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César Salazar

César Salazar — no start in 109 days. His recent work, season line, and what that gap means for any projection on him.

Last scored board
14.5
Home Runs · vs MIL · 2026-05-31
Season line · ERA
9.00
0-0 · 0 K, 1.00 WHIP
Games graded
7
this season, box-score final
César Salazar
CBats LThrows RHouston Astros
Home Runs14.5/100proj 0.1#211Doubles6.8/100proj 0.2#255Fantasy Points6.8/100proj 6.2#255H+R+RBI6.8/100proj 1.7#255RBIs6.8/100proj 0.4#255Runs6.8/100proj 0.4#255Singles6.8/100proj 0.6#255Stolen Bases6.8/100proj 0#255Total Bases6.8/100proj 1.4#255Triples6.8/100proj 0#255Walks6.8/100proj 0.3#255Hits0/100proj 0.7#270

Not on the current slate

César hasn't been scored in 84 days — his last matchup was against Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, May 31, 2026. A gap that long usually means an injury, a minor-league option, or a roster move rather than a rest day. Everything below is his most recent real production, not a projection.

Season line

0 starts, 0-0, 9.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 1.0 innings. He's struck out 0 over that span, against 0 walks. This is the baseline the matchup adjusts from — the model starts here and then asks what the specific lineup he's facing does to strikeout arms, how the park plays, and how deep he's likely to go.

He throws right-handed

César throws right-handed, which is the ordinary case and means fewer wild swings in the lineup he faces. Opposing managers aren't restacking against him the way they would a left-hander, so his projection moves more on the quality of the lineup than on its handedness. What does move it: how deep he's been going lately, and whether the lineup in front of him strikes out.

A long gap since his last start

César hasn't started in 109 days. That's the single most useful warning on a pitcher's page, and it's the model's weakest spot. A gap that long usually means an injured-list stint, and a first start back is often on a strict pitch limit that no stat line reveals — books frequently don't post an outs line at all in that spot. Our projection is built on his healthy workload, so it will overshoot a shortened rehab start. Read any projection here with that in mind until he's stretched back out.

Where he lands across our boards

César was scored on 12 boards in that matchup, and the spread is the interesting part: home runs graded 14.5/100 while hits came in at 0/100. Same player, same game, same opposing arm — different questions. A spread that wide usually means the matchup favours one kind of outcome over another, and it's the clearest argument for reading the board that matches what you actually care about.

How the model reads him

The number on César is about tonight, not about him. Strip out the name and the model is asking one question: what does this specific lineup do to this kind of arm, in this park, for as many batters as he's likely to face? That gets scored against every other starter on the slate. The combination math is proprietary and re-tuned every week. The grading isn't — it's all public, including the misses.

What we'd flag

Books don't price every player — coverage tops out around 87% even for confirmed starters, so "no line" here usually means no book posted one rather than a gap in our data. Lineups change late, and an afternoon projection can be stale by first pitch. And the model is tuned across hundreds of graded outcomes, so one game tells you nothing about whether it's working. For César specifically, he's coming off a 109-day gap.

Recent game log

DateOppIPKHERBB
Sunday, May 31vs MIL
Saturday, May 23@ CHC
Wednesday, May 20@ MIN
Sunday, May 17vs TEX
Thursday, May 14vs SEA
Sunday, May 10@ CIN
Wednesday, May 6vs LAD1.00110

César Salazar — FAQ

Is César Salazar playing today?

César Salazar isn't in a confirmed lineup on the current slate, and was last scored on Sunday, May 31, 2026. This page updates with fresh projections as soon as he's back in one.

Why has César Salazar not started recently?

César hasn't started in 109 days. We flag the gap rather than guess the cause — it usually means an injured-list stint. A first start back is often pitch-limited in a way no stat line shows, and our projection, built on his healthy workload, will run high until he's stretched back out.

Which MatchWiz boards does César Salazar appear on?

César was scored on 12 boards in his last matchup — home runs, doubles, fantasy points, h+r+rbi, rbis. Each one asks a different question about the same game, so his score can be strong on one and weak on another.

Are César Salazar's projections betting advice?

No. Every number on this page is a research signal from a statistical model, published alongside its graded record so you can judge it yourself. The model is re-tuned weekly and can be wrong on any given day. Nothing here is a guaranteed outcome. 21+, please play responsibly (1-800-GAMBLER).

Projections are a research signal from our model, graded against real box-score results — not betting advice. 21+, please play responsibly (1-800-GAMBLER).