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Cole Sulser

Relief pitcher | Age 36 | Bats R · Throws R

Cole Sulser's 2026 MLB stats, pitching game log, and recent strikeout form for the Tampa Bay Rays. Through 51 appearances, Cole Sulser carries a 4.31 ERA with 56 strikeouts. He averages 1.1 strikeouts per outing (6 over his last 5), a 8.9 K/9. See last-game strikeouts, strikeouts-per-game pace, splits, and next-game context below.

AL East standings

Saturday NYY @ TB Steinbrenner Field · Sat Oct 10 · 8:00 PM ET
◆ neutral park · -2% HR · -3% runs · even K vs league

Over 5.5 strikeouts (standard line — nothing quoted yet)

Cole Sulser by game, in his last 10 games

60.1%calibrated projection
L5L10
One bar per game, most recent first
Last 10 rate0%0 of 10 games cleared
Calibrated model60.1%our projection for the standard line
Kalshi mid—no live price yet
2110201001
9/26@ PHI9/25@ PHI9/23@ NYY9/20vs BOS9/19vs BOS9/16vs OAK9/13vs HOU9/9@ ATL9/8@ ATL9/6@ TEX

Where the outcomes landed

10 games · line at 5.5
404122+
Innings10.0
ERA1.80
K/97.2
Pitches16
Starts10

Recent-form percentages are not probabilities — the calibrated line is this site’s model projection, and the Kalshi line is what the exchange is paying. No book or exchange has quoted this game yet, so the projection runs against the standard 5.5 line these markets are normally posted at. Research only — not betting advice.

Betting Snapshot

the numbers that shape his prop lines

Through Sep 26, 2026
0straight starts with 6+ K
0consecutive quality starts
Tonight’s bats2R · 4LLHB-heavy lineup

NYY hitters · 23.2% team K rate

Prop metricLast 3Last 5Season
Strikeouts per start9.7 K/91.31.21.1
Walks per start0.70.40.3
Earned runs per start0.30.20.5
Innings per startavg IP · bar shows floor–ceiling range1.01.0–1.0
Home runs allowed0.00.00.1

Model lean vs the posted market — research only, not betting advice.

Strikeouts O/UOdds N/A
No line posted · proj 1.17
Walks O/UOdds N/A
No line posted · proj 0.37

Arsenal

Per-pitch-type usage and stuff metrics. Season aggregates beside the last 5 outings — divergence between the two columns is the leading indicator that something has changed (velocity loss, command drift, batters adjusting). xwOBA measures contact quality (lower is better for the pitcher); whiff% and chase% are the swing-and-miss signals.

Pitch Usage Season Last 5
Whiff% Chase% Zone% xwOBA Whiff% Chase% Zone% xwOBA
FF
4-Seam Fastball · 404 pitches
 44.1% 24.3% 29.0% 37.9% 0.366 16.7% 16.7% 70.6% 0.361
CH
Changeup · 352 pitches
 38.4% 38.7% 61.3% 14.2% 0.249 53.8% 76.9% 12.1% 0.216
FC
Cutter · 129 pitches
 14.1% 26.2% 31.0% 27.9% 0.374 33.3% 44.4% 40.0% 0.208
ST
Sweeper · 32 pitches
 3.5% 27.3% 54.6% 15.6% 0.364 0.0% 66.7% 33.3% 0.158

Data via Ball Don't Lie. The "Last 5" column aggregates the player's 5 most recent outings.

Game log

last 10 games · expand for the full season

Date Opp Result IP H R ER HR BB K GB FB P TBF DEC REL ERA
SEPTEMBER
Sat 9/26 @ PHI W 12-1 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 2 - - 25 5 - - 0.00
Fri 9/25 @ PHI W 2-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - - 14 3 - HLD 0.00
Wed 9/23 @ NYY L 2-9 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 - - 25 6 - - 9.00
Sun 9/20 vs BOS W 5-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 11 3 - - 0.00
Sat 9/19 vs BOS W 2-1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - - 16 4 - - 0.00
Wed 9/16 vs OAK W 4-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 12 3 SV SV 0.00
Sun 9/13 vs HOU W 14-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - - 13 3 - - 0.00
Wed 9/9 @ ATL W 7-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 8 3 - - 0.00
Tue 9/8 @ ATL W 7-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 17 3 - - 0.00
Sun 9/6 @ TEX L 6-8 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - 21 6 - - 9.00
SEPTEMBER Subtotal 10.0 6 2 2 1 3 8 0 0 162 39 - - 1.80
JULY
Sat 7/25 vs CLE W 3-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - - 10 3 - HLD 0.00
Fri 7/24 vs CLE W 11-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - - 15 4 - - 0.00
Tue 7/21 @ TOR W 12-2 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 18 5 - - 0.00
Sat 7/18 @ BOS L 6-7 0.2 1 2 0 0 0 1 - - 15 4 - HLD 0.00
Fri 7/17 @ BOS L 3-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - - 15 4 - - 0.00
Sun 7/12 vs SEA L 2-8 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 - - 10 3 - - 45.00
Fri 7/10 vs SEA W 7-2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - - 9 2 - HLD 0.00
Wed 7/8 vs NYY W 3-0 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 3 - - 27 6 - HLD 0.00
Mon 7/6 vs NYY L 1-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - - 14 3 - - 0.00
Sat 7/4 @ HOU L 8-10 1.0 2 3 3 0 1 0 - - 20 6 - HLD 27.00
Wed 7/1 @ KC W 4-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - - 17 4 - HLD 0.00
JULY Subtotal 9.8 7 6 4 1 2 13 0 0 170 44 - - 3.67
JUNE
Tue 6/30 @ KC W 10-4 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 - - 15 4 - - 9.00
Sat 6/27 vs ARI W 4-2 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 - - 27 7 - - 4.50
Wed 6/24 vs KC W 5-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - - 14 4 - HLD 0.00
Mon 6/22 vs KC L 1-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - - 13 3 - - 0.00
Sat 6/20 vs WSH L 3-4 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - - 25 6 - - 0.00
Wed 6/17 @ LAD L 4-5 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 11 4 - - 0.00
Sat 6/13 @ LAA L 0-8 0.2 5 4 4 1 1 2 - - 39 8 - - 180.00
Wed 6/10 vs BOS W 7-5 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 1 - - 18 3 - - 180.00
Sun 6/7 @ MIA L 1-4 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 2 - - 15 5 - - 0.00
Fri 6/5 @ MIA W 6-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - - 15 4 - - 0.00
Mon 6/1 vs DET L 9-10 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 - - 20 6 - - 18.00
JUNE Subtotal 11.4 16 10 10 3 3 18 0 0 212 54 - - 7.89
MAY
Sat 5/30 vs LAA L 3-14 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 1 - - 18 4 - - 180.00
Wed 5/13 @ TOR L 3-5 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 21 4 - - 0.00
Tue 5/12 @ TOR W 7-6 0.0 2 3 3 0 1 0 - - 13 3 - - -
Thu 5/7 @ BOS W 8-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - - 17 3 - - 0.00
Tue 5/5 vs TOR W 4-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 12 3 - - 0.00
Mon 5/4 vs TOR W 5-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - - 10 3 - - 0.00
Fri 5/1 vs SF W 3-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - - 10 3 - HLD 0.00
MAY Subtotal 5.2 5 5 5 1 1 4 0 0 101 23 - - 8.65
APRIL
Tue 4/28 @ CLE W 1-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 2 - - 16 5 SV SV 0.00
Sun 4/26 vs MIN W 4-2 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 - - 26 5 - HLD 0.00
Fri 4/24 vs MIN W 6-2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 16 4 - HLD 0.00
Mon 4/20 vs CIN L 1-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 7 3 - - 0.00
Sat 4/18 @ PIT W 8-7 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - - 22 5 - - 0.00
Wed 4/15 @ CHW W 8-3 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 1 - - 36 9 - - 0.00
Sun 4/12 vs NYY W 5-4 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 - - 15 4 - HLD 180.00
Sat 4/11 vs NYY W 5-4 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - - 11 4 W - 0.00
Tue 4/7 vs CHC L 2-9 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 2 - - 37 10 - - 4.29
Sat 4/4 @ MIN W 7-1 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 3 - - 35 9 - - 0.00
APRIL Subtotal 12.4 13 4 3 0 7 11 0 0 221 58 - - 2.18
MARCH
Tue 3/31 @ MIL L 2-6 1.1 4 2 2 1 0 0 - - 31 8 - - 16.36
Sat 3/28 @ STL L 5-6 2.0 2 2 1 0 1 2 - - 41 10 - - 4.50
MARCH Subtotal 3.1 6 4 3 1 1 2 0 0 72 18 - - 8.71
Season Totals 51.9 53 31 27 7 17 56 0 0 938 236 - - 4.68
BB: Walks allowed
DEC: Decision
ER: Earned runs
ERA: Earned run average for the appearance or subtotal
FB: Fly balls
GB: Ground balls
H: Hits allowed
HR: Home runs allowed
IP: Innings pitched
K: Strikeouts
P: Pitches
R: Runs allowed
REL: Relief outcome: save, hold, or blown save
TBF: Total batters faced

Team scoring environment

This connects the player page back to the team scoring profile, which matters when a player is being evaluated inside a moneyline or total bet.

Team recent scoring 4.6

2-3 in the latest stored sample.

Current runs allowed 4.6

Recent runs allowed with average margin +0.0.

Totals context 4-1

Average actual total 7.0 vs tracked 6.7.

Use this section together with the game log and trend chart on the page: a hot bat on a team scoring well is different from a hot bat inside a low-scoring team context, and the same idea applies to pitchers on teams playing high-total games.

Strikeout outlook today

Team game, player status, and recent strikeout form, all in one quick read.

Role Pitcher Position RP
Status Active Team Tampa Bay Rays (TB)
Next game 2026-10-10 Opponent vs NYY
First pitch 8:00 PM Season type Postseason
Bats / Throws R/R Age 36

Cole Sulser's next team game is not on today's slate, so the value here is recent strikeout form and full game-log context. He has a 4.31 ERA and 1.24 WHIP across 51 appearances, while recent games around him have gone 4-1 to the total.

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Recent strikeout form vs season

The comparison below keeps strikeouts, innings, and run prevention tied back to the season baseline.

Last 5 vs season ERA -2.51

WHIP -0.04 vs season across 5 games.

Last 10 vs season ERA -2.51

WHIP -0.34 vs season across 10 games.

Home/road lean Better at home

Recent ERA split +1.43 comparing road to home.

Team environment Team total 7.0

Recent team scoring 4.6 with O/U 4-1 around this player.

Sample Games IPERAWHIPKBB
Last 5 5 5.0 1.80 1.20 6 2
Last 10 10 10.0 1.80 0.90 8 3
Season 51 56.1 4.31 1.24 56 17

Season stats

Games pitched51Games started2
Wins / Losses1 / 0Saves3
Innings pitched56.1Strikeouts56
ERA4.31WHIP1.24

Split watchlist

Cole Sulser's home/road splits this season: a 3.94 ERA across 26 home outings and 5.37 over 25 on the road.

This is the fastest way to compare home and road run prevention once both samples exist.

Split Games IPERAWHIPK
Home 26 25.1 3.94 1.00 30
Road 25 26.8 5.37 1.68 26

Cole Sulser — frequently asked questions

Quick answers to the most common 2026 questions about Cole Sulser, drawn from the stats and schedule on this page.

When does Cole Sulser play next?

Cole Sulser's next scheduled game is Oct 10, 2026 vs NYY.

How many strikeouts per game does Cole Sulser average?

Cole Sulser is averaging 1.10 strikeouts per appearance in 2026 (56 strikeouts over 51 appearances).

What is Cole Sulser's ERA this season?

Cole Sulser has a 4.31 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP in 2026.

How many strikeouts did Cole Sulser have in his last game?

Cole Sulser recorded 2 strikeouts in his most recent appearance on 2026-09-26.

How many strikeouts has Cole Sulser had over his last 5 games?

Cole Sulser has 6 strikeouts over his last 5 outings with a 1.80 ERA in that span.

What is Cole Sulser's strikeout rate (K/9)?

Cole Sulser is striking out 8.9 batters per nine innings in 2026.

How has Cole Sulser pitched at home vs on the road?

Cole Sulser has a 3.94 ERA at home and 5.37 on the road this season.

NYY lineup — bats he faces next start

The key matchups driving his next start’s strikeout and earned-run lines. Open a hitter for his splits and prop context.