Cruz earned the save Tuesday against Cleveland, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings with four strikeouts and a walk as New York held on for a 3-2 win. With David Bednar having worked the previous two nights, Cruz was summoned in the eighth inning with one out and two runners aboard after Jake Bird ran into trouble -- he immediately extinguished the threat by retiring the next two hitters. The right-hander returned for the ninth and, after issuing a leadoff walk, settled in by striking out the next three batters to secure the win. The outing was a reflection of the season Cruz has put together, as he has now held opponents scoreless in 13 of his last 14 appearances and sports a 1.84 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 37:15 K:BB across 29.1 innings. Whenever Bednar is unavailable, Cruz has more than earned additional save chances
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Fernando Cruz Game Log 2026
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Regular SeasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER6/9W 3-21.2410000006/7W 6-10.2000001006/4W 2-11.0000000006/3L 5-41.1300000005/31W 13-81.0000002115/27W 7-01.1000000005/24W 2-01.0000002005/22L 4-20.2200000005/18W 7-61.0310000005/17L 7-61.0010000005/15W 5-21.1100001005/12W 6-21.1100000005/10L 4-31.1300001005/9L 4-30.1010001215/5W 7-41.0111001005/3W 11-31.0000001004/29L 3-01.0200001004/28W 3-21.0210001004/25W 8-30.2210000004/24W 12-41.0300003224/16L 11-40.2210002114/15W 5-41.0001001004/13W 11-100.1020000004/11L 5-40.2100001004/7W 5-31.1120000004/5L 7-60.2210000114/4W 9-70.2100000004/1W 5-30.2100000003/30L 2-10.2200000003/27W 3-00.201000000
Regular Season Totals 2137142001976
Fernando Cruz Splits 2026
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SplitsGSIPWLERAKBBHBPCGHRERSVOSAVGHR
Overall 029.1310.03714201976210.1842Home 013.0200.015800822000.1820Away 016.1110.0226001154210.1862Day 010.2100.0104001033000.2500Night 018.2210.0271000943210.1432vs Lefty 00.0000.016800640000.1281vs Righty 00.0000.0216201330000.2321March 01.1000.02100000000.0000April 09.2200.017800944000.2432May 013.2110.011400932100.1910June 04.2000.07100100110.0670Opponent vs TOR 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs TB 0 2.1 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.333 0 vs KC 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs CLE 0 4.0 0 0 0.0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0 vs BOS 0 0.2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.333 0 vs NYM 0 2.1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.125 0 vs LAA 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 2 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0.375 0 vs MIA 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000 0 vs BAL 0 3.0 1 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.111 0 vs ATH 0 3.0 1 0 0.0 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.200 0 vs HOU 0 1.2 1 0 0.0 5 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0.375 2 vs SEA 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs SF 0 0.2 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs TEX 0 3.0 0 0 0.0 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.250 0 vs MIL 0 1.2 0 1 0.0 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0.286 0 Venue @ Athletics 0 1.2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.333 0 @ San Francisco 0 0.2 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ New York 0 2.1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.125 0 @ Kansas City 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ Tampa Bay 0 0.2 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.333 0 @ Baltimore 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ Houston 0 1.2 1 0 0.0 5 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0.375 2 @ Seattle 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ Cleveland 0 1.2 0 0 0.0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0 @ Milwaukee 0 1.2 0 1 0.0 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0.286 0 @ Texas 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.250 0
Fernando Cruz Player Profile
Career History
Fernando Cruz: Breaking News
Nabs 11th hold
Cruz earned a hold against Cleveland on Thursday with a perfect inning of work. Cruz was summoned in the eighth inning to protect a one-run lead and retired the side in order on 10 pitches. The right-hander is in the midst of a 19-outing stretch during which he's given up just two earned runs while posting a 20:7 K:BB over 18.2 innings. He leads the Yankees with 11 holds on the campaign while registering a 2.00 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 33:14 K:BB through 27 frames.
Second win of season
Cruz (2-0) earned the win over the Astros on Saturday after not allowing a run over two-thirds of an inning, walking one and striking out two. Cruz recorded the final two outs of the sixth inning. Even though he walked Jose Altuve as soon as he entered the game, he bounced back by striking out Christian Walker and Yainer Diaz. Cruz had given up at least a run in his previous two relief appearances, so this was a nice bounce-back performance for the right-hander. Still, given his recent inconsistencies and the role he's filling in the bullpen right now, his fantasy upside should remain fairly low.