Joel Kuhnel: Everything you need to know

Joel Kuhnel

#47 RP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/23	CWS	W 10-9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
3/21	LAD	5-5	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/17	CWS	L 6-4	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
3/14	KC	W 12-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/12	TEX	L 7-6	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
3/7	LAA	L 3-0	2.0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/4	AZ	L 3-1	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
3/1	CIN	W 12-4	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2/26	TEX	W 7-3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
2/22	CLE	L 6-0	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	4	4	1
Preseason Totals			11.2	10	2	0	0	0	18	6	2

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
5/21	LAA	W 3-2	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
5/19	LAA	W 14-6	1.0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
5/15	SF	W 5-2	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5/14	STL	L 5-4	0.1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
5/12	STL	L 6-4	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	2
5/9	BAL	W 6-2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5/8	BAL	W 4-3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5/3	CLE	W 7-1	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/29	KC	W 5-2	1.2	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1
4/26	TEX	W 2-1	0.2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/22	SEA	L 5-4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1
4/20	SEA	W 6-4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
4/18	CWS	W 7-6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/15	TEX	W 6-5	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/12	NYM	W 1-0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/11	NYM	W 11-6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/8	NYY	W 3-2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/7	NYY	L 5-3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Regular Season Totals			14.2	9	4	2	0	0	16	5	5

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	0	21.0	1	1	0.0	13	5	2	0	17	5	5	4	4	0.227	1
Away	0	11.2	1	1	0.0	6	2	0	0	10	2	2	3	3	0.233	0
Home	0	9.1	0	0	0.0	7	3	0	0	7	3	3	1	1	0.219	1
Night	0	14.0	1	0	0.0	12	3	0	0	11	4	4	3	3	0.220	1
Day	0	7.0	0	1	0.0	1	2	0	0	6	1	1	1	1	0.240	0
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	7	3	2	0	7	0	0	0	0	0.200	0
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	6	2	0	0	10	5	0	0	0	0.250	1
April	0	10.0	0	1	0.0	4	2	0	0	10	3	3	4	4	0.278	0
May	0	11.0	1	0	0.0	9	3	0	0	7	2	2	0	0	0.179	1
Opponent
vs KC	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0.400	0
vs SD	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.143	0
vs NYM	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0.167	0
vs STL	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	0.500	1
vs CWS	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.200	0
vs BAL	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs SF	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.250	0
vs TEX	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.000	0
vs SEA	0	2.0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	6	2	2	1	1	0.545	0
vs CLE	0	2.2	0	0	0.0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs LAA	0	2.0	1	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.250	0
vs NYY	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.000	0
Venue
@ Los Angeles	0	2.0	1	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.250	0
@ San Diego	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.143	0
@ New York	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.000	0
@ Baltimore	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
@ Texas	0	0.2	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
@ Seattle	0	1.2	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	6	2	2	1	1	0.600	0
@ Athletics	0	9.1	0	0	0.0	7	3	0	0	7	3	3	1	1	0.219	1

Joel Kuhnel: Breaking News

Kuhnel (1-1) earned the win in Thursday's 3-2 victory over the Angels. He allowed a hit and a walk with no strikeouts over a scoreless inning. Kuhnel entered with the game tied in the ninth inning and allowed two Angels to reach base, but he was able to work out of the jam and send the contest to extra innings, before the Athletics pushed across the winning run in the 10th. The right-hander has been solid this season and has put himself in the high-leverage mix, though he hasn't been given a save situation since April 20. Overall, Kuhnel owns a 2.41 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 10:5 K:BB with four saves and three holds across 18.2 innings.

Kuhnel picked up a save against the Mariners on Monday, allowing one run on two hits over one inning. Kuhnel was called upon in the ninth inning to protect a three-run lead. He gave up a single and a double to allow a run to score but was ultimately able to finish off the A's victory. The run was the first charged to Kuhnel this season, and the pair of hits were as many as he'd given up across his first six appearances. With four saves over his past five outings and no blown saves on the season, Kuhnel appears to have a solid grasp on the team's closer role despite fanning just three batters over seven total innings.

Kuhnel struck out two over 1.1 perfect innings to earn the save in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Rangers. Kuhnel got the call in the eighth inning after Mark Leiter gave up a three-run home run to Jake Burger to make it a one-run game. This was Kuhnel's third save of the season, good for the team lead over Leiter. The difference has been in the performance -- Kuhnel has tossed 4.2 scoreless innings so far, while Leiter has a 9.00 ERA through eight frames. Kuhnel has added a 3:0 K:BB and has given up just one hit. The Athletics' bullpen is functioning as a committee currently, but Kuhnel looks to be a slight favorite for saves as long as he continues to pitch well. Hogan Harris and Scott Barlow are also in the mix for late-inning work.