lowest team era in quality starts team 2026

The Athletics have the best ERA by a team in quality starts this season, with an ERA of 1.26.

	TEAM	ERA	QS	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	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	Athletics	1.26	22	2026	22	.818	18	4	22	126	1	0	0	142.2	85	20	24	8	42	3	0	0	536	6	7.95	2.65	3.00	0.50	23.5	7.8	0.89	.216	1.51	5.36
2	Tigers	1.30	45	2026	45	.667	30	15	45	259	0	0	0	290.2	166	42	46	13	58	10	0	0	1,081	5	8.02	1.80	4.47	0.40	24.0	5.4	0.77	.206	1.42	5.14
3	Yankees	1.31	45	2026	45	.711	32	13	45	304	0	0	0	294.2	175	43	50	16	69	6	0	0	1,108	1	9.29	2.11	4.41	0.49	27.4	6.2	0.83	.223	1.53	5.35
4	White Sox	1.33	28	2026	28	.821	23	5	28	177	0	0	0	175.2	120	26	27	10	37	9	0	0	669	8	9.07	1.90	4.78	0.51	26.5	5.5	0.89	.252	1.38	6.15
5	Padres	1.52	19	2026	19	.684	13	6	19	93	0	0	0	118.1	71	20	20	8	31	4	0	1	447	1	7.07	2.36	3.00	0.61	20.8	6.9	0.86	.203	1.52	5.40
6	Phillies	1.53	50	2026	50	.780	39	11	50	378	1	1	0	329.2	226	56	63	20	68	9	0	1	1,261	9	10.32	1.86	5.56	0.55	30.0	5.4	0.89	.262	1.72	6.17
7	Red Sox	1.55	46	2026	46	.826	38	8	46	280	0	0	0	296.1	187	51	55	23	69	9	0	1	1,132	2	8.50	2.10	4.06	0.70	24.7	6.1	0.86	.218	1.67	5.68
8	Rays	1.59	35	2026	35	.829	29	6	35	187	0	0	0	221.1	149	39	43	16	27	4	0	0	821	1	7.60	1.10	6.93	0.65	22.8	3.3	0.80	.227	1.75	6.06
9	Giants	1.62	42	2026	42	.667	28	14	42	219	1	0	0	278.1	175	50	56	16	69	11	0	0	1,056	4	7.08	2.23	3.17	0.52	20.7	6.5	0.88	.215	1.81	5.66
10	Angels	1.64	33	2026	33	.545	18	15	33	213	0	0	0	214.1	117	39	41	9	60	9	0	2	812	1	8.94	2.52	3.55	0.38	26.2	7.4	0.83	.207	1.72	4.91
11	Guardians	1.64	40	2026	40	.575	23	17	40	244	0	0	0	268.1	161	49	51	18	61	8	0	2	997	6	8.18	2.05	4.00	0.60	24.5	6.1	0.83	.215	1.71	5.40
12	Cardinals	1.65	44	2026	44	.614	27	17	44	210	1	1	0	272.1	190	50	55	18	55	7	0	0	1,030	5	6.94	1.82	3.82	0.59	20.4	5.3	0.90	.232	1.82	6.28
13	Royals	1.69	48	2026	48	.563	27	21	48	254	1	1	0	313.2	212	59	69	19	74	11	0	0	1,189	8	7.29	2.12	3.43	0.55	21.4	6.2	0.91	.232	1.98	6.08
14	Marlins	1.70	39	2026	39	.641	25	14	39	224	1	1	0	259.0	176	49	59	16	55	9	0	0	992	2	7.78	1.91	4.07	0.56	22.6	5.5	0.89	.233	2.05	6.12
15	Braves	1.72	38	2026	38	.816	31	7	38	229	0	0	0	241.1	159	46	52	23	60	8	0	1	935	2	8.54	2.24	3.82	0.86	24.5	6.4	0.91	.221	1.94	5.93
16	Blue Jays	1.77	34	2026	34	.618	21	13	34	230	1	1	0	219.0	130	43	47	13	45	2	0	0	821	7	9.45	1.85	5.11	0.53	28.0	5.5	0.80	.220	1.93	5.34
17	Brewers	1.78	37	2026	37	.730	27	10	37	269	1	1	0	237.0	132	47	51	14	36	11	0	1	875	5	10.22	1.37	7.47	0.53	30.7	4.1	0.71	.217	1.94	5.01
18	Pirates	1.80	36	2026	36	.639	23	13	36	210	0	0	0	229.2	148	46	48	16	45	10	0	0	861	3	8.23	1.76	4.67	0.63	24.4	5.2	0.84	.228	1.88	5.80
19	Rangers	1.81	37	2026	37	.676	25	12	37	238	0	0	0	239.0	152	48	51	18	50	7	0	1	909	6	8.96	1.88	4.76	0.68	26.2	5.5	0.85	.225	1.92	5.72
20	Mets	1.83	32	2026	32	.563	18	14	32	200	0	0	0	201.1	144	41	50	15	58	7	0	0	787	0	8.94	2.59	3.45	0.67	25.4	7.4	1.00	.254	2.24	6.44
21	Diamondbacks	1.84	41	2026	41	.756	31	10	41	169	1	0	0	274.0	200	56	58	23	60	6	0	1	1,055	2	5.55	1.97	2.82	0.76	16.0	5.7	0.95	.222	1.91	6.57
22	Mariners	1.90	52	2026	52	.654	34	18	52	332	1	0	0	336.1	224	71	76	25	57	8	0	0	1,260	3	8.88	1.53	5.82	0.67	26.3	4.5	0.84	.237	2.03	5.99
23	Nationals	1.90	26	2026	26	.692	18	8	26	166	0	0	0	165.2	123	35	43	13	34	10	0	0	647	5	9.02	1.85	4.88	0.71	25.7	5.3	0.95	.259	2.34	6.68
24	Cubs	1.93	35	2026	35	.714	25	10	35	189	0	0	0	223.1	158	48	53	25	43	2	0	0	853	4	7.62	1.73	4.40	1.01	22.2	5.0	0.90	.224	2.14	6.37
25	Astros	1.97	35	2026	35	.743	26	9	35	209	0	0	0	219.2	122	48	49	17	66	10	0	0	838	6	8.56	2.70	3.17	0.70	24.9	7.9	0.86	.196	2.01	5.00

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Team Batting Leaders

23

Langeliers

RBI

69

Kurtz

AVG

.274

Wilson

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Ginn

105

Ginn

ERA

3.51

Ginn

Team Rankings

134

13th

491

19th

960

14th

ERA

5.43

29th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	59	57	.509
Rangers	57	58	.496	1.5
Mariners	55	59	.482	3.0
Athletics	45	68	.398	12.5
Angels	43	70	.381	14.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/5	ATH	@	CIN	6:40 PM
Thu 8/6	ATH	@	CIN	12:40 PM
Fri 8/7	ATH	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Sat 8/8	ATH	@	BOS	4:10 PM
Sun 8/9	ATH	@	BOS	1:35 PM

Last Game

Athletics

45 - 68

Final

Reds

54 - 58

Tue 4 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Caminero

33

Goodman

RBI Leaders

86

Stewart

85

Abrams

85

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.329

Alvarez

.325

Arraez

.323

Lopez

Hit Leaders

142

Lopez

138

Arraez

136

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

78

Crow-Armstrong

78

Alvarez

OBP Leaders

.442

Alvarez

.408

Soto

.399

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.640

Alvarez

.564

García

.559

Caminero

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

30

Simpson

30

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

14

Sánchez

13

Burns

13

Gray

Strikeout Leaders

195

Misiorowski

178

Williams

174

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.63

Misiorowski

2.08

Sale

2.26

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.73

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.82

Misiorowski

13.12

Cease

11.53

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.72

Misiorowski

6.10

Rasmussen

5.52

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

20

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

24

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,989.6

Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

1,609.1

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,384.6

Ohtani

1,234

Wood

1,209

Crow-Armstrong

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

67-45

66-49

65-49

62-50

62-52

Worst Record ATS

42-72

46-68

49-66

51-64

51-62

53-61

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	68	45	.602
Phillies	61	53	.535	7.5
Marlins	58	56	.509	10.5
Nationals	55	60	.478	14.0
Mets	48	66	.421	20.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	70	43	.619
Cubs	66	49	.574	5.0
Pirates	57	58	.496	14.0
Cardinals	56	58	.491	14.5
Reds	54	58	.482	15.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	46	.600
Diamondbacks	60	54	.526	8.5
Padres	59	55	.518	9.5
Giants	48	67	.417	21.0
Rockies	45	69	.395	23.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	67	46	.593
Yankees	64	50	.561	3.5
Red Sox	61	51	.545	5.5
Orioles	55	58	.487	12.0
Blue Jays	54	61	.470	14.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	59	53	.527
Guardians	57	57	.500	3.0
Twins	56	58	.491	4.0
Tigers	55	58	.487	4.5
Royals	47	67	.412	13.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	59	57	.509
Rangers	57	58	.496	1.5
Mariners	55	59	.482	3.0
Athletics	45	68	.398	12.5
Angels	43	70	.381	14.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 7/21	LAD	@	PHI	2-1
Tue 7/21	SDP	@	ATL	8-3
Tue 7/21	SFG	@	KCR	2-3
Tue 7/21	CWS	@	TEX	0-10
Tue 7/21	DET	@	CHC	2-11

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/5	LAA	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Wed 8/5	NYM	@	CLE	6:40 PM
Wed 8/5	ATH	@	CIN	6:40 PM
Wed 8/5	WSH	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Wed 8/5	STL	@	NYY	7:05 PM

The Athletics have the best ERA by a team in quality starts this season, with an ERA of 1.26.

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

35

33

33

86

85

85

.329

.325

.323

142

138

136

100

78

78

.442

.408

.399

.640

.564

.559

40

30

30

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

14

13

13

195

178

174

1.63

2.08

2.26

0.73

0.88

0.93

13.82

13.12

11.53

6.72

6.10

5.52

20

20

24

MLB Fantasy 2026

1,989.6

1,661.5

1,609.1

1,384.6

1,234

1,209

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

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Schedule