Bachar has won a spot in the Marlins' Opening Day bullpen, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports. The 30-year-old righty has a surprisingly dominant spring, posting a 2.35 ERA and 13:6 K:BB over 7.2 Grapefruit League innings, but Bachar is still expected to fill a middle-relief role for Miami. In his first full season in the majors in 2025, he delivered a 3.93 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 75:30 K:BB in 71 innings with eight wins, three saves and five holds in 53 appearances.
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Lake Bachar Game Log 2026
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Regular SeasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER5/4L 1-02.0100001005/1L 6-52.1300000004/24W 9-42.0100002114/22W 4-10.1010001114/18L 5-22.1120000004/13W 10-42.0410001004/10L 2-02.0300001004/8W 7-41.0200000004/3L 8-21.0220002223/30L 9-43.031000111
Regular Season Totals 17.3207000955
Lake Bachar Splits 2026
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SplitsGSIPWLERAKBBHBPCGHRERSVOSAVGHR
Overall 018.0000.020700955000.1482Away 07.0000.010300633000.2311Home 011.0000.010400322000.0861Day 03.2000.03500333000.2311Night 014.1000.017200622000.1251vs Lefty 00.0000.011400730000.2121vs Righty 00.0000.09300220000.0711March 03.0000.03100111000.1110April 010.2000.013600744000.1842May 04.1000.04000100000.0710Opponent vs CIN 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs MIL 0 2.1 0 0 0.0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs CWS 0 3.0 0 0 0.0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.111 0 vs STL 0 0.1 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.500 1 vs SF 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.250 1 vs DET 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.143 0 vs ATL 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.143 0 vs NYY 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0.500 0 vs PHI 0 4.1 0 0 0.0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.071 0 Venue @ New York 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0.500 0 @ Detroit 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.143 0 @ Miami 0 11.0 0 0 0.0 10 4 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0.086 1 @ San Francisco 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.250 1 @ Atlanta 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.143 0
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Lake Bachar: Breaking News
Survives for third save
Bachar allowed one run on a hit and two walks and picked up the save in Sunday's 5-4 win against Philadelphia. He struck out two. The 30-year-old righty worked around three baserunners to notch his first save since Aug. 6. Bachar conceded a run on a Kyle Schwarber single after issuing two free passes earlier in the frame. This save appears to have been an anomaly for Bachar, as usual closer Calvin Faucher was deployed in the sixth (and allowed two runs) in this bullpen game for Miami. The Marlins bullpen has been a puzzle all season, so if the team strays from Faucher as the main saves option, Bachar, with his 4.04 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 9.7 K/9 across 62.1 innings, could enter the mix.
Ineffective as opener Monday
Bachar (5-2) took the loss in Monday's 2-0 defeat to the Nationals, allowing two runs on two hits and no walks in two innings. He struck out two. Bachar made his first start of the season as an opener, but he didn't fare well over his two frames of work. It's unclear how the Marlins plan on deploying the right-hander going forward, though he'll likely need a few days off before becoming available from the bullpen again. Through 60.1 frames, Bachar owns a 3.58 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 67:27 K:BB.