Kevin Kelly: Everything you need to know

Kevin Kelly

#49 RP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/19	PHI	L 8-2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/16	ATL	L 11-2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
3/14	MIN	W 9-6	1.1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
3/10	MIN	L 6-5	0.2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/8	ATL	W 9-8	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
3/3	PHI	W 3-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2/28	DET	L 12-3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Preseason Totals			6.3	4	2	0	0	0	6	4	4

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
4/25	MIN	W 6-1	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/22	CIN	W 6-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/18	PIT	W 8-7	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4/16	CWS	W 5-3	2.0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
4/12	NYY	W 5-4	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/11	NYY	W 5-4	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/6	CHC	W 6-4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/5	MIN	W 4-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/3	MIN	L 10-4	0.1	1	2	1	0	0	2	6	5
3/30	MIL	W 3-2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/29	STL	W 11-7	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Regular Season Totals			10.7	11	3	1	0	0	6	8	6

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	0	12.1	2	1	0.0	11	3	1	0	6	8	6	2	2	0.143	1
Away	0	6.1	1	1	0.0	7	3	0	0	4	8	6	2	2	0.174	1
Home	0	6.0	1	0	0.0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.105	0
Day	0	11.2	2	1	0.0	10	3	0	0	6	8	6	1	1	0.150	1
Night	0	0.2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.000	0
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	3	2	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0.111	0
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	8	1	1	0	4	3	0	0	0	0.167	1
March	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0.200	0
April	0	11.0	2	1	0.0	10	3	0	0	5	8	6	1	1	0.135	1
Opponent
vs PIT	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs CHC	0	1.0	1	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs NYY	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.167	0
vs MIN	0	3.1	0	1	0.0	3	2	0	0	3	6	5	1	1	0.214	0
vs MIL	0	0.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.000	0
vs CIN	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs STL	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.250	0
vs CWS	0	2.0	1	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.167	1
Venue
@ Minnesota	0	1.1	0	1	0.0	2	2	0	0	2	6	5	1	1	0.286	0
@ Milwaukee	0	0.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.000	0
@ Pittsburgh	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0
@ Chicago	0	2.0	1	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.167	1
@ Tampa Bay	0	6.0	1	0	0.0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.105	0
@ St. Louis	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.250	0

Kevin Kelly: Breaking News

Kelly earned the save in Sunday's 4-1 extra-inning win over the Twins, striking out one in a perfect 10th inning. Kelly was summoned after the Rays scored three runs in the top of the 10th and closed the door on 19 pitches. The two pitchers presumed higher in the ninth-inning pecking order, Griffin Jax and Bryan Baker, combined for three scoreless frames before he got the call. Despite yielding six runs (five earned) in Friday's outing, it's now Kelly who owns both of the club's saves this season.

Kelly recorded his first save of the season in Monday's 3-2 win over the Brewers, pitching one-third of a hitless and scoreless inning. After left-hander Ian Seymour recorded the first two outs of the ninth inning and allowing one walk, manager Kevin Cash called on Kelly to record the 27th out of the game. It was notable that Griffin Jax was used in the seventh inning of a 2-2 game, and he pitched a scoreless and hitless frame while recording one strikeout. Jax struggled in the Rays' opening series against the Cardinals, blowing a pair of saves, so Cash could be moving to more of a committee approach at the end of games.

Kelly agreed to a one-year, $925,000 contract with the Rays on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Kelly missed more than a month toward the start of the 2025 season due to a glute strain and struggled to be effective on the mound after returning, finishing the year with a 5.90 ERA and 1.36 WHIP across 39.2 frames. He'll take just a $149,000 pay raise as a result and will likely be limited to middle-relief duty until he recaptures his previous form.