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Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers: Rankings & Waiver Wire Pickups (2025)

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.

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Two-Start Starting Pitcher Rankings

Game 1 Opponent Game 2 Opponent
VBR Two Start Pitcher Date Pitcher Opp. wOBA Date Pitcher Opp. wOBA
2 Tarik Skubal (DET)
(1-2) 3.78 ERA
Mon 4/14 T. Alexander
(1-0) 2.84 ERA
@MIL 0.3186 Sat 4/19 S. Lugo
(1-1) 3.24 ERA
KC 0.3074
3 Paul Skenes (PIT)
(1-1) 3.44 ERA
Mon 4/14 M. Gore
(1-1) 2.65 ERA
WSH 0.3002 Sat 4/19 B. Lively
(0-1) 4.40 ERA
CLE 0.3058
9 Dylan Cease (SD)
(1-1) 7.98 ERA
Mon 4/14 J. Taillon
(1-1) 6.06 ERA
CHC 0.3108 Sun 4/20 F. Valdez
(1-1) 2.50 ERA
@HOU 0.3209
15 Framber Valdez (HOU)
(1-1) 2.50 ERA
Mon 4/14 S. Gray
(2-0) 4.50 ERA
@STL 0.3074 Sun 4/20 D. Cease
(1-1) 7.98 ERA
SD 0.3236
17 Sonny Gray (STL)
(2-0) 4.50 ERA
Mon 4/14 F. Valdez
(1-1) 2.50 ERA
HOU 0.3209 Sun 4/20 T. Megill
(2-1) 0.63 ERA
@NYM 0.3201
22 Joe Ryan (MIN)
(1-1) 2.65 ERA
Mon 4/14 C. Holmes
(1-1) 4.30 ERA
NYM 0.3201 Sun 4/20 S. Schwellenbach
(1-0) 0.00 ERA
@ATL 0.3148
24 Luis Castillo (SEA)
(1-1) 2.12 ERA
Tue 4/15 N. Lodolo
(2-1) 0.96 ERA
@CIN 0.3035 Sun 4/20 K. Gausman
(1-1) 2.33 ERA
@TOR 0.3074
36 Kevin Gausman (TOR)
(1-1) 2.33 ERA
Mon 4/14 TBD ATL 0.3148 Sun 4/20 L. Castillo
(1-1) 2.12 ERA
SEA 0.3034
45 Jack Flaherty (DET)
(1-0) 1.62 ERA
Tue 4/15 TBD @MIL 0.3186 Sun 4/20 M. Wacha
(0-2) 4.66 ERA
KC 0.3074
46 MacKenzie Gore (WSH)
(1-1) 2.65 ERA
Mon 4/14 P. Skenes
(1-1) 3.44 ERA
@PIT 0.295 Fri 4/18 C. Dollander
(1-0) 7.20 ERA
@COL 0.3056
48 Yusei Kikuchi (LAA)
(0-2) 5.00 ERA
Tue 4/15 P. Corbin
(0-0) 6.75 ERA
@TEX 0.3003 Sun 4/20 J. Verlander
(0-0) 6.92 ERA
SF 0.3052
49 Jesus Luzardo (PHI)
(2-0) 1.50 ERA
Tue 4/15 J. Verlander
(0-0) 6.92 ERA
SF 0.3052 Sun 4/20 S. Alcantara
(1-0) 3.72 ERA
MIA 0.2958
54 Clay Holmes (NYM)
(1-1) 4.30 ERA
Mon 4/14 J. Ryan
(1-1) 2.65 ERA
@MIN 0.3159 Sat 4/19 M. Liberatore
(0-1) 5.84 ERA
STL 0.3074
57 Ryan Pepiot (TB)
(1-1) 3.38 ERA
Mon 4/14 TBD BOS 0.3207 Sat 4/19 TBD NYY 0.3306
59 Seth Lugo (KC)
(1-1) 3.24 ERA
Mon 4/14 C. Carrasco
(1-1) 7.71 ERA
@NYY 0.3306 Sat 4/19 T. Skubal
(1-2) 3.78 ERA
@DET 0.2989
62 Jeffrey Springs (ATH)
(2-1) 4.20 ERA
Tue 4/15 S. Burke
(1-2) 6.08 ERA
@CWS 0.2723 Sun 4/20 T. Alexander
(1-0) 2.84 ERA
@MIL 0.3186
74 Michael Wacha (KC)
(0-2) 4.66 ERA
Tue 4/15 M. Fried
(2-0) 1.56 ERA
@NYY 0.3306 Sun 4/20 J. Flaherty
(1-0) 1.62 ERA
@DET 0.2989
77 Jameson Taillon (CHC)
(1-1) 6.06 ERA
Mon 4/14 D. Cease
(1-1) 7.98 ERA
@SD 0.3236 Sun 4/20 M. Kelly
(2-1) 7.20 ERA
ARI 0.3366
79 Mitch Keller (PIT)
(1-1) 4.24 ERA
Tue 4/15 J. Irvin
(0-0) 5.63 ERA
WSH 0.3002 Sun 4/20 L. Allen
(0-1) 3.60 ERA
CLE 0.3058
82 Justin Verlander (SF)
(0-0) 6.92 ERA
Tue 4/15 J. Luzardo
(2-0) 1.50 ERA
@PHI 0.3253 Sun 4/20 Y. Kikuchi
(0-2) 5.00 ERA
@LAA 0.2957
89 Landen Roupp (SF)
(0-1) 3.60 ERA
Mon 4/14 T. Walker
(1-0) 0.00 ERA
@PHI 0.3253 Sat 4/19 K. Hendricks
(0-0) 1.64 ERA
@LAA 0.2957
92 Nick Lodolo (CIN)
(2-1) 0.96 ERA
Tue 4/15 L. Castillo
(1-1) 2.12 ERA
SEA 0.3034 Sun 4/20 TBD @BAL 0.3244
97 Zack Littell (TB)
(0-2) 4.15 ERA
Tue 4/15 W. Buehler
(1-1) 8.68 ERA
BOS 0.3207 Sun 4/20 C. Schmidt
(0-0) 0.00 ERA
NYY 0.3306
100 Merrill Kelly (ARI)
(2-1) 7.20 ERA
Tue 4/15 M. Meyer
(1-1) 2.00 ERA
@MIA 0.2958 Sun 4/20 J. Taillon
(1-1) 6.06 ERA
@CHC 0.3108
106 Tylor Megill (NYM)
(2-1) 0.63 ERA
Tue 4/15 B. Ober
(0-1) 12.15 ERA
@MIN 0.3159 Sun 4/20 S. Gray
(2-0) 4.50 ERA
STL 0.3074
126 Jake Irvin (WSH)
(0-0) 5.63 ERA
Tue 4/15 M. Keller
(1-1) 4.24 ERA
@PIT 0.295 Sun 4/20 A. Senzatela
(0-2) 5.14 ERA
@COL 0.3056
185 Tyler Alexander (MIL)
(1-0) 2.84 ERA
Mon 4/14 T. Skubal
(1-2) 3.78 ERA
DET 0.2989 Sun 4/20 J. Springs
(2-1) 4.20 ERA
ATH
193 Logan Allen (CLE)
(0-1) 3.60 ERA
Tue 4/15 C. Morton
(0-3) 8.78 ERA
@BAL 0.3244 Sun 4/20 M. Keller
(1-1) 4.24 ERA
@PIT 0.295
214 Sean Burke (CWS)
(1-2) 6.08 ERA
Tue 4/15 J. Springs
(2-1) 4.20 ERA
ATH Sun 4/20 T. Houck
(0-1) 4.41 ERA
@BOS 0.3207
322 Taijuan Walker (PHI)
(1-0) 0.00 ERA
Mon 4/14 L. Roupp
(0-1) 3.60 ERA
SF 0.3052 Sat 4/19 TBD MIA 0.2958
452 Antonio Senzatela (COL)
(0-2) 5.14 ERA
Mon 4/14 TBD @LAD 0.3547 Sun 4/20 J. Irvin
(0-0) 5.63 ERA
WSH 0.3002

Today's MLB Probable Starting Pitchers

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.


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