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Cole Sulser
P
TB
2026 season
- GP
- 54
- W-L
- 1-0
- ERA
- 4.76
- WHIP
- 1.31
- K
- 58
- IP
- 58.2
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | Dec | IP | H | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | vs MIL | L 1-10 | - | 1.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | @MIL | L 2-3 | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs CLE | L 3-7 | - | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | @PHI | W 12-1 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 25 | @PHI | W 2-0 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | @NYY | L 2-9 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs BOS | W 5-1 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs BOS | W 2-1 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | vs ATH | W 4-3 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs HOU | W 14-4 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | @ATL | W 7-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | @ATL | W 7-1 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | @TEX | L 6-8 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 25 | vs CLE | W 3-0 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 24 | vs CLE | W 11-3 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 21 | @TOR | W 12-2 | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18 | @BOS | L 6-7 | - | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 17 | @BOS | L 3-5 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 12 | vs SEA | L 2-8 | - | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 10 | vs SEA | W 7-2 | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 8 | vs NYY | W 3-0 | - | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jul 6 | vs NYY | L 1-5 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 4 | @HOU | L 8-10 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 1 | @KC | W 4-0 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 30 | @KC | W 10-4 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 27 | vs AZ | W 4-2 | - | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 24 | vs KC | W 5-3 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 22 | vs KC | L 1-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 20 | vs WSH | L 3-4 | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jun 17 | @LAD | L 4-5 | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 13 | @LAA | L 0-8 | - | 0.2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Jun 10 | vs BOS | W 7-5 | - | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 7 | @MIA | L 1-4 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jun 5 | @MIA | W 6-0 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 1 | vs DET | L 9-10 | - | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| May 30 | vs LAA | L 3-14 | - | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| May 13 | @TOR | L 3-5 | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 12 | @TOR | W 7-6 | - | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| May 7 | @BOS | W 8-4 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 5 | vs TOR | W 4-3 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 4 | vs TOR | W 5-1 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 1 | vs SF | W 3-0 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 28 | @CLE | W 1-0 | S | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 26 | vs MIN | W 4-2 | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 24 | vs MIN | W 6-2 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20 | vs CIN | L 1-6 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18 | @PIT | W 8-7 | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 15 | @CWS | W 8-3 | - | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 12 | vs NYY | W 5-4 | - | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 11 | vs NYY | W 5-4 | W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7 | vs CHC | L 2-9 | - | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 4 | @MIN | W 7-1 | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mar 31 | @MIL | L 2-6 | - | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | @STL | L 5-6 | - | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 season | ||||||||
| Sep 26 | @TOR | L 2-4 | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 21 | vs BOS | W 7-3 | - | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | vs BOS | L 7-11 | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs TOR | L 5-6 | - | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | @CWS | L 5-6 | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jun 17 | vs BAL | L 1-5 | - | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Jun 15 | @NYM | W 9-0 | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 14 | @NYM | W 8-4 | - | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 5 | vs TEX | W 4-3 | W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 29 | @HOU | W 13-3 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 25 | vs TOR | W 13-0 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 18 | @MIA | L 1-5 | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 15 | @TOR | W 8-3 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 11 | vs MIL | L 2-4 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 9 | vs MIL | W 4-3 | W | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| May 7 | vs PHI | L 0-7 | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 6 | vs PHI | L 4-8 | - | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | vs ATL | L 4-5 | L | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 season | ||||||||
| Sep 15 | @CLE | L 0-2 | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | @CLE | W 5-2 | W | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 9 | @PHI | L 1-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs MIN | W 9-4 | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 1 | vs SD | L 3-4 | - | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Aug 12 | vs HOU | L 1-6 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 7 | @STL | W 7-5 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 13 | vs KC | L 7-11 | - | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Apr 9 | @ATL | L 5-6 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 8 | @ATL | W 8-7 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 season | ||||||||
| Jul 30 | vs SEA | L 0-4 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3 | @SD | L 4-5 | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Apr 1 | @LAD | L 1-10 | - | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 30 | @LAD | L 2-8 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 season | ||||||||
| Sep 17 | @WSH | L 3-5 | - | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | @WSH | L 4-5 | L | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs PHI | L 1-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs NYM | L 3-9 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs NYM | L 3-11 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 4 | @ATL | L 1-7 | - | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | @ATL | L 1-8 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 30 | vs TB | L 2-7 | - | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 28 | vs LAD | L 1-8 | - | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 26 | vs LAD | L 6-10 | - | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 23 | @ATH | W 5-3 | - | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 20 | @LAD | L 0-7 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aug 17 | vs SD | L 3-10 | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 12 | @HOU | L 4-9 | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Latest news
Sulser was credited with the save in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Athletics, tossing a perfect ninth inning with no strikeouts or walks.
Bryan Baker was used by the Rays' in their 2-1 win over the A's on Tuesday, so Sulser got the call to protect Tampa Bay's one-run lead in Wednesday's tilt. Sulser needed only 12 pitches (eight strikes) to secure his third save of the season and first since May 5 against the Blue Jays. The veteran right-hander has a 4.56 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 11 holds over 51.1 innings this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 17
The Rays reinstated Sulser (back) from the injured list Friday.
Out since late July with lower-back spasms, Sulser began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Durham on Aug. 19 and has since given up two earned runs on nine hits and four walks while striking out seven batters over seven innings. Now fully healthy, he'll reclaim a middle-relief role in Tampa Bay's bullpen and replace Manuel Rodriguez (back) on the active roster.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 5
Sulser (back) threw a clean inning for Triple-A Durham on Wednesday, per MLB.com.
Sulser started a minor-league rehab assignment, the final step before rejoining Tampa Bay's bullpen. The right-hander is recovering from lower-back spasms and should make his return before the end of August, barring any setbacks.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 20
Sulser (back) faced hitters Friday, per MLB.com.
Sulser is slated for another session Monday and will then be sent out on a minor-league rehab assignment, provided all goes well. The right-hander is working his way back from lower-back spasms, which forced him to the injured list in late July, and he should be able to rejoin Tampa Bay's bullpen in late August.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 15
The Rays placed Sulser on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to lower-back spasms.
Tampa Bay recalled right-hander Chris Roycroft from Triple-A Durham to take over Sulser's spot in the bullpen. Sulser, who owns a 4.86 ERA and 1.32 WHIP over 46.1 innings with the Rays on the season, will be eligible to come off the IL on Aug. 10.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jul 29
Sulser will serve as the opening pitcher for the Rays in Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
With Shane McClanahan being pushed back in the pitching schedule for rest purposes, the Rays will lean on Sulser and their bullpen to get through Saturday's contest in what would have been McClanahan's turn in the rotation. The 36-year-old Sulser owns a 5.40 ERA and 1.55 WHIP through 31.2 innings on the season, but he's fired 5.1 shutout frames while striking out eight batters over his last four appearances. He's likely to work no more than an inning or two Saturday before exiting the contest.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jun 27