Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers: Rankings & Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 21)

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 21

	Game 1 Opponent				Game 2 Opponent
Two Start Pitcher	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA
Michael King (SD) (10-6) 3.19 ERA	Mon 8/19	Z. Matthews (1-0) 3.60 ERA	MIN	0.3269	Sat 8/24	D. Peterson (7-1) 3.04 ERA	NYM	0.3203
Kevin Gausman (TOR) (11-8) 4.20 ERA	Mon 8/19	H. Greene (9-4) 2.83 ERA	CIN	0.3043	Sat 8/24	TBD	LAA	0.2989
Yusei Kikuchi (HOU) (6-9) 4.49 ERA	Mon 8/19	T. Houck (8-8) 3.01 ERA	BOS	0.33	Sun 8/25	Z. Eflin (8-7) 3.83 ERA	@BAL	0.3298
Zach Eflin (BAL) (8-7) 3.83 ERA	Tue 8/20	J. Quintana (6-8) 4.10 ERA	@NYM	0.3203	Sun 8/25	Y. Kikuchi (6-9) 4.49 ERA	HOU	0.3203
Hunter Greene (CIN) (9-4) 2.83 ERA	Mon 8/19	K. Gausman (11-8) 4.20 ERA	@TOR	0.3035	Sat 8/24	J. Woodford (0-4) 5.87 ERA	@PIT	0.2948
Chris Bassitt (TOR) (9-11) 4.30 ERA	Thu 8/22	TBD	LAA	0.2989	Sun 8/25	TBD	LAA	0.2989
Tanner Houck (BOS) (8-8) 3.01 ERA	Mon 8/19	Y. Kikuchi (6-9) 4.49 ERA	@HOU	0.3203	Sun 8/25	M. Kelly (3-0) 2.43 ERA	ARI	0.3303
Seth Lugo (KC) (13-7) 3.10 ERA	Mon 8/19	C. Fulmer (0-3) 4.22 ERA	LAA	0.2989	Sun 8/25	T. Phillips (4-1) 5.50 ERA	PHI	0.3223
Bryan Woo (SEA) (5-1) 2.06 ERA	Mon 8/19	G. Stone (10-5) 3.34 ERA	@LAD	0.3468	Sun 8/25	K. Harrison (6-5) 4.14 ERA	SF	0.3074
Luis Gil (NYY) (12-6) 3.25 ERA	Tue 8/20	M. Boyd (0-0) 1.69 ERA	CLE	0.3066	Sun 8/25	A. Gomber (3-8) 4.82 ERA	COL	0.3051
MacKenzie Gore (WSH) (7-10) 4.73 ERA	Thu 8/22	C. Quantrill (7-8) 4.56 ERA	COL	0.3051	Fri 8/23	C. Sale (13-3) 2.61 ERA	@ATL	0.3103
Matthew Boyd (CLE) (0-0) 1.69 ERA	Tue 8/20	L. Gil (12-6) 3.25 ERA	@NYY	0.3363	Sun 8/25	J. Urena (3-8) 4.15 ERA	TEX	0.2998
Shane Baz (TB) (0-2) 4.21 ERA	Mon 8/19	R. Stripling (2-11) 5.72 ERA	@OAK	0.304	Sat 8/24	C. Kershaw (1-2) 3.50 ERA	@LAD	0.3468
Reynaldo Lopez (ATL) (7-4) 2.06 ERA	Tue 8/20	T. Phillips (4-1) 5.50 ERA	PHI	0.3223	Sun 8/25	D. Herz (2-5) 4.25 ERA	WSH	0.3019
Erick Fedde (STL) (8-6) 3.40 ERA	Tue 8/20	F. Montas (5-8) 4.86 ERA	MIL	0.322	Sun 8/25	Z. Matthews (1-0) 3.60 ERA	@MIN	0.3269
Kyle Harrison (SF) (6-5) 4.14 ERA	Mon 8/19	J. Cannon (2-6) 4.02 ERA	CWS	0.2735	Sun 8/25	B. Woo (5-1) 2.06 ERA	@SEA	0.2952
Frankie Montas (MIL) (5-8) 4.86 ERA	Tue 8/20	E. Fedde (8-6) 3.40 ERA	@STL	0.3028	Sun 8/25	TBD	@OAK	0.304
David Peterson (NYM) (7-1) 3.04 ERA	Mon 8/19	D. Kremer (5-9) 4.48 ERA	BAL	0.3298	Sat 8/24	M. King (10-6) 3.19 ERA	@SD	0.321
Edward Cabrera (MIA) (2-4) 5.76 ERA	Tue 8/20	E. Rodriguez (1-0) 5.06 ERA	ARI	0.3303	Sun 8/25	TBD	CHC	0.3031
Dean Kremer (BAL) (5-9) 4.48 ERA	Mon 8/19	D. Peterson (7-1) 3.04 ERA	@NYM	0.3203	Sat 8/24	F. Valdez (12-5) 3.58 ERA	HOU	0.3203
Gavin Stone (LAD) (10-5) 3.34 ERA	Mon 8/19	B. Woo (5-1) 2.06 ERA	SEA	0.2952	Sun 8/25	TBD	TB	0.2997
Jose Quintana (NYM) (6-8) 4.10 ERA	Tue 8/20	Z. Eflin (8-7) 3.83 ERA	BAL	0.3298	Sun 8/25	TBD	@SD	0.321
Zebby Matthews (MIN) (1-0) 3.60 ERA	Mon 8/19	M. King (10-6) 3.19 ERA	@SD	0.321	Sun 8/25	E. Fedde (8-6) 3.40 ERA	STL	0.3028
Beau Brieske (DET) (1-2) 4.43 ERA	Tue 8/20	J. Assad (5-3) 3.19 ERA	@CHC	0.3031	Sun 8/25	J. Cannon (2-6) 4.02 ERA	@CWS	0.2735
DJ Herz (WSH) (2-5) 4.25 ERA	Tue 8/20	A. Gomber (3-8) 4.82 ERA	COL	0.3051	Sun 8/25	R. Lopez (7-4) 2.06 ERA	@ATL	0.3103
Luis L. Ortiz (PIT) (5-3) 3.41 ERA	Mon 8/19	J. Urena (3-8) 4.15 ERA	@TEX	0.2998	Sun 8/25	C. Spiers (4-4) 4.55 ERA	CIN	0.3043
Carson Spiers (CIN) (4-4) 4.55 ERA	Tue 8/20	J. Berrios (11-9) 3.85 ERA	@TOR	0.3035	Sun 8/25	L. Ortiz (5-3) 3.41 ERA	@PIT	0.2948
Tyler Phillips (PHI) (4-1) 5.50 ERA	Tue 8/20	R. Lopez (7-4) 2.06 ERA	@ATL	0.3103	Sun 8/25	S. Lugo (13-7) 3.10 ERA	@KC	0.312
Jonathan Cannon (CWS) (2-6) 4.02 ERA	Mon 8/19	K. Harrison (6-5) 4.14 ERA	@SF	0.3074	Sun 8/25	B. Brieske (1-2) 4.43 ERA	DET	0.2967
Jose Urena (TEX) (3-8) 4.15 ERA	Mon 8/19	L. Ortiz (5-3) 3.41 ERA	PIT	0.2948	Sun 8/25	M. Boyd (0-0) 1.69 ERA	@CLE	0.3066
Austin Gomber (COL) (3-8) 4.82 ERA	Tue 8/20	D. Herz (2-5) 4.25 ERA	@WSH	0.3019	Sun 8/25	L. Gil (12-6) 3.25 ERA	@NYY	0.3363

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.