FantasyPros Staff | Fri, May 16th 2025, 3:07am EDT

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.

Two-Start Starting Pitcher Rankings

Game 1 Opponent				Game 2 Opponent
VBR	Two Start Pitcher	Throws	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA
2	Tarik Skubal (DET) (4-2) 2.08 ERA	L	Tue 5/20	E. Fedde (3-3) 3.86 ERA	@STL	0.3221	Sun 5/25	G. Williams (3-2) 4.38 ERA	CLE	0.3015
12	Dylan Cease (SD) (1-2) 4.60 ERA	R	Tue 5/20	C. Bassitt (3-2) 3.35 ERA	@TOR	0.3075	Sun 5/25	TBD	@ATL	0.305
16	Joe Ryan (MIN) (3-2) 2.74 ERA	R	Wed 5/21	T. Bibee (3-3) 3.80 ERA	CLE	0.3015	Fri 5/23	S. Lugo (3-4) 3.02 ERA	KC	0.2889
22	Bryan Woo (SEA) (4-1) 2.84 ERA	R	Mon 5/19	D. Martin (1-4) 4.01 ERA	@CWS	0.2741	Sat 5/24	R. Gusto (3-2) 4.80 ERA	@HOU	0.3071
24	Framber Valdez (HOU) (2-4) 3.54 ERA	L	Mon 5/19	R. Pepiot (2-4) 3.86 ERA	@TB	0.2986	Sun 5/25	L. Castillo (3-3) 3.95 ERA	SEA	0.3211
28	Luis Castillo (SEA) (3-3) 3.95 ERA	R	Tue 5/20	B. Wilson (0-1) 4.88 ERA	@CWS	0.2741	Sun 5/25	F. Valdez (2-4) 3.54 ERA	@HOU	0.3071
29	Aaron Nola (PHI) (1-6) 4.89 ERA	R	Tue 5/20	A. Senzatela (1-6) 5.77 ERA	@COL	0.2797	Sun 5/25	O. Bido (2-3) 4.75 ERA	@ATH	0.3272
43	Jesus Luzardo (PHI) (3-0) 2.11 ERA	L	Mon 5/19	K. Freeland (0-6) 6.15 ERA	@COL	0.2797	Sat 5/24	J. Ginn (1-1) 4.61 ERA	@ATH	0.3272
45	Zach Eflin (BAL) (3-1) 3.13 ERA	R	Thu 5/22	L. Giolito (1-1) 5.51 ERA	@BOS	0.3244	Fri 5/23	T. Houck (0-3) 8.04 ERA	@BOS	0.3244
48	Kodai Senga (NYM) (4-2) 1.22 ERA	R	Mon 5/19	B. Bello (2-0) 2.33 ERA	@BOS	0.3244	Sun 5/25	T. Gonsolin (2-0) 2.81 ERA	LAD	0.3591
50	Brandon Pfaadt (ARI) (6-3) 3.73 ERA	R	Mon 5/19	Y. Yamamoto (4-3) 1.80 ERA	@LAD	0.3591	Sun 5/25	E. Fedde (3-3) 3.86 ERA	@STL	0.3221
54	Robbie Ray (SF) (6-0) 3.04 ERA	L	Mon 5/19	K. Bubic (4-2) 1.82 ERA	KC	0.2889	Sun 5/25	M. Parker (3-3) 3.97 ERA	@WSH	0.3005
56	Chris Bassitt (TOR) (3-2) 3.35 ERA	R	Tue 5/20	D. Cease (1-2) 4.60 ERA	SD	0.3202	Sun 5/25	R. Pepiot (2-4) 3.86 ERA	@TB	0.2986
62	Ben Brown (CHC) (3-3) 4.75 ERA	R	Mon 5/19	C. Quantrill (2-4) 7.00 ERA	@MIA	0.302	Sun 5/25	N. Martinez (1-4) 4.23 ERA	@CIN	0.3073
63	Gavin Williams (CLE) (3-2) 4.38 ERA	R	Tue 5/20	B. Ober (4-1) 3.50 ERA	@MIN	0.2987	Sun 5/25	T. Skubal (4-2) 2.08 ERA	@DET	0.33
64	Ryan Pepiot (TB) (2-4) 3.86 ERA	R	Mon 5/19	F. Valdez (2-4) 3.54 ERA	HOU	0.3071	Sun 5/25	C. Bassitt (3-2) 3.35 ERA	TOR	0.3075
73	Kris Bubic (KC) (4-2) 1.82 ERA	L	Mon 5/19	R. Ray (6-0) 3.04 ERA	@SF	0.3043	Sun 5/25	D. Festa (0-0) 1.38 ERA	@MIN	0.2987
78	Nick Martinez (CIN) (1-4) 4.23 ERA	R	Tue 5/20	B. Falter (2-3) 4.36 ERA	@PIT	0.2789	Sun 5/25	B. Brown (3-3) 4.75 ERA	CHC	0.3328
81	Nick Lodolo (CIN) (3-3) 3.23 ERA	L	Mon 5/19	M. Keller (1-5) 4.15 ERA	@PIT	0.2789	Sat 5/24	C. Rea (3-0) 2.48 ERA	CHC	0.3328
85	Mitch Keller (PIT) (1-5) 4.15 ERA	R	Mon 5/19	N. Lodolo (3-3) 3.23 ERA	CIN	0.3073	Sat 5/24	A. Civale (0-1) 15.00 ERA	MIL	0.2904
90	Jose Soriano (LAA) (2-4) 3.46 ERA	R	Mon 5/19	G. Hoglund (1-0) 2.38 ERA	@ATH	0.3272	Sat 5/24	S. Alcantara (2-5) 8.10 ERA	MIA	0.302
99	Brayan Bello (BOS) (2-0) 2.33 ERA	R	Mon 5/19	K. Senga (4-2) 1.22 ERA	NYM	0.3308	Sat 5/24	TBD	BAL	0.2998
108	Erick Fedde (STL) (3-3) 3.86 ERA	R	Tue 5/20	T. Skubal (4-2) 2.08 ERA	DET	0.33	Sun 5/25	B. Pfaadt (6-3) 3.73 ERA	ARI	0.3333
136	Quinn Priester (MIL) (1-2) 4.59 ERA	R	Mon 5/19	C. Povich (1-3) 6.31 ERA	BAL	0.2998	Sun 5/25	B. Falter (2-3) 4.36 ERA	@PIT	0.2789
140	Walker Buehler (BOS) (4-1) 4.28 ERA	R	Tue 5/20	C. Holmes (5-1) 2.74 ERA	NYM	0.3308	Sun 5/25	C. Povich (1-3) 6.31 ERA	BAL	0.2998
147	Mitchell Parker (WSH) (3-3) 3.97 ERA	L	Tue 5/20	B. Elder (2-2) 4.97 ERA	ATL	0.305	Sun 5/25	R. Ray (6-0) 3.04 ERA	SF	0.3043
153	Cade Povich (BAL) (1-3) 6.31 ERA	L	Mon 5/19	Q. Priester (1-2) 4.59 ERA	@MIL	0.2904	Sun 5/25	W. Buehler (4-1) 4.28 ERA	@BOS	0.3244
167	Bailey Falter (PIT) (2-3) 4.36 ERA	L	Tue 5/20	N. Martinez (1-4) 4.23 ERA	CIN	0.3073	Sun 5/25	Q. Priester (1-2) 4.59 ERA	MIL	0.2904
181	Davis Martin (CWS) (1-4) 4.01 ERA	R	Mon 5/19	B. Woo (4-1) 2.84 ERA	SEA	0.3211	Sun 5/25	K. Rocker (1-3) 8.10 ERA	TEX	0.2903
184	Logan Allen (CLE) (2-2) 3.70 ERA	L	Mon 5/19	S. Richardson (2-2) 4.01 ERA	@MIN	0.2987	Sat 5/24	K. Montero (1-1) 4.68 ERA	@DET	0.33
206	Keider Montero (DET) (1-1) 4.68 ERA	R	Mon 5/19	S. Gray (4-1) 3.50 ERA	@STL	0.3221	Sat 5/24	L. Allen (2-2) 3.70 ERA	CLE	0.3015
273	Osvaldo Bido (ATH) (2-3) 4.75 ERA	R	Tue 5/20	K. Hendricks (1-4) 5.30 ERA	LAA	0.2869	Sun 5/25	A. Nola (1-6) 4.89 ERA	PHI	0.322
330	Kyle Freeland (COL) (0-6) 6.15 ERA	L	Mon 5/19	J. Luzardo (3-0) 2.11 ERA	PHI	0.322	Sat 5/24	TBD	NYY	0.355
387	Kyle Hendricks (LAA) (1-4) 5.30 ERA	R	Tue 5/20	O. Bido (2-3) 4.75 ERA	@ATH	0.3272	Sun 5/25	C. Quantrill (2-4) 7.00 ERA	MIA	0.302
389	Cal Quantrill (MIA) (2-4) 7.00 ERA	R	Mon 5/19	B. Brown (3-3) 4.75 ERA	CHC	0.3328	Sun 5/25	K. Hendricks (1-4) 5.30 ERA	@LAA	0.2869
394	Antonio Senzatela (COL) (1-6) 5.77 ERA	R	Tue 5/20	A. Nola (1-6) 4.89 ERA	PHI	0.322	Sun 5/25	TBD	NYY	0.355

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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