Matthew Strahm: Everything you need to know

Matthew Strahm

#25 RP

Status

15-Day IL - Knee - Inflammation Expected Return: 2026-05-31

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/24	TEX	L 4-1	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
3/18	TEX	L 12-3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
3/15	CWS	W 10-4	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/11	CHC	L 9-8	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/8	CWS	L 5-4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
3/5	TEX	L 15-9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
3/1	MIL	W 3-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Preseason Totals			6.1	5	2	0	0	0	10	3	3

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
5/15	STL	L 5-4	0.2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
5/12	CWS	L 6-5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
5/9	DET	W 5-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
5/4	CLE	W 6-2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5/2	SEA	W 3-2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/24	LAA	W 6-3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/21	BAL	W 6-5	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	3	2	2
4/20	BAL	L 7-5	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/14	DET	L 2-1	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/10	CWS	W 2-0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/6	CLE	W 4-2	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
4/5	MIL	L 8-5	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2
4/2	MIN	L 5-1	1.0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3/29	ATL	W 4-1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/28	ATL	L 6-2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Regular Season Totals			13.4	13	5	1	0	0	12	7	7

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	0	16.1	1	1	0.0	17	7	1	0	14	7	7	1	0	0.222	3
Home	0	8.0	0	0	0.0	8	2	0	0	7	5	5	1	0	0.226	1
Away	0	8.1	1	1	0.0	9	5	0	0	7	2	2	0	0	0.219	2
Day	0	2.2	0	0	0.0	3	1	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0.200	0
Night	0	13.2	1	1	0.0	14	6	0	0	12	5	5	1	0	0.226	3
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	12	6	1	0	9	6	0	0	0	0.220	3
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	5	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0.227	0
March	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.167	0
April	0	9.0	0	0	0.0	11	5	0	0	9	5	5	1	0	0.250	2
May	0	5.2	1	1	0.0	5	2	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	0.190	1
Opponent
vs SEA	0	2.0	1	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs ATL	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.167	0
vs STL	0	0.2	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.333	0
vs DET	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0.333	0
vs CWS	0	2.0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.143	1
vs ATH	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.400	0
vs MIL	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0.400	0
vs CLE	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.143	1
vs MIN	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs LAA	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs BAL	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	4	1	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	0.333	1
Venue
@ Detroit	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.250	0
@ Seattle	0	2.0	1	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
@ Kansas City	0	8.0	0	0	0.0	8	2	0	0	7	5	5	1	0	0.226	1
@ Atlanta	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.167	0
@ St. Louis	0	0.2	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.333	0
@ Chicago	0	1.0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.250	1
@ Athletics	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.400	0
@ Cleveland	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.250	1

Matthew Strahm: Breaking News

The Royals placed Strahm on the 15-day injured list Saturday with right knee inflammation. Strahm's knee began to bother him during his appearance Friday, and although the Royals' training staff allowed him to finish the inning, the team will now send him to the injured list. He'll trade places on the IL with Bailey Falter (elbow), who was activated in a corresponding move.

Strahm allowed no hits and a walk while striking out two over a scoreless inning in Friday's win against the Mariners. Strahm entered with a one-run lead in the eighth inning and worked a clean frame to record his eighth hold of the season. The southpaw has logged nine scoreless outings across 12 appearances in 2026. Across 11.2 innings, the 34-year-old owns a 3.86 ERA and 1.37 WHIP with a 14:6 K:BB and has served as one of the Royals' top high-leverage arms, though the ninth inning has belonged to Lucas Erceg while Carlos Estevez (foot) has been sidelined.

Strahm (leg) tossed a perfect inning of relief Friday in the Royals' 5-2 loss to the Giants in Cactus League play. Strahm had been lifted from his previous spring appearance Wednesday after being struck in the left leg by a line drive, but he suffered nothing more than a contusion and felt well enough to get back on the mound two days later. The 34-year-old lefty is ready to go for Opening Day as he kicks off his second stint in the Royals organization after being acquired from the Phillies over the winter. Strahm is expected to be a key part of the bridge to closer Carlos Estevez.