Now that the season has really gotten going, it is time to start grinding the two-start pitchers to give you an advantage over your competition.

Each week, I will be giving you a breakdown of the two-start options for your fantasy leagues broken up into the following tiers:

• Must Start: The guys that you have to start because of their talent and/or matchups.
• Should Start: These are the guys that are rostered in most formats and probably should be in your lineup.
• Here We Go: Pitchers that you are probably starting in most formats but have some level of risk to them.
• Feeling Lucky: Pitchers available in less than 25% of leagues that are risky but viable in deeper formats.
• Desperate Measures: Pitchers you shouldn’t use unless you have no other choice.

These are projected two-start pitchers and are subject to change.

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Two Start Pitchers for May 29 – June 4

Must Start

• Bryce Elder at OAK, at ARI
• Zach Eflin at CHC, at BOS
• Lucas Giolito vs LAA, vs DET
• Sonny Gray at HOU, vs CLE
• Joe Ryan at HOU, vs CLE
• Bryce Miller vs. NY, at TEX
• Nathan Eovaldi at DET, vs SEA
• Sandy Alcantara vs SD, vs OAK
• Zac Gallen vs. COL, vs. ATL

Should Start

Michael Kopech vs. LAA, vs. DET

Kopech has all of a sudden turned a corner in his last few starts, throwing 15 scoreless innings with only one walk allowed and getting 19 strikeouts. More important than the results is how much better his pitches look. He is pretty close to being a must-start in any two-step, but especially with one of them being the Tigers, it is an all-systems go for Kopech.

Logan Allen at BAL, at MIN

Allen has been pretty great since his call-up, throwing 32.2 innings with a 3.31 ERA with 33 strikeouts. There are some red flags that things may not be great forever as he allows a lot of contact, and his xERA is 4.95, so there is some cause for concern, but considering the results, I don’t know how you sit him for a decent two-start week.

Anthony DeSclafani vs. PIT, vs. BAL

DeSclafani has been great as well this season, throwing 60.1 innings with a 3.43 ERA and 47 strikeouts, but he has been less stable as of late. That being said, this is a pretty good two-start at home, where he has historically been pretty darn good. I am rolling him out and hoping I don’t get burned.

Tyler Wells vs. CLE, at SF

Wells has been pretty good this season, throwing 57 innings with a 3.47 ERA and 54 strikeouts, but he can tend to be a bit homer prone, even in the comfy confines of Camden Yards. However, this is a pretty good beginning to a two-start week versus the Guardians, who are the worst team in baseball against right-handed pitching.

Here We Go

Brayan Bello vs. CIN, vs TB

Bello threw the best start of his career in his most recent outing and has not been committed to him in the Red Sox rotation. I don’t love the end of this two-start week versus a Tampa team that is the best in baseball versus right-handed pitching, but there is a lot of upside, and I like the beginning of the week versus a bad Reds team outside of Great American Ballpark.

Jaime Barria at CWS, at HOU

Barria has been fantastic this season, but most of that work has been done as a reliever. However, he did just blank a pretty good Red Sox offense in his first true start of the season, and while the White Sox and Astros have been good on paper, in reality, they have been mediocre to bad against right-handed pitching. There is still risk here, but I think I am rolling with it.

Rich Hill at SF, vs. STL

Hill has been up and down this season, but in spite of a bad start in his last outing, he has been pretty excellent recently, only allowing one home run in his last six starts. He has a really nice matchup against a Giants team that is awful versus lefties and a rough one versus one of the lefty-killing lineups in the Cardinals. There is a risk here, but I think it is worth gambling on.

Bobby Miller vs. WAS, vs. NYY

Miller was really impressive in his debut, flashing a 100 mph fastball with good secondary offerings. This is not the easiest of two-start weeks with the Yankees on the back end, but the Nationals are a bad offense versus right-handed pitching, and he is supported by the best team in baseball, so he has a really good chance at getting two wins.

Feeling Lucky

Ryne Nelson vs. COL, vs. ATL

Nelson is coming off of two pretty impressive starts where he has only allowed one earned run in 11.1 innings pitched while striking out 10. Now, one of these starts was against the A’s, and he did walk four in that outing, but the other was against the Phillies, where he didn’t walk anyone. This should be the red flag that you don’t know what you are going to get with him, but the Rockies on the road are always something I am willing to attack, and the Braves are only mediocre this year versus right-handed pitching, so I can understand taking the gamble.

Yusei Kikuchi vs MIL, at NYM

Kikuchi has been one of the most frustrating pitchers in baseball this season. He has looked great in some moments and awful in others. He has only 14 walks allowed in 51.1 innings pitched, which is awesome, but also the same amount of home runs given up in that time, which is horrendous. However, the Mets have been mediocre to bad against lefties this season, and the Brewers have been the worst team in baseball versus lefties, and it is not close. I understand that you may need to take an antacid before using him, but that Brewers start is really tempting, and I think I am going to fall for it myself.

Domingo German at SEA, at LAD

German is a better version of Kikuchi as he gives up way too many home runs but is otherwise a good pitcher. The problem is his matchups are not nearly as nice. He is facing a Mariners team that is improving versus righties and a Dodgers team that is the second-best in baseball versus righties. At least both starts are on the road, which helps, but I am still likely not risking this outside of the deepest of leagues.

Kodai Senga vs. PHI, vs. TOR

Senga has been up and down this season and quite the WHIP killer, so why would I even consider him versus two pretty great offenses? It is because he has been pretty elite at home. When pitching at home, Senga has a 1.57 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. While this may be a bit of small sample luck, I can understand using it as a reason to take the gamble. I think I would bench him in most spots, though.

Desperate Measure

• J.P. France vs MIN, vs LAA
• Brandon Bielak vs MIN, vs LAA
• Kyle Freeland at ARI, at KC
• Ben Lively at BOS, vs MIL
• Matthew Boyd vs TEX, at CWS
• Paul Blackburn vs ATL, at MIA
• Ranger Suarez at NYM, at WAS
• Ryan Weathers at MIA, vs CHC
• Trevor Williams at LAD, vs PHI

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