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Daily Ranked Starts

2026-05-18 / completed starts recap

Monday · May 18, 2026 · final
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204060800369avg 46.1 GS+5.0 IPGS+IPTrevor Rogers / 3.2 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 3 K / GS+ 20 / PoorRobbie Ray / 4.1 IP, 11 H, 9 ER, 2 BB, 1 K / GS+ 20 / PoorRayShota Imanaga / 4.1 IP, 9 H, 8 ER, 3 BB, 2 K / GS+ 20 / PoorJR Ritchie / 4.0 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K / GS+ 34 / BelowFramber Valdez / 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K / GS+ 34 / BelowPatrick Corbin / 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K / GS+ 38 / BelowRyan Weathers / 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 7 K / GS+ 39 / BelowChristian Scott / 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K / GS+ 40 / BelowNick Lodolo / 5.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 3 K / GS+ 42 / BelowShane McClanahan / 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K / GS+ 43 / SolidJose Quintana / 5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K / GS+ 43 / SolidBrandon Sproat / 4.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K / GS+ 44 / SolidTatsuya Imai / 4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K / GS+ 45 / SolidAndrew Painter / 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K / GS+ 46 / SolidJake Irvin / 4.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K / GS+ 48 / SolidNoah Schultz / 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K / GS+ 49 / SolidZac Gallen / 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K / GS+ 50 / SolidSeth Lugo / 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K / GS+ 51 / SolidSlade Cecconi / 7.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K / GS+ 52 / SolidKendry Rojas / 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K / GS+ 53 / SolidWalbert Ureña / 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K / GS+ 54 / SolidSonny Gray / 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K / GS+ 59 / PlusMax Meyer / 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K / GS+ 61 / PlusYoshinobu Yamamoto / 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K / GS+ 62 / PlusBryan Woo / 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K / GS+ 63 / PlusJ.T. Ginn / 8.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 K / GS+ 65 / PlusGinnMichael King / 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K / GS+ 70 / EliteKing

#1

Plus

J.T. Ginn

ATH vs LAA

GAS10 K

8.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 K

ATH @ LAA, Angel Stadium

Paired with Walbert Ureña / GS+ 54

65

GS+

Ranking reasons

  1. 1. Length

    +24

    8.0 innings pitched.

  2. 2. Misses

    +22

    10 strikeouts.

  3. 3. Runs

    -10

    2 earned runs allowed.

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Additive breakdown

Earned total +32.3 -> Calibrated GS+ 65

Top 20%

Length

+24

8.0 innings pitched.

Misses

+22

10 strikeouts.

Runs

-10

2 earned runs allowed.

Traffic

-2.4

2 hits allowed.

Free passes

-1.5

1 walks allowed.

Park context

+0.2

Angel Stadium at 0.98 run factor.

Opponent quality

0

LAA scheduled opponent quality from the MLB schedule matchup.

Opponent offense

0

LAA scheduled offense quality from fixture lineup context.

#2

Plus

Bryan Woo

SEA vs CWS

GAS8 K

6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K

CWS @ SEA, T-Mobile Park

Paired with Noah Schultz / GS+ 49

63

GS+

Ranking reasons

  1. 1. Length

    +18

    6.0 innings pitched.

  2. 2. Misses

    +17.6

    8 strikeouts.

  3. 3. Traffic

    -3.6

    3 hits allowed.

Start LogPitcher ProfileSame game starter

Additive breakdown

Earned total +29.6 -> Calibrated GS+ 63

Top 20%

Length

+18

6.0 innings pitched.

Misses

+17.6

8 strikeouts.

Runs

0

0 earned runs allowed.

Traffic

-3.6

3 hits allowed.

Free passes

-3

2 walks allowed.

Park context

+0.6

T-Mobile Park at 0.95 run factor.

Opponent quality

0

CWS scheduled opponent quality from the MLB schedule matchup.

Opponent offense

0

CWS scheduled offense quality from fixture lineup context.

#3

Plus

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

LAD vs SD

GAS8 K

7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K

LAD @ SD, Petco Park

Paired with Michael King / GS+ 70

62

GS+

Ranking reasons

  1. 1. Length

    +21

    7.0 innings pitched.

  2. 2. Misses

    +17.6

    8 strikeouts.

  3. 3. Runs

    -5

    1 earned runs allowed.

Start LogPitcher ProfileSame game starter

Additive breakdown

Earned total +29.8 -> Calibrated GS+ 62

Top 20%

Length

+21

7.0 innings pitched.

Misses

+17.6

8 strikeouts.

Runs

-5

1 earned runs allowed.

Traffic

-3.6

3 hits allowed.

Free passes

-3

2 walks allowed.

Park context

+0.6

Petco Park at 0.95 run factor.

Opponent quality

+1.3

SD scheduled opponent quality from the MLB schedule matchup.

Opponent offense

+0.9

SD scheduled offense quality from fixture lineup context.

#4

Plus

Max Meyer

MIA vs ATL

Length

6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

ATL @ MIA, loanDepot park

Paired with JR Ritchie / GS+ 34

61

GS+

Ranking reasons

  1. 1. Length

    +18

    6.0 innings pitched.

  2. 2. Misses

    +13.2

    6 strikeouts.

  3. 3. Traffic

    -3.6

    3 hits allowed.

Start LogPitcher ProfileSame game starter

Additive breakdown

Earned total +29.2 -> Calibrated GS+ 61

Top 20%

Length

+18

6.0 innings pitched.

Misses

+13.2

6 strikeouts.

Runs

0

0 earned runs allowed.

Traffic

-3.6

3 hits allowed.

Free passes

-3

2 walks allowed.

Park context

+0.5

loanDepot park at 0.96 run factor.

Opponent quality

+2.2

ATL scheduled opponent quality from the MLB schedule matchup.

Opponent offense

+1.9

ATL scheduled offense quality from fixture lineup context.

#5

Plus

Sonny Gray

BOS vs KC

GAS9 K

6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K

BOS @ KC, Kauffman Stadium

Paired with Seth Lugo / GS+ 51

59

GS+

Ranking reasons

  1. 1. Misses

    +19.8

    9 strikeouts.

  2. 2. Length

    +18

    6.0 innings pitched.

  3. 3. Traffic

    -6

    5 hits allowed.

Start LogPitcher ProfileSame game starter

Additive breakdown

Earned total +25.3 -> Calibrated GS+ 59

Middle band

Length

+18

6.0 innings pitched.

Misses

+19.8

9 strikeouts.

Runs

-5

1 earned runs allowed.

Traffic

-6

5 hits allowed.

Free passes

-1.5

1 walks allowed.

Park context

0

Kauffman Stadium at 1.00 run factor.

Opponent quality

0

KC scheduled opponent quality from the MLB schedule matchup.

Opponent offense

0

KC scheduled offense quality from fixture lineup context.

Openers & short outings · 1

Sub-3.0 IP starts are kept out of the ranked positions but remain visible for slate completeness.

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OPENER

MacKenzie Gore

TEX vs COL / not ranked

1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

GS+ 32