Two-Start Starting Pitcher Rankings & Waiver Wire Targets: Week 8 (Fantasy Baseball)

Two-start starting pitchers can help win fantasy baseball championships. It’s an incredibly important tactic for fantasy baseball managers, especially those in weekly leagues. 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 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 8

VBR	TWO START PITCHER	THROWS	DATE	PITCHER	OPP.	WOBA	DATE	PITCHER	OPP.	WOBA
2	Gerrit Cole (NYY) (5-0) 2.01 ERA	R	Tue 5/23	K. Bradish (2-1) 3.90 ERA	BAL	0.3294	Sun 5/28	TBD	SD	0.3084
4	Spencer Strider (ATL) (4-1) 2.96 ERA	R	Tue 5/23	J. Urias (5-4) 4.39 ERA	LAD	0.3352	Sun 5/28	T. Walker (3-2) 6.53 ERA	PHI	0.3238
5	Luis Castillo (SEA) (2-2) 3.31 ERA	R	Mon 5/22	D. Rucinski (0-4) 9.00 ERA	OAK	0.3062	Sat 5/27	R. Contreras (3-4) 4.40 ERA	PIT	0.3170
7	Corbin Burnes (MIL) (4-3) 3.48 ERA	R	Tue 5/23	J. France (1-0) 4.11 ERA	HOU	0.3037	Sun 5/28	R. Stripling (0-2) 7.24 ERA	SF	0.3239
18	Zack Wheeler (PHI) (3-3) 4.06 ERA	R	Mon 5/22	T. Henry (1-1) 5.00 ERA	ARI	0.3360	Sat 5/27	C. Morton (5-3) 2.85 ERA	@ATL	0.3480
20	Cristian Javier (HOU) (4-1) 3.25 ERA	R	Mon 5/22	C. Rea (0-3) 5.52 ERA	@MIL	0.3109	Sun 5/28	L. Medina (0-2) 6.88 ERA	@OAK	0.3062
29	Jordan Montgomery (STL) (2-6) 4.21 ERA	L	Mon 5/22	B. Williamson (0-0) 1.59 ERA	@CIN	0.3126	Sun 5/28	P. Battenfield (0-5) 5.19 ERA	@CLE	0.2823
36	Alex Cobb (SF) (3-1) 1.94 ERA	R	Mon 5/22	B. Ober (3-0) 1.78 ERA	@MIN	0.3137	Sat 5/27	TBD	@MIL	0.3109
37	Dylan Cease (CWS) (2-3) 4.78 ERA	R	Tue 5/23	L. Allen (1-1) 3.04 ERA	@CLE	0.2823	Sun 5/28	E. Rodriguez (4-3) 2.06 ERA	@DET	0.2851
39	Chris Bassitt (TOR) (5-2) 3.05 ERA	R	Mon 5/22	J. Fleming (0-0) 3.68 ERA	@TB	0.3670	Sat 5/27	P. Lopez (2-2) 4.00 ERA	@MIN	0.3137
44	Marcus Stroman (CHC) (2-4) 3.24 ERA	R	Wed 5/24	T. Megill (5-2) 3.88 ERA	NYM	0.3131	Sun 5/28	G. Ashcraft (2-2) 4.84 ERA	CIN	0.3126
46	Eduardo Rodriguez (DET) (4-3) 2.06 ERA	L	Tue 5/23	D. Lynch (0-0) 0.00 ERA	@KC	0.2997	Sun 5/28	D. Cease (2-3) 4.78 ERA	CWS	0.3061
48	Jose Berrios (TOR) (3-4) 4.61 ERA	R	Tue 5/23	T. Bradley (3-0) 3.54 ERA	@TB	0.3670	Sun 5/28	B. Ober (3-0) 1.78 ERA	@MIN	0.3137
64	Kodai Senga (NYM) (4-2) 3.77 ERA	R	Tue 5/23	D. Smyly (4-1) 2.86 ERA	@CHC	0.3369	Sun 5/28	A. Gomber (3-4) 6.70 ERA	@COL	0.3130
76	Taijuan Walker (PHI) (3-2) 6.53 ERA	R	Tue 5/23	R. Nelson (1-2) 5.48 ERA	ARI	0.3360	Sun 5/28	S. Strider (4-1) 2.96 ERA	@ATL	0.3480
88	Drew Smyly (CHC) (4-1) 2.86 ERA	L	Tue 5/23	K. Senga (4-2) 3.77 ERA	NYM	0.3131	Sat 5/27	B. Williamson (0-0) 1.59 ERA	CIN	0.3126
89	Bailey Ober (MIN) (3-0) 1.78 ERA	R	Mon 5/22	A. Cobb (3-1) 1.94 ERA	SF	0.3239	Sun 5/28	J. Berrios (3-4) 4.61 ERA	TOR	0.3230
96	Tanner Houck (BOS) (3-3) 5.48 ERA	R	Mon 5/22	C. Silseth (0-1) 5.40 ERA	@LAA	0.3282	Sun 5/28	T. Henry (1-1) 5.00 ERA	@ARI	0.3360
104	Edward Cabrera (MIA) (3-3) 5.13 ERA	R	Mon 5/22	C. Anderson (0-0) 0.00 ERA	@COL	0.3130	Sat 5/27	P. Sandoval (3-2) 3.22 ERA	@LAA	0.3282
114	MacKenzie Gore (WSH) (3-3) 3.69 ERA	L	Tue 5/23	R. Weathers (1-2) 3.42 ERA	SD	0.3084	Sun 5/28	B. Singer (3-4) 7.09 ERA	@KC	0.2997
117	Brady Singer (KC) (3-4) 7.09 ERA	R	Mon 5/22	M. Lorenzen (2-2) 3.44 ERA	DET	0.2851	Sun 5/28	M. Gore (3-3) 3.69 ERA	WSH	0.3075
119	Kyle Bradish (BAL) (2-1) 3.90 ERA	R	Tue 5/23	G. Cole (5-0) 2.01 ERA	@NYY	0.3164	Sun 5/28	D. Dunning (4-0) 1.69 ERA	TEX	0.3393
133	Marco Gonzales (SEA) (3-1) 6.10 ERA	L	Tue 5/23	L. Medina (0-2) 6.88 ERA	OAK	0.3062	Sun 5/28	L. Ortiz (0-2) 5.63 ERA	PIT	0.3170
139	Graham Ashcraft (CIN) (2-2) 4.84 ERA	R	Tue 5/23	M. Liberatore (1-0) 0.00 ERA	STL	0.3389	Sun 5/28	M. Stroman (2-4) 3.24 ERA	@CHC	0.3369
140	Dane Dunning (TEX) (4-0) 1.69 ERA	R	Mon 5/22	L. Ortiz (0-2) 5.63 ERA	@PIT	0.3170	Sun 5/28	K. Bradish (2-1) 3.90 ERA	@BAL	0.3294
144	Michael Lorenzen (DET) (2-2) 3.44 ERA	R	Mon 5/22	B. Singer (3-4) 7.09 ERA	@KC	0.2997	Sat 5/27	M. Clevinger (3-3) 4.56 ERA	CWS	0.3061
165	Mike Clevinger (CWS) (3-3) 4.56 ERA	R	Mon 5/22	TBD	@CLE	0.2823	Sat 5/27	M. Lorenzen (2-2) 3.44 ERA	@DET	0.2851
173	Gavin Stone (LAD) (0-0) 9.00 ERA	R	Mon 5/22	C. Morton (5-3) 2.85 ERA	@ATL	0.3480	Sun 5/28	T. Bradley (3-0) 3.54 ERA	@TB	0.3670
191	Josh Fleming (TB) (0-0) 3.68 ERA	L	Mon 5/22	C. Bassitt (5-2) 3.05 ERA	TOR	0.3230	Sat 5/27	C. Kershaw (6-3) 2.52 ERA	LAD	0.3352
201	Eury Perez (MIA) (1-0) 2.79 ERA	R	Tue 5/23	A. Gomber (3-4) 6.70 ERA	@COL	0.3130	Sun 5/28	S. Ohtani (5-1) 3.23 ERA	@LAA	0.3282
204	Taj Bradley (TB) (3-0) 3.54 ERA	R	Tue 5/23	J. Berrios (3-4) 4.61 ERA	TOR	0.3230	Sun 5/28	G. Stone (0-0) 9.00 ERA	LAD	0.3352
258	Tommy Henry (ARI) (1-1) 5.00 ERA	L	Mon 5/22	Z. Wheeler (3-3) 4.06 ERA	@PHI	0.3238	Sun 5/28	T. Houck (3-3) 5.48 ERA	BOS	0.3452
282	Austin Gomber (COL) (3-4) 6.70 ERA	L	Tue 5/23	E. Perez (1-0) 2.79 ERA	MIA	0.3033	Sun 5/28	K. Senga (4-2) 3.77 ERA	NYM	0.3131
288	Luis Medina (OAK) (0-2) 6.88 ERA	R	Tue 5/23	M. Gonzales (3-1) 6.10 ERA	@SEA	0.3033	Sun 5/28	C. Javier (4-1) 3.25 ERA	HOU	0.3037
295	Brandon Williamson (CIN) (0-0) 1.59 ERA	L	Mon 5/22	J. Montgomery (2-6) 4.21 ERA	STL	0.3389	Sat 5/27	D. Smyly (4-1) 2.86 ERA	@CHC	0.3369
319	Luis Ortiz (PIT) (0-2) 5.63 ERA	R	Mon 5/22	D. Dunning (4-0) 1.69 ERA	TEX	0.3393	Sun 5/28	M. Gonzales (3-1) 6.10 ERA	@SEA	0.3033
332	Chase Anderson (COL) (0-0) 0.00 ERA	R	Mon 5/22	E. Cabrera (3-3) 5.13 ERA	MIA	0.3033	Sat 5/27	J. Verlander (1-2) 4.76 ERA	NYM	0.3131