highest era for qualified relievers in 2026

Carlos Estévez has the highest ERA by a relief pitcher this season, with an ERA of 162.00.

	NAME	ERA	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Carlos Estévez C. Estévez	162.00	2026	KCR	1	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	4	6	6	1	2	0	1	0	7	0	0.00	54.00	0.00	27.00	0.0	28.6	18.00	.750	162.00	108.00
2	Yunior Marte Y. Marte	108.00	2026	CIN	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	0	0.1	3	4	4	0	1	1	0	1	6	0	27.00	27.00	1.00	0.00	16.7	16.7	12.00	1.000	108.00	81.00
3	Aaron Brooks A. Brooks	81.00	2026	TBR	1	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	1	3	4	1	2	0	1	0	4	0	0.00	54.00	0.00	27.00	0.0	50.0	9.00	.000	108.00	27.00
4	Josh White J. White	67.50	2026	MIA	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	0	0.2	1	5	5	1	4	1	0	0	8	0	13.50	54.00	0.25	13.50	12.5	50.0	7.50	.000	67.50	13.50
5	Jackson Rutledge J. Rutledge	47.25	2026	WSH	1	0	0		0	2	0	0	0	1.1	6	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	12	0	13.50	13.50	1.00	0.00	16.7	16.7	6.00	.750	47.25	40.50
6	Jorbit Vivas J. Vivas	40.50	2026	WSH	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0.2	4	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0.00	0.00		0.00	0.0	0.0	6.00	.667	40.50	54.00
7	Buddy Kennedy B. Kennedy	36.00	2026	SFG	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1.0	4	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	9	1	0.00	18.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	22.2	6.00	.571	36.00	36.00
8	Alex Jackson A. Jackson	27.00	2026	MIN	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	3	3	2	1	0	1	0	6	0	0.00	9.00	0.00	18.00	0.0	16.7	3.00	.000	27.00	18.00
9	Joe La Sorsa J. La Sorsa	27.00	2026	BOS	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	0	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	27.00	0.00		27.00	50.0	0.0	3.00		27.00	27.00
10	Andrew Wantz A. Wantz	27.00	2026	TBR	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	0	1.2	2	5	5	1	2	2	0	0	11	0	5.40	10.80	0.50	5.40	9.1	18.2	2.40	.200	27.00	10.80
11	Ian Hamilton I. Hamilton	27.00	2026	ATL	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	7	0	9.00	18.00	0.50	0.00	14.3	28.6	4.00	.500	27.00	18.00
12	Miguel Rojas M. Rojas	27.00	2026	LAD	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2.0	9	6	6	2	1	1	2	0	17	0	0.00	4.50	0.00	9.00	0.0	5.9	5.00	.538	27.00	40.50
13	Brendon Little B. Little	24.55	2026	TOR	5	0	2	.000	0	6	0	0	0	3.2	10	10	11	3	3	0	1	1	24	0	14.73	7.36	2.00	7.36	25.0	12.5	3.55	.583	27.00	24.55
14	Wilkin Ramos W. Ramos	22.50	2026	SFG	2	0	0		0	1	0	0	0	2.0	5	5	5	0	4	0	0	0	15	0	4.50	18.00	0.25	0.00	6.7	26.7	4.50	.500	22.50	22.50
15	Luis Morales L. Morales	22.50	2026	ATH	1	0	0		0	2	0	0	0	2.0	4	5	5	1	4	0	1	0	13	1	9.00	18.00	0.50	4.50	15.4	30.8	4.00	.500	22.50	18.00
16	Joey Wiemer J. Wiemer	22.50	2026	WSH	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2.0	7	5	5	1	2	1	2	0	16	1	0.00	9.00	0.00	4.50	0.0	12.5	4.50	.500	22.50	31.50
17	José Buttó J. Buttó	22.50	2026	SFG	3	0	0		0	5	0	0	0	2.0	6	5	5	2	4	0	1	0	16	0	22.50	18.00	1.25	9.00	31.3	25.0	5.00	.800	22.50	27.00
18	Yaramil Hiraldo Y. Hiraldo	21.60	2026	BAL	3	0	0		0	2	0	0	0	1.2	3	4	4	2	4	0	0	0	12	0	10.80	21.60	0.50	10.80	16.7	33.3	4.20	.250	21.60	16.20
19	Kyle Higashioka K. Higashioka	18.00	2026	TEX	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0.00	0.00		0.00	0.0	0.0	3.00	.500	18.00	27.00
20	Carson Kelly C. Kelly	18.00	2026	CHC	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	5	0	0.00	0.00		18.00	0.0	0.0	2.00	.000	18.00	18.00
21	Lou Trivino L. Trivino	18.00	2026	BAL	2	0	0		0	3	0	0	0	3.0	6	6	6	0	3	0	0	0	18	0	9.00	9.00	1.00	0.00	16.7	16.7	3.00	.500	18.00	18.00
22	Adam Frazier A. Frazier	18.00	2026	LAA	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2.0	7	4	4	1	2	0	3	0	14	0	0.00	9.00	0.00	4.50	0.0	14.3	4.50	.545	18.00	31.50
23	Tyler Gilbert T. Gilbert	18.00	2026	CWS	3	0	0		0	2	0	0	0	3.0	5	6	6	2	4	0	0	0	18	0	6.00	12.00	0.50	6.00	11.1	22.2	3.00	.300	18.00	15.00
24	Jedixson Paez J. Paez	18.00	2026	CWS	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3.0	4	6	6	2	3	0	1	0	16	0	0.00	9.00	0.00	6.00	0.0	18.8	2.33	.182	18.00	12.00
25	Philip Abner P. Abner	17.18	2026	AZ	2	0	0		0	3	0	0	0	3.2	6	7	7	2	2	0	0	0	18	0	7.36	4.91	1.50	4.91	16.7	11.1	2.18	.364	17.18	14.73

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Team Pitching Leaders

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	38	34	.528
Guardians	39	35	.527
Twins	35	40	.467	4.5
Tigers	30	44	.405	9.0
Royals	30	45	.400	9.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 6/18	STL	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Fri 6/19	STL	@	KCR	8:15 PM
Sun 6/21	STL	@	KCR	2:10 PM
Mon 6/22	KCR	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Tue 6/23	KCR	@	TBR	6:40 PM

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Final

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Schwarber

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RBI Leaders

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Kurtz

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Pages

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Batting Average Leaders

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OBP Leaders

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.642

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Skenes

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Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	46	27	.630
Phillies	40	34	.541	6.5
Nationals	39	36	.520	8.0
Marlins	37	38	.493	10.0
Mets	33	41	.446	13.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	45	26	.634
Cardinals	40	32	.556	5.5
Cubs	39	36	.520	8.0
Pirates	38	37	.507	9.0
Reds	35	38	.479	11.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	48	27	.640
Padres	38	35	.521	9.0
Diamondbacks	38	36	.514	9.5
Giants	31	43	.419	16.5
Rockies	28	47	.373	20.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	45	27	.625
Rays	41	30	.577	3.5
Blue Jays	36	38	.486	10.0
Orioles	35	40	.467	11.5
Red Sox	29	42	.408	15.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	38	34	.528
Guardians	39	35	.527
Twins	35	40	.467	4.5
Tigers	30	44	.405	9.0
Royals	30	45	.400	9.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	38	37	.507
Athletics	36	38	.486	1.5
Rangers	35	38	.479	2.0
Astros	35	41	.461	3.5
Angels	30	45	.400	8.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 6/2	SDP	@	PHI	2-3
Tue 6/2	BAL	@	BOS	4-2
Tue 6/2	CWS	@	MIN	4-6
Tue 6/2	NYM	@	SEA	3-8
Wed 6/3	MIA	@	WSH	4-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 6/18	TOR	@	BOS	1:35 PM
Thu 6/18	CLE	@	MIL	2:10 PM
Thu 6/18	MIN	@	TEX	2:35 PM
Thu 6/18	BAL	@	SEA	4:10 PM
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