.40	133
J. Webb RP	45	0	3-2	5	9	44.1	2.84	41	17	14	6	17	51	.241	1.31	132
R. Rolison RP	35	2	5-1	1	3	39.0	2.54	31	13	11	4	17	40	.228	1.23	115
D. Peterson SP	4	4	2-1	0	0	21.0	5.57	19	13	13	3	8	11	.244	1.29	113
J. Taillon SP	14	14	2-5	0	0	72.0	5.38	70	44	43	22	25	65	.250	1.32	109
A. Civale SP	1	0	0-0	0	0	2.1	7.71	4	2	2	1	2	2	.364	2.57	88
C. Thielbar RP	36	0	3-2	2	5	31.0	4.06	25	15	14	8	13	40	.214	1.23	86
T. Thornton RP	27	0	3-3	3	3	30.0	2.70	21	11	9	4	10	13	.204	1.03	82
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	12	0	0-0	1	1	13.0	2.08	8	4	3	2	8	13	.174	1.23	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
P. Maton RP	31	0	0-1	0	2	27.2	6.18	34	19	19	5	16	31	.306	1.81	19
T. Ferguson RP	12	0	0-1	0	1	11.1	4.76	9	6	6	3	0	15	.209	0.79	15
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
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	103	103	58-45	21	37	918.1	4.23	853	457	432	157	314	804	.246	1.27	2287

PITCHING	GP
S. Imanaga SP	20
B. Brown RP	20
C. Rea SP	21
C. Kelly C	1
M. Boyd SP	11
J. Assad SP	16
E. Cabrera SP	14
J. Webb RP	45
R. Rolison RP	35
D. Peterson SP	4
J. Taillon SP	14
A. Civale SP	1
C. Thielbar RP	36
T. Thornton RP	27
H. Milner RP	38
D. Palencia RP	19
J. Woodford RP	1
G. Hollowell RP	12
C. Horton P	2
D. Pomeranz RP	6
E. Roberts RP	23
R. Martin P	8
P. Maton RP	31
T. Ferguson RP	12
T. Blach RP	1
Y. Rios RP	1
J. Wicks SP	4
J. Murray RP	2
H. Harvey RP	4
L. Little RP	1
Total	103

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	97	341	44	81	52	14	35	110	.238	.306	.428	.734	23	0	1	0	225
J. Caglianone RF	96	338	46	87	37	16	25	105	.257	.315	.462	.777	17	2	3	1	220
S. Perez C	97	377	37	79	43	14	16	85	.210	.257	.361	.618	15	0	0	0	199
I. Collins LF	94	293	37	72	34	6	40	80	.246	.346	.375	.721	18	1	6	5	194
L. Thomas CF	90	262	29	61	36	9	37	71	.233	.330	.397	.727	16	0	6	3	181
V. Pasquantino 1B	77	286	33	65	33	6	37	59	.227	.316	.343	.659	11	2	4	0	181
M. Massey 2B	85	254	35	70	33	7	16	48	.276	.315	.433	.748	19	0	2	0	174
M. Garcia 3B	69	268	32	70	30	3	24	45	.261	.320	.373	.693	17	2	5	3	170
N. Loftin 3B	67	201	28	50	33	4	22	30	.249	.333	.398	.731	16	1	1	0	155
K. Isbel CF	56	164	16	40	11	3	10	41	.244	.298	.354	.652	7	1	5	0	87
T. Tolbert SS	41	63	18	20	5	2	4	11	.317	.353	.429	.782	1	0	12	3	69
S. Marte RF	47	122	13	32	9	1	8	35	.262	.324	.320	.644	4	0	2	2	57
J. India 2B	17	48	8	8	8	2	8	13	.167	.310	.313	.623	1	0	0	0	34
J. Rojas 3B	20	49	5	13	6	1	1	9	.265	.280	.388	.668	3	0	0	0	26
J. Rave RF	9	18	3	4	1	1	3	7	.222	.333	.611	.944	2	1	0	0	14
L. Maile C	3	10	2	2	3	1	1	3	.200	.273	.500	.773	0	0	0	0	9
A. Velazquez SS	2	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.143	.286	0	0	1	0	2
Total	105	3533	442	872	422	105	331	848	.247	.316	.397	.713	195	11	81	23	2313

HITTING	G
B. Witt SS	94
C. Jensen C	97
J. Caglianone RF	96
S. Perez C	97
I. Collins LF	94
L. Thomas CF	90
V. Pasquantino 1B	77
M. Massey 2B	85
M. Garcia 3B	69
N. Loftin 3B	67
K. Isbel CF	56
T. Tolbert SS	41
S. Marte RF	47
J. India 2B	17
J. Rojas 3B	20
J. Rave RF	9
L. Maile C	3
A. Velazquez SS	2
Total	105

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Wacha SP	20	20	5-7	0	0	125.1	3.66	111	53	51	15	36	101	.239	1.17	262
S. Lugo SP	21	21	4-6	0	0	117.2	4.36	123	65	57	15	38	94	.274	1.37	211
N. Cameron SP	20	19	5-8	0	0	107.2	4.93	115	64	59	14	37	100	.270	1.41	170
L. Erceg RP	40	0	4-3	12	18	38.1	5.40	42	27	23	5	23	27	.286	1.70	133
K. Bubic SP	9	9	3-2	0	0	50.1	4.11	36	23	23	4	26	51	.200	1.23	113
D. Lynch IV RP	42	0	3-2	1	3	42.1	2.13	27	13	10	2	12	34	.176	0.92	111
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	19	10	5-3	0	0	63.0	4.86	63	34	34	6	35	57	.272	1.56	106
A. Lange RP	40	0	1-5	9	11	41.0	6.15	39	30	28	4	23	41	.252	1.51	93
S. Cruz RP	34	2	2-3	1	2	36.0	4.75	30	20	19	10	16	43	.224	1.28	69
T. Tolbert SS	5	0	0-0	0	0	4.2	25.07	17	13	13	4	3	0	.586	4.29	69
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	43	0	0-3	1	3	39.1	3.89	38	20	17	7	15	29	.262	1.35	53
M. Strahm RP	38	0	3-3	0	3	34.0	6.88	35	26	26	10	14	28	.257	1.44	45
B. Way RP	19	1	1-1	0	0	23.1	3.86	27	13	10	4	10	21	.293	1.59	34
R. Dobnak RP	4	2	0-0	0	0	19.0	1.42	17	3	3	2	9	10	.239	1.37	33
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
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	105	105	43-62	25	44	923.2	4.90	929	540	503	140	396	794	.263	1.43	1709

PITCHING	GP
M. Wacha SP	20
S. Lugo SP	21
N. Cameron SP	20
L. Erceg RP	40
K. Bubic SP	9
D. Lynch IV RP	42
S. Kolek SP	10
L. Avila SP	19
A. Lange RP	40
S. Cruz RP	34
T. Tolbert SS	5
C. Ragans RP	8
J. Schreiber RP	43
M. Strahm RP	38
B. Way RP	19
R. Dobnak RP	4
C. Seabold RP	5
N. Mears RP	21
E. Morgan RP	16
M. Black RP	12
J. Cuas RP	5
C. Estevez RP	1
B. Falter RP	5
M. Spence RP	3
Total	105

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