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Pitching Report — August 4, 2026
AUGUST 4, 2026
The best staffs and arms in the game right now, by team ERA and our form score.
Best rotation
Starting rotation ERA — starters only. Lower is better.
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Milwaukee BrewersTop starters by form3.40ERA1.08WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Jacob MisiorowskiStarter991.630.73
Logan HendersonStarter · Rookie832.660.91
Brandon WoodruffStarter822.980.84
Kyle HarrisonStarter723.011.08
Shane DrohanStarter · Rookie633.481.17 - 2
Detroit TigersTop starters by form3.44ERA1.14WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Troy MeltonStarter921.750.93
Tarik SkubalStarter812.790.91
Casey MizeStarter792.700.99
Keider MonteroStarter733.171.00
Tyler HoltonStarter603.061.34 - 3
Tampa Bay RaysTop starters by form3.49ERA1.12WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Drew RasmussenStarter792.910.93
Nick MartinezStarter732.771.10
Shane McClanahanStarter693.091.12
Griffin JaxStarter593.631.21
Ian SeymourStarter554.271.13 - 4
Los Angeles DodgersTop starters by form3.50ERA1.08WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Shohei OhtaniStarter911.790.95
Tyler GlasnowStarter852.720.83
Yoshinobu YamamotoStarter832.760.88
Eric LauerStarter762.960.99
Justin WrobleskiStarter693.311.07 - 5
New York YankeesTop starters by form3.51ERA1.17WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Cam SchlittlerStarter852.260.95
Max FriedStarter743.120.99
Gerrit ColeStarter663.421.10
Carlos RodónStarter613.301.25
Ryan WeathersStarter543.991.24
Best bullpens
Bullpen ERA — relievers only. Lower is better.
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Boston Red SoxTop relievers by form2.95ERA1.15WHIP›RelieverFORMERAWHIP
Garrett WhitlockReliever911.980.88
Aroldis ChapmanCloser821.671.19
Tyron GuerreroReliever812.331.04
Zack KellyReliever593.311.29
Tyler SamaniegoReliever · Rookie592.661.48 - 2New York YankeesTop relievers by form3.16ERA1.22WHIP›RelieverFORMERAWHIP
Brent HeadrickReliever881.421.09
Paul BlackburnReliever842.081.04
David BednarCloser772.611.06
Fernando CruzReliever642.791.32
Ryan YarbroughReliever563.681.27 - 3
Atlanta BravesTop relievers by form3.42ERA1.17WHIP›RelieverFORMERAWHIP
Robert SuarezReliever980.560.84
Dylan LeeReliever932.120.73
Dylan DoddReliever932.140.80
Raisel IglesiasCloser812.251.05
Didier FuentesReliever · Rookie752.491.13 - 4Milwaukee BrewersTop relievers by form3.58ERA1.27WHIP›RelieverFORMERAWHIP
Abner UribeReliever822.231.04
Craig YohoReliever · Rookie803.150.85
Trevor MegillCloser792.830.94
DL HallReliever722.251.28
Grant AndersonReliever633.701.11 - 5
Seattle MarinersTop relievers by form3.63ERA1.29WHIP›RelieverFORMERAWHIP
Matt BrashReliever980.540.84
Gabe SpeierReliever841.841.09
Cooper CriswellReliever623.521.17
Nick DavilaReliever · Rookie613.571.19
Eduard BazardoReliever593.311.29
Green on the mound
Top arms by form — our 0–100 pitching score from ERA & WHIP. A shimmer means a historic pace (sub-2.00 ERA, sub-1.00 WHIP).
- Jacob MisiorowskiMilwaukee Brewers1.63ERAelite historic›ERA 1.63 · WHIP 0.73 · IP 127GS 21 · 11 W · 195 KFORM99elite
- Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees2.26ERAelite›ERA 2.26 · WHIP 0.95 · IP 139.2GS 24 · 10 W · 171 KFORM85elite
Chris SaleAtlanta Braves2.08ERAelite›ERA 2.08 · WHIP 1.02 · IP 117GS 20 · 12 W · 143 KFORM84elite- Yoshinobu YamamotoLos Angeles Dodgers2.76ERAelite›ERA 2.76 · WHIP 0.88 · IP 133.2GS 20 · 11 W · 121 KFORM83elite
- Drew RasmussenTampa Bay Rays2.91ERAelite›ERA 2.91 · WHIP 0.93 · IP 117.1GS 21 · 10 W · 122 KFORM79elite
Dylan Cease
Toronto Blue Jays2.41ERAelite›ERA 2.41 · WHIP 1.08 · IP 119.1GS 20 · 7 W · 174 KFORM78elite
Turning it around
Pitchers whose form — our 0–100 score from ERA & WHIP — climbed most this week.
Gavin Williams
Cleveland Guardiansform 62→67 (+5)›ERA 3.56 · WHIP 1.04 · IP 139GS 23 · 11 W · 178 KFORM67above avg
Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.