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.
- Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Advice
- Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice
- Fantasy Baseball Start/Sit Lineup Advice
- MLB Prop Bet Cheat Sheet
Two-Start Starting Pitcher Rankings
| Game 1 Opponent | Game 2 Opponent | ||||||||
| VBR | Two Start Pitcher | Date | Pitcher | Opp. | wOBA | Date | Pitcher | Opp. | wOBA |
| 3 | Zack Wheeler (PHI) (2-1) 3.48 ERA |
Tue 5/6 | D. Rasmussen (1-2) 2.64 ERA |
@TB | 0.3074 | Sun 5/11 | L. Ortiz (2-3) 4.78 ERA |
@CLE | 0.2978 |
| 4 | Chris Sale (ATL) (1-3) 4.84 ERA |
Tue 5/6 | A. Abbott (2-0) 3.60 ERA |
CIN | 0.3159 | Sun 5/11 | C. Mlodzinski (1-3) 6.58 ERA |
@PIT | 0.2862 |
| 6 | Garrett Crochet (BOS) (3-2) 2.05 ERA |
Tue 5/6 | N. Eovaldi (2-2) 2.11 ERA |
TEX | 0.2904 | Sat 5/10 | M. Lorenzen (3-3) 3.48 ERA |
@KC | 0.2738 |
| 15 | Michael King (SD) (4-1) 2.09 ERA |
Mon 5/5 | C. Rodon (4-3) 3.43 ERA |
@NYY | 0.3567 | Sun 5/11 | C. Dollander (2-3) 6.48 ERA |
@COL | 0.2778 |
| 16 | Corbin Burnes (ARI) (1-1) 3.58 ERA |
Mon 5/5 | D. Peterson (2-1) 3.06 ERA |
NYM | 0.3209 | Sat 5/10 | B. Casparius (3-0) 2.91 ERA |
LAD | 0.3532 |
| 21 | Pablo Lopez (MIN) (2-2) 2.25 ERA |
Tue 5/6 | C. Povich (1-2) 6.07 ERA |
BAL | 0.2993 | Sun 5/11 | L. Roupp (2-2) 5.10 ERA |
SF | 0.3008 |
| 31 | Drew Rasmussen (TB) (1-2) 2.64 ERA |
Tue 5/6 | Z. Wheeler (2-1) 3.48 ERA |
PHI | 0.3177 | Sun 5/11 | T. Myers (0-0) 6.00 ERA |
MIL | 0.3094 |
| 32 | Bryce Miller (SEA) (2-3) 3.52 ERA |
Mon 5/5 | L. Severino (1-3) 3.30 ERA |
@ATH | 0.3198 | Sun 5/11 | TBD | TOR | 0.2911 |
| 35 | Nathan Eovaldi (TEX) (2-2) 2.11 ERA |
Tue 5/6 | G. Crochet (3-2) 2.05 ERA |
@BOS | 0.3283 | Sun 5/11 | J. Jobe (2-0) 3.38 ERA |
@DET | 0.3166 |
| 36 | Kevin Gausman (TOR) (2-3) 4.50 ERA |
Thu 5/8 | TBD | @LAA | 0.2831 | Fri 5/9 | L. Castillo (3-2) 3.62 ERA |
@SEA | 0.3304 |
| 37 | Sandy Alcantara (MIA) (2-3) 8.31 ERA |
Mon 5/5 | TBD | LAD | 0.3532 | Sun 5/11 | S. Burke (1-4) 6.00 ERA |
@CWS | 0.2743 |
| 40 | Carlos Rodon (NYY) (4-3) 3.43 ERA |
Mon 5/5 | M. King (4-1) 2.09 ERA |
SD | 0.3132 | Sun 5/11 | L. Severino (1-3) 3.30 ERA |
@ATH | 0.3198 |
| 44 | Zac Gallen (ARI) (1-4) 5.57 ERA |
Tue 5/6 | K. Senga (3-1) 1.26 ERA |
NYM | 0.3209 | Sun 5/11 | D. May (1-1) 3.95 ERA |
LAD | 0.3532 |
| 57 | Seth Lugo (KC) (2-3) 3.08 ERA |
Tue 5/6 | S. Burke (1-4) 6.00 ERA |
CWS | 0.2743 | Sun 5/11 | L. Giolito (0-0) 4.50 ERA |
BOS | 0.3283 |
| 62 | Matthew Boyd (CHC) (2-2) 2.70 ERA |
Mon 5/5 | L. Roupp (2-2) 5.10 ERA |
SF | 0.3008 | Sun 5/11 | G. Canning (4-1) 2.61 ERA |
@NYM | 0.3209 |
| 76 | Landen Roupp (SF) (2-2) 5.10 ERA |
Mon 5/5 | M. Boyd (2-2) 2.70 ERA |
@CHC | 0.3424 | Sun 5/11 | P. Lopez (2-2) 2.25 ERA |
@MIN | 0.2973 |
| 88 | Brady Singer (CIN) (4-1) 2.97 ERA |
Mon 5/5 | A. Smith-Shawver (1-2) 4.26 ERA |
@ATL | 0.3148 | Sat 5/10 | H. Brown (4-1) 1.22 ERA |
@HOU | 0.2935 |
| 95 | Ronel Blanco (HOU) (2-2) 5.08 ERA |
Mon 5/5 | T. Myers (0-0) 6.00 ERA |
@MIL | 0.3094 | Sun 5/11 | TBD | CIN | 0.3159 |
| 98 | Luis Severino (ATH) (1-3) 3.30 ERA |
Mon 5/5 | B. Miller (2-3) 3.52 ERA |
SEA | 0.3304 | Sun 5/11 | C. Rodon (4-3) 3.43 ERA |
NYY | 0.3567 |
| 116 | Tobias Myers (MIL) (0-0) 6.00 ERA |
Mon 5/5 | R. Blanco (2-2) 5.08 ERA |
HOU | 0.2935 | Sun 5/11 | D. Rasmussen (1-2) 2.64 ERA |
@TB | 0.3074 |
| 134 | AJ Smith-Shawver (ATL) (1-2) 4.26 ERA |
Mon 5/5 | B. Singer (4-1) 2.97 ERA |
CIN | 0.3159 | Sat 5/10 | A. Heaney (2-2) 2.50 ERA |
@PIT | 0.2862 |
| 135 | Luis L. Ortiz (CLE) (2-3) 4.78 ERA |
Mon 5/5 | J. Irvin (2-1) 4.01 ERA |
@WSH | 0.3043 | Sun 5/11 | Z. Wheeler (2-1) 3.48 ERA |
PHI | 0.3177 |
| 157 | Shane Smith (CWS) (1-1) 2.23 ERA |
Mon 5/5 | TBD | @KC | 0.2738 | Sat 5/10 | E. Cabrera (0-1) 7.23 ERA |
MIA | 0.308 |
| 173 | Tyler Anderson (LAA) (2-0) 2.67 ERA |
Tue 5/6 | TBD | TOR | 0.2911 | Sun 5/11 | K. Gibson (0-1) 22.09 ERA |
BAL | 0.2993 |
| 191 | Jackson Jobe (DET) (2-0) 3.38 ERA |
Tue 5/6 | C. Dollander (2-3) 6.48 ERA |
@COL | 0.2778 | Sun 5/11 | N. Eovaldi (2-2) 2.11 ERA |
TEX | 0.2904 |
| 205 | Carmen Mlodzinski (PIT) (1-3) 6.58 ERA |
Mon 5/5 | M. Mikolas (1-2) 4.66 ERA |
@STL | 0.3209 | Sun 5/11 | C. Sale (1-3) 4.84 ERA |
ATL | 0.3148 |
| 268 | Chase Dollander (COL) (2-3) 6.48 ERA |
Tue 5/6 | J. Jobe (2-0) 3.38 ERA |
DET | 0.3166 | Sun 5/11 | M. King (4-1) 2.09 ERA |
SD | 0.3132 |
| 271 | Sean Burke (CWS) (1-4) 6.00 ERA |
Tue 5/6 | S. Lugo (2-3) 3.08 ERA |
@KC | 0.2738 | Sun 5/11 | S. Alcantara (2-3) 8.31 ERA |
MIA | 0.308 |
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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