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
Two Start Pitcher Date Pitcher Opp. wOBA Date Pitcher Opp. wOBA
Max Fried (NYY)
(11-4) 2.69 ERA
Tue 7/29 T. Bradley
(6-6) 4.61 ERA
TB 0.3162 Sun 8/3 E. Cabrera
(4-4) 3.48 ERA
@MIA 0.3086
Framber Valdez (HOU)
(11-4) 2.67 ERA
Mon 7/28 B. Lord
(2-5) 3.39 ERA
WSH 0.3078 Sat 8/2 W. Buehler
(6-6) 5.72 ERA
@BOS 0.3252
Dylan Cease (SD)
(3-10) 4.59 ERA
Mon 7/28 F. Montas
(3-1) 4.62 ERA
NYM 0.3178 Sun 8/3 E. Fedde
(3-10) 5.22 ERA
STL 0.3128
Cristopher Sanchez (PHI)
(9-2) 2.32 ERA
Mon 7/28 D. Martin
(2-8) 3.89 ERA
@CWS 0.2876 Sun 8/3 T. Melton
(0-1) 10.80 ERA
DET 0.3218
Luis Castillo (SEA)
(7-6) 3.30 ERA
Mon 7/28 J. Sears
(7-8) 4.98 ERA
@ATH 0.3183 Sat 8/2 TBD TEX 0.2948
Matthew Boyd (CHC)
(11-3) 2.20 ERA
Mon 7/28 J. Misiorowski
(4-1) 2.45 ERA
@MIL 0.3101 Sun 8/3 B. Young
(0-5) 7.34 ERA
BAL 0.3051
Drew Rasmussen (TB)
(7-5) 2.93 ERA
Mon 7/28 C. Schlittler
(1-0) 4.35 ERA
@NYY 0.3385 Sat 8/2 C. Kershaw
(4-1) 3.27 ERA
LAD 0.3478
Taj Bradley (TB)
(6-6) 4.61 ERA
Tue 7/29 M. Fried
(11-4) 2.69 ERA
@NYY 0.3385 Sun 8/3 TBD LAD 0.3478
Chris Bassitt (TOR)
(11-4) 3.88 ERA
Mon 7/28 Z. Eflin
(6-5) 5.78 ERA
@BAL 0.3051 Sun 8/3 N. Cameron
(4-4) 2.61 ERA
KC 0.2955
Eduardo Rodriguez (ARI)
(3-6) 5.50 ERA
Mon 7/28 C. Mize
(9-4) 3.40 ERA
@DET 0.3218 Sun 8/3 J. Sears
(7-8) 4.98 ERA
@ATH 0.3183
Mitch Keller (PIT)
(4-10) 3.53 ERA
Mon 7/28 L. Roupp
(7-6) 3.20 ERA
@SF 0.3005 Sun 8/3 A. Gomber
(0-4) 6.03 ERA
@COL 0.2958
Brandon Walter (HOU)
(1-3) 3.35 ERA
Tue 7/29 M. Soroka
(3-8) 4.85 ERA
WSH 0.3078 Sun 8/3 R. Fitts
(1-4) 4.86 ERA
@BOS 0.3252
Edward Cabrera (MIA)
(4-4) 3.48 ERA
Mon 7/28 A. Pallante
(5-7) 4.91 ERA
@STL 0.3128 Sun 8/3 M. Fried
(11-4) 2.69 ERA
NYY 0.3385
Landen Roupp (SF)
(7-6) 3.20 ERA
Mon 7/28 M. Keller
(4-10) 3.53 ERA
PIT 0.2841 Sun 8/3 F. Montas
(3-1) 4.62 ERA
@NYM 0.3178
Slade Cecconi (CLE)
(5-4) 3.76 ERA
Mon 7/28 B. Blalock
(1-2) 8.67 ERA
COL 0.2958 Sun 8/3 D. Festa
(3-4) 5.40 ERA
MIN 0.3127
Chase Burns (CIN)
(0-2) 6.65 ERA
Mon 7/28 Y. Yamamoto
(8-7) 2.55 ERA
LAD 0.3478 Sat 8/2 TBD ATL 0.3094
Frankie Montas (NYM)
(3-1) 4.62 ERA
Mon 7/28 D. Cease
(3-10) 4.59 ERA
@SD 0.3022 Sun 8/3 L. Roupp
(7-6) 3.20 ERA
SF 0.3005
JP Sears (ATH)
(7-8) 4.98 ERA
Mon 7/28 L. Castillo
(7-6) 3.30 ERA
SEA 0.321 Sun 8/3 E. Rodriguez
(3-6) 5.50 ERA
ARI 0.3343
Brad Lord (WSH)
(2-5) 3.39 ERA
Mon 7/28 F. Valdez
(11-4) 2.67 ERA
@HOU 0.319 Sun 8/3 B. Woodruff
(2-0) 1.65 ERA
MIL 0.3101
Davis Martin (CWS)
(2-8) 3.89 ERA
Mon 7/28 C. Sanchez
(9-2) 2.32 ERA
PHI 0.3202 Sun 8/3 C. Fulmer
(0-0) 5.40 ERA
@LAA 0.311
Richard Fitts (BOS)
(1-4) 4.86 ERA
Mon 7/28 S. Richardson
(5-4) 4.14 ERA
@MIN 0.3127 Sun 8/3 B. Walter
(1-3) 3.35 ERA
HOU 0.319
Logan Evans (SEA)
(3-3) 4.64 ERA
Tue 7/29 L. Severino
(3-11) 5.10 ERA
@ATH 0.3183 Sun 8/3 TBD TEX 0.2948
Carson Fulmer (LAA)
(0-0) 5.40 ERA
Mon 7/28 J. deGrom
(10-2) 2.28 ERA
TEX 0.2948 Sun 8/3 D. Martin
(2-8) 3.89 ERA
CWS 0.2876

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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