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AJ Blubaugh
Houston Astros
RP · #69 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'2" · 190 lb · Age 26 · 2 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
23.2
- Runs prevented
- −0.8
- IP · ERA
- 96.0 · 3.66
- K · BB
- 94 · 42
- Rank
- 158 of 205 relievers
What the grade is made of
Runs each part saves or costs against an average pitcher facing the same batters. Contact counts a quarter for how it turned out, because over a season that's mostly the fielders and luck.
- Walks42 vs 35 avg−2.4
- Strikeouts94 vs 89 avg+1.4
- Home runs allowed13 vs 12 avg−1.1
- Contact allowed (how it turned out counts a quarter)247 vs 259 avg+0.9
- Hit batters3 vs 5 avg+0.6
2026 game log: pitching
Game grades need 3 batters faced; starts are ranked against starts, relief outings against relief outings.
| Game | Result | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 30vsCHWPostseason | L 3-7 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 92.9 | |
| Tue, Sep 29vsCHWPostseason | L 3-6 | L | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 39.3 |
| Fri, Sep 25@ATH | L 5-6 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 33.0 | |
| Wed, Sep 23@SEA | L 5-6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 90.8 | |
| Tue, Sep 22@SEA | W 7-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 61.2 | |
| Sat, Sep 19vsATL | L 3-6 | L | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13.7 |
| Fri, Sep 18vsATL | L 2-6 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15.1 | |
| Tue, Sep 15vsKC | W 4-2 | H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 81.7 |
| Sat, Sep 12@TB | L 2-3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 29.4 | |
| Wed, Sep 9@PHI | L 7-11 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7.6 | |
| Tue, Sep 8@PHI | W 6-5 | H | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6.4 |
| Sat, Sep 5vsARI | L 3-4 | B | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 16.8 |
| Thu, Sep 3vsCHW | W 6-2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 56.3 | |
| Wed, Sep 2vsCHW | W 2-0 | W | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9.3 |
| Sun, Aug 30@NYM | W 6-3 | H | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 84.3 |
| Thu, Aug 27@NYY | W 5-1 | H | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 94.5 |
| Sun, Aug 23vsATH | L 6-7 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 31.7 | |
| Sat, Aug 22vsATH | L 3-4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 92.7 | |
| Wed, Aug 19vsLAA | W 3-2 | H | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 44.6 |
| Tue, Aug 18vsLAA | L 1-3 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 89.5 | |
| Wed, Aug 12@SF | W 2-1 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 89.1 | |
| Tue, Aug 11@SF | L 1-4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 53.4 | |
| Sun, Aug 9@SD | L 2-7 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 22.1 | |
| Fri, Aug 7@SD | W 6-3 | H | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 31.0 |
| Sun, Aug 2vsTEX | W 7-3 | S | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 93.2 |
| Fri, Jul 31vsTEX | W 11-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 81.7 | |
| Mon, Jul 27@LAA | W 6-4 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 28.6 | |
| Fri, Jul 24@CHW | W 9-5 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 70.7 | |
| Tue, Jul 21vsMIA | W 5-3 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 4.7 | |
| Sat, Jul 18vsBAL | L 2-4 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 66.7 | |
| Sat, Jul 11@TEX | W 9-3 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 11.7 | |
| Mon, Jul 6@WSH | L 11-12 | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 13.6 | |
| Wed, Jul 1vsMIN | L 3-8 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 95.2 | |
| Sat, Jun 27@DET | W 8-6 | W | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 47.0 |
| Thu, Jun 25@DET | W 2-1 | H | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 95.1 |
| Mon, Jun 22@TOR | L 2-4 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 30.4 | |
| Sat, Jun 20vsCLE | L 1-8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 81.8 | |
| Mon, Jun 15vsDET | L 3-9 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 36.0 | |
| Fri, Jun 12@KC | W 10-8 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 66.9 | |
| Tue, Jun 9@LAA | L 1-10 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 61.3 | |
| Sat, Jun 6vsATH | W 13-2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 97.7 | |
| Wed, Jun 3vsPIT | W 11-9 | W | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 30.3 |
| Tue, Jun 2vsPIT | L 6-10 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 26.3 | |
| Sat, May 30vsMIL | W 9-2 | H | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 99.2 |
| Tue, May 26@TEX | L 7-10 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 35.3 | |
| Sun, May 24@CHC | W 8-5 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 33.7 | |
| Wed, May 20@MIN | L 1-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 83.7 | |
| Mon, May 18@MIN | L 3-6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 95.8 | |
| Sat, May 16vsTEX | W 4-1 | H | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 36.0 |
| Tue, May 12vsSEA | L 2-10 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 28.1 | |
| Sun, May 10@CIN | L 0-5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 39.6 | |
| Fri, May 8@CIN | W 10-0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 57.8 | |
| Sun, May 3@BOS | W 3-1 | 3.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 33.3 | |
| Thu, Apr 30@BAL | L 3-10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 74.7 | |
| Sat, Apr 25vsNYY | L 3-8 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 37.5 | |
| Wed, Apr 22@CLE | W 2-0 | H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 74.7 |
| Mon, Apr 20@CLE | W 9-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 62.2 | |
| Sat, Apr 18vsSTL | L 5-7 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 53.1 | |
| Thu, Apr 16vsCOL | L 2-3 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 38.1 | |
| Tue, Apr 14vsCOL | W 7-6 | W | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 20.1 |
| Sat, Apr 11@SEA | L 7-8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 71.1 | |
| Wed, Apr 8@COL | L 1-9 | L | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1.4 |
| Sun, Apr 5@ATH | L 10-12 | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 1.1 | |
| Wed, Apr 1vsBOS | W 6-4 | H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 79.8 |
| Sun, Mar 29vsLAA | W 9-7 | W | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 98.0 |
| Thu, Mar 26vsLAA | L 0-3 | L | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 38.4 |
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