#1
2026 MLB Season
Ranking completed starts
Completed starts ranked by GS+.
SLATE COMPLETE · 30 STARTS
Slate range 26-77 / Avg 51.9 / Scale 20-80
Board ranks starts of 2.0+ innings; openers and short outings are listed separately.
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START OF THE DAY · MAY 22, 2026Final
#1 of 27 · league avg 50
#1
Solid
AZ vs COL
56
GS+6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
AZ vs COL, Chase Field
Paired with Tomoyuki Sugano / GS+ 52GSV2 67 · -11 ADJ
Ranking reasons
1. Length
+18
6.0 innings pitched.
2. Runs
-5
1 earned run allowed.
3. Traffic
-4.8
4 hits allowed.
Additive breakdown
Earned total +13 -> Calibrated GS+ 56
GSv2 67 / GS+ -11 adj
Middle band
#2
Solid
NYY vs TB
55
GS+6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
NYY vs TB, Yankee Stadium
Paired with Nick Martinez / GS+ 51GSV2 68 · -13 ADJ
#3
Solid
BOS vs MIN
55
GS+6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
BOS vs MIN, Fenway Park
Paired with Connor Prielipp / GS+ 29GSV2 64 · -9 ADJ
#4
Solid
ATL vs WSH
54
GS+6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
ATL vs WSH, Truist Park
Paired with Richard Lovelady / GS+ 48GSV2 65 · -11 ADJ
#5
Solid
COL @ AZ
52
GS+6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
COL @ AZ, Chase Field
Paired with Michael Soroka / GS+ 56GSV2 63 · -11 ADJ
#6
Solid
TB @ NYY
51
GS+6.0 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
TB @ NYY, Yankee Stadium
Paired with Gerrit Cole / GS+ 55GSV2 54 · -3 ADJ
#7
Solid
CWS @ SF
47
GS+5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
CWS @ SF, Oracle Park
Paired with Trevor McDonald / GS+ 29GSV2 53 · -6 ADJ
#8
Solid
DET @ BAL
47
GS+3.1 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
DET @ BAL, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Paired with Keegan Akin / GS+ 45GSV2 42 · +5 ADJ
#9
Solid
ATH @ SD
46
GS+6.1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
ATH @ SD, Petco Park
Paired with Walker Buehler / GS+ 41GSV2 57 · -11 ADJ
#10
Solid
LAA vs TEX
45
GS+5.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
LAA vs TEX, Angel Stadium
Paired with Jacob deGrom / GS+ 26GSV2 49 · -4 ADJ
#11
Solid
CIN vs STL
44
GS+5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
CIN vs STL, Great American Ball Park
Paired with Andre Pallante / GS+ 58GSV2 46 · -2 ADJ
#12
Solid
CHC vs HOU
44
GS+4.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
CHC vs HOU, Wrigley Field
Paired with Spencer Arrighetti / GS+ 58GSV2 43 · +1 ADJ
Openers & short outings · 3
Starts under 2.0 innings are kept out of the ranked positions but remain visible for slate completeness.
Length
+18
6.0 innings pitched.
Misses
+4.4
2 strikeouts.
Runs
-5
1 earned run allowed.
Traffic
-4.8
4 hits allowed.
Free passes
0
0 walks allowed.
Park context
+0.4
Chase Field at 1.03 run factor.
Opponent quality
0
COL archived opponent quality from the stored MLB archive matchup.
Opponent offense
0
COL archived offense quality from fixture lineup context.
Solid
NYY vs TB
6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
NYY vs TB, Yankee Stadium
Paired with Nick Martinez / GS+ 51GSV2 68 · -13 ADJ
55
GS+NDRanking reasons
1. Length
+18
6.0 innings pitched.
2. Free passes
-4.5
3 walks allowed.
3. Misses
+4.4
2 strikeouts.
Additive breakdown
Earned total +15.9 -> Calibrated GS+ 55
GSv2 68 / GS+ -13 adj
Middle band
Length
+18
6.0 innings pitched.
Misses
+4.4
2 strikeouts.
Runs
0
0 earned runs allowed.
Traffic
-2.4
2 hits allowed.
Free passes
-4.5
3 walks allowed.
Park context
+0.4
Yankee Stadium at 1.03 run factor.
Opponent quality
0
TB archived opponent quality from the stored MLB archive matchup.
Opponent offense
0
TB archived offense quality from fixture lineup context.
Solid
BOS vs MIN
6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
BOS vs MIN, Fenway Park
Paired with Connor Prielipp / GS+ 29GSV2 64 · -9 ADJ
55
GS+NDRanking reasons
1. Misses
+19.8
9 strikeouts.
2. Length
+18
6.0 innings pitched.
3. Runs
-15
3 earned runs allowed.
Additive breakdown
Earned total +15.6 -> Calibrated GS+ 55
GSv2 64 / GS+ -9 adj
Middle band
Length
+18
6.0 innings pitched.
Misses
+19.8
9 strikeouts.
Runs
-15
3 earned runs allowed.
Traffic
-4.8
4 hits allowed.
Free passes
-3
2 walks allowed.
Park context
+0.6
Fenway Park at 1.05 run factor.
Opponent quality
0
MIN archived opponent quality from the stored MLB archive matchup.
Opponent offense
0
MIN archived offense quality from fixture lineup context.
Solid
ATL vs WSH
6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
ATL vs WSH, Truist Park
Paired with Richard Lovelady / GS+ 48GSV2 65 · -11 ADJ
54
GS+NDRanking reasons
1. Length
+18
6.0 innings pitched.
2. Misses
+8.8
4 strikeouts.
3. Traffic
-6
5 hits allowed.
Additive breakdown
Earned total +14.4 -> Calibrated GS+ 54
GSv2 65 / GS+ -11 adj
Middle band
Length
+18
6.0 innings pitched.
Misses
+8.8
4 strikeouts.
Runs
-5
1 earned run allowed.
Traffic
-6
5 hits allowed.
Free passes
-1.5
1 walks allowed.
Park context
+0.1
Truist Park at 1.01 run factor.
Opponent quality
0
WSH archived opponent quality from the stored MLB archive matchup.
Opponent offense
0
WSH archived offense quality from fixture lineup context.
Solid
COL @ AZ
6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
COL @ AZ, Chase Field
Paired with Michael Soroka / GS+ 56GSV2 63 · -11 ADJ
52
GS+NDRanking reasons
1. Length
+20
6.2 innings pitched.
2. Runs
-10
2 earned runs allowed.
3. Traffic
-7.2
6 hits allowed.
Additive breakdown
Earned total +8.3 -> Calibrated GS+ 52
GSv2 63 / GS+ -11 adj
Middle band
Length
+20
6.2 innings pitched.
Misses
+6.6
3 strikeouts.
Runs
-10
2 earned runs allowed.
Traffic
-7.2
6 hits allowed.
Free passes
-1.5
1 walks allowed.
Park context
+0.4
Chase Field at 1.03 run factor.
Opponent quality
0
AZ archived opponent quality from the stored MLB archive matchup.
Opponent offense
0
AZ archived offense quality from fixture lineup context.
Solid
TB @ NYY
6.0 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
TB @ NYY, Yankee Stadium
Paired with Gerrit Cole / GS+ 55GSV2 54 · -3 ADJ
51
GS+NDRanking reasons
1. Length
+18
6.0 innings pitched.
2. Traffic
-10.8
9 hits allowed.
3. Runs
-5
1 earned run allowed.
Additive breakdown
Earned total +7 -> Calibrated GS+ 51
GSv2 54 / GS+ -3 adj
Middle band
Length
+18
6.0 innings pitched.
Misses
+2.2
1 strikeouts.
Runs
-5
1 earned run allowed.
Traffic
-10.8
9 hits allowed.
Free passes
-1.5
1 walks allowed.
Park context
+0.4
Yankee Stadium at 1.03 run factor.
Opponent quality
+2
NYY archived opponent quality from the stored MLB archive matchup.
Opponent offense
+1.7
NYY archived offense quality from fixture lineup context.
Solid
CWS @ SF
5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
CWS @ SF, Oracle Park
Paired with Trevor McDonald / GS+ 29GSV2 53 · -6 ADJ
47
GS+WINRanking reasons
1. Runs
-20
4 earned runs allowed.
2. Length
+17
5.2 innings pitched.
3. Misses
+15.4
7 strikeouts.
Additive breakdown
Earned total +1.5 -> Calibrated GS+ 47
GSv2 53 / GS+ -6 adj
Lower 35%
Length
+17
5.2 innings pitched.
Misses
+15.4
7 strikeouts.
Runs
-20
4 earned runs allowed.
Traffic
-7.2
6 hits allowed.
Free passes
-3
2 walks allowed.
Park context
-0.7
Oracle Park at 0.94 run factor.
Opponent quality
0
SF archived opponent quality from the stored MLB archive matchup.
Opponent offense
0
SF archived offense quality from fixture lineup context.
Solid
DET @ BAL
3.1 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
DET @ BAL, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Paired with Keegan Akin / GS+ 45GSV2 42 · +5 ADJ
47
GS+LOSSRanking reasons
1. Misses
+15.4
7 strikeouts.
2. Runs
-15
3 earned runs allowed.
3. Length
+10
3.1 innings pitched.
Additive breakdown
Earned total +3.4 -> Calibrated GS+ 47
GSv2 42 / GS+ +5 adj
Lower 35%
Length
+10
3.1 innings pitched.
Misses
+15.4
7 strikeouts.
Runs
-15
3 earned runs allowed.
Traffic
-9.6
8 hits allowed.
Free passes
0
0 walks allowed.
Park context
+0.1
Oriole Park at Camden Yards at 1.01 run factor.
Opponent quality
+1.4
BAL archived opponent quality from the stored MLB archive matchup.
Opponent offense
+1.1
BAL archived offense quality from fixture lineup context.
Solid
ATH @ SD
6.1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
ATH @ SD, Petco Park
Paired with Walker Buehler / GS+ 41GSV2 57 · -11 ADJ
46
GS+LOSSRanking reasons
1. Runs
-20
4 earned runs allowed.
2. Length
+19
6.1 innings pitched.
3. Misses
+6.6
3 strikeouts.
Additive breakdown
Earned total -0.9 -> Calibrated GS+ 46
GSv2 57 / GS+ -11 adj
Lower 35%
Length
+19
6.1 innings pitched.
Misses
+6.6
3 strikeouts.
Runs
-20
4 earned runs allowed.
Traffic
-3.6
3 hits allowed.
Free passes
-4.5
3 walks allowed.
Park context
-0.6
Petco Park at 0.95 run factor.
Opponent quality
+1.3
SD archived opponent quality from the stored MLB archive matchup.
Opponent offense
+0.9
SD archived offense quality from fixture lineup context.
Solid
LAA vs TEX
5.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
LAA vs TEX, Angel Stadium
Paired with Jacob deGrom / GS+ 26GSV2 49 · -4 ADJ
45
GS+WINRanking reasons
1. Runs
-20
4 earned runs allowed.
2. Length
+17
5.2 innings pitched.
3. Misses
+11
5 strikeouts.
Additive breakdown
Earned total -2.2 -> Calibrated GS+ 45
GSv2 49 / GS+ -4 adj
Lower 35%
Length
+17
5.2 innings pitched.
Misses
+11
5 strikeouts.
Runs
-20
4 earned runs allowed.
Traffic
-8.4
7 hits allowed.
Free passes
-3
2 walks allowed.
Park context
-0.2
Angel Stadium at 0.98 run factor.
Opponent quality
+0.8
TEX archived opponent quality from the stored MLB archive matchup.
Opponent offense
+0.6
TEX archived offense quality from fixture lineup context.
Solid
CIN vs STL
5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
CIN vs STL, Great American Ball Park
Paired with Andre Pallante / GS+ 58GSV2 46 · -2 ADJ
44
GS+LOSSRanking reasons
1. Length
+15
5.0 innings pitched.
2. Runs
-15
3 earned runs allowed.
3. Misses
+11
5 strikeouts.
Additive breakdown
Earned total -0.9 -> Calibrated GS+ 44
GSv2 46 / GS+ -2 adj
Lower 35%
Length
+15
5.0 innings pitched.
Misses
+11
5 strikeouts.
Runs
-15
3 earned runs allowed.
Traffic
-8.4
7 hits allowed.
Free passes
-4.5
3 walks allowed.
Park context
+1
Great American Ball Park at 1.08 run factor.
Opponent quality
0
STL archived opponent quality from the stored MLB archive matchup.
Opponent offense
0
STL archived offense quality from fixture lineup context.
Solid
CHC vs HOU
4.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
CHC vs HOU, Wrigley Field
Paired with Spencer Arrighetti / GS+ 58GSV2 43 · +1 ADJ
44
GS+LOSSRanking reasons
1. Runs
-20
4 earned runs allowed.
2. Length
+14
4.2 innings pitched.
3. Misses
+11
5 strikeouts.
Additive breakdown
Earned total -2.8 -> Calibrated GS+ 44
GSv2 43 / GS+ +1 adj
Lower 35%
Length
+14
4.2 innings pitched.
Misses
+11
5 strikeouts.
Runs
-20
4 earned runs allowed.
Traffic
-9.6
8 hits allowed.
Free passes
-1.5
1 walks allowed.
Park context
+0.5
Wrigley Field at 1.04 run factor.
Opponent quality
+1.6
HOU archived opponent quality from the stored MLB archive matchup.
Opponent offense
+1.2
HOU archived offense quality from fixture lineup context.