Cole Sulser: Everything you need to know

Cole Sulser

#71 RP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/21	MIN	W 3-2	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	3	1	1
3/14	MIN	W 9-6	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
3/10	MIN	L 6-5	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/3	PHI	W 3-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/1	ATL	L 5-3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
2/26	BOS	L 7-5	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2/22	PIT	L 7-4	1.0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Preseason Totals			8.3	8	0	1	0	0	8	3	3

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
5/7	BOS	W 8-4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5/5	TOR	W 4-3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5/4	TOR	W 5-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/28	CLE	W 1-0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/26	MIN	W 4-2	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/24	MIN	W 6-2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/20	CIN	L 6-1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/18	PIT	W 8-7	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/15	CWS	W 8-3	2.0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0
4/12	NYY	W 5-4	0.1	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	2
4/11	NYY	W 5-4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
4/7	CHC	L 9-2	2.1	2	1	0	0	0	3	1	1
4/4	MIN	W 7-1	2.0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/31	MIL	L 6-2	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2
3/28	STL	L 6-5	2.0	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	1
Regular Season Totals			18.5	15	6	0	0	0	19	8	6

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	1	20.2	1	0	0.0	16	6	0	0	19	8	6	2	2	0.244	1
Home	0	10.0	1	0	0.0	6	2	0	0	8	4	3	1	1	0.216	0
Away	1	10.2	0	0	0.0	10	4	0	0	11	4	3	1	1	0.268	1
Day	0	5.0	0	0	0.0	5	2	0	0	5	4	3	0	0	0.263	0
Night	1	15.2	1	0	0.0	11	4	0	0	14	4	3	2	2	0.237	1
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	5	4	0	0	10	6	0	0	0	0.323	1
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	11	2	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0.191	0
March	0	3.1	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	6	4	3	0	0	0.400	1
April	1	13.1	1	0	0.0	11	5	0	0	13	4	3	1	1	0.255	0
May	0	4.0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.000	0
Opponent
vs BOS	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs STL	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0.286	0
vs NYY	0	1.1	1	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	0.429	0
vs PIT	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs MIN	0	4.1	0	0	0.0	5	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.188	0
vs SF	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs CLE	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0.250	0
vs CIN	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs CHC	0	2.1	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0.333	0
vs MIL	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	0.500	1
vs CWS	1	2.0	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.375	0
vs TOR	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.000	0
Venue
@ Minnesota	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.143	0
@ Milwaukee	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	0.500	1
@ Cleveland	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0.250	0
@ Chicago	1	2.0	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.375	0
@ St. Louis	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0.286	0
@ Tampa Bay	0	10.0	1	0	0.0	6	2	0	0	8	4	3	1	1	0.216	0
@ Pittsburgh	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
@ Boston	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0

Cole Sulser: Breaking News

Sulser earned the save Tuesday against the Blue Jays, retiring the side in order in the ninth inning. Sulser entered with a one-run lead and efficiently handled Toronto's lineup, needing just 12 pitches to secure his second save of the season. After a rough start in which the right-hander allowed six earned runs over his first six appearances, he has completely turned things around, tossing 9.2 consecutive scoreless innings since. Sulser now owns a 2.75 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and a 15:8 K:BB across 19.2 innings. Bryan Baker leads the Rays with nine saves on the campaign and remains the team's primary closer, but he was presumably unavailable Tuesday after pitching each of the previous two days.

Sulser gave up a hit and a walk in a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday to record his first save of the season in a 1-0 win over the Guardians. He struck out two. Bryan Baker has pitched the prior two days and three of the last four, so Tampa Bay's closer got a breather while Sulser handled the ninth in his place. The 36-year-old righty delivered his sixth straight scoreless appearance, and the save was his first since 2022 when he was a member of the Marlins. Sulser has moved into a high-leverage role in an injury-shortened Rays bullpen, picking up holds in his last two appearances coming into Tuesday, but his 3.24 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and 13:8 K:BB through 16.2 innings on the season don't inspire a lot of confidence.

Sulser didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against the White Sox, pitching two scoreless innings as the opener, allowing three hits and a walk while striking out one. Sulser allowed four baserunners in his two innings of work, but he didn't allow a single run -- that's already a step in the right direction considering his recent performances. He had given up at least a run in five of his six previous outings this season, and as a bullpen arm that's nowhere near pitching in high-leverage situations, he shouldn't carry a ton of fantasy upside -- especially since he owns a 4.91 ERA with a 2.00 WHIP across 11.0 innings over his first seven appearances in 2026.