Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers: Rankings & Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

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 8

GAME 1 OPPONENT GAME 2 OPPONENT
TWO START PITCHER DATE PITCHER OPP. WOBA DATE PITCHER OPP. WOBA OPP. SP
George Kirby (SEA)
(3-3) 3.74 ERA
Mon 5/13 B. Singer
(3-1) 2.37 ERA
KC 0.3012 Sun 5/19 C. Burnes
(3-2) 2.83 ERA
@BAL 0.3206 S. Manaea
Corbin Burnes (BAL)
(3-2) 2.83 ERA
Mon 5/13 J. Berrios
(4-3) 2.85 ERA
TOR 0.2949 Sun 5/19 G. Kirby
(3-3) 3.74 ERA
SEA 0.2943 C. Sanchez
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LAD)
(4-1) 2.79 ERA
Mon 5/13 J. Hicks
(3-1) 2.30 ERA
@SF 0.2938 Sun 5/19 TBD CIN 0.282 S. Arrighetti
Zach Eflin (TB)
(2-4) 3.75 ERA
Mon 5/13 K. Crawford
(2-1) 1.75 ERA
@BOS 0.3168 Sat 5/18 A. Manoah
(0-0) 13.50 ERA
@TOR 0.2949 TBD
Aaron Nola (PHI)
(4-2) 3.86 ERA
Tue 5/14 J. Butto
(1-2) 3.00 ERA
@NYM 0.3034 Sun 5/19 T. Williams
(4-0) 1.96 ERA
WSH 0.2986 M. Liberatore
Shota Imanaga (CHC)
(5-0) 1.08 ERA
Mon 5/13 R. Lopez
(2-1) 1.53 ERA
@ATL 0.3225 Sun 5/19 Q. Priester
(0-3) 3.86 ERA
PIT 0.2821 J. Soriano
Carlos Rodon (NYY)
(3-2) 3.14 ERA
Tue 5/14 C. Paddack
(4-1) 4.34 ERA
@MIN 0.312 Sun 5/19 C. Flexen
(2-3) 4.29 ERA
CWS 0.2604 Q. Priester
Tanner Bibee (CLE)
(2-1) 4.91 ERA
Mon 5/13 J. Leiter
(0-0) 12.91 ERA
@TEX 0.3154 Sun 5/19 C. Paddack
(4-1) 4.34 ERA
MIN 0.312 P. Lambert
Jordan Montgomery (ARI)
(2-2) 4.70 ERA
Mon 5/13 G. Ashcraft
(3-2) 3.86 ERA
CIN 0.282 Sun 5/19 K. Maeda
(1-1) 6.75 ERA
DET 0.293 J. Montgomery
Jose Berrios (TOR)
(4-3) 2.85 ERA
Mon 5/13 C. Burnes
(3-2) 2.83 ERA
@BAL 0.3206 Sun 5/19 A. Civale
(2-3) 5.88 ERA
TB 0.3018 JP Sears
Aaron Civale (TB)
(2-3) 5.88 ERA
Tue 5/14 N. Pivetta
(1-2) 3.60 ERA
@BOS 0.3168 Sun 5/19 J. Berrios
(4-3) 2.85 ERA
@TOR 0.2949 C. Rea
Reynaldo Lopez (ATL)
(2-1) 1.53 ERA
Mon 5/13 S. Imanaga
(5-0) 1.08 ERA
CHC 0.3087 Sun 5/19 R. Vasquez
(0-1) 4.50 ERA
SD 0.3172 C. Flexen
Nick Pivetta (BOS)
(1-2) 3.60 ERA
Tue 5/14 A. Civale
(2-3) 5.88 ERA
TB 0.3018 Sun 5/19 M. Liberatore
(1-1) 2.70 ERA
@STL 0.2798 T. Bibee
Cristopher Sanchez (PHI)
(2-3) 2.97 ERA
Mon 5/13 S. Manaea
(2-1) 3.31 ERA
@NYM 0.3034 Sat 5/18 M. Gore
(2-3) 3.44 ERA
WSH 0.2986 T. Williams
Sean Manaea (NYM)
(2-1) 3.31 ERA
Mon 5/13 C. Sanchez
(2-3) 2.97 ERA
PHI 0.3274 Sun 5/19 S. Sanchez
(0-1) 7.50 ERA
@MIA 0.2735 R. Vasquez
Kutter Crawford (BOS)
(2-1) 1.75 ERA
Mon 5/13 Z. Eflin
(2-4) 3.75 ERA
TB 0.3018 Sat 5/18 M. Mikolas
(2-5) 6.43 ERA
@STL 0.2798
Chris Paddack (MIN)
(4-1) 4.34 ERA
Tue 5/14 C. Rodon
(3-2) 3.14 ERA
NYY 0.3241 Sun 5/19 T. Bibee
(2-1) 4.91 ERA
@CLE 0.3069 OPP. SP
Brady Singer (KC)
(3-1) 2.37 ERA
Mon 5/13 G. Kirby
(3-3) 3.74 ERA
@SEA 0.2943 Sun 5/19 O. Bido
(0-1) 13.50 ERA
OAK 0.291 N. Pivetta
Jordan Hicks (SF)
(3-1) 2.30 ERA
Mon 5/13 Y. Yamamoto
(4-1) 2.79 ERA
LAD 0.3716 Sun 5/19 P. Lambert
(2-2) 7.61 ERA
COL 0.2851 C. Rodon
Kenta Maeda (DET)
(1-1) 6.75 ERA
Mon 5/13 TBD MIA 0.2735 Sun 5/19 J. Montgomery
(2-2) 4.70 ERA
@ARI 0.3117 L. Gilbert
Jose Soriano (LAA)
(1-4) 4.32 ERA
Mon 5/13 M. Liberatore
(1-1) 2.70 ERA
STL 0.2798 Sun 5/19 TBD @TEX 0.3154 R. Weathers
Matthew Liberatore (STL)
(1-1) 2.70 ERA
Mon 5/13 J. Soriano
(1-4) 4.32 ERA
@LAA 0.3032 Sun 5/19 N. Pivetta
(1-2) 3.60 ERA
BOS 0.3168 G. Stone
Colin Rea (MIL)
(3-0) 3.29 ERA
Mon 5/13 Q. Priester
(0-3) 3.86 ERA
PIT 0.2821 Sun 5/19 TBD @HOU 0.3166 M. Perez
Randy Vasquez (SD)
(0-1) 4.50 ERA
Mon 5/13 P. Lambert
(2-2) 7.61 ERA
COL 0.2851 Sun 5/19 R. Lopez
(2-1) 1.53 ERA
@ATL 0.3225 B. Lively
Graham Ashcraft (CIN)
(3-2) 3.86 ERA
Mon 5/13 J. Montgomery
(2-2) 4.70 ERA
@ARI 0.3117 Sat 5/18 L. Knack
(1-1) 2.81 ERA
@LAD 0.3716 M. Parker
Quinn Priester (PIT)
(0-3) 3.86 ERA
Mon 5/13 C. Rea
(3-0) 3.29 ERA
@MIL 0.3252 Sun 5/19 S. Imanaga
(5-0) 1.08 ERA
@CHC 0.3087 M. Lorenzen
Osvaldo Bido (OAK)
(0-1) 13.50 ERA
Tue 5/14 R. Blanco
(3-0) 2.09 ERA
@HOU 0.3166 Sun 5/19 B. Singer
(3-1) 2.37 ERA
@KC 0.3012 K. Winn
Trevor Williams (WSH)
(4-0) 1.96 ERA
Mon 5/13 C. Flexen
(2-3) 4.29 ERA
@CWS 0.2604 Sun 5/19 A. Nola
(4-2) 3.86 ERA
@PHI 0.3274 C. Sale
Chris Flexen (CWS)
(2-3) 4.29 ERA
Mon 5/13 T. Williams
(4-0) 1.96 ERA
WSH 0.2986 Sun 5/19 C. Rodon
(3-2) 3.14 ERA
@NYY 0.3241 J. Ross
Peter Lambert (COL)
(2-2) 7.61 ERA
Mon 5/13 R. Vasquez
(0-1) 4.50 ERA
@SD 0.3172 Sun 5/19 J. Hicks
(3-1) 2.30 ERA
@SF 0.2938 H. Greene

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.


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