which relief pitcher has thrown the most innings in 2026

AJ Blubaugh has pitched the most innings by a relief pitcher this season, with 86.1 innings.

	NAME	IP	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	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	AJ Blubaugh	86.1	2026	HOU	54	5	2	.714	0	3.02	87	0	0	1	66	29	31	10	35	2	9	0	355	7	9.07	3.65	2.49	1.04	24.5	9.9	1.17	.253	3.23	6.88
2	Adrian Morejon A. Morejon	75.2	2026	SDP	65	9	3	.750	0	2.74	93	0	0	2	58	23	27	4	23	5	8	7	310	2	11.06	2.74	4.04	0.48	30.0	7.4	1.07	.292	3.21	6.90
3	Aaron Ashby A. Ashby	75.2	2026	MIL	65	13	2	.867	0	2.97	103	0	0	2	63	25	30	6	38	2	8	1	327	8	12.25	4.52	2.71	0.71	31.5	11.6	1.33	.320	3.57	7.49
4	Paul Blackburn P. Blackburn	75.1	2026	NYY	53	7	3	.700	0	1.67	62	0	0	1	51	14	17	6	26	0	16	1	292	0	7.41	3.11	2.38	0.72	21.2	8.9	1.02	.227	2.03	6.09
5	Brent Suter B. Suter	74.0	2026	TOT	45	2	1	.667	0	3.65	64	0	0	0	75	30	37	7	17	1	17	1	307	1	7.78	2.07	3.76	0.85	20.8	5.5	1.24	.312	4.50	9.12
6	Yohan Ramírez Y. Ramírez	72.1	2026	PIT	56	6	4	.600	0	3.36	84	0	0	2	53	27	32	4	42	11	13	9	316	7	10.45	5.23	2.00	0.50	26.6	13.3	1.31	.280	3.98	6.59
7	Sean Newcomb S. Newcomb	71.2	2026	CWS	47	2	4	.333	0	2.64	64	0	0	4	56	21	25	2	25	7	8	3	294	0	8.04	3.14	2.56	0.25	21.8	8.5	1.13	.276	3.14	7.03
8	Chad Patrick C. Patrick	70.0	2026	MIL	43	6	3	.667	0	3.47	62	0	0	5	56	27	27	9	25	2	8	1	285	2	7.97	3.21	2.48	1.16	21.8	8.8	1.16	.251	3.47	7.20
9	Brent Headrick B. Headrick	70.0	2026	NYY	71	7	3	.700	0	1.93	87	0	0	0	62	15	16	4	21	0	7	1	289	3	11.19	2.70	4.14	0.51	30.1	7.3	1.19	.328	2.06	7.97
10	Louis Varland L. Varland	69.2	2026	TOR	63	5	4	.556	0	1.16	86	0	0	32	50	9	18	2	19	0	45	1	272	3	11.11	2.45	4.53	0.26	31.6	7.0	0.99	.291	2.33	6.46
11	Zach Agnos Z. Agnos	69.0	2026	COL	33	0	1	.000	0	6.00	47	0	0	2	80	46	50	7	23	5	15	2	307	2	6.13	3.00	2.04	0.91	15.3	7.5	1.49	.324	6.52	10.43
12	Spencer Miles S. Miles	68.2	2026	TOR	38	6	0	1.000	0	1.70	68	0	0	1	48	13	15	3	18	1	8	1	268	1	8.91	2.36	3.78	0.39	25.4	6.7	0.96	.253	1.97	6.29
13	Justin Bruihl J. Bruihl	68.2	2026	STL	63	1	1	.500	0	3.67	46	0	0	0	70	28	34	4	26	9	9	2	307	4	6.03	3.41	1.77	0.52	15.0	8.5	1.40	.297	4.46	9.17
14	Gordon Graceffo G. Graceffo	68.1	2026	STL	54	7	1	.875	0	2.90	47	0	0	1	45	22	24	5	31	2	15	2	273	2	6.19	4.08	1.52	0.66	17.2	11.4	1.11	.213	3.16	5.93
15	Grant Taylor G. Taylor	68.0	2026	CWS	50	7	2	.778	0	2.25	89	0	0	8	50	17	23	5	25	1	18	0	275	4	11.78	3.31	3.56	0.66	32.4	9.1	1.10	.290	3.04	6.62
16	Tyler Wells T. Wells	68.0	2026	TOT	54	3	2	.600	0	2.51	66	0	0	6	46	19	23	8	17	2	18	1	263	2	8.74	2.25	3.88	1.06	25.1	6.5	0.93	.224	3.04	6.09
17	Trevor Richards T. Richards	67.1	2026	TOT	44	0	1	.000	0	3.48	62	0	0	1	55	26	28	10	22	0	22	4	278	11	8.29	2.94	2.82	1.34	22.3	7.9	1.14	.245	3.74	7.35
18	Steven Okert S. Okert	67.0	2026	HOU	67	6	2	.750	0	2.01	67	0	0	0	42	15	16	7	13	4	1	0	255	1	9.00	1.75	5.15	0.94	26.3	5.1	0.82	.213	2.15	5.64
19	Brock Burke B. Burke	66.1	2026	CIN	69	6	5	.545	0	2.58	69	0	0	2	49	19	32	5	39	4	11	6	286	2	9.36	5.29	1.77	0.68	24.1	13.6	1.33	.260	4.34	6.65
20	Antonio Senzatela A. Senzatela	66.0	2026	TOT	48	10	4	.714	0	3.82	54	0	0	3	65	28	32	5	23	2	13	2	278	0	7.36	3.14	2.35	0.68	19.4	8.3	1.33	.309	4.36	8.86
21	Kevin Kelly K. Kelly	65.2	2026	TBR	61	6	3	.667	0	1.92	52	0	0	4	43	14	16	5	11	3	13	3	243	1	7.13	1.51	4.73	0.69	21.4	4.5	0.82	.221	2.19	5.89
22	Enyel De Los Santos E. De Los Santos	65.0	2026	HOU	61	3	3	.500	0	4.43	59	0	0	5	61	32	36	8	18	1	17	1	272	1	8.17	2.49	3.28	1.11	21.7	6.6	1.22	.285	4.98	8.45
23	Ryan Watson R. Watson	64.2	2026	TOT	45	1	1	.500	0	4.31	55	0	0	2	63	31	32	8	22	3	26	2	280	3	7.65	3.06	2.50	1.11	19.6	7.9	1.31	.286	4.45	8.77
24	Miles Mikolas M. Mikolas	63.0	2026	WSH	14	1	3	.250	0	3.71	28	0	0	0	63	26	28	11	8	1	2	0	253	0	4.00	1.14	3.50	1.57	11.1	3.2	1.13	.254	4.00	9.00
25	Tyler Rogers T. Rogers	62.2	2026	TOR	65	2	2	.500	0	1.87	35	0	0	4	53	13	21	1	21	2	11	5	262	0	5.03	3.02	1.67	0.14	13.4	8.0	1.18	.256	3.02	7.61

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37

Alvarez

RBI

94

Alvarez

AVG

.317

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Team Pitching Leaders

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Lambert

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ERA

3.02

Blubaugh

Team Rankings

186

5th

642

10th

1,248

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ERA

4.53

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	73	69	.514
Rangers	70	72	.493	3.0
Mariners	66	76	.465	7.0
Athletics	56	86	.394	17.0
Angels	53	88	.376	19.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/5	AZ	@	HOU	7:15 PM
Sun 9/6	AZ	@	HOU	2:10 PM
Tue 9/8	HOU	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Wed 9/9	HOU	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Thu 9/10	HOU	@	PHI	1:05 PM

Last Game

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74 - 68

Final

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73 - 69

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

39

Crow-Armstrong

37

Caminero

RBI Leaders

106

Stewart

102

Burleson

100

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.317

Alvarez

.316

Arraez

.311

Simpson

Hit Leaders

168

Arraez

166

Lopez

165

Díaz

Run Leaders

105

Crow-Armstrong

100

Wood

95

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.434

Alvarez

.392

Wood

.391

Harper

SLG Leaders

.601

Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

.545

García

SB Leaders

45

Nuñez

40

Chisholm

38

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

227

Misiorowski

221

Cease

217

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.97

Misiorowski

2.04

Schlittler

2.10

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.79

Misiorowski

0.90

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0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.18

Misiorowski

12.72

Cease

11.98

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Sale

5.82

Misiorowski

5.52

Rasmussen

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24

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Rasmussen

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Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,261.8

Ohtani

2,050.5

Crow-Armstrong

1,856.6

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,590.6

Ohtani

1,554

Crow-Armstrong

1,392

Alvarez

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80-61

81-62

79-63

77-65

76-65

Worst Record ATS

54-88

56-85

59-82

63-79

65-76

66-76

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	84	57	.596
Phillies	79	62	.560	5.0
Marlins	71	71	.500	13.5
Nationals	67	76	.469	18.0
Mets	64	77	.454	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	88	54	.620
Cubs	80	62	.563	8.0
Cardinals	71	71	.500	17.0
Pirates	70	72	.493	18.0
Reds	67	74	.475	20.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	84	57	.596
Padres	74	67	.525	10.0
Diamondbacks	74	68	.521	10.5
Giants	58	84	.408	26.5
Rockies	54	87	.383	30.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	84	57	.596
Yankees	80	61	.567	4.0
Red Sox	77	65	.542	7.5
Blue Jays	71	71	.500	13.5
Orioles	69	73	.486	15.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	74	67	.525
Guardians	72	70	.507	2.5
Twins	67	74	.475	7.0
Tigers	64	77	.454	10.0
Royals	63	79	.444	11.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	73	69	.514
Rangers	70	72	.493	3.0
Mariners	66	76	.465	7.0
Athletics	56	86	.394	17.0
Angels	53	88	.376	19.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 8/21	ATL	@	MIL	1-2
Fri 8/21	STL	@	PHI	6-7
Fri 8/21	TOR	@	NYY	1-3
Fri 8/21	SFG	@	BOS	4-6
Fri 8/21	TBR	@	BAL	3-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/5	SFG	@	NYM	4:10 PM
Sat 9/5	CHC	@	MIA	4:10 PM
Sat 9/5	ATL	@	PHI	6:05 PM
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