mlb relievers best era minimum 7 games 2026

Matt Strahm and Matt Svanson are tied for the most games pitched by a relief pitcher with an ERA of 7.00 or worse this season, with 12 games.

NAMEGERASEASONTMWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Matt Strahm
M. Strahm
12
14.81
2026
1
1
.500
0
6
0
0
0
10.1
19
17
17
8
4
1
2
0
54
0
5.23
3.48
1.50
6.97
11.1
7.4
2.23
.314
14.81
16.55
2Matt Svanson
M. Svanson
12
25.14
2026
0
2
.000
0
12
0
0
0
9.2
30
27
28
4
7
0
5
0
65
2
11.17
6.52
1.71
3.72
18.5
10.8
3.83
.619
26.07
27.93
3Camilo Doval
C. Doval
11
15.43
2026
1
0
1.000
0
11
0
0
1
9.1
20
16
16
4
4
0
2
0
52
1
10.61
3.86
2.75
3.86
21.2
7.7
2.57
.485
15.43
19.29
4Bryan Abreu
B. Abreu
11
19.44
2026
0
2
.000
0
16
0
0
1
8.1
13
18
19
6
16
0
6
0
53
2
17.28
17.28
1.00
6.48
30.2
30.2
3.48
.467
20.52
14.04
5Jeff Hoffman
J. Hoffman
11
19.73
2026
2
3
.400
0
17
0
0
0
8.2
23
19
20
4
8
3
5
3
61
1
17.65
8.31
2.13
4.15
27.9
13.1
3.58
.655
20.77
23.88
6Cole Winn
C. Winn
10
20.86
2026
0
2
.000
0
11
0
0
0
7.1
17
17
18
4
3
1
2
0
45
2
13.50
3.68
3.67
4.91
24.4
6.7
2.73
.500
22.09
20.86
7Braydon Fisher
B. Fisher
10
16.62
2026
0
3
.000
0
11
0
0
0
8.2
14
16
18
5
6
1
2
1
47
1
11.42
6.23
1.83
5.19
23.4
12.8
2.31
.375
18.69
14.54
8Gus Varland
G. Varland
10
15.26
2026
0
1
.000
0
8
0
0
1
7.2
16
13
13
3
8
0
2
0
46
2
9.39
9.39
1.00
3.52
17.4
17.4
3.13
.481
15.26
18.78
9Brad Keller
B. Keller
10
12.60
2026
0
1
.000
0
14
0
0
1
10.0
18
14
15
4
6
2
2
0
56
2
12.60
5.40
2.33
3.60
25.0
10.7
2.40
.467
13.50
16.20
10Juan Mejia
J. Mejia
10
24.84
2026
1
6
.143
0
5
0
0
0
8.1
22
23
25
3
13
1
4
1
60
0
5.40
14.04
0.38
3.24
8.3
21.7
4.20
.500
27.00
23.76
11José Alvarado
J. Alvarado
10
23.32
2026
0
2
.000
0
9
0
0
0
7.1
21
19
20
3
6
2
2
0
52
3
11.05
7.36
1.50
3.68
17.3
11.5
3.68
.563
24.55
25.77
12Cade Smith
C. Smith
10
11.32
2026
1
1
.500
0
13
0
0
4
10.1
18
13
13
3
6
0
8
1
53
4
11.32
5.23
2.17
2.61
24.5
11.3
2.32
.484
11.32
15.68
13Justin Sterner
J. Sterner
10
17.00
2026
0
3
.000
0
8
0
0
0
9.0
21
17
19
8
4
0
3
1
53
0
8.00
4.00
2.00
8.00
15.1
7.5
2.78
.394
19.00
21.00
14Justin Lawrence
J. Lawrence
10
21.00
2026
TOT
0
2
.000
0
15
0
0
0
9.0
19
21
23
7
10
0
0
0
57
3
15.00
10.00
1.50
7.00
26.3
17.5
3.22
.480
23.00
19.00
15Tony Santillan
T. Santillan
9
17.18
2026
0
4
.000
0
4
0
0
0
7.1
15
14
16
7
7
0
3
0
44
1
4.91
8.59
0.57
8.59
9.1
15.9
3.00
.308
19.64
18.41
16JoJo Romero
J. Romero
9
19.89
2026
0
1
.000
0
10
0
0
0
6.1
16
14
14
4
5
1
1
0
41
0
14.21
7.11
2.00
5.68
24.4
12.2
3.32
.571
19.89
22.74
17Scott Barlow
S. Barlow
9
23.48
2026
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
7.2
16
20
21
6
6
4
0
1
50
1
7.04
7.04
1.00
7.04
12.0
12.0
2.87
.357
24.65
18.78
18Jalen Beeks
J. Beeks
9
15.63
2026
0
1
.000
0
6
0
0
0
6.1
15
11
11
6
4
0
1
0
38
0
8.53
5.68
1.50
8.53
15.8
10.5
3.00
.409
15.63
21.32
19Pete Fairbanks
P. Fairbanks
9
18.41
2026
0
3
.000
0
8
0
0
3
7.1
13
15
16
5
6
2
7
1
43
1
9.82
7.36
1.33
6.14
18.6
14.0
2.59
.364
19.64
15.95
20Eric Orze
E. Orze
9
19.13
2026
0
2
.000
0
8
0
0
0
8.0
21
17
17
0
4
1
1
0
49
0
9.00
4.50
2.00
0.00
16.3
8.2
3.13
.583
19.13
23.63
21Jacob Webb
J. Webb
9
17.18
2026
0
2
.000
0
8
0
0
1
7.1
20
14
14
5
2
0
2
0
43
0
9.82
2.45
4.00
6.14
18.6
4.7
3.00
.536
17.18
24.55
22Ryan Zeferjahn
R. Zeferjahn
9
16.00
2026
0
2
.000
0
9
0
0
0
9.0
14
16
16
3
9
3
0
0
52
0
9.00
9.00
1.00
3.00
17.3
17.3
2.56
.393
16.00
14.00
23Brent Suter
B. Suter
9
14.00
2026
0
1
.000
0
5
0
0
0
9.0
16
14
16
2
5
0
3
1
48
1
5.00
5.00
1.00
2.00
10.4
10.4
2.33
.389
16.00
16.00
24Drew Anderson
D. Anderson
9
16.39
2026
0
2
.000
0
12
0
0
0
9.1
22
17
18
4
1
2
2
0
53
1
11.57
0.96
12.00
3.86
22.6
1.9
2.46
.529
17.36
21.21
25Phil Maton
P. Maton
9
19.64
2026
0
1
.000
0
10
0
0
0
7.1
20
16
16
4
6
1
1
0
48
1
12.27
7.36
1.67
4.91
20.8
12.5
3.55
.593
19.64
24.55
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41
38
.519
42
39
.519
38
44
.463
4.5
34
46
.425
7.5
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
6/26
@
7:40 PM
Sat
6/27
@
4:10 PM
Sun
6/28
@
2:10 PM
Tue
6/30
@
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Wed
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@
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NL EastWLPCTGB
48
31
.608
44
36
.550
4.5
42
39
.519
7.0
41
40
.506
8.0
34
46
.425
14.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
49
29
.628
42
36
.538
7.0
43
37
.538
7.0
41
40
.506
9.5
37
42
.468
12.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
52
29
.642
42
37
.532
9.0
41
39
.513
10.5
33
47
.413
18.5
32
49
.395
20.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
48
31
.608
45
33
.577
2.5
39
41
.488
9.5
38
44
.463
11.5
32
46
.410
15.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
41
38
.519
42
39
.519
38
44
.463
4.5
34
46
.425
7.5
34
48
.415
8.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
41
41
.500
39
42
.481
1.5
39
43
.476
2.0
38
42
.475
2.0
34
48
.415
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MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
6/10
@
8-4
Wed
6/10
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5-7
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6/10
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10-11
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6/10
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4-5
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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Fri
6/26
@
6:40 PM
Fri
6/26
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Fri
6/26
@
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6/26
@
7:07 PM