Relief Pitcher Streamer Rankings Fantasy Baseball: 8/28

Every day of the 2026 baseball season, I’ll look at today’s slate of games and provide potential relievers to stream for your fantasy baseball teams based on recent bullpen usage.

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Transactions (August 27, 2026)

St. Louis Cardinals placed RHP Peter Strzelecki on the 15-day injured list retroactive to August 26, 2026. Right forearm extensor inflammation.
Chicago White Sox sent RHP Davis Martin on a rehab assignment to Charlotte Knights.
Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Michael Lorenzen.
Texas Rangers optioned LHP Robby Ahlstrom to Round Rock Express.
Arizona Diamondbacks recalled RHP Jose Cabrera from Reno Aces.
Chicago White Sox optioned RHP Jonathan Cannon to Charlotte Knights.
Los Angeles Dodgers recalled RHP Seth Halvorsen from Oklahoma City Comets.
Arizona Diamondbacks optioned RHP Drey Jameson to Reno Aces.
Kansas City Royals selected the contract of LHP Anthony Gose from Omaha Storm Chasers.
St. Louis Cardinals selected the contract of RHP Cade Winquest from Memphis Redbirds.
Toronto Blue Jays optioned RHP Chad Dallas to Buffalo Bisons.
Kansas City Royals optioned RHP Mason Black to Omaha Storm Chasers.
Chicago White Sox recalled RHP Tyler Davis from Charlotte Knights.
New York Mets recalled RHP Xzavion Curry from Syracuse Mets.
New York Mets optioned RHP Chayce McDermott to Syracuse Mets.

Bullpen Depth Charts

Arizona Diamondbacks Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: CAUTIOUS	Today’s Game: @ SFG
Player	Justin Martinez	Brandyn Garcia (L)	Juan Morillo	Jonathan Loáisiga	Kevin Ginkel	Taylor Clarke
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27				9	25	18
Wed 8/26		17 (HLD)	8 (SV)
Tue 8/25	17 (W)
Mon 8/24						8
Sun 8/23		12 (HLD)	16 (HLD)	12 (W)	12 (SV)	10
Sat 8/22					17

Athletics Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: UNSTABLE	Today’s Game: vs. BAL
Player	Elvis Alvarado (L)	Hogan Harris	Luis Medina	Scott Blewett	Brady Basso (L)	Drew Rom (L)
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27
Wed 8/26	26 (SV)				15 (HLD)
Tue 8/25	7 (SV)	15 (HLD)	11 (HLD)
Mon 8/24						10
Sun 8/23		14 (SV)	16 (HLD)	15 (HLD)	22
Sat 8/22	13 (SV)	11 (HLD)	26 (W)

Atlanta Braves Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: CAUTIOUS	Today’s Game: vs. COL
Player	Raisel Iglesias	Didier Fuentes	Dylan Lee (L)	Dylan Dodd (L)	Victor Mederos	Brent Suter (L)
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27
Wed 8/26		36 (BS)	11	9 (HLD)	20 (W)
Tue 8/25	16 (SV)		15	2 (W)	18
Mon 8/24
Sun 8/23	18 (SV)	25 (HLD)	21 (HLD)
Sat 8/22					24	34

Baltimore Orioles Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: INTERIM	Today’s Game: @ ATH
Player	Rico Garcia	Andrew Kittredge	Yennier Cano	Alex Hoppe	Grant Wolfram (L)	Anthony Nunez
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27						21
Wed 8/26	26	25 (SV)		12	26 (W)
Tue 8/25			5			27
Mon 8/24
Sun 8/23					18	31
Sat 8/22	12 (W)	13		8

Boston Red Sox Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: STABLE	Today’s Game: @ NYY
Player	Aroldis Chapman (L)	Tyron Guerrero	Erik Miller (L)	Greg Weissert	Jovani Morán (L)	Alec Gamboa (L)
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27
Wed 8/26					33
Tue 8/25		26	13	12		20 (W)
Mon 8/24	18 (SV)		16 (W)
Sun 8/23	15 (SV)	11 (HLD)
Sat 8/22				19	23

Chicago Cubs Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: CAUTIOUS	Today’s Game: vs. CIN
Player	Daniel Palencia	Jacob Webb	Ryan Zeferjahn	Caleb Thielbar (L)	Trent Thornton	Ryan Rolison (L)
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27
Wed 8/26			7		15
Tue 8/25	22	20 (BS, L)
Mon 8/24			10	22
Sun 8/23				8	8
Sat 8/22		15 (BS, L)			18 (HLD)	6 (HLD)

Chicago White Sox Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: COMMITTEE	Today’s Game: @ MIN
Player	Grant Taylor	Bryan Hudson (L)	Jordan Hicks	Sean Newcomb (L)	Hagen Smith (L)	Trevor Richards
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27
Wed 8/26				39 (W)
Tue 8/25	2 (SV)	14 (W)	24		43
Mon 8/24						61
Sun 8/23	29 (BS)			38	25
Sat 8/22						26

Cincinnati Reds Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: CAUTIOUS	Today’s Game: @ CHC
Player	Emilio Pagán	Tony Santillan	Brock Burke (L)	Luis Mey	Julian Garcia	Tejay Antone
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27
Wed 8/26	16 (SV)	21 (W)	14		26
Tue 8/25						15
Mon 8/24	11				23
Sun 8/23				22 (BS)
Sat 8/22		22		18		16

Cleveland Guardians Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: STABLE	Today’s Game: vs. KCR
Player	Cade Smith	Hunter Gaddis	Erik Sabrowski (L)	Colin Holderman	Tim Herrin (L)	Craig Yoho
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27
Wed 8/26		12 (W)	23 (SV)		21
Tue 8/25	15 (SV)		13 (W)	10		20
Mon 8/24	20 (SV)	12 (HLD)		21 (HLD)
Sun 8/23					11	20
Sat 8/22	11 (SV)	9 (HLD)	12 (HLD)

Colorado Rockies Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: UNSTABLE	Today’s Game: @ ATL
Player	Jordan Romano	Brennan Bernardino (L)	Jimmy Herget	Juan Mejia	Zach Agnos	Jaden Hill
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27			19	21
Wed 8/26					26
Tue 8/25	13 (SV)	13 (HLD)	7 (HLD)			5 (HLD)
Mon 8/24				20
Sun 8/23	16		35			10
Sat 8/22		16		24

Detroit Tigers Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: CAUTIOUS	Today’s Game: vs. LAD
Player	Kenley Jansen	Kyle Finnegan	Drew Sommers (L)	Tyler Holton (L)	Jacob Waguespack	Tanner Rainey
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27
Wed 8/26		12
Tue 8/25	16 (SV)		22 (W)	8 (HLD)	18 (HLD)
Mon 8/24				15		31
Sun 8/23		24			30
Sat 8/22			21			14

Houston Astros Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: STABLE	Today’s Game: @ NYM
Player	Josh Hader (L)	Steven Okert (L)	Bryan Abreu	Bennett Sousa (L)	Enyel De Los Santos	AJ Blubaugh
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27	8	12 (HLD)				32 (HLD)
Wed 8/26				28 (L)	28
Tue 8/25	10 (SV)	18	15 (W)	8
Mon 8/24
Sun 8/23	16	14 (L)			25	16
Sat 8/22			22	12 (BS, L)		19

Kansas City Royals Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: UNSTABLE	Today’s Game: @ CLE
Player	Steven Cruz	Nate Pearson	John Schreiber	Alex Lange	Craig Kimbrel	Carlos Duran
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27				15
Wed 8/26
Tue 8/25	12	25 (HLD)	13 (HLD)
Mon 8/24
Sun 8/23	17	16 (HLD)	14 (W)
Sat 8/22				11 (HLD)	20 (SV)

Los Angeles Angels Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: CAUTIOUS	Today’s Game: vs. PHI
Player	Ben Joyce	Jose Fermin	Ryan Watson	Tayler Saucedo (L)	Luke Murphy	Sammy Peralta (L)
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27
Wed 8/26			11 (BS, L)		18 (HLD)	15 (HLD)
Tue 8/25	17	29	20 (BS)	32 (HLD)
Mon 8/24					12	22
Sun 8/23		9			19	15
Sat 8/22			7 (SV)

Los Angeles Dodgers Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: STABLE	Today’s Game: @ DET
Player	Tanner Scott (L)	Evan Phillips	Alex Vesia (L)	Edgardo Henriquez	Jack Dreyer (L)	Brock Stewart
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27				13	4
Wed 8/26	17 (L)	14		15		14
Tue 8/25	10 (L)	6	12		27
Mon 8/24
Sun 8/23			25	12		6
Sat 8/22	11 (SV)	18 (HLD)			5 (HLD)

Miami Marlins Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: COMMITTEE	Today’s Game: @ WSN
Player	Calvin Faucher	Michael Petersen	Josh Ekness	Tyler Zuber	Victor Vodnik	Jack Ralston
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27
Wed 8/26					13 (HLD)
Tue 8/25	11	22	14	13	4	10
Mon 8/24			16 (BS)	12
Sun 8/23	18 (HLD)	12 (W)				31 (HLD)
Sat 8/22	13 (SV)	18 (HLD)	21 (HLD)	4 (HLD)

Milwaukee Brewers Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: STABLE	Today’s Game: vs. TEX
Player	Trevor Megill	Aaron Ashby (L)	Chad Patrick	DL Hall (L)	Antonio Senzatela	Grant Anderson
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27			9	12	27
Wed 8/26						19
Tue 8/25	19 (L)	11	18		20
Mon 8/24
Sun 8/23		16		17		21
Sat 8/22		21 (SV)	14 (HLD)	21 (HLD)

Minnesota Twins Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: CAUTIOUS	Today’s Game: vs. CHW
Player	Yoendrys Gómez	Jeff Hoffman	A.J. Minter (L)	Andrew Morris	Kody Funderburk (L)	Tommy Nance
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27
Wed 8/26		6		16 (BS, L)	18
Tue 8/25			23
Mon 8/24	20			1 (SV)		16
Sun 8/23		17			17 (L)
Sat 8/22			8 (HLD)	19 (BS, L)		27

New York Mets Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: INTERIM	Today’s Game: vs. HOU
Player	Kodai Senga	Daniel Duarte	Nate Lavender (L)	Jefry Yan (L)	Austin Warren	Jonathan Pintaro
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27					26
Wed 8/26				26
Tue 8/25			20 (HLD)	13	15 (BS)	19 (W)
Mon 8/24
Sun 8/23	9 (L)	28
Sat 8/22	23				32 (W)	20

New York Yankees Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: STABLE	Today’s Game: vs. BOS
Player	David Bednar	Brent Headrick (L)	Paul Blackburn	Tim Hill (L)	Yerry De Los Santos	Justin Topa
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27					14	34
Wed 8/26			22 (BS)	9
Tue 8/25		27 (BS, L)			17
Mon 8/24
Sun 8/23		16	25 (W)
Sat 8/22					44

Philadelphia Phillies Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: STABLE	Today’s Game: @ LAA
Player	Jhoan Duran	Jonathan Bowlan	Brooks Raley (L)	Orion Kerkering	José Alvarado (L)	Tim Mayza (L)
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27
Wed 8/26	18					15
Tue 8/25		20	8	20
Mon 8/24					11
Sun 8/23						24
Sat 8/22					16

Pittsburgh Pirates Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: STABLE	Today’s Game: @ STL
Player	Mason Montgomery (L)	Luke Weaver	Gregory Soto (L)	Yohan Ramírez	Camilo Doval	Kirby Yates
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27
Wed 8/26						35
Tue 8/25	24 (SV)		11 (W)		17
Mon 8/24	12	34 (BS)	14 (HLD)	17 (SV)	6	19 (W)
Sun 8/23
Sat 8/22				21 (L)	15	12

San Diego Padres Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: STABLE	Today’s Game: @ TBR
Player	Mason Miller	Adrian Morejon (L)	Bradgley Rodriguez	Yuki Matsui (L)	David Morgan	Kyle Hart (L)
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27
Wed 8/26			26 (SV)	14 (HLD)		27 (HLD)
Tue 8/25	14 (L)	6
Mon 8/24	30	20	18	21		16
Sun 8/23				21
Sat 8/22	10 (SV)	10 (HLD)				26

San Francisco Giants Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: CAUTIOUS	Today’s Game: vs. ARI
Player	Dylan Smith	Carson Seymour	Sam Hentges (L)	Ryan Walker	Jason Foley	Trent Harris
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27		19 (HLD)		19		23 (HLD)
Wed 8/26	16 (BS, L)			17 (HLD)	16
Tue 8/25		18 (SV)	10 (HLD)			16 (HLD)
Mon 8/24	25	12		26	18 (W)
Sun 8/23			23			16
Sat 8/22	21 (HLD)	22 (HLD)	18 (BS, L)

Seattle Mariners Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: STABLE	Today’s Game: @ TOR
Player	Andrés Muñoz	Gabe Speier (L)	Eduard Bazardo	José A. Ferrer (L)	Seranthony Domínguez	Michael Rucker
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27
Wed 8/26		6	18	19
Tue 8/25	25 (SV)			2 (HLD)
Mon 8/24		12			30
Sun 8/23			13	24		33
Sat 8/22					15	14 (W)

St. Louis Cardinals Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: CAUTIOUS	Today’s Game: vs. PIT
Player	Riley O’Brien	George Soriano	Ryne Stanek	Luis Gastelum	Justin Bruihl (L)	Gordon Graceffo
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27	11 (SV)	20 (HLD)		18 (W)	41	38
Wed 8/26	17 (L)	10	14	13
Tue 8/25
Mon 8/24
Sun 8/23	39 (L)	13	10	15	15 (HLD)
Sat 8/22

Tampa Bay Rays Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: STABLE	Today’s Game: vs. SDP
Player	Bryan Baker	Kevin Kelly	Garrett Cleavinger (L)	Tyler Wells	Cam Booser (L)	Manuel Rodríguez
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27
Wed 8/26		23 (HLD)		15 (SV)
Tue 8/25
Mon 8/24	16 (SV)		14 (HLD)			23 (HLD)
Sun 8/23	12 (SV)	14 (HLD)			14 (HLD)
Sat 8/22	5 (L)	12 (BS)	17	22 (HLD)

Texas Rangers Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: STABLE	Today’s Game: @ MIL
Player	Jacob Latz (L)	Chase Silseth	Robby Ahlstrom (L)	Peyton Gray	Tyler Alexander (L)	Jakob Junis
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27
Wed 8/26		20	32	22		15
Tue 8/25				18	20
Mon 8/24			16
Sun 8/23	21 (SV)	3 (HLD)		21	13
Sat 8/22			17	19

Toronto Blue Jays Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: STABLE	Today’s Game: vs. SEA
Player	Louis Varland	Tyler Rogers	Mason Fluharty (L)	Spencer Miles	Braydon Fisher	Paul Sewald
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27					23
Wed 8/26	15 (SV)	18 (HLD)	10 (HLD)	33		12 (HLD)
Tue 8/25		18	9		12	22
Mon 8/24
Sun 8/23			7		13
Sat 8/22	21 (SV)	14 (HLD)		8 (HLD)

Washington Nationals Bullpen Depth Chart

Closer Status: UNSTABLE	Today’s Game: vs. MIA
Player	Clayton Beeter	Orlando Ribalta	Will Dion (L)	Luis Perales	Tom Cosgrove (L)	Max Kranick
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Thu 8/27	16 (HLD)	24			19 (W)
Wed 8/26	5	30	56 (L)	53
Tue 8/25						24
Mon 8/24	29
Sun 8/23						15
Sat 8/22

Green = Save
Yellow = Hold (Pitcher highlight = could be off)
Blue = Win
Orange = Loss
Red = Blown Save (Pitcher highlight = likely off)
Gray = Pitched (No Decision)

UPDATE: We’ve added distinctions for Home/Away park factors and projected strength vL and vR handed pitchers:

PLV Projections Team Offense Ranking (8/17 Update)

Top	Solid	Average	Weak	Poor
ARI (vL)	ARI (vR)	@ATH	CHW	vATH
ATL	BAL	BOS (vR)	vCOL	CLE
@CIN (vR)	@BOS (vL)	vBOS (vL)	LAA	@KCR
CIN (vL)	CHC	vCIN (vR)	MIA	PIT
@COL	NYY (vR)	DET	NYY (vL)	@SEA
HOU	PHI	vKCR	vSEA	SFG
LAD	vSTL	MIL	TBR	@STL
	vTEX	MIN	@TEX	WSH
	@TBR (vR)	NYM	@TBR (vL)	vTBR (vL)
		SDP
		TOR
		vTBR (vR)

Remember, these offensive rankings are based on each offense’s Process+ so far this year and how we project their lineups moving forward. It means you’re going to see a little different offensive rankings than you may see elsewhere, and there will always be some surprises. This is based on skills, not purely results! If you have questions about these offense rankings, reach out to Kyle Bland (@blandalytics).

Bullpen Streamers

Relievers to Stream Today (Rostered under 20%)

Rank	Pitcher	Notes
1	Mason Montgomery	@ STL – in line for saves
2	Ben Joyce	vs. PHI – in line for saves
3	Dylan Smith	vs. ARI – in line for saves
4	Elvis Alvarado	vs. BAL – closing of late
5	Kodai Senga	vs. HOU – in line for saves
6	Steven Cruz	@ CLE – in line for saves
7	Calvin Faucher	@ WSN – in line for saves
8	Brandyn Garcia	@ SFG – closing of late?
9	Rico Garcia	@ ATH – in line for saves?
10	Ryne Stanek	vs. PIT – no O’Brien/Soriano today?

If you’re looking for a breakdown of Relievers from yesterday’s games, check out the RP Roundup

Also, if you’re looking for the detailed list or ranking of Relievers, check out my weekly RP Ranks

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