Daniel Lynch: Everything you need to know

Daniel Lynch

#41 RP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/23	TEX	L 3-2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/18	TEX	L 12-3	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/14	ATH	L 12-1	1.0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/10	SEA	L 4-3	1.2	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	1
3/6	LAD	L 6-0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/2	LAA	L 5-4	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
2/27	ATH	W 7-6	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2/24	CIN	L 5-4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Preseason Totals			8.2	9	4	0	0	0	5	2	2

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
5/15	STL	L 5-4	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
5/12	CWS	L 6-5	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5/10	DET	L 6-3	0.2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1
5/7	CLE	L 8-5	1.0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
5/5	CLE	W 5-3	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5/3	SEA	W 4-1	1.1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/25	LAA	W 12-1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/24	LAA	W 6-3	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/20	BAL	L 7-5	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4/16	DET	L 10-9	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/15	DET	L 2-1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/12	CWS	L 6-5	1.0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
4/7	CLE	L 2-1	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/4	MIL	L 5-2	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/1	MIN	W 13-9	1.0	2	3	0	0	0	1	3	1
3/30	MIN	W 3-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Regular Season Totals			14.7	23	6	2	0	0	6	5	2

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	0	18.1	1	0	0.0	25	6	2	0	9	7	4	2	1	0.138	1
Home	0	10.1	0	0	0.0	13	5	0	0	4	5	2	0	0	0.111	0
Away	0	8.0	1	0	0.0	12	1	0	0	5	2	2	2	1	0.172	1
Day	0	8.2	0	0	0.0	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0.037	0
Night	0	9.2	1	0	0.0	13	6	0	0	8	7	4	1	0	0.211	1
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	12	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.097	0
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	13	5	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0.176	1
March	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
April	0	10.1	0	0	0.0	12	3	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	0.086	0
May	0	7.0	1	0	0.0	12	3	0	0	6	3	3	2	1	0.222	1
Opponent
vs DET	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	3	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0.250	0
vs MIL	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.143	0
vs BAL	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs ATH	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.250	0
vs LAA	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs MIN	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	3	3	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0.125	0
vs STL	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.250	0
vs CLE	0	3.1	0	0	0.0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs SEA	0	2.1	1	0	0.0	5	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	0.222	1
vs CWS	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.143	0
Venue
@ Detroit	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
@ Chicago	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.250	0
@ Cleveland	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
@ Seattle	0	2.1	1	0	0.0	5	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	0.222	1
@ Athletics	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.250	0
@ Kansas City	0	10.1	0	0	0.0	13	5	0	0	4	5	2	0	0	0.111	0
@ St. Louis	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.250	0

Daniel Lynch: Breaking News

Lynch struck out three over 1.1 perfect innings to earn the save in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Mariners. Lynch was tasked with getting the last out of the eighth inning and did so with no trouble before pitching a clean ninth as well. Lucas Erceg would normally get the closing call, but he had pitched the previous two days and was presumably unavailable for Sunday. Lynch had taken a blown save Friday against the Mariners but ended up with the win in that contest, which was just the third time he's been scored upon this season. He's at a 1.98 ERA, 0.59 WHIP and 18:3 K:BB with a save and three holds over 13.2 innings this season. Lynch saw a bit of late-inning work last year and should continue to be in the mix for setup work, at least until Carlos Estevez (foot) returns.

Lynch picked up a hold Thursday, striking out one batter in a perfect eighth inning during a 10-9 loss to Detroit. The 29-year-old left-hander maintained a one-run lead on an efficient seven pitches (six strikes), only for Lucas Erceg to blow the save in the ninth inning. Lynch has now appeared in seven games, allowing only one earned run in 7.2 innings and recording at least one strikeout in each appearance.

Lynch agreed to a one-year, $1.025 million contract with the Royals on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. Lynch finished the 2025 campaign with a 3.06 ERA across 67.2 innings, although his 4.75 FIP tells a much different story about how well he performed on the mound. He'll pick up a slight raise for 2026 and figures to continue working in a multi-inning relief role for the Royals.