Michael Wacha, Sandy Alcantara and Cristopher Sánchez are tied for the most quality starts this season, with 12.

Interpreted as:

most quality start by a player in 2026

	NAME	QS	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	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	Michael Wacha M. Wacha	12	2026	KCR	17	5	5	.500	17	3.31	84	0	0	0	108.2	94	40	42	10	30	4	0	1	438	3	6.96	2.48	2.80	0.83	19.2	6.8	1.14	.271	3.48	7.79
2	Sandy Alcantara S. Alcantara	12	2026	MIA	17	8	4	.667	17	4.01	81	1	1	0	110.0	109	49	54	12	27	6	0	0	459	1	6.63	2.21	3.00	0.98	17.6	5.9	1.24	.291	4.42	8.92
3	Cristopher Sánchez C. Sánchez	12	2026	PHI	17	9	3	.750	17	2.13	127	1	1	0	110.0	101	26	31	8	21	2	0	0	449	1	10.39	1.72	6.05	0.65	28.3	4.7	1.11	.320	2.54	8.26
4	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	11	2026	LAD	13	8	2	.800	13	1.58	86	0	0	0	79.2	48	14	18	3	24	6	0	0	313	0	9.72	2.71	3.58	0.34	27.5	7.7	0.90	.232	2.03	5.42
5	Jacob Misiorowski J. Misiorowski	11	2026	MIL	16	9	3	.750	16	1.45	146	1	1	0	99.0	49	16	19	5	27	7	0	0	376	5	13.27	2.45	5.41	0.45	38.8	7.2	0.77	.230	1.73	4.45
6	Yoshinobu Yamamoto Y. Yamamoto	11	2026	LAD	14	7	5	.583	14	2.65	86	0	0	0	91.2	63	27	28	10	17	3	0	0	349	2	8.44	1.67	5.06	0.98	24.6	4.9	0.87	.227	2.75	6.19
7	Braxton Ashcraft B. Ashcraft	10	2026	PIT	16	7	3	.700	16	3.07	107	0	0	0	96.2	83	33	37	8	22	6	0	0	392	0	9.96	2.05	4.86	0.74	27.3	5.6	1.09	.301	3.44	7.73
8	Davis Martin D. Martin	10	2026	CWS	16	9	3	.750	16	3.00	90	0	0	0	93.0	86	31	31	6	24	4	0	0	378	5	8.71	2.32	3.75	0.58	23.8	6.3	1.18	.315	3.00	8.32
9	Bryce Elder B. Elder	10	2026	ATL	17	5	6	.455	17	4.01	83	0	0	0	98.2	91	44	48	12	30	2	0	0	415	1	7.57	2.74	2.77	1.09	20.0	7.2	1.23	.274	4.38	8.30
10	Michael McGreevy M. McGreevy	10	2026	STL	16	3	6	.333	16	3.12	57	0	0	0	89.1	81	31	31	12	21	0	0	0	355	2	5.74	2.12	2.71	1.21	16.1	5.9	1.14	.260	3.12	8.16
11	Cam Schlittler C. Schlittler	10	2026	NYY	17	8	4	.667	17	1.62	118	0	0	0	100.0	72	18	25	6	20	3	0	0	394	0	10.62	1.80	5.90	0.54	29.9	5.1	0.92	.267	2.25	6.48
12	Logan Webb L. Webb	10	2026	SFG	14	5	5	.500	14	3.09	76	1	0	0	90.1	74	31	34	5	22	4	0	0	361	1	7.57	2.19	3.45	0.50	21.1	6.1	1.06	.272	3.39	7.37
13	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	9	2026	PHI	12	8	1	.889	12	2.03	74	0	0	0	75.1	46	17	17	8	19	2	0	0	284	1	8.84	2.27	3.89	0.96	26.1	6.7	0.86	.210	2.03	5.50
14	Foster Griffin F. Griffin	9	2026	WSH	17	8	2	.800	17	2.93	98	0	0	0	98.1	77	32	37	16	25	7	0	0	400	2	8.97	2.29	3.92	1.46	24.5	6.3	1.04	.240	3.39	7.05
15	Nick Martinez N. Martinez	9	2026	TBR	16	7	2	.778	16	2.66	58	0	0	0	94.2	92	28	28	9	17	2	0	0	387	1	5.51	1.62	3.41	0.86	15.0	4.4	1.15	.276	2.66	8.75
16	Justin Wrobleski J. Wrobleski	9	2026	LAD	14	9	2	.818	13	2.71	53	0	0	0	86.1	69	26	26	7	18	2	1	0	344	1	5.53	1.88	2.94	0.73	15.4	5.2	1.01	.235	2.71	7.19
17	Seth Lugo S. Lugo	9	2026	KCR	16	3	5	.375	16	4.18	69	0	0	0	90.1	94	42	46	10	30	1	0	0	381	1	6.87	2.99	2.30	1.00	18.1	7.9	1.37	.310	4.58	9.37
18	Dustin May D. May	9	2026	STL	15	5	6	.455	15	4.30	77	1	1	0	83.2	78	40	43	7	22	5	0	0	342	5	8.28	2.37	3.50	0.75	22.5	6.4	1.20	.307	4.63	8.39
19	Sonny Gray S. Gray	9	2026	BOS	14	9	1	.900	14	2.95	66	0	0	0	76.1	71	25	26	9	20	3	0	0	313	0	7.78	2.36	3.30	1.06	21.1	6.4	1.19	.288	3.07	8.37
20	Eduardo Rodriguez E. Rodriguez	9	2026	AZ	16	6	2	.750	16	2.27	70	0	0	0	95.0	77	24	26	9	38	0	0	0	388	0	6.63	3.60	1.84	0.85	18.0	9.8	1.21	.251	2.46	7.29
21	Bryan Woo B. Woo	9	2026	SEA	16	6	6	.500	16	4.26	92	0	0	0	93.0	79	44	46	9	18	3	0	1	374	1	8.90	1.74	5.11	0.87	24.6	4.8	1.04	.278	4.45	7.65
22	Chris Sale C. Sale	9	2026	ATL	14	8	5	.615	14	2.14	99	0	0	0	84.0	67	20	24	6	21	8	0	0	342	0	10.61	2.25	4.71	0.64	28.9	6.1	1.05	.293	2.57	7.18
23	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	9	2026	DET	17	4	5	.444	17	4.05	77	0	0	0	95.2	93	43	48	10	34	8	0	0	417	3	7.24	3.20	2.26	0.94	18.5	8.2	1.33	.288	4.52	8.75
24	George Kirby G. Kirby	9	2026	SEA	16	6	7	.462	16	3.94	84	1	0	0	96.0	106	42	46	9	23	2	0	0	402	0	7.88	2.16	3.65	0.84	20.9	5.7	1.34	.342	4.31	9.94
25	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	9	2026	TEX	16	8	7	.533	16	3.95	101	0	0	0	100.1	93	44	46	17	23	6	0	0	414	5	9.06	2.06	4.39	1.52	24.4	5.6	1.16	.285	4.13	8.34

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Team Batting Leaders

14

Caglianone

RBI

43

Jensen

AVG

.291

Witt

Team Pitching Leaders

5

Wacha

84

Wacha

ERA

3.31

Wacha

Team Rankings

23rd

352

19th

650

24th

ERA

4.84

27th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	43	38	.531
Guardians	43	40	.518	1.0
Twins	39	45	.464	5.5
Tigers	35	48	.422	9.0
Royals	34	50	.405	10.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 6/28	KCR	@	CWS	2:10 PM
Tue 6/30	TBR	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Wed 7/1	TBR	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Thu 7/2	TBR	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Sat 7/4	PHI	@	KCR	8:10 PM

Last Game

Royals

34 - 50

Final

White Sox

43 - 38

Sat 27 Jun 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

29

Schwarber

25

Goodman

25

Alvarez

RBI Leaders

64

Kurtz

58

Pages

58

Dingler

Batting Average Leaders

.336

Lopez

.334

Díaz

.323

Lee

Hit Leaders

109

Lopez

98

Díaz

98

Arraez

Run Leaders

70

Wood

58

Kurtz

58

Turang

OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

.426

Kurtz

.417

Díaz

SLG Leaders

.619

Alvarez

.584

Schwarber

.581

Buxton

SB Leaders

32

Nuñez

28

Witt

24

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

10

Ashby

9

Misiorowski

9

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

146

Misiorowski

128

Cease

127

Sánchez

ERA Leaders

1.45

Misiorowski

1.62

Schlittler

2.13

Sánchez

WHIP Leaders

0.77

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.88

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.82

Cease

13.27

Misiorowski

11.03

Skenes

K/BB Leaders

6.05

Sánchez

5.93

Rasmussen

5.90

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

15

Rasmussen

17

Yamamoto

17

Martinez

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,556.2

Ohtani

1,160.5

Wood

1,147.6

Kurtz

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,065.5

Ohtani

864

Wood

846

Kurtz

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

51-33

47-33

47-34

46-34

45-35

Worst Record ATS

31-53

31-52

33-50

35-48

35-46

36-46

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	49	31	.613
Phillies	46	37	.554	4.5
Marlins	44	39	.530	6.5
Nationals	42	42	.500	9.0
Mets	35	48	.422	15.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	50	30	.625
Cubs	45	38	.542	6.5
Cardinals	42	38	.525	8.0
Pirates	41	42	.494	10.5
Reds	39	42	.481	11.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	52	30	.634
Padres	43	37	.538	8.0
Diamondbacks	41	41	.500	11.0
Giants	33	48	.407	18.5
Rockies	33	50	.398	19.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	47	33	.588
Yankees	48	34	.585
Blue Jays	39	44	.470	9.5
Orioles	39	45	.464	10.0
Red Sox	35	46	.432	12.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	43	38	.531
Guardians	43	40	.518	1.0
Twins	39	45	.464	5.5
Tigers	35	48	.422	9.0
Royals	34	50	.405	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	42	42	.500
Rangers	41	42	.494	0.5
Athletics	40	42	.488	1.0
Astros	41	44	.482	1.5
Angels	34	49	.410	7.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 6/12	SEA	@	WSH	10-2
Fri 6/12	AZ	@	CIN	5-2
Fri 6/12	STL	@	MIN	8-9
Sat 6/13	STL	@	MIN	9-6
Sat 6/13	NYY	@	TOR	3-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 6/28	CIN	@	PIT	1:35 PM
Sun 6/28	WSH	@	BAL	1:35 PM
Sun 6/28	TEX	@	TOR	1:37 PM
Sun 6/28	HOU	@	DET	1:40 PM
Sun 6/28	SEA	@	CLE	1:40 PM

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70

58

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32

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MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

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MLB Fantasy 2026

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