Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitcher Rankings & Waiver Wire Targets: Week 5

Streaming pitchers. It’s an incredibly important tactic for fantasy baseball managers, especially those in daily leagues. Even in weekly leagues it’s important to know the upcoming matchups for starting pitchers as you make your weekly lineup decisions and waiver wire bids. Below we take a look at the top streaming pitcher options of the day.

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.

Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitcher Rankings

MONDAY, MAY 1ST

VBR PITCHER TEAM THROWS % ROST IP K BB W L ERA WHIP OPP. WOBA OPP. SP
70 Domingo German
NYY R 18% 26.0 33 9 2 2 5.54 1.08 CLE 0.3051 C. Quantrill
71 Taijuan Walker
PHI R 18% 25.1 23 14 2 1 4.97 1.38 @LAD 0.3360 T. Gonsolin
91 Ross Stripling
SF R 16% 15.2 14 5 0 1 6.89 1.60 @HOU 0.3237 L. Garcia
94 Cal Quantrill
CLE R 21% 25.0 15 8 1 2 5.40 1.64 @NYY 0.3266 D. German
119 Drew Smyly
CHC L 30% 28.0 27 6 2 1 3.21 0.93 @WSH 0.3024 M. Gore
130 MacKenzie Gore
WSH L 32% 27.0 35 16 3 1 3.00 1.30 CHC 0.3068 D. Smyly
143 Corey Kluber
BOS R 7% 24.0 20 8 1 4 6.75 1.33 TOR 0.3313 J. Berrios
Luke Weaver
CIN R 1% 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 @SD 0.3081 B. Snell

TUESDAY, MAY 2ND

VBR PITCHER TEAM THROWS % ROST IP K BB W L ERA WHIP OPP. WOBA OPP. SP
85 Steven Matz
STL L 3% 26.0 27 13 0 3 6.23 1.73 LAA 0.2995 G. Canning
87 Eric Lauer
MIL L 17% 26.0 23 10 3 2 5.19 1.50 @COL 0.3125 R. Feltner
90 Michael Wacha
SD R 12% 25.1 23 7 2 1 6.75 1.58 CIN 0.2989 G. Ashcraft
96 Roansy Contreras
PIT R 17% 27.2 24 11 3 1 3.58 1.34 @TB 0.3017 S. McClanahan
102 Yusei Kikuchi
TOR L 38% 27.0 28 6 4 0 3.00 1.11 @BOS 0.3187 T. Houck
107 Hayden Wesneski
CHC R 14% 22.1 15 8 2 1 4.03 1.48 @WSH 0.3024 T. Williams
108 Tanner Houck
BOS R 14% 26.0 24 10 3 1 4.50 1.35 TOR 0.3313 Y. Kikuchi
109 Tyler Wells
BAL R 15% 29.0 23 3 1 1 2.79 0.72 @KC 0.3014 Z. Greinke
123 Trevor Williams
WSH R 2% 26.1 17 6 1 1 4.10 1.29 CHC 0.3068 H. Wesneski
128 Michael Kopech
CWS R 17% 25.2 27 16 0 3 7.01 1.71 MIN 0.3147 T. Mahle 137 Matt Strahm
PHI L 26% 23.1 32 7 2 2 2.31 0.81 @LAD 0.3360 J. Urias 157 Zack Greinke
KC R 8% 31.0 22 6 0 4 6.10 1.42 BAL 0.3050 T. Wells 173 Michael Lorenzen
DET R 0% 14.0 15 5 0 1 7.07 1.64 NYM 0.3256 K. Senga 194 Peyton Battenfield
CLE R 3% 15.1 12 7 0 2 3.52 1.30 @NYY 0.3266 G. Cole 230 Griffin Canning
LAA R 5% 15.1 15 5 1 0 4.11 1.17 @STL 0.3256 S. Matz 347 Ryan Feltner
COL R 1% 25.0 27 14 2 2 4.68 1.48 MIL 0.3164 E. Lauer – Mason Miller
OAK R 19% 8.1 11 2 0 1 6.48 1.32 SEA 0.3105 L. Gilbert

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3RD

VBR PITCHER TEAM THROWS % ROST IP K BB W L ERA WHIP OPP. WOBA OPP. SP
34 Andrew Heaney
TEX L 49% 24.2 26 10 2 2 4.38 1.22 ARI 0.3022 M. Kelly
84 Miles Mikolas
STL R 38% 31.2 29 9 1 1 5.97 1.71 LAA 0.2995 P. Sandoval
98 Kyle Gibson
BAL R 40% 34.1 27 11 4 0 3.93 1.31 @KC 0.3014 J. Lyles
112 Seth Lugo
SD R 39% 27.2 26 6 2 2 3.58 1.30 CIN 0.2989 L. Cessa
118 Nick Pivetta
BOS R 13% 19.2 23 9 1 1 4.58 1.37 TOR 0.3313 A. Manoah
120 Clarke Schmidt
NYY R 9% 20.0 24 6 0 2 6.30 1.55 CLE 0.3051 T. Bibee
133 Braxton Garrett
MIA L 5% 22.0 19 3 1 0 2.45 1.27 ATL 0.3300 M. Fried
161 Mitch Keller
PIT R 39% 35.2 40 12 3 0 3.53 1.23 @TB 0.3017 Z. Eflin
187 Jordan Lyles
KC R 3% 31.1 23 8 0 4 4.31 1.15 BAL 0.3050 K. Gibson
207 Joey Wentz
DET L 1% 22.1 20 9 0 3 6.45 1.34 NYM 0.3256 J. Verlander
286 Connor Seabold
COL R 0% 10.1 10 2 0 0 5.23 1.55 MIL 0.3164 F. Peralta
319 Adam Oller
OAK R 0% 17.2 9 9 1 0 9.17 1.87 SEA 0.3105 G. Kirby
322 Luis Cessa
CIN R 1% 16.2 7 8 0 3 10.80 2.34 @SD 0.3081 S. Lugo
Erasmo Ramirez
WSH R 0% 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 CHC 0.3068 M. Stroman – Tanner Bibee
CLE R 18% 5.2 8 0 1 0 1.59 1.06 @NYY 0.3266 C. Schmidt

THURSDAY, MAY 4TH

VBR PITCHER TEAM THROWS % ROST IP K BB W L ERA WHIP OPP. WOBA OPP. SP
1 Shohei Ohtani
LAA R 50% 34.0 46 17 4 0 1.85 0.82 @STL 0.3256 J. Flaherty
60 Grayson Rodriguez
BAL R 49% 19.1 25 10 0 0 5.12 1.60 @KC 0.3014 J. Lyles
72 Jack Flaherty
STL R 50% 27.1 26 19 2 2 3.29 1.35 LAA 0.2995 S. Ohtani
76 David Peterson
NYM L 14% 25.2 30 9 1 3 7.36 1.64 @DET 0.2792 E. Rodriguez
77 Jameson Taillon
CHC R 31% 14.0 16 4 0 2 4.50 1.36 @WSH 0.3024 P. Corbin
78 Garrett Whitlock
BOS R 20% 16.0 11 3 1 2 6.19 1.38 TOR 0.3313 K. Gausman
145 Kyle Muller
OAK L 2% 23.2 17 12 0 2 7.23 2.03 SEA 0.3105 L. Castillo
148 Rich Hill
PIT L 11% 26.0 22 9 2 2 4.85 1.42 @TB 0.3017 Z. Eflin
156 Wade Miley
MIL L 43% 23.0 17 4 3 1 1.96 0.96 @COL 0.3125 K. Freeland
187 Jordan Lyles
KC R 3% 31.1 23 8 0 4 4.31 1.15 BAL 0.3050 G. Rodriguez
244 Kyle Freeland
COL L 26% 27.1 18 7 2 2 4.28 1.21 MIL 0.3164 W. Miley
273 Patrick Corbin
WSH L 2% 26.0 19 8 1 3 5.88 1.69 CHC 0.3068 J. Taillon

FRIDAY, MAY 5TH

VBR PITCHER TEAM THROWS % ROST IP K BB W L ERA WHIP OPP. WOBA OPP. SP
82 Sean Manaea
SF L 23% 16.1 18 7 0 1 6.61 1.29 MIL 0.3164 C. Burnes
83 Tyler Anderson
LAA L 35% 20.0 11 8 1 0 7.20 1.70 TEX 0.3041 J. deGrom
86 Tylor Megill
NYM R 24% 25.0 19 12 3 1 3.96 1.48 COL 0.3125 N. Davis
101 Matthew Boyd
DET L 6% 19.0 19 10 1 1 4.26 1.42 @STL 0.3256 J. Montgomery
103 Edward Cabrera
MIA R 30% 22.0 24 20 1 2 4.91 1.77 @CHC 0.3068 J. Steele
105 Josiah Gray
WSH R 9% 27.2 25 10 1 4 2.93 1.34 @ARI 0.3022 M. Kelly
114 Ken Waldichuk
OAK L 1% 25.1 18 11 0 2 7.82 1.74 @KC 0.3014 B. Keller 121 Dean Kremer
BAL R 4% 24.2 19 7 2 0 6.20 1.38 @ATL 0.3300 C. Morton 131 Yonny Chirinos
TB R 2% 9.1 5 2 0 0 0.00 0.54 NYY 0.3266 J. Brito 155 Chris Flexen
SEA R 1% 21.1 14 11 0 4 8.86 1.97 HOU 0.3237 C. Javier 175 Jhony Brito
NYY R 9% 17.2 12 10 2 2 6.11 1.53 @TB 0.3017 Y. Chirinos 178 Vince Velasquez
PIT R 23% 26.1 27 12 3 2 3.76 1.25 TOR 0.3313 C. Bassitt 188 Brad Keller
KC R 12% 25.0 20 19 2 2 3.96 1.48 OAK 0.2776 K. Waldichuk – Noah Davis
COL R 1% 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 @NYM 0.3256 T. Megill

SATURDAY, MAY 6TH

VBR PITCHER TEAM THROWS % ROST IP K BB W L ERA WHIP OPP. WOBA OPP. SP
52 Jose Urquidy
HOU R 35% 22.1 20 9 1 2 5.64 1.75 @SEA 0.3105 M. Gonzales
64 Reid Detmers
LAA L 49% 21.2 25 7 0 1 4.15 1.34 TEX 0.3041 N. Eovaldi
79 Bailey Falter
PHI L 5% 28.0 19 4 0 4 4.50 1.14 BOS 0.3187 C. Kluber
100 Kyle Bradish
BAL R 9% 10.0 9 6 1 1 6.30 2.00 @ATL 0.3300 B. Elder
111 Noah Syndergaard
LAD R 26% 26.0 21 4 0 3 6.58 1.38 @SD 0.3081 Yu Darvish
119 Drew Smyly
CHC L 30% 28.0 27 6 2 1 3.21 0.93 MIA 0.2902 B. Hoeing
130 MacKenzie Gore
WSH L 32% 27.0 35 16 3 1 3.00 1.30 @ARI 0.3022 T. Henry
139 Mike Clevinger
CWS R 21% 24.1 18 14 2 2 4.81 1.60 @CIN 0.2989 N. Lodolo
140 Spencer Turnbull
DET R 2% 22.1 15 12 1 3 7.25 1.66 @STL 0.3256 J. Woodford
143 Corey Kluber
BOS R 7% 24.0 20 8 1 4 6.75 1.33 @PHI 0.3212 B. Falter
145 Kyle Muller
OAK L 2% 23.2 17 12 0 2 7.23 2.03 @KC 0.3014 B. Singer
146 Marco Gonzales
SEA L 8% 21.2 17 7 2 0 3.32 1.25 HOU 0.3237 J. Urquidy
228 Jake Woodford
STL R 1% 24.2 16 7 1 2 5.47 1.58 DET 0.2792 S. Turnbull
265 Tommy Henry
ARI L 1% 4.1 1 4 0 0 6.23 1.85 WSH 0.3024 M. Gore 296 Colin Rea
MIL R 2% 15.2 9 7 0 1 5.17 1.21 @SF 0.3105 A. Cobb 312 Austin Gomber
COL L 1% 21.1 15 12 1 4 9.28 1.92 @NYM 0.3256 TBD – Bryan Hoeing
MIA R 0% 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 @CHC 0.3068 D. Smyly

SUNDAY, MAY 7TH

VBR PITCHER TEAM THROWS % ROST IP K BB W L ERA WHIP OPP. WOBA OPP. SP
57 Martin Perez
TEX L 46% 27.2 24 8 3 1 2.60 1.45 @LAA 0.2995 J. Suarez
70 Domingo German
NYY R 18% 26.0 33 9 2 2 5.54 1.08 @TB 0.3017 C. Faucher
71 Taijuan Walker
PHI R 18% 25.1 23 14 2 1 4.97 1.38 BOS 0.3187 T. Houck
81 Kenta Maeda
MIN R 14% 16.0 14 3 0 4 9.00 1.63 @CLE 0.3051 L. Allen
85 Steven Matz
STL L 3% 26.0 27 13 0 3 6.23 1.73 DET 0.2792 M. Lorenzen
91 Ross Stripling
SF R 16% 15.2 14 5 0 1 6.89 1.60 MIL 0.3164 TBD
96 Roansy Contreras
PIT R 17% 27.2 24 11 3 1 3.58 1.34 TOR 0.3313 Y. Kikuchi
102 Yusei Kikuchi
TOR L 38% 27.0 28 6 4 0 3.00 1.11 @PIT 0.2886 R. Contreras
107 Hayden Wesneski
CHC R 14% 22.1 15 8 2 1 4.03 1.48 MIA 0.2902 S. Alcantara
108 Tanner Houck
BOS R 14% 26.0 24 10 3 1 4.50 1.35 @PHI 0.3212 T. Walker
109 Tyler Wells
BAL R 15% 29.0 23 3 1 1 2.79 0.72 @ATL 0.3300 K. Wright
123 Trevor Williams
WSH R 2% 26.1 17 6 1 1 4.10 1.29 @ARI 0.3022 TBD
128 Michael Kopech
CWS R 17% 25.2 27 16 0 3 7.01 1.71 @CIN 0.2989 L. Weaver
138 Jose Suarez
LAA L 1% 16.2 12 9 0 1 10.26 2.28 TEX 0.3041 M. Perez
173 Michael Lorenzen
DET R 0% 14.0 15 5 0 1 7.07 1.64 @STL 0.3256 S. Matz
234 Calvin Faucher
TB R 0% 12.2 10 4 0 1 5.68 1.50 NYY 0.3266 D. German
235 Ryan Yarbrough
KC L 0% 17.0 7 4 0 3 6.35 1.35 OAK 0.2776 TBD
Luke Weaver
CIN R 1% 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 CWS 0.3060 M. Kopech – Logan Allen
CLE L 15% 6.0 8 1 1 0 1.50 1.00 MIN 0.3147 K. Maeda

 


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