Now that the season is over halfway finished, it is time to start grinding the two-start pitchers to give you an advantage over your competition.

Each week, I will be giving you a breakdown of the two-start options for your fantasy leagues broken up into the following tiers:

• Must Start: The guys that you have to start because of their talent and/or matchups.
• Should Start: These are the guys that are rostered in most formats and probably should be in your lineup.
• Here We Go: Pitchers that you are probably starting in most formats but have some level of risk to them.
• Feeling Lucky: Pitchers available in less than 25% of leagues that are risky but viable in deeper formats.
• Desperate Measures: Pitchers you shouldn’t use unless you have no other choice.

These are projected two-start pitchers and are subject to change (and will with trades happening!)

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Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers: July 31 – August 7

Must Start

• Zach Eflin at NYY, at DET
• Chris Bassitt vs BAL, at BOS
• J.P. France vs CLE, at NYY
• Framber Valdez vs CLE, at NYY
• George Kirby vs BOS, at LAA
• Sandy Alcantara vs PHI, at TEX
• Corbin Burnes at WAS, vs PIT
• Freddy Peralta at WAS, vs PIT
• Zac Gallen at SF, at MIN
• Julio Urias vs OAK, at SD
• Alex Cobb vs ARI, at OAK
• Brayan Bello at SEA, vs TOR
• Pablo Lopez at STL, vs ARI
• Andrew Abbott at CHC, vs WAS
• Justin Steele vs CIN, vs ATL

Should Start

Bryce Miller (SEA) vs BOS, at LAA

Miller has been really good in his rookie year, throwing 75 innings with a 3.96 ERA and 71 strikeouts. He did have a bad start last time out but has otherwise been really good over his last seven starts. He does have two tough matchups, but I would probably roll with him.

Jose Quintana (NYM) at KC, at BAL

Quintana has been good since returning from the IL and now has a fantastic start to start off the two-start week and a mediocre one to end it. The Royals have been one of the worst teams in baseball, so I think that is enough to use Quintana in most formats.

Kyle Bradish (BAL) at TOR, vs NYM

Bradish has been great this season, throwing 104 innings with a 3.29 ERA and 95 strikeouts. He has made great improvements this year in his walk and home run rates. This isn’t the best of matchups, but it looks like the Mets are sellers, and that means their team could be much worse by the time they fly into Baltimore.

Here We Go

Marcus Stroman (CHC) vs CIN, vs ATL

Stroman has had a nice season this year, but he has struggled over his last four starts throwing 18 innings with an 8.00 ERA while allowing 11 walks. He has two pretty tough matchups, so I would probably avoid this two-step if I could, as the Braves and Reds have been red-hot at the plate.

Ben Lively (CIN) at CHC, vs WAS

Lively has quietly been really good recently, throwing 21 innings of a 3.00 ERA with 17 strikeouts in his last four starts. He does tend to struggle with home runs, but he is facing a punchless Nationals squad at the end of the week, and with how potent the Reds’ offense is, he should be in contention for a win or two.

Taijuan Walker (PHI) at MIA, vs KC

Walker’s total line does not reflect how good he has been over the last two months. Walker has a 2.72 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 59.2 innings since the beginning of June. He has a tough start versus Miami, but at least it is in Miami’s pitcher-friendly ballpark, and then one against the atrocious Royals.

Feeling Lucky

Johan Oviedo (PIT) vs DET, at MIL

Oviedo has been up and down this year as well as recently, throwing two quality starts and two atrocious ones in his last four starts. That being said, these are two really good matchups versus offenses that have not been great this season, so if you are looking for a cheap gamble, he could be your guy.

Ranger Suarez (PHI) at MIA, vs KC

Suarez has been up and down since returning to the Phillies, throwing 79 innings with a 4.22 ERA and 73 strikeouts. Like Walker, he has a tough start versus Miami, but at least it is in Miami’s pitcher-friendly ballpark and then one against the atrocious Royals. There is some risk as he has not had a start in his last five where he has allowed less than three earned runs, but the Royals start is juicy enough that you should use him in most scenarios.

Jon Gray (TEX) vs CHW, vs MIA

Gray has been hard to read this year. For instance, in his last start, he allowed six runs in five innings, but the one before that, he threw 4.1 scoreless innings. He has nice matchups versus the Royals and a bad one versus the Marlins. I wouldn’t risk it, but I know a lot of people will.

Desperate Measure

• Seth Lugo at COL, vs LAD
• Jake Irvin vs MIL, at CIN
• Austin Gomber vs SD, at STL
• Griffin Canning at ATL, vs SEA
• Edward Cabrera vs PHI, at TEX
• Noah Syndergaard at HOU, vs CHW
• Zack Greinke vs NYM, at PHI
• Kyle Gibson at TOR, vs NYM
• Jack Flaherty vs MIN, vs COL
• Ryne Nelson at SF, at MIN

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