Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers: Rankings & Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 9)

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 9

	GAME 1 OPPONENT				GAME 2 OPPONENT
TWO START PITCHER	DATE	PITCHER	OPP.	WOBA	DATE	PITCHER	OPP.	WOBA
Pablo Lopez (MIN) (4-3) 3.93 ERA	Mon 5/20	M. Parker (2-2) 3.09 ERA	@WSH	0.2934	Sun 5/26	D. Dunning (3-2) 4.10 ERA	TEX	0.3112
Corbin Burnes (BAL) (3-2) 2.68 ERA	Mon 5/20	S. Gray (5-2) 3.05 ERA	@STL	0.2864	Sat 5/25	E. Fedde (4-0) 2.60 ERA	@CWS	0.2683
Logan Gilbert (SEA) (3-2) 3.07 ERA	Mon 5/20	M. Stroman (3-2) 3.33 ERA	@NYY	0.3281	Sat 5/25	T. Williams (4-0) 1.94 ERA	@WSH	0.2934
Chris Sale (ATL) (6-1) 2.54 ERA	Mon 5/20	D. Cease (5-3) 2.45 ERA	SD	0.3143	Sat 5/25	M. Keller (4-3) 3.93 ERA	@PIT	0.2879
Dylan Cease (SD) (5-3) 2.45 ERA	Mon 5/20	C. Sale (6-1) 2.54 ERA	@ATL	0.324	Sat 5/25	M. Stroman (3-2) 3.33 ERA	NYY	0.3281
Framber Valdez (HOU) (3-1) 2.95 ERA	Mon 5/20	R. Detmers (3-4) 5.19 ERA	LAA	0.3022	Sun 5/26	A. Brooks (0-1) 3.86 ERA	@OAK	0.298
Sonny Gray (STL) (5-2) 3.05 ERA	Mon 5/20	C. Burnes (3-2) 2.68 ERA	BAL	0.3169	Sun 5/26	J. Assad (4-0) 1.49 ERA	CHC	0.3051
Michael King (SD) (3-4) 4.31 ERA	Tue 5/21	A. Abbott (2-4) 3.06 ERA	@CIN	0.2916	Sun 5/26	C. Schmidt (4-1) 2.95 ERA	NYY	0.3281
Garrett Crochet (CWS) (4-4) 4.18 ERA	Tue 5/21	Y. Kikuchi (2-3) 2.60 ERA	@TOR	0.2961	Sun 5/26	K. Bradish (0-0) 2.63 ERA	BAL	0.3169
Kyle Bradish (BAL) (0-0) 2.63 ERA	Tue 5/21	L. Lynn (1-2) 4.17 ERA	@STL	0.2864	Sun 5/26	G. Crochet (4-4) 4.18 ERA	@CWS	0.2683
Yusei Kikuchi (TOR) (2-3) 2.60 ERA	Tue 5/21	G. Crochet (4-4) 4.18 ERA	CWS	0.2683	Sun 5/26	C. Mize (1-2) 3.50 ERA	@DET	0.2895
Ranger Suarez (PHI) (8-0) 1.37 ERA	Tue 5/21	M. Lorenzen (2-2) 3.75 ERA	TEX	0.3112	Sun 5/26	TBD	@COL	0.2968
Jose Berrios (TOR) (4-3) 2.82 ERA	Mon 5/20	E. Fedde (4-0) 2.60 ERA	CWS	0.2683	Sat 5/25	R. Olson (0-4) 2.09 ERA	@DET	0.2895
Reid Detmers (LAA) (3-4) 5.19 ERA	Mon 5/20	F. Valdez (3-1) 2.95 ERA	@HOU	0.3218	Sun 5/26	B. Lively (2-2) 3.06 ERA	CLE	0.3031
Taj Bradley (TB) (1-1) 2.45 ERA	Mon 5/20	T. Houck (3-5) 2.17 ERA	BOS	0.3085	Sun 5/26	M. Wacha (3-4) 4.71 ERA	KC	0.3
Charlie Morton (ATL) (3-1) 3.52 ERA	Tue 5/21	J. Assad (4-0) 1.49 ERA	@CHC	0.3051	Sun 5/26	M. Perez (1-3) 4.86 ERA	@PIT	0.2879
Clarke Schmidt (NYY) (4-1) 2.95 ERA	Tue 5/21	B. Woo (1-0) 0.93 ERA	SEA	0.2961	Sun 5/26	M. King (3-4) 4.31 ERA	@SD	0.3143
Bryan Woo (SEA) (1-0) 0.93 ERA	Tue 5/21	C. Schmidt (4-1) 2.95 ERA	@NYY	0.3281	Sun 5/26	M. Parker (2-2) 3.09 ERA	@WSH	0.2934
Marcus Stroman (NYY) (3-2) 3.33 ERA	Mon 5/20	L. Gilbert (3-2) 3.07 ERA	SEA	0.2961	Sat 5/25	D. Cease (5-3) 2.45 ERA	@SD	0.3143
Tanner Houck (BOS) (3-5) 2.17 ERA	Mon 5/20	T. Bradley (1-1) 2.45 ERA	@TB	0.301	Sun 5/26	J. Ross (2-4) 4.61 ERA	MIL	0.3291
Reese Olson (DET) (0-4) 2.09 ERA	Mon 5/20	M. Wacha (3-4) 4.71 ERA	@KC	0.3	Sat 5/25	J. Berrios (4-3) 2.82 ERA	TOR	0.2961
Michael Wacha (KC) (3-4) 4.71 ERA	Mon 5/20	R. Olson (0-4) 2.09 ERA	DET	0.2895	Sun 5/26	T. Bradley (1-1) 2.45 ERA	@TB	0.301
Andrew Abbott (CIN) (2-4) 3.06 ERA	Tue 5/21	M. King (3-4) 4.31 ERA	SD	0.3143	Sun 5/26	Y. Yamamoto (4-1) 3.21 ERA	LAD	0.3629
Joe Ross (MIL) (2-4) 4.61 ERA	Mon 5/20	R. Weathers (2-4) 3.81 ERA	@MIA	0.2739	Sun 5/26	T. Houck (3-5) 2.17 ERA	@BOS	0.3085
Casey Mize (DET) (1-2) 3.50 ERA	Tue 5/21	A. Marsh (3-1) 2.43 ERA	@KC	0.3	Sun 5/26	Y. Kikuchi (2-3) 2.60 ERA	TOR	0.2961
Erick Fedde (CWS) (4-0) 2.60 ERA	Mon 5/20	J. Berrios (4-3) 2.82 ERA	@TOR	0.2961	Sat 5/25	C. Burnes (3-2) 2.68 ERA	BAL	0.3169
Javier Assad (CHC) (4-0) 1.49 ERA	Tue 5/21	C. Morton (3-1) 3.52 ERA	ATL	0.324	Sun 5/26	S. Gray (5-2) 3.05 ERA	@STL	0.2864
Martin Perez (PIT) (1-3) 4.86 ERA	Tue 5/21	K. Winn (3-6) 6.17 ERA	SF	0.2941	Sun 5/26	C. Morton (3-1) 3.52 ERA	ATL	0.324
Slade Cecconi (ARI) (1-3) 5.27 ERA	Mon 5/20	G. Stone (4-1) 2.45 ERA	@LAD	0.3629	Sun 5/26	R. Weathers (2-4) 3.81 ERA	MIA	0.2739
Ben Lively (CLE) (2-2) 3.06 ERA	Mon 5/20	J. Butto (1-3) 3.08 ERA	NYM	0.2957	Sun 5/26	R. Detmers (3-4) 5.19 ERA	@LAA	0.3022
Ryan Weathers (MIA) (2-4) 3.81 ERA	Mon 5/20	J. Ross (2-4) 4.61 ERA	MIL	0.3291	Sun 5/26	S. Cecconi (1-3) 5.27 ERA	@ARI	0.3129
Mitchell Parker (WSH) (2-2) 3.09 ERA	Mon 5/20	P. Lopez (4-3) 3.93 ERA	MIN	0.3123	Sun 5/26	B. Woo (1-0) 0.93 ERA	SEA	0.2961
Aaron Brooks (OAK) (0-1) 3.86 ERA	Tue 5/21	C. Quantrill (3-3) 3.66 ERA	COL	0.2968	Sun 5/26	F. Valdez (3-1) 2.95 ERA	HOU	0.3218

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.