Streaming pitchers is an incredibly important strategy for fantasy baseball managers, especially those in daily leagues. Even in weekly leagues it’s important to know the upcoming matchups for starting pitchers as you make your start/sit lineup decisions and place waiver wire bids. Below we take a look at the top fantasy baseball streaming pitchers of 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
Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitcher Rankings
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Monday, September 1st
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 45 | Sean Manaea | NYM | L | 33% | 41.1 | 53 | 5.01 | 1.14 | @DET | 0.3226 | C. Morton |
| 52 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | R | 20% | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0.67 | @SD | 0.3104 | D. Cease |
| 80 | Shane Baz | TB | R | 35% | 144 | 150 | 5.19 | 1.35 | SEA | 0.318 | L. Castillo |
| 82 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | R | 29% | 125 | 108 | 3.53 | 1.06 | TEX | 0.3027 | P. Corbin |
| 113 | Charlie Morton | DET | R | 23% | 128.2 | 137 | 5.25 | 1.48 | NYM | 0.3261 | S. Manaea |
| 158 | Colin Rea | CHC | R | 18% | 132 | 95 | 4.23 | 1.3 | ATL | 0.3147 | S. Strider |
| 188 | Parker Messick | CLE | L | 13% | 13.2 | 12 | 0.66 | 0.88 | @BOS | 0.3257 | B. Bello |
| 303 | Carson Whisenhunt | SF | L | 1% | 23.1 | 16 | 5.01 | 1.46 | @COL | 0.2994 | C. Dollander |
| 308 | Aaron Civale | CWS | R | 4% | 89 | 74 | 5.26 | 1.37 | @MIN | 0.3106 | J. Ryan |
| 362 | Patrick Corbin | TEX | L | 8% | 131 | 109 | 4.33 | 1.36 | @ARI | 0.3306 | R. Nelson |
| 366 | Ryan Gusto | MIA | R | 2% | 101.2 | 97 | 5.67 | 1.47 | @WSH | 0.3055 | M. Gore |
| 491 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | R | 9% | 101.2 | 73 | 3.63 | 1.33 | @MIL | 0.3239 | J. Misiorowski |
| 773 | Joey Estes | ATH | R | 0% | 11 | 6 | 9.82 | 2 | @STL | 0.3073 | S. Gray |
| 790 | Chase Dollander | COL | R | 1% | 88 | 75 | 6.55 | 1.6 | SF | 0.3032 | C. Whisenhunt |
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Tuesday, September 2nd
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 70 | Yu Darvish | SD | R | 29% | 47.2 | 42 | 5.66 | 1.11 | BAL | 0.3095 | T. Wells |
| 137 | Miles Mikolas | STL | R | 5% | 130.1 | 86 | 5.04 | 1.35 | ATH | 0.3261 | L. Morales |
| 138 | Emmet Sheehan | LAD | R | 20% | 48 | 54 | 3.56 | 1.13 | @PIT | 0.2911 | M. Burrows |
| 172 | Mike Burrows | PIT | R | 5% | 76.2 | 78 | 4.23 | 1.23 | LAD | 0.3485 | E. Sheehan |
| 197 | Cade Cavalli | WSH | R | 5% | 24.2 | 22 | 5.11 | 1.58 | MIA | 0.309 | J. Junk |
| 200 | Joey Wentz | ATL | L | 4% | 78.2 | 67 | 4.92 | 1.42 | @CHC | 0.3237 | S. Imanaga |
| 217 | Tyler Wells | BAL | R | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | @SD | 0.3104 | Yu Darvish |
| 218 | Slade Cecconi | CLE | R | 9% | 102 | 83 | 4.41 | 1.26 | @BOS | 0.3257 | G. Crochet |
| 239 | Janson Junk | MIA | R | 5% | 88 | 61 | 4.09 | 1.13 | @WSH | 0.3055 | C. Cavalli |
| 279 | Michael Lorenzen | KC | R | 6% | 113 | 100 | 4.62 | 1.35 | LAA | 0.3082 | J. Kochanowicz |
| 318 | Davis Martin | CWS | R | 4% | 116 | 85 | 4.03 | 1.28 | @MIN | 0.3106 | B. Ober |
| 328 | Luis Morales | ATH | R | 9% | 22.2 | 22 | 1.19 | 0.97 | @STL | 0.3073 | M. Mikolas |
| 422 | Nabil Crismatt | ARI | R | 3% | 14.2 | 11 | 1.84 | 1.36 | TEX | 0.3027 | N. Eovaldi |
| 718 | Kyle Freeland | COL | L | 2% | 131.1 | 97 | 5.28 | 1.5 | SF | 0.3032 | L. Webb |
| 729 | Jack Kochanowicz | LAA | R | 1% | 111 | 72 | 6.73 | 1.73 | @KC | 0.3069 | M. Lorenzen |
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Wednesday, September 3rd
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 51 | Nestor Cortes Jr. | SD | L | 19% | 29 | 25 | 4.66 | 1.34 | BAL | 0.3095 | C. Povich |
| 83 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | L | 49% | 88.1 | 58 | 3.06 | 1.15 | @PIT | 0.2911 | C. Mlodzinski |
| 128 | Will Warren | NYY | R | 36% | 136 | 149 | 4.3 | 1.4 | @HOU | 0.315 | J. Alexander |
| 131 | Dustin May | BOS | R | 23% | 124 | 117 | 4.79 | 1.38 | CLE | 0.2897 | L. Allen |
| 152 | Cade Povich | BAL | L | 4% | 91 | 100 | 5.34 | 1.44 | @SD | 0.3104 | N. Cortes Jr. |
| 168 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | L | 18% | 126.1 | 98 | 4.13 | 1.28 | ATH | 0.3261 | J. Springs |
| 176 | Chris Paddack | DET | R | 10% | 137.1 | 97 | 4.98 | 1.26 | NYM | 0.3261 | C. Holmes |
| 187 | Jose Quintana | MIL | L | 34% | 114.2 | 77 | 3.69 | 1.29 | PHI | 0.3283 | A. Nola |
| 192 | Logan Allen | CLE | L | 9% | 128.1 | 100 | 4.42 | 1.43 | @BOS | 0.3257 | D. May |
| 196 | Cade Horton | CHC | R | 48% | 93.2 | 77 | 3.07 | 1.17 | ATL | 0.3147 | C. Quantrill |
| 225 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH | L | 29% | 145.1 | 117 | 4.27 | 1.18 | @STL | 0.3073 | M. Liberatore |
| 231 | Eric Lauer | TOR | L | 30% | 92.2 | 91 | 3.21 | 1.13 | @CIN | 0.3092 | Z. Littell |
| 247 | Jack Leiter | TEX | R | 27% | 115.2 | 111 | 3.81 | 1.31 | @ARI | 0.3306 | Z. Gallen |
| 249 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT | R | 1% | 84 | 74 | 3.86 | 1.32 | LAD | 0.3485 | C. Kershaw |
| 287 | Zack Littell | CIN | R | 37% | 154 | 106 | 3.62 | 1.14 | TOR | 0.3343 | E. Lauer |
| 306 | Jason Alexander | HOU | R | 23% | 54.2 | 46 | 4.61 | 1.37 | NYY | 0.3399 | W. Warren |
| 326 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | R | 3% | 84.1 | 71 | 4.59 | 1.41 | CWS | 0.2979 | Y. Gomez |
| 354 | Mitchell Parker | WSH | L | 4% | 134.2 | 87 | 6.08 | 1.49 | MIA | 0.309 | E. Perez |
| 364 | Cal Quantrill | ATL | R | 1% | 117.2 | 85 | 6.04 | 1.45 | @CHC | 0.3237 | C. Horton |
| 377 | Adrian Houser | TB | R | 20% | 90.2 | 62 | 2.88 | 1.29 | SEA | 0.318 | G. Kirby |
| 401 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | L | 6% | 131.1 | 103 | 4.73 | 1.4 | @KC | 0.3069 | R. Bergert |
| 456 | Ryan Bergert | KC | R | 19% | 64 | 59 | 2.67 | 1.11 | LAA | 0.3082 | T. Anderson |
| 458 | Yoendrys Gomez | CWS | R | 4% | 32.1 | 29 | 4.73 | 1.48 | @MIN | 0.3106 |
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| 594 | German Marquez | COL | R | 1% | 98.1 | 73 | 5.67 | 1.64 | SF | 0.3032 | R. Ray |
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Thursday, September 4th
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 76 | Gavin Williams | CLE | R | 48% | 136.2 | 135 | 3.36 | 1.32 | @TB | 0.3131 | R. Pepiot |
| 99 | Zebby Matthews | MIN | R | 9% | 52.2 | 67 | 5.3 | 1.52 | CWS | 0.2979 | S. Smith |
| 143 | Cristian Javier | HOU | R | 13% | 10 | 10 | 5.4 | 1.5 | NYY | 0.3399 | C. Rodon |
| 151 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | R | 15% | 52.1 | 48 | 2.58 | 1.15 | LAD | 0.3485 | S. Ohtani |
| 262 | Shane Smith | CWS | R | 9% | 114 | 105 | 3.87 | 1.23 | @MIN | 0.3106 | Z. Matthews |
| 526 | Kyle Hendricks | LAA | R | 3% | 130.1 | 87 | 5.04 | 1.32 | @KC | 0.3069 | S. Lugo |
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Friday, September 5th
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 71 | Michael McGreevy | STL | R | 11% | 63 | 40 | 4.57 | 1.21 | SF | 0.3032 | TBD |
| 73 | Jose Soriano | LAA | R | 27% | 154.1 | 136 | 3.85 | 1.36 | ATH | 0.3261 | J. Estes |
| 100 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | L | 7% | 119 | 116 | 5.67 | 1.64 | BOS | 0.3257 | K. Harrison |
| 101 | Dean Kremer | BAL | R | 21% | 152.1 | 127 | 4.19 | 1.23 | LAD | 0.3485 | B. Snell |
| 107 | Edward Cabrera | MIA | R | 50% | 124.2 | 136 | 3.32 | 1.18 | PHI | 0.3283 | C. Sanchez |
| 120 | Ian Seymour | TB | L | 3% | 28.1 | 34 | 3.18 | 1.02 | CLE | 0.2897 | T. Bibee |
| 155 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | R | 41% | 42.1 | 46 | 2.76 | 1.3 | TOR | 0.3343 | S. Bieber |
| 163 | Noah Cameron | KC | L | 44% | 108 | 83 | 2.92 | 1.09 | MIN | 0.3106 | TBD |
| 185 | Bryce Elder | ATL | R | 4% | 117.2 | 96 | 6.12 | 1.52 | SEA | 0.318 | L. Gilbert |
| 215 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | R | 24% | 106.1 | 81 | 4.15 | 1.06 | WSH | 0.3055 | J. Irvin |
| 244 | Kyle Harrison | BOS | L | 3% | 23.2 | 25 | 4.56 | 1.27 | @ARI | 0.3306 | E. Rodriguez |
| 302 | Jake Irvin | WSH | R | 9% | 148.1 | 99 | 5.4 | 1.43 | @CHC | 0.3237 | J. Taillon |
| 309 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | R | 15% | 29 | 23 | 6.21 | 1.52 | @TEX | 0.3027 | M. Kelly |
| 341 | Martin Perez | CWS | L | 5% | 35.2 | 32 | 2.02 | 0.95 | @DET | 0.3226 | J. Flaherty |
| 738 | McCade Brown | COL | R | 0% | 3.2 | 2 | 9.82 | 2.18 | SD | 0.3104 | N. Pivetta |
| 773 | Joey Estes | ATH | R | 0% | 11 | 6 | 9.82 | 2 | @LAA | 0.3082 | J. Soriano |
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Saturday, September 6th
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 79 | Michael Wacha | KC | R | 39% | 148.2 | 108 | 3.39 | 1.18 | MIN | 0.3106 | TBD |
| 80 | Shane Baz | TB | R | 35% | 144 | 150 | 5.19 | 1.35 | CLE | 0.2897 | P. Messick |
| 96 | Luis Gil | NYY | R | 41% | 24 | 22 | 3.75 | 1.71 | TOR | 0.3343 | K. Gausman |
| 130 | Andre Pallante | STL | R | 5% | 139 | 95 | 5.44 | 1.42 | SF | 0.3032 | TBD |
| 135 | Lucas Giolito | BOS | R | 43% | 119.1 | 99 | 3.47 | 1.22 | @ARI | 0.3306 | B. Pfaadt |
| 188 | Parker Messick | CLE | L | 13% | 13.2 | 12 | 0.66 | 0.88 | @TB | 0.3131 | S. Baz |
| 267 | Johan Oviedo | PIT | R | 1% | 10 | 14 | 3.6 | 1.2 | MIL | 0.3239 | B. Woodruff |
| 273 | Brad Lord | WSH | R | 1% | 100.2 | 82 | 3.84 | 1.29 | @CHC | 0.3237 | M. Boyd |
| 308 | Aaron Civale | CWS | R | 4% | 89 | 74 | 5.26 | 1.37 | @DET | 0.3226 | T. Skubal |
| 309 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | R | 15% | 29 | 23 | 6.21 | 1.52 | @TEX | 0.3027 | J. deGrom |
| 390 | Osvaldo Bido | ATH | R | 1% | 68.1 | 54 | 5.66 | 1.58 | @LAA | 0.3082 | Y. Kikuchi |
| 784 | Tanner Gordon | COL | R | 0% | 50.1 | 32 | 6.44 | 1.65 | SD | 0.3104 | TBD |
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Sunday, September 7th
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| VBR | Pitcher | Team | Throws | % Rost | IP | K | ERA | WHIP | Opp. | wOBA | Opp. SP |
| 82 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | R | 29% | 125 | 108 | 3.53 | 1.06 | BOS | 0.3257 | B. Bello |
| 113 | Charlie Morton | DET | R | 23% | 128.2 | 137 | 5.25 | 1.48 | CWS | 0.2979 | D. Martin |
| 158 | Colin Rea | CHC | R | 18% | 132 | 95 | 4.23 | 1.3 | WSH | 0.3055 | M. Gore |
| 172 | Mike Burrows | PIT | R | 5% | 76.2 | 78 | 4.23 | 1.23 | MIL | 0.3239 | J. Misiorowski |
| 218 | Slade Cecconi | CLE | R | 9% | 102 | 83 | 4.41 | 1.26 | @TB | 0.3131 | D. Rasmussen |
| 279 | Michael Lorenzen | KC | R | 6% | 113 | 100 | 4.62 | 1.35 | MIN | 0.3106 | TBD |
| 318 | Davis Martin | CWS | R | 4% | 116 | 85 | 4.03 | 1.28 | @DET | 0.3226 | C. Morton |
| 328 | Luis Morales | ATH | R | 9% | 22.2 | 22 | 1.19 | 0.97 | @LAA | 0.3082 | TBD |
| 349 | Tomoyuki Sugano | BAL | R | 18% | 137.1 | 91 | 4.06 | 1.27 | LAD | 0.3485 | Y. Yamamoto |
| 362 | Patrick Corbin | TEX | L | 8% | 131 | 109 | 4.33 | 1.36 | HOU | 0.315 | TBD |
| 366 | Ryan Gusto | MIA | R | 2% | 101.2 | 97 | 5.67 | 1.47 | PHI | 0.3283 | T. Walker |
| 491 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | R | 9% | 101.2 | 73 | 3.63 | 1.33 | @MIA | 0.309 | R. Gusto |
| 790 | Chase Dollander | COL | R | 1% | 88 | 75 | 6.55 | 1.6 | SD | 0.3104 | TBD |
What are pitching streamers?
Streaming pitchers is a strategy where fantasy owners target short-term rentals on the waiver wire that will provide the a boost in production for a given week. By targeting matchups and pitchers who have more than one start in a week, fantasy owners can improve their weekly or daily output from the starting pitcher position.
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