FantasyPros Staff | Fri, May 9th 2025, 3:47am EDT

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

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

			Game 1 Opponent				Game 2 Opponent
VBR	Two Start Pitcher	Throws	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA
3	Paul Skenes (PIT) (3-4) 2.77 ERA	R	Mon 5/12	D. Peterson (2-2) 3.52 ERA	@NYM	0.326	Sun 5/18	C. Sanchez (4-1) 2.89 ERA	@PHI	0.3255
14	Max Fried (NYY) (6-0) 1.22 ERA	L	Mon 5/12	E. Hancock (1-1) 5.70 ERA	@SEA	0.3307	Sun 5/18	D. Peterson (2-2) 3.52 ERA	NYM	0.326
15	Hunter Greene (CIN) (4-2) 2.37 ERA	R	Tue 5/13	TBD	CWS	0.2759	Sun 5/18	B. Lively (2-2) 3.46 ERA	CLE	0.3045
18	Michael King (SD) (4-1) 2.22 ERA	R	Mon 5/12	Y. Kikuchi (0-4) 3.83 ERA	LAA	0.2868	Sun 5/18	E. Hancock (1-1) 5.70 ERA	SEA	0.3307
21	Spencer Schwellenbach (ATL) (1-3) 3.92 ERA	R	Tue 5/13	M. Soroka (0-2) 7.20 ERA	WSH	0.3076	Sun 5/18	T. Houck (0-2) 6.10 ERA	@BOS	0.3256
34	Cristopher Sanchez (PHI) (4-1) 2.89 ERA	L	Mon 5/12	M. Liberatore (3-3) 3.07 ERA	STL	0.3209	Sun 5/18	P. Skenes (3-4) 2.77 ERA	PIT	0.2795
51	Yusei Kikuchi (LAA) (0-4) 3.83 ERA	L	Mon 5/12	M. King (4-1) 2.22 ERA	@SD	0.3092	Sun 5/18	T. Gonsolin (1-0) 4.09 ERA	@LAD	0.3584
65	Tanner Houck (BOS) (0-2) 6.10 ERA	R	Mon 5/12	J. Jobe (2-0) 4.88 ERA	@DET	0.3287	Sun 5/18	S. Schwellenbach (1-3) 3.92 ERA	ATL	0.3083
66	Jose Berrios (TOR) (1-1) 3.86 ERA	R	Tue 5/13	S. Baz (3-2) 4.93 ERA	TB	0.2954	Sun 5/18	J. Jobe (2-0) 4.88 ERA	DET	0.3287
71	Michael Wacha (KC) (2-4) 2.98 ERA	R	Mon 5/12	H. Wesneski (1-3) 4.50 ERA	@HOU	0.2981	Sun 5/18	M. Liberatore (3-3) 3.07 ERA	STL	0.3209
73	Shane Baz (TB) (3-2) 4.93 ERA	R	Tue 5/13	J. Berrios (1-1) 3.86 ERA	@TOR	0.294	Sun 5/18	C. Quantrill (2-3) 7.11 ERA	@MIA	0.3024
74	Tyler Mahle (TEX) (3-1) 1.48 ERA	R	Mon 5/12	C. Dollander (2-3) 7.71 ERA	COL	0.2779	Sat 5/17	R. Blanco (2-3) 4.98 ERA	HOU	0.2981
75	Justin Verlander (SF) (0-2) 4.71 ERA	R	Mon 5/12	M. Kelly (3-2) 4.09 ERA	ARI	0.3292	Sun 5/18	J. Springs (4-3) 4.81 ERA	ATH	0.3212
76	Merrill Kelly (ARI) (3-2) 4.09 ERA	R	Mon 5/12	J. Verlander (0-2) 4.71 ERA	@SF	0.3076	Sun 5/18	C. Dollander (2-3) 7.71 ERA	COL	0.2779
78	David Peterson (NYM) (2-2) 3.52 ERA	L	Mon 5/12	P. Skenes (3-4) 2.77 ERA	PIT	0.2795	Sun 5/18	M. Fried (6-0) 1.22 ERA	@NYY	0.3474
81	Jeffrey Springs (ATH) (4-3) 4.81 ERA	L	Tue 5/13	TBD	@LAD	0.3584	Sun 5/18	J. Verlander (0-2) 4.71 ERA	@SF	0.3076
88	Matthew Liberatore (STL) (3-3) 3.07 ERA	L	Mon 5/12	C. Sanchez (4-1) 2.89 ERA	@PHI	0.3255	Sun 5/18	M. Wacha (2-4) 2.98 ERA	@KC	0.2909
104	Hayden Wesneski (HOU) (1-3) 4.50 ERA	R	Mon 5/12	M. Wacha (2-4) 2.98 ERA	KC	0.2909	Sun 5/18	J. Leiter (2-1) 4.58 ERA	@TEX	0.287
108	Grant Holmes (ATL) (2-3) 4.58 ERA	R	Mon 5/12	J. Irvin (2-1) 3.94 ERA	WSH	0.3076	Sat 5/17	L. Giolito (0-1) 8.38 ERA	@BOS	0.3256
121	Colin Rea (CHC) (2-0) 2.43 ERA	R	Mon 5/12	C. Quantrill (2-3) 7.11 ERA	MIA	0.3024	Sun 5/18	S. Burke (2-4) 4.35 ERA	CWS	0.2759
128	Jake Irvin (WSH) (2-1) 3.94 ERA	R	Mon 5/12	G. Holmes (2-3) 4.58 ERA	@ATL	0.3083	Sat 5/17	K. Gibson (0-1) 14.09 ERA	@BAL	0.2989
156	Michael Soroka (WSH) (0-2) 7.20 ERA	R	Tue 5/13	S. Schwellenbach (1-3) 3.92 ERA	@ATL	0.3083	Sun 5/18	C. Povich (1-3) 6.31 ERA	@BAL	0.2989
164	Simeon Woods Richardson (MIN) (2-2) 4.01 ERA	R	Tue 5/13	TBD	@BAL	0.2989	Sun 5/18	C. Patrick (2-3) 3.08 ERA	@MIL	0.2975
168	Jack Leiter (TEX) (2-1) 4.58 ERA	R	Tue 5/13	K. Freeland (0-4) 5.70 ERA	COL	0.2779	Sun 5/18	H. Wesneski (1-3) 4.50 ERA	HOU	0.2981
188	Ben Lively (CLE) (2-2) 3.46 ERA	R	Mon 5/12	C. Patrick (2-3) 3.08 ERA	MIL	0.2975	Sun 5/18	H. Greene (4-2) 2.37 ERA	@CIN	0.3103
190	Chad Patrick (MIL) (2-3) 3.08 ERA	R	Mon 5/12	B. Lively (2-2) 3.46 ERA	@CLE	0.3045	Sun 5/18	S. Richardson (2-2) 4.01 ERA	MIN	0.3
198	Jackson Jobe (DET) (2-0) 4.88 ERA	R	Mon 5/12	T. Houck (0-2) 6.10 ERA	BOS	0.3256	Sun 5/18	J. Berrios (1-1) 3.86 ERA	@TOR	0.294
212	Emerson Hancock (SEA) (1-1) 5.70 ERA	R	Mon 5/12	M. Fried (6-0) 1.22 ERA	NYY	0.3474	Sun 5/18	M. King (4-1) 2.22 ERA	@SD	0.3092
287	Chase Dollander (COL) (2-3) 7.71 ERA	R	Mon 5/12	T. Mahle (3-1) 1.48 ERA	@TEX	0.287	Sun 5/18	M. Kelly (3-2) 4.09 ERA	@ARI	0.3292
370	Bryse Wilson (CWS) (0-1) 5.56 ERA	R	Thu 5/15	N. Martinez (1-3) 4.19 ERA	@CIN	0.3103	Fri 5/16	C. Flexen (0-0) 0.00 ERA	@CHC	0.3379
409	Cal Quantrill (MIA) (2-3) 7.11 ERA	R	Mon 5/12	C. Rea (2-0) 2.43 ERA	@CHC	0.3379	Sun 5/18	S. Baz (3-2) 4.93 ERA	TB	0.2954

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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