Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers: Rankings & Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 5)

Two start starting pitchers can help win fantasy baseball championships. It’s an incredibly important strategy for fantasy baseball managers, especially those in weekly leagues as you make your start/sit lineup decisions and place waiver wire bids. 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 two start 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 5

			GAME 1 OPPONENT				GAME 2 OPPONENT
VBR	TWO START PITCHER	THROWS	DATE	PITCHER	OPP.	WOBA	DATE	PITCHER	OPP.	WOBA
3	Pablo Lopez (MIN) (1-2) 3.97 ERA	R	Tue 4/23	E. Fedde (1-0) 3.10 ERA	CWS	0.2951	Sun 4/28	R. Detmers (3-0) 1.19 ERA	@LAA	0.3227
6	Kevin Gausman (TOR) (0-2) 8.16 ERA	R	Tue 4/23	M. Wacha (1-2) 3.75 ERA	@KC	0.3055	Sun 4/28	J. Paxton (2-0) 2.81 ERA	LAD	0.3444
13	Tarik Skubal (DET) (2-0) 2.28 ERA	L	Mon 4/22	Z. Littell (1-0) 2.14 ERA	@TB	0.3384	Sun 4/28	M. Wacha (1-2) 3.75 ERA	KC	0.3055
14	Freddy Peralta (MIL) (2-0) 2.55 ERA	R	Wed 4/24	Q. Priester (0-0) 0.00 ERA	@PIT	0.3113	Thu 4/25	M. Keller (2-1) 4.50 ERA	@PIT	0.3113
17	Logan Gilbert (SEA) (1-0) 2.33 ERA	R	Tue 4/23	D. Dunning (2-1) 3.91 ERA	@TEX	0.3422	Sun 4/28	B. Pfaadt (1-1) 5.32 ERA	ARI	0.3198
21	Dylan Cease (SD) (2-1) 1.99 ERA	R	Mon 4/22	A. Gomber (0-1) 4.95 ERA	@COL	0.3126	Sat 4/27	T. Walker (0-0) 0.00 ERA	PHI	0.3325
23	Carlos Rodon (NYY) (1-1) 2.75 ERA	L	Mon 4/22	J. Sears (1-1) 4.35 ERA	OAK	0.2954	Sat 4/27	C. Rea (2-0) 2.70 ERA	@MIL	0.3115
25	Grayson Rodriguez (BAL) (3-0) 2.63 ERA	R	Mon 4/22	R. Detmers (3-0) 1.19 ERA	@LAA	0.3227	Sun 4/28	P. Blackburn (2-0) 1.08 ERA	OAK	0.2954
37	Reid Detmers (LAA) (3-0) 1.19 ERA	L	Mon 4/22	G. Rodriguez (3-0) 2.63 ERA	BAL	0.3232	Sun 4/28	P. Lopez (1-2) 3.97 ERA	MIN	0.3289
40	Michael King (SD) (2-1) 3.33 ERA	R	Tue 4/23	R. Feltner (1-2) 5.06 ERA	@COL	0.3126	Sun 4/28	R. Suarez (3-0) 1.73 ERA	PHI	0.3325
42	Garrett Crochet (CWS) (1-2) 3.57 ERA	L	Wed 4/24	J. Ryan (0-1) 2.60 ERA	@MIN	0.3289	Thu 4/25	B. Ober (0-1) 6.57 ERA	@MIN	0.3289
43	Hunter Greene (CIN) (0-1) 4.35 ERA	R	Mon 4/22	R. Suarez (3-0) 1.73 ERA	PHI	0.3325	Sat 4/27	N. Eovaldi (1-1) 2.92 ERA	@TEX	0.3422
48	Marcus Stroman (NYY) (1-1) 2.42 ERA	R	Tue 4/23	P. Blackburn (2-0) 1.08 ERA	OAK	0.2954	Sun 4/28	J. Ross (1-1) 4.91 ERA	@MIL	0.3115
50	Yusei Kikuchi (TOR) (1-1) 2.08 ERA	L	Mon 4/22	B. Singer (2-0) 1.54 ERA	@KC	0.3055	Sat 4/27	G. Stone (1-1) 3.68 ERA	LAD	0.3444
54	Ranger Suarez (PHI) (3-0) 1.73 ERA	L	Mon 4/22	H. Greene (0-1) 4.35 ERA	@CIN	0.3278	Sun 4/28	M. King (2-1) 3.33 ERA	@SD	0.3261
62	Brandon Pfaadt (ARI) (1-1) 5.32 ERA	R	Mon 4/22	L. Lynn (1-0) 2.18 ERA	@STL	0.3248	Sun 4/28	L. Gilbert (1-0) 2.33 ERA	@SEA	0.322
66	Reynaldo Lopez (ATL) (2-0) 0.50 ERA	R	Mon 4/22	T. Rogers (0-2) 3.92 ERA	MIA	0.315	Sun 4/28	B. Lively (0-1) 3.60 ERA	CLE	0.3034
67	Lance Lynn (STL) (1-0) 2.18 ERA	R	Mon 4/22	B. Pfaadt (1-1) 5.32 ERA	ARI	0.3198	Sun 4/28	J. Quintana (1-1) 3.05 ERA	@NYM	0.3179
71	Zack Littell (TB) (1-0) 2.14 ERA	R	Mon 4/22	T. Skubal (2-0) 2.28 ERA	DET	0.3026	Sun 4/28	C. Flexen (0-3) 8.78 ERA	@CWS	0.2951
85	Chris Paddack (MIN) (0-1) 8.36 ERA	R	Mon 4/22	N. Nastrini (0-1) 3.60 ERA	CWS	0.2951	Sat 4/27	J. Soriano (0-0) 0.00 ERA	@LAA	0.3227
90	Michael Wacha (KC) (1-2) 3.75 ERA	R	Tue 4/23	K. Gausman (0-2) 8.16 ERA	TOR	0.3266	Sun 4/28	T. Skubal (2-0) 2.28 ERA	@DET	0.3026
93	Tanner Houck (BOS) (3-1) 1.35 ERA	R	Tue 4/23	B. Lively (0-1) 3.60 ERA	@CLE	0.3034	Sun 4/28	J. Wicks (0-2) 5.29 ERA	CHC	0.3284
99	JP Sears (OAK) (1-1) 4.35 ERA	L	Mon 4/22	C. Rodon (1-1) 2.75 ERA	@NYY	0.307	Sat 4/27	C. Irvin (0-1) 6.75 ERA	@BAL	0.3232
101	Brady Singer (KC) (2-0) 1.54 ERA	R	Mon 4/22	Y. Kikuchi (1-1) 2.08 ERA	TOR	0.3266	Sat 4/27	C. Mize (0-0) 4.11 ERA	@DET	0.3026
103	Trevor Rogers (MIA) (0-2) 3.92 ERA	L	Mon 4/22	R. Lopez (2-0) 0.50 ERA	@ATL	0.3628	Sun 4/28	P. Corbin (0-3) 8.06 ERA	WSH	0.3117
110	Andrew Abbott (CIN) (1-2) 2.70 ERA	L	Tue 4/23	C. Sanchez (1-2) 2.53 ERA	PHI	0.3325	Sun 4/28	M. Lorenzen (1-0) 0.00 ERA	@TEX	0.3422
116	Jared Jones (PIT) (1-2) 3.13 ERA	R	Mon 4/22	J. Ross (1-1) 4.91 ERA	MIL	0.3115	Sat 4/27	J. Hicks (2-0) 1.57 ERA	@SF	0.3069
117	Jordan Wicks (CHC) (0-2) 5.29 ERA	L	Tue 4/23	H. Brown (0-3) 10.54 ERA	HOU	0.3348	Sun 4/28	T. Houck (3-1) 1.35 ERA	@BOS	0.3265
123	Jose Quintana (NYM) (1-1) 3.05 ERA	L	Mon 4/22	K. Winn (1-3) 4.09 ERA	@SF	0.3069	Sun 4/28	L. Lynn (1-0) 2.18 ERA	STL	0.3248
132	Paul Blackburn (OAK) (2-0) 1.08 ERA	R	Tue 4/23	M. Stroman (1-1) 2.42 ERA	@NYY	0.307	Sun 4/28	G. Rodriguez (3-0) 2.63 ERA	@BAL	0.3232
143	Joe Ross (MIL) (1-1) 4.91 ERA	R	Mon 4/22	J. Jones (1-2) 3.13 ERA	@PIT	0.3113	Sun 4/28	M. Stroman (1-1) 2.42 ERA	NYY	0.307
148	Keaton Winn (SF) (1-3) 4.09 ERA	R	Mon 4/22	J. Quintana (1-1) 3.05 ERA	NYM	0.3179	Sun 4/28	B. Falter (1-1) 4.05 ERA	PIT	0.3113
183	Bailey Falter (PIT) (1-1) 4.05 ERA	L	Tue 4/23	W. Miley (0-1) 5.14 ERA	MIL	0.3115	Sun 4/28	K. Winn (1-3) 4.09 ERA	@SF	0.3069
213	Ben Lively (CLE) (0-1) 3.60 ERA	R	Tue 4/23	T. Houck (3-1) 1.35 ERA	BOS	0.3265	Sun 4/28	R. Lopez (2-0) 0.50 ERA	@ATL	0.3628
243	Nick Nastrini (CWS) (0-1) 3.60 ERA	R	Mon 4/22	C. Paddack (0-1) 8.36 ERA	@MIN	0.3289	Sat 4/27	A. Civale (2-1) 2.74 ERA	TB	0.3384
409	Patrick Corbin (WSH) (0-3) 8.06 ERA	L	Tue 4/23	T. Glasnow (3-1) 3.72 ERA	LAD	0.3444	Sun 4/28	T. Rogers (0-2) 3.92 ERA	@MIA	0.315
413	Austin Gomber (COL) (0-1) 4.95 ERA	L	Mon 4/22	D. Cease (2-1) 1.99 ERA	SD	0.3261	Sun 4/28	C. Javier (2-0) 1.54 ERA	HOU	0.3348

What are two start pitchers?
Two Start Pitchers are starters scheduled to pitch twice during a given week. Top options can provide an edge by boosting counting stats (K, W, etc). Streaming pitchers is a popular fantasy strategy that often consists of targeting inexpensive two start pitchers that have favorable matchups for the upcoming week.