Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Starting Pitcher Rankings & Waiver Wire Targets: Week 18

Two-start starting pitchers can help win fantasy baseball championships. It’s an incredibly important tactic for fantasy baseball managers, especially those in weekly leagues. Even in daily leagues it’s important to be able to grab the most useful arms that can start for you twice in a week, especially if you are dealing with transaction limits. Here’s a look at our starting pitcher rankings for the week.

You can also check out our full probable pitchers report for the next two weeks. You can use that in coordination with our Streaming Pitcher Planner and Two-Start Pitcher Projections to plan your fantasy baseball rotation.

Two-Start Starting Pitcher Rankings: Week 18

Two Start Pitcher Rankings | Fantasy Baseball Week 18 | FantasyPros
			GAME 1 OPPONENT				GAME 2 OPPONENT
VBR	TWO START PITCHER	THROWS	DATE	PITCHER	OPP.	WOBA	DATE	PITCHER	OPP.	WOBA
2	Spencer Strider (ATL) (12-3) 3.61 ERA	R	Mon 8/7	O. Bido (2-2) 5.18 ERA	@PIT	0.3067	Sat 8/12	TBD	@NYM	0.3162
3	Gerrit Cole (NYY) (10-2) 2.64 ERA	R	Mon 8/7	D. Cease (4-5) 4.61 ERA	@CWS	0.2963	Sun 8/13	J. Cueto (0-3) 5.32 ERA	@MIA	0.3153
21	Pablo Lopez (MIN) (6-6) 4.01 ERA	R	Mon 8/7	J. Wentz (2-9) 6.37 ERA	@DET	0.2946	Fri 8/11	C. Sanchez (0-3) 2.66 ERA	@PHI	0.3195
25	Zach Eflin (TB) (12-6) 3.46 ERA	R	Tue 8/8	M. Mikolas (6-7) 4.29 ERA	STL	0.3316	Sun 8/13	T. Bibee (7-2) 3.14 ERA	CLE	0.3041
26	Kodai Senga (NYM) (7-6) 3.25 ERA	R	Mon 8/7	D. Smyly (8-7) 4.95 ERA	CHC	0.3315	Sun 8/13	Y. Chirinos (5-4) 4.42 ERA	ATL	0.3595
31	Dylan Cease (CWS) (4-5) 4.61 ERA	R	Mon 8/7	G. Cole (10-2) 2.64 ERA	NYY	0.3077	Sun 8/13	F. Peralta (7-8) 4.46 ERA	MIL	0.3061
34	Freddy Peralta (MIL) (7-8) 4.46 ERA	R	Mon 8/7	P. Lambert (2-2) 5.07 ERA	COL	0.3135	Sun 8/13	D. Cease (4-5) 4.61 ERA	@CWS	0.2963
35	Eduardo Rodriguez (DET) (7-5) 2.96 ERA	L	Tue 8/8	S. Gray (5-4) 3.11 ERA	MIN	0.3167	Sun 8/13	K. Crawford (5-5) 3.62 ERA	@BOS	0.3327
41	Sonny Gray (MIN) (5-4) 3.11 ERA	R	Tue 8/8	E. Rodriguez (7-5) 2.96 ERA	@DET	0.2946	Sun 8/13	R. Suarez (2-5) 4.01 ERA	@PHI	0.3195
51	Tony Gonsolin (LAD) (6-4) 4.11 ERA	R	Mon 8/7	S. Lugo (4-5) 3.54 ERA	@SD	0.3256	Sat 8/12	P. Lambert (2-2) 5.07 ERA	COL	0.3135
53	Braxton Garrett (MIA) (5-3) 4.14 ERA	L	Mon 8/7	B. Williamson (3-2) 4.85 ERA	@CIN	0.3284	Sat 8/12	C. Rodon (1-4) 6.29 ERA	NYY	0.3077
58	Seth Lugo (SD) (4-5) 3.54 ERA	R	Mon 8/7	T. Gonsolin (6-4) 4.11 ERA	LAD	0.3437	Sun 8/13	Z. Gallen (11-5) 3.41 ERA	@ARI	0.3253
62	Tanner Bibee (CLE) (7-2) 3.14 ERA	R	Tue 8/8	Y. Kikuchi (9-3) 3.67 ERA	TOR	0.3254	Sun 8/13	Z. Eflin (12-6) 3.46 ERA	@TB	0.3358
64	Ranger Suarez (PHI) (2-5) 4.01 ERA	L	Mon 8/7	J. Gray (7-9) 3.54 ERA	WSH	0.3144	Sun 8/13	S. Gray (5-4) 3.11 ERA	MIN	0.3167
71	Grayson Rodriguez (BAL) (2-3) 6.09 ERA	R	Tue 8/8	J. France (7-3) 2.85 ERA	HOU	0.3215	Sun 8/13	B. Miller (7-4) 4.35 ERA	@SEA	0.3126
84	Mitch Keller (PIT) (9-8) 4.35 ERA	R	Tue 8/8	Y. Chirinos (5-4) 4.42 ERA	ATL	0.3595	Sun 8/13	B. Williamson (3-2) 4.85 ERA	CIN	0.3284
85	Hyun Jin Ryu (TOR) (0-1) 7.20 ERA	L	Mon 8/7	G. Williams (1-3) 3.38 ERA	@CLE	0.3041	Sun 8/13	J. Taillon (6-6) 5.36 ERA	CHC	0.3315
101	Jameson Taillon (CHC) (6-6) 5.36 ERA	R	Tue 8/8	C. Carrasco (3-6) 6.60 ERA	@NYM	0.3162	Sun 8/13	H. Ryu (0-1) 7.20 ERA	@TOR	0.3254
105	Kutter Crawford (BOS) (5-5) 3.62 ERA	R	Tue 8/8	B. Singer (7-8) 5.10 ERA	KC	0.2982	Sun 8/13	E. Rodriguez (7-5) 2.96 ERA	DET	0.2946
106	Alex Wood (SF) (5-4) 4.83 ERA	L	Mon 8/7	P. Sandoval (6-8) 4.19 ERA	@LAA	0.3366	Sat 8/12	A. Heaney (8-6) 4.36 ERA	TEX	0.3476
107	MacKenzie Gore (WSH) (6-8) 4.34 ERA	L	Tue 8/8	Z. Wheeler (8-5) 3.64 ERA	@PHI	0.3195	Sun 8/13	K. Waldichuk (2-7) 6.52 ERA	OAK	0.2938
112	Gavin Williams (CLE) (1-3) 3.38 ERA	R	Mon 8/7	H. Ryu (0-1) 7.20 ERA	TOR	0.3254	Sat 8/12	T. Bradley (5-7) 5.54 ERA	@TB	0.3358
123	J.P. France (HOU) (7-3) 2.85 ERA	R	Tue 8/8	G. Rodriguez (2-3) 6.09 ERA	@BAL	0.3223	Sun 8/13	C. Silseth (3-1) 3.99 ERA	LAA	0.3366
128	Dane Dunning (TEX) (9-4) 3.14 ERA	R	Mon 8/7	K. Waldichuk (2-7) 6.52 ERA	@OAK	0.2938	Sun 8/13	A. Cobb (6-3) 3.05 ERA	@SF	0.3136
143	Ken Waldichuk (OAK) (2-7) 6.52 ERA	L	Mon 8/7	D. Dunning (9-4) 3.14 ERA	TEX	0.3476	Sun 8/13	M. Gore (6-8) 4.34 ERA	@WSH	0.3144
144	Josiah Gray (WSH) (7-9) 3.54 ERA	R	Mon 8/7	R. Suarez (2-5) 4.01 ERA	@PHI	0.3195	Sat 8/12	L. Medina (3-8) 5.35 ERA	OAK	0.2938
145	Drew Smyly (CHC) (8-7) 4.95 ERA	L	Mon 8/7	K. Senga (7-6) 3.25 ERA	@NYM	0.3162	Sat 8/12	C. Bassitt (10-6) 4.00 ERA	@TOR	0.3254
168	Johnny Cueto (MIA) (0-3) 5.32 ERA	R	Tue 8/8	L. Weaver (2-4) 6.98 ERA	@CIN	0.3284	Sun 8/13	G. Cole (10-2) 2.64 ERA	NYY	0.3077
171	Cole Ragans (KC) (3-3) 4.33 ERA	L	Mon 8/7	B. Bello (8-6) 3.79 ERA	@BOS	0.3327	Sat 8/12	S. Matz (2-7) 4.06 ERA	STL	0.3316
207	Yonny Chirinos (ATL) (5-4) 4.42 ERA	R	Tue 8/8	M. Keller (9-8) 4.35 ERA	@PIT	0.3067	Sun 8/13	K. Senga (7-6) 3.25 ERA	@NYM	0.3162
255	Osvaldo Bido (PIT) (2-2) 5.18 ERA	R	Mon 8/7	S. Strider (12-3) 3.61 ERA	ATL	0.3595	Sat 8/12	L. Richardson (0-0) 0.00 ERA	CIN	0.3284
374	Peter Lambert (COL) (2-2) 5.07 ERA	R	Mon 8/7	F. Peralta (7-8) 4.46 ERA	@MIL	0.3061	Sat 8/12	T. Gonsolin (6-4) 4.11 ERA	@LAD	0.3437
380	Brandon Williamson (CIN) (3-2) 4.85 ERA	L	Mon 8/7	B. Garrett (5-3) 4.14 ERA	MIA	0.3153	Sun 8/13	M. Keller (9-8) 4.35 ERA	@PIT	0.3067