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.
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Two-Start Starting Pitcher Rankings: Week 18
| 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 |
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