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Lake Bachar
Pittsburgh Pirates
RP · #71 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'2" · 219 lb · Age 31 · 3 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
47.6
- Runs prevented
- +1.7
- IP · ERA
- 86.2 · 3.43
- K · BB
- 93 · 36
- Rank
- 108 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.
- Strikeouts93 vs 79 avg+3.7
- Home runs allowed13 vs 11 avg−3.0
- Contact allowed (how it turned out counts a quarter)210 vs 231 avg+2.1
- Walks35 vs 31 avg−1.4
- Parks pitched in+0.4
- Hit batters5 vs 4 avg−0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 27@DET | W 4-2 | W | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 98.7 |
| Wed, Sep 23vsSTL | L 1-5 | GS | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 58.4 |
| Sun, Sep 20vsKC | W 4-3 | GS | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 36.5 |
| Sat, Sep 19vsKC | W 6-5 | H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 84.3 |
| Tue, Sep 15vsMIL | L 1-5 | L | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 45.1 |
| Wed, Sep 9@CHW | W 4-2 | GS | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 42.9 |
| Thu, Sep 3vsSF | W 5-2 | GS | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 59.6 |
| Sat, Aug 29@STL | W 6-2 | GS | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 56.5 |
| Wed, Aug 26@SD | L 0-3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 91.9 | |
| Sun, Aug 23@LAD | L 0-4 | L | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 44.5 |
| Fri, Aug 21@LAD | L 4-5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 33.6 | |
| Sun, Aug 16vsBOS | W 8-3 | GS | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 59.3 |
| Wed, Aug 12@MIA | L 2-8 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 10.9 | |
| Sat, Aug 8vsNYM | W 9-0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 98.4 | |
| Wed, Aug 5@MIL | L 2-4 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 20.7 | |
| Sat, Aug 1@NYM | W 6-2 | S | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 99.3 |
| Thu, Jul 30@NYM | L 2-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 76.1 | |
| Sun, Jul 26vsSD | L 3-5 | L | 1.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0.4 |
| Fri, Jul 24vsSD | L 2-4 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 69.2 | |
| Mon, Jul 20@HOU | L 5-8 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 22.5 | |
| Fri, Jul 17@MIL | L 1-2 | L | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 31.5 |
| Sun, Jul 12vsCLE | L 2-5 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 48.2 | |
| Thu, Jul 9vsSEA | W 8-4 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 95.1 | |
| Sun, Jul 5@ATH | W 9-8 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0.4 | |
| Fri, Jul 3@ATH | W 12-5 | W | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 98.7 |
| Tue, Jun 30@COL | W 14-3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – | |
| Sat, Jun 27@STL | W 5-1 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 26.4 | |
| Tue, Jun 23vsTEX | W 6-4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | – | |
| Sun, Jun 21vsSF | W 2-1 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 51.5 |
| Fri, Jun 19vsSF | W 4-3 | GS | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 30.3 |
| Tue, Jun 16@PHI | L 2-8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 84.3 | |
| Sat, Jun 13@PIT | L 2-3 | GS | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 56.3 |
| Wed, Jun 10vsARI | W 8-0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 55.6 | |
| Sat, Jun 6vsTB | W 4-3 | GS | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 88.5 |
| Tue, Jun 2@WSH | W 7-3 | GS | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 80.9 |
| Sat, May 30@NYM | L 1-6 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 1.3 | |
| Mon, May 25@TOR | W 8-2 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 29.1 | |
| Tue, May 19vsATL | L 4-8 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 33.0 | |
| Mon, May 18vsATL | W 12-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 83.1 | |
| Sat, May 16@TB | W 10-5 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8.2 | |
| Thu, May 14@MIN | L 1-9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 98.3 | |
| Tue, May 12@MIN | L 0-3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 57.8 | |
| Sat, May 9vsWSH | W 8-7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 61.8 | |
| Mon, May 4vsPHI | L 0-1 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 94.8 | |
| Fri, May 1vsPHI | L 5-6 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 99.2 | |
| Fri, Apr 24@SF | W 9-4 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 29.7 | |
| Wed, Apr 22vsSTL | W 4-1 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7.6 | |
| Sat, Apr 18vsMIL | L 2-5 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 95.2 | |
| Mon, Apr 13@ATL | W 10-4 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 71.4 | |
| Fri, Apr 10@DET | L 0-2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 95.0 | |
| Wed, Apr 8vsCIN | W 7-4 | H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 86.0 |
| Fri, Apr 3@NYY | L 2-8 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 8.6 | |
| Mon, Mar 30vsCHW | L 4-9 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 98.3 |
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