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Brad Lord
Washington Nationals
RP · #41 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'3" · 210 lb · Age 26 · 2 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
39.8
- Runs prevented
- +1.1
- IP · ERA
- 83.1 · 3.78
- K · BB
- 77 · 33
- Rank
- 124 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.
- Contact allowed (how it turned out counts a quarter)226 vs 228 avg+1.6
- Hit batters8 vs 4 avg−1.4
- Home runs allowed10 vs 11 avg+1.0
- Strikeouts77 vs 78 avg−0.3
- Walks30 vs 30 avg+0.1
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 23@DET | W 4-2 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 91.2 | |
| Fri, Sep 18@STL | W 9-1 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 66.4 | |
| Tue, Sep 15vsPHI | W 6-3 | H | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Sat, Sep 12vsLAA | W 6-5 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5.7 | |
| Wed, Sep 9@SD | L 2-9 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 3.3 | |
| Sun, Sep 6@LAD | L 5-7 | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 15.0 | |
| Wed, Sep 2vsATL | L 0-9 | GS | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 78.6 |
| Sat, Aug 29vsMIA | W 5-4 | B | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 30.9 |
| Tue, Aug 25vsCOL | L 1-3 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 97.2 | |
| Fri, Aug 21@MIA | L 2-3 | GS | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 76.0 |
| Sat, Aug 15@NYM | L 4-5 | GS | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 21.9 |
| Sun, Aug 9vsCIN | W 7-1 | GS | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 64.9 |
| Wed, Aug 5@PHI | W 10-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 85.7 | |
| Sun, Jul 5vsPIT | L 5-11 | L | 1.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 3.4 |
| Wed, Jul 1@BOS | W 10-2 | GS | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 53.3 |
| Fri, Jun 26@BAL | L 1-3 | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 35.3 | |
| Tue, Jun 23vsPHI | L 9-14 | L | 0.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0.2 |
| Sat, Jun 20@TB | W 4-3 | H | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 77.9 |
| Mon, Jun 15vsKC | W 7-3 | W | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 67.3 |
| Sat, Jun 13vsSEA | W 8-3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 91.3 | |
| Tue, Jun 9@SF | W 6-3 | W | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 37.3 |
| Sat, Jun 6@ARI | W 6-1 | S | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 97.9 |
| Wed, Jun 3vsMIA | L 1-4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 42.7 | |
| Sat, May 30vsSD | W 9-4 | W | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 91.1 |
| Sat, May 23@ATL | W 2-0 | H | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 99.0 |
| Tue, May 19vsNYM | W 9-6 | H | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 51.5 |
| Sun, May 17vsBAL | L 3-7 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 38.0 | |
| Tue, May 12@CIN | W 10-4 | W | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 95.2 |
| Fri, May 8@MIA | W 3-2 | H | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 90.2 |
| Sat, May 2vsMIL | L 1-4 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 20.6 | |
| Tue, Apr 28@NYM | L 0-8 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 96.9 | |
| Sat, Apr 25@CHW | W 6-3 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 55.8 | |
| Mon, Apr 20vsATL | L 4-9 | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 97.0 | |
| Wed, Apr 15@PIT | L 0-2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 96.0 | |
| Mon, Apr 13@PIT | L 5-16 | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3.2 | |
| Sat, Apr 11@MIL | W 3-1 | H | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 96.3 |
| Wed, Apr 8vsSTL | L 1-6 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 91.1 | |
| Sat, Apr 4vsLAD | L 5-10 | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 3.6 | |
| Mon, Mar 30@PHI | W 13-2 | H | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 95.4 |
| Thu, Mar 26@CHC | W 10-4 | W | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 20.6 |
2026 game log: hitting
Game grades need 3 plate appearances.
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