Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers: Rankings & Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 22)

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 22

	Game 1 Opponent				Game 2 Opponent
Two Start Pitcher	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA
Dylan Cease (SD) (12-9) 3.46 ERA	Tue 8/27	M. Mikolas (8-10) 5.41 ERA	@STL	0.304	Sun 9/1	R. Pepiot (7-5) 3.65 ERA	@TB	0.2977
Aaron Nola (PHI) (11-6) 3.50 ERA	Mon 8/26	R. Blanco (9-6) 3.14 ERA	HOU	0.3199	Sat 8/31	M. Fried (7-7) 3.57 ERA	ATL	0.3121
Kevin Gausman (TOR) (11-9) 4.24 ERA	Thu 8/29	TBD	@BOS	0.33	Fri 8/30	P. Lopez (11-8) 4.47 ERA	@MIN	0.3245
Max Fried (ATL) (7-7) 3.57 ERA	Mon 8/26	B. Ober (12-5) 3.54 ERA	@MIN	0.3245	Sat 8/31	A. Nola (11-6) 3.50 ERA	@PHI	0.3221
Nestor Cortes Jr. (NYY) (7-10) 4.00 ERA	Mon 8/26	M. Parker (7-7) 4.26 ERA	@WSH	0.3013	Sun 9/1	M. Mikolas (8-10) 5.41 ERA	STL	0.304
Bailey Ober (MIN) (12-5) 3.54 ERA	Mon 8/26	M. Fried (7-7) 3.57 ERA	ATL	0.3121	Sun 9/1	Y. Rodriguez (1-5) 4.40 ERA	TOR	0.3055
Bryce Miller (SEA) (9-7) 3.32 ERA	Mon 8/26	R. Pepiot (7-5) 3.65 ERA	TB	0.2977	Sun 9/1	J. Cueto (0-1) 4.26 ERA	@LAA	0.2982
Ryan Pepiot (TB) (7-5) 3.65 ERA	Mon 8/26	B. Miller (9-7) 3.32 ERA	@SEA	0.2939	Sun 9/1	D. Cease (12-9) 3.46 ERA	SD	0.3219
Nick Pivetta (BOS) (5-8) 4.70 ERA	Mon 8/26	J. Berrios (12-9) 3.79 ERA	TOR	0.3055	Sat 8/31	K. Maeda (2-5) 6.18 ERA	@DET	0.2943
Spencer Schwellenbach (ATL) (4-6) 4.04 ERA	Tue 8/27	S. Richardson (5-3) 3.69 ERA	@MIN	0.3245	Sun 9/1	C. Sanchez (9-8) 3.40 ERA	@PHI	0.3221
Jose Berrios (TOR) (12-9) 3.79 ERA	Mon 8/26	N. Pivetta (5-8) 4.70 ERA	@BOS	0.33	Sat 8/31	Z. Matthews (1-1) 3.60 ERA	@MIN	0.3245
Jameson Taillon (CHC) (8-8) 3.77 ERA	Mon 8/26	TBD	@PIT	0.2938	Sun 9/1	M. Parker (7-7) 4.26 ERA	@WSH	0.3013
Miles Mikolas (STL) (8-10) 5.41 ERA	Tue 8/27	D. Cease (12-9) 3.46 ERA	SD	0.3219	Sun 9/1	N. Jr. (7-10) 4.00 ERA	@NYY	0.334
Nick Martinez (CIN) (6-6) 3.64 ERA	Tue 8/27	M. Spence (7-9) 4.67 ERA	OAK	0.3028	Sun 9/1	TBD	MIL	0.3215
Ronel Blanco (HOU) (9-6) 3.14 ERA	Mon 8/26	A. Nola (11-6) 3.50 ERA	@PHI	0.3221	Sun 9/1	M. Lorenzen (7-6) 3.47 ERA	KC	0.3148
Matt Waldron (SD) (7-11) 4.79 ERA	Mon 8/26	K. Gibson (7-5) 4.22 ERA	@STL	0.304	Sat 8/31	S. Baz (1-2) 3.48 ERA	@TB	0.2977
Edward Cabrera (MIA) (2-5) 5.65 ERA	Mon 8/26	T. Gordon (0-5) 7.55 ERA	@COL	0.3042	Sat 8/31	K. Harrison (7-5) 4.00 ERA	@SF	0.3077
Kenta Maeda (DET) (2-5) 6.18 ERA	Mon 8/26	D. Martin (0-2) 3.22 ERA	@CWS	0.2724	Sat 8/31	N. Pivetta (5-8) 4.70 ERA	BOS	0.33
Kyle Gibson (STL) (7-5) 4.22 ERA	Mon 8/26	M. Waldron (7-11) 4.79 ERA	SD	0.3219	Sat 8/31	W. Warren (0-1) 8.59 ERA	@NYY	0.334
Yariel Rodriguez (TOR) (1-5) 4.40 ERA	Mon 8/26	K. Crawford (8-10) 4.25 ERA	@BOS	0.33	Sun 9/1	B. Ober (12-5) 3.54 ERA	@MIN	0.3245
Mitch Spence (OAK) (7-9) 4.67 ERA	Tue 8/27	N. Martinez (6-6) 3.64 ERA	@CIN	0.3043	Sun 9/1	D. Dunning (4-7) 5.00 ERA	@TEX	0.2987
Brant Hurter (DET) (1-1) 3.57 ERA	Tue 8/27	J. Cueto (0-1) 4.26 ERA	LAA	0.2982	Sun 9/1	C. Criswell (5-4) 3.95 ERA	BOS	0.33
Mitchell Parker (WSH) (7-7) 4.26 ERA	Mon 8/26	N. Jr. (7-10) 4.00 ERA	NYY	0.334	Sun 9/1	J. Taillon (8-8) 3.77 ERA	CHC	0.3011
Joey Cantillo (CLE) (0-3) 8.47 ERA	Mon 8/26	C. Ragans (10-8) 3.37 ERA	KC	0.3148	Sun 9/1	L. Ortiz (5-4) 3.56 ERA	PIT	0.2938
Michael Lorenzen (KC) (7-6) 3.47 ERA	Tue 8/27	G. Williams (2-5) 5.02 ERA	@CLE	0.305	Sun 9/1	R. Blanco (9-6) 3.14 ERA	@HOU	0.3199
Cooper Criswell (BOS) (5-4) 3.95 ERA	Tue 8/27	C. Bassitt (9-12) 4.34 ERA	TOR	0.3055	Sun 9/1	B. Hurter (1-1) 3.57 ERA	@DET	0.2943
Johnny Cueto (LAA) (0-1) 4.26 ERA	Tue 8/27	B. Hurter (1-1) 3.57 ERA	@DET	0.2943	Sun 9/1	B. Miller (9-7) 3.32 ERA	SEA	0.2939
Tanner Gordon (COL) (0-5) 7.55 ERA	Mon 8/26	E. Cabrera (2-5) 5.65 ERA	MIA	0.2882	Sat 8/31	T. Rogers (2-11) 4.92 ERA	BAL	0.3296

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.