Kerkering threw a clean seventh inning Friday against Miami. He struck out one. Following a delayed start to the season due to a hamstring strain he sufferend during the spring, Kerkering is off to a solid start as one of Philadelphia's high-leverage arms. The right-hander has rattled off seven consecutive scoreless outings, and he has a 2.31 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 9:6 K:BB with one hold across his first 11.2 innings on the year.
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Richard Kerkering Game Log 2026
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Regular SeasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER5/9W 9-31.0100000005/8L 9-71.0100001005/6W 6-30.1000000005/3W 7-21.0000000005/1W 6-51.0101000004/30L 2-10.1000000004/28W 7-01.0200000004/25W 8-51.1110000004/23L 8-71.0110001004/21L 7-40.1020000004/17L 8-00.2000002114/13W 13-71.1300001004/11W 4-31.0100000004/10L 5-41.0000001004/7L 6-01.001000222
Regular Season Totals 11.7115100833
Richard Kerkering Splits 2026
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SplitsGSIPWLERAKBBHBPCGHRERSVOSAVGHR
Overall 015.0100.0116101033000.1851Away 05.2000.03500322000.1500Home 09.1100.08100711000.2061Day 03.2000.02100300000.2140Night 011.1100.09500733000.1751vs Righty 00.0000.05410520000.1670vs Lefty 00.0000.06200510000.2081April 010.2000.08600933000.2251May 04.1100.03000100000.0710Opponent vs AZ 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.167 0 vs ATL 0 3.1 0 0 0.0 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.167 1 vs COL 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.143 0 vs SF 0 2.2 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0.333 0 vs ATH 0 0.1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs MIA 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs CHC 0 2.2 0 0 0.0 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.200 0 Venue @ Philadelphia 0 9.1 1 0 0.0 8 1 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 0.206 1 @ Miami 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ Atlanta 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ San Francisco 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0.400 0 @ Chicago 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.200 0
Richard Kerkering Player Profile
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Richard Kerkering: Breaking News
Activated from injured list
The Phillies activated Kerkering (hamstring) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports. Kerkering got a late start to the season after straining his right hamstring during spring training, but he's ready to roll after four rehab appearances. The 25-year-old will settle into a setup role for the Phillies, though he could be eased back into high-leverage situations following the layoff.
Expected to return Tuesday
Kerkering (hamstring) has rejoined the team and is expected to be activated from the 15-day injured list ahead of Tuesday's game against the Giants, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports. Kerkering joined the club in San Francisco earlier in the day Monday, but he'll need to wait one more day before being brought off the 15-day IL. He recently pitched on back-to-back days for Triple-A Lehigh Valley and made his final rehab appearance Saturday, where he struck out two and gave up one hit in a scoreless frame against Triple-A Durham.