Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers: Rankings & Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 18)

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 18

	GAME 1 OPPONENT				GAME 2 OPPONENT
TWO START PITCHER	DATE	PITCHER	OPP.	WOBA	DATE	PITCHER	OPP.	WOBA
Zack Wheeler (PHI) (10-4) 2.55 ERA	Mon 7/29	L. Gil (10-5) 3.10 ERA	NYY	0.3285	Sun 8/4	L. Gilbert (6-6) 2.72 ERA	@SEA	0.2913
Paul Skenes (PIT) (6-1) 1.93 ERA	Mon 7/29	J. Bloss (0-1) 6.94 ERA	@HOU	0.3191	Sun 8/4	J. Montgomery (7-5) 5.48 ERA	ARI	0.3185
Logan Gilbert (SEA) (6-6) 2.72 ERA	Mon 7/29	C. Criswell (4-4) 3.46 ERA	@BOS	0.3247	Sun 8/4	Z. Wheeler (10-4) 2.55 ERA	PHI	0.3239
Tanner Bibee (CLE) (8-4) 3.50 ERA	Mon 7/29	J. Flaherty (7-5) 2.95 ERA	@DET	0.298	Sun 8/4	TBD	BAL	0.3264
Justin Steele (CHC) (2-4) 3.27 ERA	Tue 7/30	F. Montas (4-8) 5.01 ERA	@CIN	0.305	Sun 8/4	L. Lynn (5-4) 4.17 ERA	STL	0.3026
Nathan Eovaldi (TEX) (7-4) 3.31 ERA	Mon 7/29	A. Pallante (4-4) 3.92 ERA	@STL	0.3026	Sun 8/4	C. Criswell (4-4) 3.46 ERA	BOS	0.3247
Jack Flaherty (DET) (7-5) 2.95 ERA	Mon 7/29	T. Bibee (8-4) 3.50 ERA	CLE	0.3083	Sun 8/4	TBD	KC	0.3081
Sean Manaea (NYM) (6-4) 3.74 ERA	Tue 7/30	D. Festa (1-1) 8.16 ERA	MIN	0.3248	Sun 8/4	TBD	@LAA	0.2974
Luis Gil (NYY) (10-5) 3.10 ERA	Mon 7/29	Z. Wheeler (10-4) 2.55 ERA	@PHI	0.3239	Sun 8/4	Y. Rodriguez (1-3) 3.69 ERA	TOR	0.301
Jordan Montgomery (ARI) (7-5) 5.48 ERA	Mon 7/29	M. Parker (5-6) 4.34 ERA	WSH	0.2971	Sun 8/4	P. Skenes (6-1) 1.93 ERA	@PIT	0.2932
Lance Lynn (STL) (5-4) 4.17 ERA	Tue 7/30	M. Scherzer (2-3) 3.57 ERA	TEX	0.302	Sun 8/4	J. Steele (2-4) 3.27 ERA	@CHC	0.3001
Yariel Rodriguez (TOR) (1-3) 3.69 ERA	Mon 7/29	TBD	@BAL	0.3264	Sun 8/4	L. Gil (10-5) 3.10 ERA	@NYY	0.3285
Jameson Taillon (CHC) (7-5) 2.96 ERA	Mon 7/29	TBD	@CIN	0.305	Sat 8/3	A. Pallante (4-4) 3.92 ERA	STL	0.3026
Edward Cabrera (MIA) (1-3) 7.04 ERA	Tue 7/30	Z. Eflin (5-7) 4.09 ERA	@TB	0.2997	Sun 8/4	TBD	@ATL	0.3063
Colin Rea (MIL) (9-3) 3.60 ERA	Mon 7/29	TBD	ATL	0.3063	Sun 8/4	M. Parker (5-6) 4.34 ERA	@WSH	0.2971
Frankie Montas (CIN) (4-8) 5.01 ERA	Tue 7/30	J. Steele (2-4) 3.27 ERA	CHC	0.3001	Sun 8/4	B. Snell (0-3) 5.83 ERA	SF	0.3059
Simeon Woods Richardson (MIN) (3-1) 3.27 ERA	Mon 7/29	J. Quintana (5-6) 4.02 ERA	@NYM	0.3233	Sun 8/4	C. Flexen (2-10) 5.25 ERA	CWS	0.2725
Jose Quintana (NYM) (5-6) 4.02 ERA	Mon 7/29	S. Richardson (3-1) 3.27 ERA	MIN	0.3248	Sat 8/3	J. Soriano (6-7) 3.51 ERA	@LAA	0.2974
Cooper Criswell (BOS) (4-4) 3.46 ERA	Mon 7/29	L. Gilbert (6-6) 2.72 ERA	SEA	0.2913	Sun 8/4	N. Eovaldi (7-4) 3.31 ERA	@TEX	0.302
Mitchell Parker (WSH) (5-6) 4.34 ERA	Mon 7/29	J. Montgomery (7-5) 5.48 ERA	@ARI	0.3185	Sun 8/4	C. Rea (9-3) 3.60 ERA	MIL	0.3198
Andre Pallante (STL) (4-4) 3.92 ERA	Mon 7/29	N. Eovaldi (7-4) 3.31 ERA	TEX	0.302	Sat 8/3	J. Taillon (7-5) 2.96 ERA	@CHC	0.3001
Chayce McDermott (BAL) (0-0) 6.75 ERA	Mon 7/29	B. Francis (3-2) 5.82 ERA	TOR	0.301	Sat 8/3	X. Curry (0-2) 4.98 ERA	@CLE	0.3083
Chris Flexen (CWS) (2-10) 5.25 ERA	Mon 7/29	A. Marsh (7-7) 4.75 ERA	KC	0.3081	Sun 8/4	S. Richardson (3-1) 3.27 ERA	@MIN	0.3248

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.