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.


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