Bubba Chandler gives up four runs versus Dodgers

Chandler gave up eight hits, walked one and struck out six. He had won his last two starts, but failed to even complete five innings against the Royals Saturday. Chandler has a 4.34 ERA overall, but a 3.63 ERA in 11 starts since the All-Star break. He’s lined up to face the Tigers on the road next weekend.

Chandler allowed five hits, including a two-run homer, and walked four, but thanks to a couple of double plays, he was able to keep it together and improve to 5-1 since the beginning of August. He’s now 8-9 with a 4.28 ERA overall, and he’s a decent fantasy option in a home start against the Royals next weekend.

The Pirates led 5-0 after one and 7-0 after two, and Chandler did an unusually nice job staying around the zone afterwards, walking none and allowing only four hits. It’s the first time in 28 starts this year that he’s gone without walking a batter. The win makes him 7-9 with a 4.25 ERA. He’s slated to face the Cubs on Sunday.

Rafael Devers homered in the first. The other two runs came in the fifth in a rally that started with a double to right center that really ought to have been caught and then a Devers popup that dropped in shallow right for a single. So, that wasn’t much Chandler’s fault. Still, it was rather disturbing that Chandler got just one swing and miss all night. 88 pitches, 40 swings and one miss. He’ll take a 4.30 ERA into his next start against the White Sox.

Chandler struck out three in the outing as Pittsburgh couldn’t pull off the sweep. Their rotation has been up-and-down throughout 2026, but by most metrics, Chandler has been their best starter in the second half. He combines one of the group’s lowest walk rates with a favorable ground-ball rate. Still just 23 years old, he’ll draw the Giants at home next time out.

Chandler was solid in this one, allowing just one baserunner through his first three innings of work. He would make it through the first four innings without allowing a run, but gave up two runs in the fifth inning thanks to an RBI single by Andruw Monasterio and a sacrifice fly by Nick Sogard. Chandler has been allowed two earned runs or less in five of his last six starts and has tallied five or more strikeouts in all but one of those outings. His next start is scheduled for Wednesday at home against the Tigers.

Chandler struck out five and walked one in his second scoreless start of the season. He must have something against the New York teams, because he also shut out the Yankees for 6 1/3 innings in the Bronx last month. We’re not really sure if Chandler has turned the corner, but he does have a 2.36 ERA in his last five starts, mostly because he hasn’t allowed any homers. His 24/10 K/BB during the span still isn’t particularly impressive, and he was lifted shy of five innings in two of the outings. He’ll have a tougher assignment next week against the Red Sox.

Chandler dealt with some traffic on the basepaths, but managed to hold Milwaukee off the scoreboard until an RBI single by Joey Ortiz with two outs in the fifth inning. He gave up another RBI single with two outs in the ensuing frame that led to his exit from the contest. He departed after striking out five and handing out four free passes. The 23-year-old former top prospect holds a pedestrian 4.49 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 98/61 K/BB ratio across 110 1/3 innings this season. He’s in line for a favorable matchup against the Mets on Saturday to finish off a two-start week.

Once again tonight, Chandler was quite good at limiting hard contact, but this still makes three times in four starts that he’s failed to complete five innings. He allowed eight hits despite giving up just five hard-hit balls. Chandler has definitely made real gains since the early part of the season, but it’s still not resulting in much fantasy value at all. He hasn’t won since June 25, and he’s just 3-8 on the season. He’ll likely face the Reds on Sunday.

Chandler departed a scoreless game, so it’s his third straight no-decision and he remains stuck on three wins for the year. There still isn’t much in the way of consistency here, but he does have a 3.74 ERA in his last eight starts, largely because he’s allowed only two homers. It’s dropped his season ERA from 5.05 to 4.47. He’ll face the Diamondbacks next week.