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Justin Verlander has the most career quality starts by an active pitcher, with 359.

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top 10 or more regular-season quality start leaders MLB active players

	NAME	QS	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	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	359	556	266	159	.626	556	3.33	3,554	26	9	0	3571.1	3,052	1,322	1,433	372	1,006	121	0	28	14,626	100	8.96	2.54	3.53	0.94	24.3	6.9	1.14	.280	3.61	7.69
2	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	299	489	221	121	.646	480	3.27	3,503	12	5	0	2985.0	2,460	1,084	1,157	363	790	115	2	20	12,089	80	10.56	2.38	4.43	1.09	29.0	6.5	1.09	.287	3.49	7.42
3	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	213	325	156	83	.653	325	3.20	2,292	8	5	0	1996.2	1,668	709	759	225	510	62	0	7	8,041	58	10.33	2.30	4.49	1.01	28.5	6.3	1.09	.291	3.42	7.52
4	Chris Sale C. Sale	208	408	153	94	.619	327	2.97	2,688	16	3	12	2174.0	1,767	718	776	219	509	138	25	15	8,757	48	11.13	2.11	5.28	0.91	30.7	5.8	1.05	.298	3.21	7.32
5	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	188	296	121	76	.614	296	3.24	1,904	5	3	0	1808.1	1,530	651	704	175	510	78	0	14	7,394	42	9.48	2.54	3.73	0.87	25.8	6.9	1.13	.287	3.50	7.61
6	Sonny Gray S. Gray	183	354	134	103	.565	345	3.54	2,000	7	5	0	2001.2	1,747	788	862	201	642	60	2	5	8,289	106	8.99	2.89	3.12	0.90	24.1	7.7	1.19	.287	3.88	7.85
7	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	179	265	103	70	.595	265	2.63	1,966	4	2	0	1635.1	1,248	477	514	162	365	25	0	15	6,425	32	10.82	2.01	5.39	0.89	30.6	5.7	0.99	.278	2.83	6.87
8	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	179	392	115	113	.504	366	3.79	1,836	2	2	0	2142.1	2,088	901	976	225	658	59	7	23	8,993	76	7.71	2.76	2.79	0.95	20.4	7.3	1.28	.300	4.10	8.77
9	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	175	379	116	120	.492	340	3.83	2,054	4	2	0	2012.0	1,931	857	915	248	559	39	11	11	8,405	65	9.19	2.50	3.67	1.11	24.4	6.7	1.24	.306	4.09	8.64
10	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	168	389	112	146	.434	369	4.53	1,917	7	2	3	2121.2	2,266	1,067	1,144	295	654	57	11	24	9,138	68	8.13	2.77	2.93	1.25	21.0	7.2	1.38	.317	4.85	9.61
11	Aaron Nola A. Nola	158	302	112	94	.544	302	3.93	1,963	6	4	0	1800.2	1,620	787	828	236	478	57	0	16	7,416	20	9.81	2.39	4.11	1.18	26.5	6.4	1.17	.296	4.14	8.10
12	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	150	333	111	91	.550	314	3.90	1,597	5	3	0	1807.2	1,760	783	829	207	490	61	5	17	7,560	59	7.95	2.44	3.26	1.03	21.1	6.5	1.24	.298	4.13	8.76
13	Michael Wacha M. Wacha	140	326	115	80	.590	305	3.85	1,500	2	2	0	1736.0	1,665	743	788	204	533	46	4	19	7,284	46	7.78	2.76	2.81	1.06	20.6	7.3	1.27	.292	4.09	8.63
14	José Berríos J. Berríos	139	275	108	82	.568	273	4.08	1,481	5	1	0	1571.2	1,474	713	765	219	473	98	0	7	6,607	35	8.48	2.71	3.13	1.25	22.4	7.2	1.24	.289	4.38	8.44
15	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	137	259	86	90	.489	256	3.62	1,566	1	0	0	1487.1	1,286	599	659	183	479	53	2	8	6,163	21	9.48	2.90	3.27	1.11	25.4	7.8	1.19	.284	3.99	7.78
16	Martín Pérez M. Pérez	128	342	97	98	.497	292	4.36	1,214	4	3	0	1708.2	1,809	828	911	200	620	54	16	12	7,383	43	6.39	3.27	1.96	1.05	16.4	8.4	1.42	.304	4.80	9.53
17	Robbie Ray R. Ray	120	282	95	87	.522	277	3.91	1,816	2	1	0	1536.2	1,324	667	716	230	651	51	1	19	6,493	63	10.64	3.81	2.79	1.35	28.0	10.0	1.29	.292	4.19	7.75
18	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	118	240	97	74	.567	235	3.72	1,461	3	1	0	1328.1	1,117	549	594	162	503	66	1	5	5,572	68	9.90	3.41	2.90	1.10	26.2	9.0	1.22	.283	4.02	7.57
19	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	114	206	85	58	.594	184	3.44	1,131	9	3	0	1181.1	1,015	452	497	98	425	66	7	1	4,926	64	8.62	3.24	2.66	0.75	23.0	8.6	1.22	.286	3.79	7.73
20	Kyle Freeland K. Freeland	113	251	66	97	.405	246	4.70	1,012	0	0	0	1337.1	1,499	698	754	196	410	52	0	12	5,821	19	6.81	2.76	2.47	1.32	17.4	7.0	1.43	.314	5.07	10.09
21	Logan Webb L. Webb	112	195	74	57	.565	192	3.40	1,072	4	2	0	1155.2	1,105	437	481	81	274	40	0	4	4,732	23	8.35	2.13	3.91	0.63	22.7	5.8	1.19	.314	3.75	8.61
22	Chris Bassitt C. Bassitt	110	244	87	69	.558	228	3.71	1,228	3	2	0	1335.0	1,254	550	593	149	431	104	6	6	5,671	36	8.28	2.91	2.85	1.00	21.7	7.6	1.26	.294	4.00	8.45
23	Eduardo Rodriguez E. Rodriguez	109	258	101	68	.598	252	4.04	1,368	0	0	0	1406.2	1,362	632	668	176	493	32	1	9	5,993	17	8.75	3.15	2.77	1.13	22.8	8.2	1.32	.302	4.27	8.71
24	Max Fried M. Fried	108	210	96	44	.686	193	3.04	1,102	6	4	0	1141.1	990	386	427	91	316	47	10	6	4,655	47	8.69	2.49	3.49	0.72	23.7	6.8	1.14	.290	3.37	7.81
25	Sandy Alcantara S. Alcantara	107	195	61	71	.462	187	3.70	1,015	13	5	0	1191.0	1,050	490	544	125	362	50	3	8	4,911	27	7.67	2.74	2.80	0.94	20.7	7.4	1.19	.275	4.11	7.93

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19

Dingler

RBI

59

Dingler

AVG

.284

McGonigle

Team Pitching Leaders

5

Montero

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Flaherty

ERA

2.05

Melton

Team Rankings

103

14th

370

19th

722

19th

ERA

3.81

9th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	47	42	.528
White Sox	45	42	.517	1.0
Twins	42	47	.472	5.0
Tigers	38	50	.432	8.5
Royals	35	53	.398	11.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 7/4	DET	@	TEX	4:05 PM
Sun 7/5	DET	@	TEX	3:30 PM
Tue 7/7	ATH	@	DET	6:40 PM
Wed 7/8	ATH	@	DET	6:40 PM
Thu 7/9	ATH	@	DET	6:40 PM

Last Game

Tigers

38 - 50

Final

Rangers

45 - 43

Thu 2 Jul 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

30

Schwarber

27

Goodman

27

Alvarez

RBI Leaders

64

Kurtz

63

Walker

62

Pages

Batting Average Leaders

.336

Lopez

.326

Arraez

.325

Díaz

Hit Leaders

115

Lopez

106

Arraez

101

Alvarez

Run Leaders

76

Wood

60

Kurtz

60

Alvarez

OBP Leaders

.431

Alvarez

.422

Kurtz

.408

Díaz

SLG Leaders

.625

Alvarez

.573

Buxton

.570

Schwarber

SB Leaders

32

Nuñez

29

Witt

26

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Ashby

10

Burns

10

Wrobleski

Strikeout Leaders

156

Misiorowski

136

Sánchez

128

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.47

Misiorowski

2.00

Sánchez

2.08

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.78

Misiorowski

0.87

Rasmussen

0.89

Yamamoto

K/9 Leaders

13.50

Misiorowski

11.04

Skenes

10.90

Sale

K/BB Leaders

5.91

Sánchez

5.88

Rasmussen

5.86

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

16

Rasmussen

18

Wrobleski

18

Martinez

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,622

Ohtani

1,269.7

Wood

1,197.5

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,115.5

Ohtani

946

Wood

899

Alvarez

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Best Record ATS

55-34

51-34

50-35

50-37

48-37

48-39

Worst Record ATS

33-55

34-54

36-52

38-50

38-48

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	51	35	.593
Phillies	49	39	.557	3.0
Marlins	46	42	.523	6.0
Nationals	46	43	.517	6.5
Mets	36	52	.409	16.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	53	32	.624
Cubs	49	39	.557	5.5
Cardinals	46	39	.541	7.0
Pirates	44	45	.494	11.0
Reds	40	47	.460	14.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	57	31	.648
Diamondbacks	43	43	.500	13.0
Padres	43	43	.500	13.0
Giants	36	51	.414	20.5
Rockies	36	53	.404	21.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	52	33	.612
Yankees	49	38	.563	4.0
Blue Jays	41	46	.471	12.0
Orioles	41	48	.461	13.0
Red Sox	38	48	.442	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	47	42	.528
White Sox	45	42	.517	1.0
Twins	42	47	.472	5.0
Tigers	38	50	.432	8.5
Royals	35	53	.398	11.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	45	43	.511
Mariners	45	43	.511
Astros	43	47	.478	3.0
Athletics	41	46	.471	3.5
Angels	36	53	.404	9.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 6/18	CLE	@	MIL	4-2
Thu 6/18	NYM	@	PHI	6-4
Fri 6/19	TOR	@	CHC	2-16
Fri 6/19	CWS	@	DET	3-4
Fri 6/19	CIN	@	NYY	0-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 7/4	PIT	@	WSH	11:05 AM
Sat 7/4	MIN	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Sat 7/4	DET	@	TEX	4:05 PM
Sat 7/4	TOR	@	SEA	4:10 PM
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