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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

10.21

11.11

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Wed May 15	@BAL (11th) (Bradish)	62°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Thu May 16	@CHC (10th) (Steele)	66°

Pitching

.25

.31

.35

.51

5.1

5.62

4.88

2.38

2.25

6.32

6.82

1.22

1.33

ERA

4.21

3.97

WHIP

1.34

1.22

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Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	119.0	135.0
W	2	3
L	3	4
SV	0	0
IP	52.0	53.0
H	47	41
ER	15	17
K	55	63
BB	10	7
ERA	2.60	2.89
WHIP	1.10	.91

Recent News
	Kikuchi finding another level for Jays in contract year Published May 16th, 2024 via TSN Yusei Kikuchi Allows One Run While Striking Out Nine in 4 1/3 Innings; Orioles Beat Toronto 3-2 Published May 15th, 2024 via The Japan News Kikuchi Strikes Out Nine, Blue Jays Fall Short Published May 15th, 2024 via FantasyPros Blue Jays - Yusei Kikuchi continues to put up strong numbers in important contract year Published May 15th, 2024 via Yardbarker Blue Jays' Yusei Kikuchi: Strikes out nine in no-decision Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yusei Kikuchi strikes out nine \| 05/15/2024 Published May 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Yusei Kikuchi Starting Wednesday Against Orioles Published May 15th, 2024 Fantasy Baseball Pitching Trade Targets: Boost Your Roster with Yusei Kikuchi, Blake Snell, and More Published May 15th, 2024 via BVM Sports	Even without best stuff, Jones deals in Pirates' win Published May 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Jared Jones sharp, Pirates hang on to beat Cubs in 1st of 4-game series Published May 16th, 2024 via TribLIVE Without best fastball, Jared Jones spins quality start in Pirates' win against Cubs Published May 16th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette MLB DFS Picks, Spotlight Pitchers & Top Stacks: Jared Jones + Pirates Bats (May 16) Published May 16th, 2024 via stokastic.com Pirates Preview: Jared Jones starts at Wrigley in another matchup with Cubs Published May 16th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Paul Skenes, Jared Jones could make Pirates history Published May 15th, 2024 via Rum Bunter Jared Jones - MLB Starting pitcher - News, Stats, Bio and more - The Athletic Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times Pittsburgh Pirates Rookie Jared Jones Continues Historic Run of Forcing Whiffs Published May 11th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated

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