best starting rotation mlb in 2026

9 pitchers are tied for starting the most games this season, with 26 starts. The first three are Sandy Alcantara, Kevin Gausman and Cristopher Sánchez.

Interpreted as:
best starting by a player rotation MLB in 2026
NAMEGSSEASONTMGWLW%ERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Sandy Alcantara
S. Alcantara
26
2026
26
13
7
.650
3.43
130
1
1
0
170.2
153
65
70
17
46
7
0
0
702
1
6.86
2.43
2.83
0.90
18.5
6.6
1.17
.271
3.69
81
3.78
90
8.07
7.9
2Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
26
2026
TOT
26
6
11
.353
4.58
143
0
0
0
143.1
146
73
79
18
40
1
0
1
609
1
8.98
2.51
3.58
1.13
23.5
6.6
1.30
.314
4.96
112
3.57
86
9.17
9.6
3Cristopher Sánchez
C. Sánchez
26
2026
26
16
4
.800
2.51
187
1
1
0
161.2
159
45
51
13
38
5
0
0
673
4
10.41
2.12
4.92
0.72
27.8
5.6
1.22
.340
2.84
59
2.60
61
8.85
29.6
4MacKenzie Gore
M. Gore
26
2026
26
7
9
.438
4.45
154
0
0
0
139.2
125
69
69
18
51
6
0
0
597
2
9.92
3.29
3.02
1.16
25.8
8.5
1.26
.291
4.45
108
3.77
90
8.05
6.4
5Joey Cantillo
J. Cantillo
26
2026
26
9
7
.563
3.80
139
0
0
0
125.2
122
53
62
15
59
2
0
0
542
5
9.95
4.23
2.36
1.07
25.6
10.9
1.44
.327
4.44
92
3.87
94
8.74
3.2
6Cade Cavalli
C. Cavalli
26
2026
26
10
5
.667
3.36
151
0
0
0
136.2
129
51
62
15
41
12
0
0
578
3
9.94
2.70
3.68
0.99
26.1
7.1
1.24
.318
4.08
80
3.45
82
8.50
11.2
7Andrew Abbott
A. Abbott
26
2026
26
6
8
.429
4.07
108
0
0
0
139.1
129
63
67
18
66
0
0
0
604
0
6.98
4.26
1.64
1.16
17.9
10.9
1.40
.269
4.33
93
4.62
105
8.33
-3
8Tanner Bibee
T. Bibee
26
2026
26
4
13
.235
4.01
117
0
0
0
150.1
130
67
71
25
43
5
0
0
613
3
7.00
2.57
2.72
1.50
19.1
7.0
1.15
.248
4.25
98
4.64
113
7.78
-9.1
9Cam Schlittler
C. Schlittler
26
2026
26
10
6
.625
2.19
189
0
0
0
152.0
109
37
44
14
34
6
0
0
602
0
11.19
2.01
5.56
0.83
31.4
5.6
0.94
.265
2.61
53
2.57
61
6.45
27.4
10Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
25
2026
25
7
6
.538
4.79
104
0
0
0
120.1
118
64
65
14
49
5
0
2
518
3
7.78
3.66
2.12
1.05
20.1
9.5
1.39
.301
4.86
119
4.20
101
8.83
-0.8
11Foster Griffin
F. Griffin
25
2026
TOT
25
14
4
.778
3.18
131
0
0
0
144.1
125
51
58
23
35
8
0
0
589
3
8.17
2.18
3.74
1.43
22.2
5.9
1.11
.260
3.62
76
4.22
101
7.79
-0.7
12Michael Lorenzen
M. Lorenzen
25
2026
26
3
11
.214
7.08
82
0
0
0
115.2
168
91
102
19
49
6
0
0
562
3
6.38
3.81
1.67
1.48
14.6
8.7
1.88
.367
7.94
150
5.22
119
13.07
-9.7
13Seth Lugo
S. Lugo
25
2026
25
5
7
.417
4.59
108
0
0
0
139.1
146
71
79
16
46
7
0
0
593
2
6.98
2.97
2.35
1.03
18.2
7.8
1.38
.313
5.10
107
4.16
100
9.43
-0.3
14Aaron Nola
A. Nola
25
2026
25
4
9
.308
5.33
138
0
0
0
130.0
143
77
79
30
46
1
0
2
567
2
9.55
3.18
3.00
2.08
24.3
8.1
1.45
.321
5.47
126
5.04
118
9.90
-10.6
15Freddy Peralta
F. Peralta
25
2026
TOT
25
5
10
.333
5.27
123
0
0
0
128.0
136
75
83
20
53
6
0
0
573
7
8.65
3.73
2.32
1.41
21.5
9.2
1.48
.313
5.84
130
4.57
110
9.56
-5.8
16Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
25
2026
25
12
4
.750
2.71
106
0
0
0
149.1
134
45
49
14
47
0
0
0
613
0
6.39
2.83
2.26
0.84
17.3
7.7
1.21
.269
2.95
64
3.82
94
8.08
4.1
17Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
25
2026
25
6
8
.429
3.58
120
0
0
0
155.2
138
62
66
21
41
5
0
1
632
4
6.94
2.37
2.93
1.21
19.0
6.5
1.15
.263
3.82
84
4.17
101
7.98
-0.6
18Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
25
2026
25
8
8
.500
4.35
111
0
0
0
138.2
140
67
74
13
54
13
0
0
613
4
7.20
3.50
2.06
0.84
18.1
8.8
1.40
.301
4.80
105
4.14
100
9.09
0
19Jesús Luzardo
J. Luzardo
25
2026
25
11
5
.688
3.23
185
0
0
0
150.1
127
54
60
12
46
9
0
0
621
7
11.08
2.75
4.02
0.72
29.8
7.4
1.15
.312
3.59
77
2.75
64
7.60
25.2
20Michael King
M. King
25
2026
25
8
8
.500
3.41
124
0
0
0
142.1
113
54
56
17
56
9
0
0
585
2
7.84
3.54
2.21
1.07
21.2
9.6
1.19
.253
3.54
85
4.25
102
7.15
-1.7
21Shane Baz
S. Baz
25
2026
25
4
13
.235
4.02
132
1
0
0
145.2
147
65
75
11
49
3
0
1
623
5
8.16
3.03
2.69
0.68
21.2
7.9
1.35
.318
4.63
98
3.31
81
9.08
12.8
22Reid Detmers
R. Detmers
25
2026
25
4
8
.333
3.78
167
0
0
0
143.0
108
60
63
17
43
4
0
0
579
3
10.51
2.71
3.88
1.07
28.8
7.4
1.06
.261
3.97
90
3.27
78
6.80
14.4
23Braxton Ashcraft
B. Ashcraft
25
2026
25
13
5
.722
3.68
159
1
0
0
149.1
128
61
67
21
33
7
0
0
602
2
9.58
1.99
4.82
1.27
26.4
5.5
1.08
.280
4.04
86
3.58
85
7.71
10.2
24José Soriano
J. Soriano
25
2026
TOT
25
10
6
.625
3.23
136
0
0
0
139.1
114
50
55
13
62
5
0
1
578
3
8.78
4.00
2.19
0.84
23.5
10.7
1.26
.279
3.55
77
3.78
90
7.36
6.3
25Gavin Williams
G. Williams
25
2026
25
11
7
.611
3.74
190
0
0
0
149.0
116
62
65
24
45
3
0
0
597
5
11.48
2.72
4.22
1.45
31.8
7.5
1.08
.275
3.93
91
3.58
87
7.01
8.5

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Team Batting Leaders

HR

18

Hernández

Heriberto Hernández

RBI

62

Hicks

Liam Hicks

AVG

.308

Lopez

Otto Lopez
Team Pitching Leaders

W

13

Alcantara

Sandy Alcantara

K

133

Pérez

Eury Pérez

ERA

2.68

Meyer

Max Meyer
Team Rankings

HR

130

23rd

R

559

17th

SO

1,055

15th

ERA

3.95

9th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
74
52
.587
69
58
.543
5.5
Marlins Marlins
64
63
.504
10.5
60
67
.472
14.5
57
70
.449
17.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
8/19
@
6:05 PM
Fri
8/21
@
7:10 PM
Sat
8/22
@
4:10 PM
Sun
8/23
@
1:40 PM
Mon
8/24
@
6:40 PM
Last Game
MIA Marlins

64 - 63

4

Final

6

PHI Phillies

69 - 58

Tue 18 Aug 2026

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MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2026

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
74
52
.587
69
58
.543
5.5
64
63
.504
10.5
60
67
.472
14.5
57
70
.449
17.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
78
48
.619
74
53
.583
4.5
65
62
.512
13.5
62
66
.484
17.0
60
66
.476
18.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
76
51
.598
68
59
.535
8.0
66
61
.520
10.0
51
74
.408
24.0
50
76
.397
25.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
75
50
.600
70
55
.560
5.0
68
58
.540
7.5
62
65
.488
14.0
61
65
.484
14.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
65
60
.520
62
65
.488
4.0
61
65
.484
4.5
61
65
.484
4.5
53
74
.417
13.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
63
63
.500
62
64
.492
1.0
59
67
.468
4.0
50
76
.397
13.0
49
77
.389
14.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
8/4
@
1-3
Tue
8/4
@
4-5
Tue
8/4
@
6-2
Tue
8/4
@
0-2
Tue
8/4
@
2-4

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
8/19
@
12:35 PM
Wed
8/19
@
1:10 PM
Wed
8/19
@
1:40 PM
Wed
8/19
@
2:20 PM
Wed
8/19
@
4:10 PM