Michael King's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Michael King bounced back in a big way in Tuesday's victory versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. After a rough outing last time out, King fired six scoreless innings to improve to 10-6 on the season. King allowed seven hits in the contest, but walked zero batter and recorded 10 strikeouts. King was the big name that came over from the New York Yankees for Juan Soto this offseason and overall has performed to a high level with his new team. On the season, King has a healthy 3.19 ERA to go along with 10.71 K/9 and 11 quality starts. He has also pitched exclusively as a starting pitcher for the first time in his career and has thrown a career-high 135 1/3 innings. At this rate, the only concern for managers would be his innings pitched, but the 29-year-old hasn't shown any signs of fatigue and managers should remain confident in the right-hander. Next up for King will be a date versus the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.

San Diego Padres right-hander Michael King (calf) is listed as the team's starting pitcher for their contest in Pittsburgh on Wednesday against the Pirates. King had his last turn through the starting rotation skipped due to left-calf soreness after he was hit by a line drive. The 29-year-old appears good to go now, though, and will slot back in on Wednesday. King's last start came on July 27 against the Baltimore Orioles, when he allowed only two earned runs with nine strikeouts and two walks in 6 1/3 innings for his ninth win of 2024. He has had a quality start in four of his last five outings for the Friars and has been useful in most fantasy leagues in his first year in SD with a 3.26 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 144 K's in 124 1/3 frames over his 22 outings (21 starts). The Pirates have the fourth-lowest team OPS in baseball, so King should be thrown back into starting lineups when he toes the rubber on Wednesday.

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt says that starting pitcher Michael King (calf) is "a little sore from the comebacker he took in his last start and he needs a couple of extra days", so his next turn in the rotation will be skipped in Sunday's game against the division-rival Colorado Rockies. King was hit by a 109-mph comebacker in the left calf in last Saturday's start against the Baltimore Orioles on the game's first batter before throwing 6 1/3 strong innings. With King having already tossed a career-high 124 1/3 innings in 2024, the Padres are in no hurry to rush him back into the rotation. King played catch on Friday, and his issue doesn't seem to be a long-term concern. Although the 29-year-old right-hander will miss a favorable matchup at home against the last-place Rockies on Sunday, King tentatively lines up to make his next appearance against the depleted Miami Marlins at some point next weekend.