Rea (5-3) earned the win Thursday against the Pirates after allowing two runs on four hits and three walks across 5.1 innings. He struck out five and also hit a batter. Rea allowed a solo homer to Bryan Reynolds and an RBI double to Tyler Callihan before departing the game in the sixth, but he was excellent in the opening five frames. Rea has been a mixed bag as a rotation option, but he's at least been serviceable. He's posted a 4.78 ERA with a 1.44 WHIP across six starts and 32 innings in May and is slated to make his next start next week at home against the Athletics.
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Colin Rea Game Log 2026
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Regular SeasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER5/28W 7-25.1531004225/23L 3-07.0430004335/17L 9-84.2411006445/12L 5-24.1110007555/6W 7-65.1530006215/1W 6-55.1600008224/25L 12-43.1440006664/20W 5-16.2520006114/14W 10-46.0500004334/8W 6-25.0221002114/3L 4-13.1410004113/30W 7-23.040000422
Regular Season Totals 574920300613231
Colin Rea Splits 2026
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SplitsGSIPWLERAKBBHBPCGHRERSVOSAVGHR
Overall 959.1530.0492030613231110.2639Home 427.1210.02480028109110.2574Away 532.0320.0251200332222000.2685Day 423.2120.022900281616000.2923Night 535.2410.0271100331615110.2436vs Lefty 00.0000.031151043190000.3074vs Righty 00.0000.01852018130000.1965March 03.0000.04000422110.3081April 324.1310.020900221212000.2392May 632.0220.0251100351817000.2766Opponent vs CLE 0 3.1 0 0 0.0 4 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0.333 0 vs TB 1 5.0 1 0 0.0 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.125 0 vs HOU 1 7.0 0 1 0.0 4 3 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 0.167 2 vs AZ 1 5.1 1 0 0.0 6 0 0 0 8 2 2 0 0 0.320 0 vs PHI 1 12.2 2 0 0.0 10 2 0 0 10 4 4 0 0 0.208 1 vs PIT 1 5.1 1 0 0.0 5 3 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0.211 1 vs CIN 1 5.1 0 0 0.0 5 3 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 0.286 1 vs CWS 1 4.2 0 0 0.0 4 1 0 0 6 4 4 0 0 0.316 0 vs LAA 0 3.0 0 0 0.0 4 0 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0.308 1 vs LAD 1 3.1 0 1 0.0 4 4 0 0 6 6 6 0 0 0.375 1 vs ATL 1 4.1 0 1 0.0 1 1 0 0 7 5 5 0 0 0.368 2 Venue @ Tampa Bay 1 5.0 1 0 0.0 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.125 0 @ Pittsburgh 1 5.1 1 0 0.0 5 3 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0.211 1 @ Cleveland 0 3.1 0 0 0.0 4 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0.333 0 @ Los Angeles 1 3.1 0 1 0.0 4 4 0 0 6 6 6 0 0 0.375 1 @ Atlanta 1 4.1 0 1 0.0 1 1 0 0 7 5 5 0 0 0.368 2 @ Chicago 4 27.1 2 1 0.0 24 8 0 0 28 10 9 1 1 0.257 4 @ Philadelphia 0 6.0 1 0 0.0 5 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 0.182 1
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Colin Rea: Breaking News
Pitches well but gets no support
Rea (4-3) took the loss against Houston on Saturday, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four batters over seven innings. The damage against Rea came almost entirely off the bat of Christian Walker, who hit a pair of homers to account for all three of the Astros' runs. In fact, Walker had three of the four hits Rea allowed. Otherwise, the righty hurler was pretty effective, completing seven innings for the first time this season and registering his third quality start. This was a solid bounce-back effort for Rea after he gave up nine runs over nine innings across his previous two starts, though Chicago provided him with no runs of support Saturday, resulting in the loss. He's lined up to make his next start on the road in Pittsburgh.
Tagged for four runs Sunday
Rea did not factor into the decision Sunday against the White Sox, allowing four runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four over 4.2 innings. Rea struggled to work efficiently throughout the outing, throwing just 46 of his 83 pitches for strikes while allowing consistent traffic on the bases. The veteran right-hander has now surrendered four or more runs in three of his last five starts and has failed to complete six innings in any of those outings. Rea will take his 4.98 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 40:14 K:BB across 47 innings into his next scheduled start, facing Houston at home.