Kinley (1-0) picked up the win Tuesday, allowing one hit and striking out two over a scoreless two-thirds of an inning in a victory over the Angels. Reynaldo Lopez got ejected with two outs in the fifth inning and Atlanta ahead 4-2 at the time, failing to qualify for the win as a result, so Kinley was credited with the decision as the next man out of the bullpen. Kinley has had a strong start to the season, posting a 0.00 ERA, 0.64 WHIP and 5:1 K:BB through 4.2 innings over five appearances, but he's still looking for his first hold as part of the bridge to the high-leverage duo of Raisel Iglesias and Robert Suarez.
Tyler Kinley: Everything you need to know
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Tyler Kinley Game Log 2026
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Regular SeasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER5/152-20.2000002115/13W 4-10.2000001005/10W 7-21.0110001225/6L 2-10.1000002005/4L 5-41.0210001225/3W 11-61.0200001114/30W 2-11.0110002004/28W 5-21.0200002004/25L 8-51.0110001214/15W 6-31.0100000004/14W 6-51.0000001004/11L 6-00.1010001114/10W 11-51.0000000004/7W 7-20.2200001004/5L 6-51.0010001004/4L 2-11.0100000004/2W 17-21.0100000003/27W 6-01.010000000
Regular Season Totals 13.81560001798
Tyler Kinley Splits 2026
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SplitsGSIPWLERAKBBHBPCGHRERSVOSAVGHR
Overall 018.2320.0198101798200.2364Home 08.2110.063001043100.2861Away 010.0210.013500755100.1893Night 013.1320.0145001065200.2042Day 05.1000.05300733000.3042vs Lefty 00.0000.012400990000.2254vs Righty 00.0000.07410800000.2500March 01.0000.01000000000.0000April 013.0310.013600932000.1910May 04.2010.05200866200.3644Opponent vs CHC 0 0.2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.333 0 vs WSH 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs CLE 0 1.1 1 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.200 0 vs PHI 0 2.0 1 1 0.0 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0.143 0 vs KC 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs DET 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0.400 0 vs COL 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.250 1 vs MIA 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.167 0 vs SEA 0 1.1 0 1 0.0 2 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0.429 1 vs AZ 0 3.0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.100 0 vs LAA 0 0.2 1 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.333 0 vs LAD 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0.250 1 vs BOS 0 0.2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0.500 1 Venue @ Los Angeles 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0.250 1 @ Arizona 0 3.0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.100 0 @ Philadelphia 0 1.0 1 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ Seattle 0 1.1 0 1 0.0 2 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0.429 1 @ Atlanta 0 8.2 1 1 0.0 6 3 0 0 10 4 3 1 0 0.286 1 @ Colorado 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.250 1 @ Washington 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0
Tyler Kinley Player Profile
Career History
Tyler Kinley: Breaking News
Set for setup role
Kinley will begin the season as part of Atlanta's bullpen, Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. No surprise here after Kinley posted a 0.72 ERA, 0.68 WHIP and 22:6 K:BB over 25 innings for Atlanta last season following his trade from the Rockies, and then re-signed with the NL East squad on a one-year, $4.5 million deal this offseason. Raisel Iglesias and Robert Suarez will be the top right-handed high-leverage arms for Atlanta, but Kinley could still post strong a strong holds total as one of the primary options for the seventh inning -- his career high in holds is 15, set in 2024 for Colorado.
Back with Atlanta
Kinley signed a one-year, $4.25 million contract with Atlanta on Saturday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports. Atlanta declined Kinley's $5.5 million club option for 2026 earlier in the offseason, but the team will now bring the 34-year-old reliever back on a more team-friendly deal that also includes a club option for 2027. Kinley owned a 5.66 ERA and 1.45 WHIP through 47.2 innings when the Rockies shipped him to Atlanta at the trade deadline, at which point the right-hander flipped a switch and posted a 0.72 ERA and 0.68 WHIP across his final 25 frames. He'll likely face a healthy amount of competition for high-leverage opportunities in Atlanta, but his recent body of work should keep him in the mix heading into the new season.