Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers: Rankings & Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

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 8

	GAME 1 OPPONENT				GAME 2 OPPONENT
TWO START PITCHER	DATE	PITCHER	OPP.	WOBA	DATE	PITCHER	OPP.	WOBA	OPP. SP
George Kirby (SEA) (3-3) 3.74 ERA	Mon 5/13	B. Singer (3-1) 2.37 ERA	KC	0.3012	Sun 5/19	C. Burnes (3-2) 2.83 ERA	@BAL	0.3206	S. Manaea
Corbin Burnes (BAL) (3-2) 2.83 ERA	Mon 5/13	J. Berrios (4-3) 2.85 ERA	TOR	0.2949	Sun 5/19	G. Kirby (3-3) 3.74 ERA	SEA	0.2943	C. Sanchez
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LAD) (4-1) 2.79 ERA	Mon 5/13	J. Hicks (3-1) 2.30 ERA	@SF	0.2938	Sun 5/19	TBD	CIN	0.282	S. Arrighetti
Zach Eflin (TB) (2-4) 3.75 ERA	Mon 5/13	K. Crawford (2-1) 1.75 ERA	@BOS	0.3168	Sat 5/18	A. Manoah (0-0) 13.50 ERA	@TOR	0.2949	TBD
Aaron Nola (PHI) (4-2) 3.86 ERA	Tue 5/14	J. Butto (1-2) 3.00 ERA	@NYM	0.3034	Sun 5/19	T. Williams (4-0) 1.96 ERA	WSH	0.2986	M. Liberatore
Shota Imanaga (CHC) (5-0) 1.08 ERA	Mon 5/13	R. Lopez (2-1) 1.53 ERA	@ATL	0.3225	Sun 5/19	Q. Priester (0-3) 3.86 ERA	PIT	0.2821	J. Soriano
Carlos Rodon (NYY) (3-2) 3.14 ERA	Tue 5/14	C. Paddack (4-1) 4.34 ERA	@MIN	0.312	Sun 5/19	C. Flexen (2-3) 4.29 ERA	CWS	0.2604	Q. Priester
Tanner Bibee (CLE) (2-1) 4.91 ERA	Mon 5/13	J. Leiter (0-0) 12.91 ERA	@TEX	0.3154	Sun 5/19	C. Paddack (4-1) 4.34 ERA	MIN	0.312	P. Lambert
Jordan Montgomery (ARI) (2-2) 4.70 ERA	Mon 5/13	G. Ashcraft (3-2) 3.86 ERA	CIN	0.282	Sun 5/19	K. Maeda (1-1) 6.75 ERA	DET	0.293	J. Montgomery
Jose Berrios (TOR) (4-3) 2.85 ERA	Mon 5/13	C. Burnes (3-2) 2.83 ERA	@BAL	0.3206	Sun 5/19	A. Civale (2-3) 5.88 ERA	TB	0.3018	JP Sears
Aaron Civale (TB) (2-3) 5.88 ERA	Tue 5/14	N. Pivetta (1-2) 3.60 ERA	@BOS	0.3168	Sun 5/19	J. Berrios (4-3) 2.85 ERA	@TOR	0.2949	C. Rea
Reynaldo Lopez (ATL) (2-1) 1.53 ERA	Mon 5/13	S. Imanaga (5-0) 1.08 ERA	CHC	0.3087	Sun 5/19	R. Vasquez (0-1) 4.50 ERA	SD	0.3172	C. Flexen
Nick Pivetta (BOS) (1-2) 3.60 ERA	Tue 5/14	A. Civale (2-3) 5.88 ERA	TB	0.3018	Sun 5/19	M. Liberatore (1-1) 2.70 ERA	@STL	0.2798	T. Bibee
Cristopher Sanchez (PHI) (2-3) 2.97 ERA	Mon 5/13	S. Manaea (2-1) 3.31 ERA	@NYM	0.3034	Sat 5/18	M. Gore (2-3) 3.44 ERA	WSH	0.2986	T. Williams
Sean Manaea (NYM) (2-1) 3.31 ERA	Mon 5/13	C. Sanchez (2-3) 2.97 ERA	PHI	0.3274	Sun 5/19	S. Sanchez (0-1) 7.50 ERA	@MIA	0.2735	R. Vasquez
Kutter Crawford (BOS) (2-1) 1.75 ERA	Mon 5/13	Z. Eflin (2-4) 3.75 ERA	TB	0.3018	Sat 5/18	M. Mikolas (2-5) 6.43 ERA	@STL	0.2798
Chris Paddack (MIN) (4-1) 4.34 ERA	Tue 5/14	C. Rodon (3-2) 3.14 ERA	NYY	0.3241	Sun 5/19	T. Bibee (2-1) 4.91 ERA	@CLE	0.3069	OPP. SP
Brady Singer (KC) (3-1) 2.37 ERA	Mon 5/13	G. Kirby (3-3) 3.74 ERA	@SEA	0.2943	Sun 5/19	O. Bido (0-1) 13.50 ERA	OAK	0.291	N. Pivetta
Jordan Hicks (SF) (3-1) 2.30 ERA	Mon 5/13	Y. Yamamoto (4-1) 2.79 ERA	LAD	0.3716	Sun 5/19	P. Lambert (2-2) 7.61 ERA	COL	0.2851	C. Rodon
Kenta Maeda (DET) (1-1) 6.75 ERA	Mon 5/13	TBD	MIA	0.2735	Sun 5/19	J. Montgomery (2-2) 4.70 ERA	@ARI	0.3117	L. Gilbert
Jose Soriano (LAA) (1-4) 4.32 ERA	Mon 5/13	M. Liberatore (1-1) 2.70 ERA	STL	0.2798	Sun 5/19	TBD	@TEX	0.3154	R. Weathers
Matthew Liberatore (STL) (1-1) 2.70 ERA	Mon 5/13	J. Soriano (1-4) 4.32 ERA	@LAA	0.3032	Sun 5/19	N. Pivetta (1-2) 3.60 ERA	BOS	0.3168	G. Stone
Colin Rea (MIL) (3-0) 3.29 ERA	Mon 5/13	Q. Priester (0-3) 3.86 ERA	PIT	0.2821	Sun 5/19	TBD	@HOU	0.3166	M. Perez
Randy Vasquez (SD) (0-1) 4.50 ERA	Mon 5/13	P. Lambert (2-2) 7.61 ERA	COL	0.2851	Sun 5/19	R. Lopez (2-1) 1.53 ERA	@ATL	0.3225	B. Lively
Graham Ashcraft (CIN) (3-2) 3.86 ERA	Mon 5/13	J. Montgomery (2-2) 4.70 ERA	@ARI	0.3117	Sat 5/18	L. Knack (1-1) 2.81 ERA	@LAD	0.3716	M. Parker
Quinn Priester (PIT) (0-3) 3.86 ERA	Mon 5/13	C. Rea (3-0) 3.29 ERA	@MIL	0.3252	Sun 5/19	S. Imanaga (5-0) 1.08 ERA	@CHC	0.3087	M. Lorenzen
Osvaldo Bido (OAK) (0-1) 13.50 ERA	Tue 5/14	R. Blanco (3-0) 2.09 ERA	@HOU	0.3166	Sun 5/19	B. Singer (3-1) 2.37 ERA	@KC	0.3012	K. Winn
Trevor Williams (WSH) (4-0) 1.96 ERA	Mon 5/13	C. Flexen (2-3) 4.29 ERA	@CWS	0.2604	Sun 5/19	A. Nola (4-2) 3.86 ERA	@PHI	0.3274	C. Sale
Chris Flexen (CWS) (2-3) 4.29 ERA	Mon 5/13	T. Williams (4-0) 1.96 ERA	WSH	0.2986	Sun 5/19	C. Rodon (3-2) 3.14 ERA	@NYY	0.3241	J. Ross
Peter Lambert (COL) (2-2) 7.61 ERA	Mon 5/13	R. Vasquez (0-1) 4.50 ERA	@SD	0.3172	Sun 5/19	J. Hicks (3-1) 2.30 ERA	@SF	0.2938	H. Greene

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.