Logan Gilbert strong for seven against Twins

Gilbert’s season-ending gem comes too little too late for most fantasy managers that made him an early-round pick a few months ago. The 29-year-old topped seven strikeouts in four of his final five outings to close the year. He finishes an underwhelming campaign with a mediocre 3.73 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 205/49 K/BB ratio across 186 innings over 32 starts.

Gilbert started the first inning by giving up four straight singles to put a run on the board for the Astros. He was able to avoid further damage, leaving the bases loaded with a strikeout and two shallow flyouts. He stranded three more runners in the second, then gave up a three-run homer to Christian Walker in the third inning. Gilbert would return for a scoreless fourth and end his day at 81 pitches with three strikeouts. The 29-year-old right-hander is due to take a 3.81 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and a 197/48 K/BB ratio across 182 innings into Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Angels in Seattle.

Gilbert had worked through four shutout innings before giving up a run on two hits in the fifth. Josh Lowe would then take him deep for a solo homer in the sixth. Gilbert would finish out the inning, ending his day after six frames with seven strikeouts. He’d take a tough-luck loss, getting just one run of support. The 29-year-old right-hander will carry a 3.69 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, and a 194/46 K/BB ratio across 178 innings into a start against the Astros in Seattle next Tuesday.

Gilbert piled up 11 strikeouts on the afternoon while issuing a pair of free passes. The damage done against him came on a two-run blast by Joc Pederson in the third and an RBI bunt single off the bat of Nicky Lopez in the fourth. Aside from that though, he was outstanding. He generated 24 swings and misses on 100 offerings — 15 of those on his slider alone — while registering an elite CSW of 35 percent. He’ll look to keep the good times rolling as he brings a 3.72 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and a 187/44 K/BB ratio (172 innings) into Tuesday’s divisional battle against the Angels.

Ten strikeouts is really good. Ten strikeouts and four homers allowed kinda defeats the purpose, and that’s what Gilbert allowed Friday. Even crazier, all four of them came in the fourth inning, with a pair coming from the bottom of the lineup. Coming into the year, the 29-year-old had been excellent in his friendly home surroundings. The 2026 season has seen several clunkers like this as seen in an ERA of 3.99 at home compared to 2.70 away. He’ll try and get back on track against the Rangers in Seattle on Thursday.

Gilbert struck out four in the defeat. The 29-year-old now has a 3.42 ERA on the season, right behind last year’s mark of 3.44 and in line with his career 3.54 entering Sunday. His strikeout rate has regressed to career norms following last season’s spike over 32 percent, but he still has one of the lowest WHIPs among qualified starters. We’ve yet to see a Cy Young ceiling, but he remains a dependable fantasy option. Up next is a home start against the Athletics.

He struck out five. Gilbert struggled a bit to get through five with a nice lead, but did wind up picking up his third straight win and 11th overall. Gilbert had excellent velocity all night and ended the outing with a 40 percent CSW on the 50 fastballs he threw. Depending on whether the Mariners want to use six starters this week, Gilbert will either face the Blue Jays on Sunday or the Red Sox next Monday.

Despite being given a seven-run lead after the second inning, Gilbert struggled with his efficiency in this one. Nothing came easy as his fastball didn’t force a single swing-and-miss and he didn’t have a single clean inning. This was the second time in his last three starts where he’s walked four batters after not walking more than two since March. Hopefully he can get himself back ahead of a two-start week against the Phillies and Blue Jays.

Gilbert scattered four hits on the afternoon while allowing only one base on balls. The Mariners provided him with just one run of support in this one and he did his part to make sure that it was enough to hold up. The 29-year-old hurler generated 15 swings and misses on 95 offerings on the day — seven on his splitter — while registering a CSW of 31 percent. He’ll look to replicate this brilliant outing as he carries a 3.28 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and a 152/33 K/BB ratio (145 1/3 innings) into Wednesday’s showdown against the Brewers in Milwaukee.

The Mariners just don’t score much for Gilbert or for anyone, in general. This is the third time this season in which Gilbert has allowed exactly two runs. Somehow, he’s 0-3 in those starts. He’ll likely face the Yankees next Thursday.