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

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
4	Paul Skenes (PIT) (7-9) 2.13 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	K. Gausman (8-9) 3.79 ERA	TOR	0.3333	Sun 8/24	B. Blalock (1-4) 8.62 ERA	COL	0.3005
5	Logan Gilbert (SEA) (3-4) 3.41 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	R. Suarez (8-6) 3.12 ERA	@PHI	0.3224	Sun 8/24	J. Lopez (6-6) 3.30 ERA	ATH	0.3245
8	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LAD) (10-8) 2.70 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	A. Gomber (0-6) 6.75 ERA	@COL	0.3005	Sun 8/24	N. Pivetta (12-4) 2.87 ERA	@SD	0.3101
11	Joe Ryan (MIN) (12-5) 2.72 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	J. Lopez (6-6) 3.30 ERA	ATH	0.3245	Sun 8/24	Y. Gomez (2-1) 5.56 ERA	@CWS	0.2945
19	Spencer Strider (ATL) (5-10) 4.69 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	T. Alexander (4-10) 4.27 ERA	CWS	0.2945	Sun 8/24	D. Peterson (7-5) 3.43 ERA	NYM	0.319
20	Hunter Brown (HOU) (10-5) 2.45 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	T. Skubal (11-3) 2.42 ERA	@DET	0.3217	Sun 8/24	T. Rogers (5-2) 1.43 ERA	@BAL	0.3091
21	Nick Pivetta (SD) (12-4) 2.87 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	K. Teng (1-2) 9.90 ERA	SF	0.3006	Sun 8/24	Y. Yamamoto (10-8) 2.70 ERA	LAD	0.3508
23	Brandon Woodruff (MIL) (4-0) 2.06 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	M. Boyd (11-6) 2.46 ERA	@CHC	0.3282	Sun 8/24	K. Teng (1-2) 9.90 ERA	SF	0.3006
27	Freddy Peralta (MIL) (14-5) 2.90 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	C. Horton (7-3) 3.28 ERA	@CHC	0.3282	Sat 8/23	R. Ray (9-6) 2.98 ERA	SF	0.3006
31	Carlos Rodon (NYY) (12-7) 3.25 ERA	L	Tue 8/19	S. Baz (8-9) 4.93 ERA	@TB	0.3132	Sun 8/24	D. May (7-8) 4.67 ERA	BOS	0.328
36	Merrill Kelly (TEX) (9-7) 3.36 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	S. Lugo (8-6) 3.77 ERA	@KC	0.3024	Sun 8/24	G. Williams (7-4) 3.38 ERA	CLE	0.2966
38	Jack Flaherty (DET) (6-12) 4.76 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	S. Arrighetti (1-3) 6.38 ERA	HOU	0.319	Sun 8/24	S. Lugo (8-6) 3.77 ERA	KC	0.3024
39	Robbie Ray (SF) (9-6) 2.98 ERA	L	Mon 8/18	N. Jr. (1-1) 5.71 ERA	@SD	0.3101	Sat 8/23	F. Peralta (14-5) 2.90 ERA	@MIL	0.3235
40	Aaron Nola (PHI) (1-7) 6.16 ERA	R	Sat 8/23	M. Parker (7-13) 5.63 ERA	WSH	0.3062	Sun 8/24	J. Irvin (8-7) 5.14 ERA	WSH	0.3062
49	Zac Gallen (ARI) (9-12) 5.31 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	G. Williams (7-4) 3.38 ERA	CLE	0.2966	Sun 8/24	A. Abbott (8-3) 2.41 ERA	CIN	0.3117
56	David Peterson (NYM) (7-5) 3.43 ERA	L	Tue 8/19	J. Irvin (8-7) 5.14 ERA	@WSH	0.3062	Sun 8/24	S. Strider (5-10) 4.69 ERA	@ATL	0.3125
58	Eury Perez (MIA) (5-3) 3.58 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	M. Liberatore (6-10) 3.92 ERA	STL	0.3092	Sun 8/24	J. Berrios (9-4) 3.74 ERA	TOR	0.3333
59	Michael Wacha (KC) (7-9) 3.35 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	J. Leiter (7-6) 3.94 ERA	TEX	0.2956	Sat 8/23	C. Paddack (4-10) 4.76 ERA	@DET	0.3217
60	Nestor Cortes Jr. (SD) (1-1) 5.71 ERA	L	Mon 8/18	R. Ray (9-6) 2.98 ERA	SF	0.3006	Sat 8/23	T. Glasnow (1-1) 3.08 ERA	LAD	0.3508
61	Seth Lugo (KC) (8-6) 3.77 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	M. Kelly (9-7) 3.36 ERA	TEX	0.2956	Sun 8/24	J. Flaherty (6-12) 4.76 ERA	@DET	0.3217
74	Gavin Williams (CLE) (7-4) 3.38 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	Z. Gallen (9-12) 5.31 ERA	@ARI	0.3322	Sun 8/24	M. Kelly (9-7) 3.36 ERA	@TEX	0.2956
80	Jacob Lopez (ATH) (6-6) 3.30 ERA	L	Tue 8/19	J. Ryan (12-5) 2.72 ERA	@MIN	0.3104	Sun 8/24	L. Gilbert (3-4) 3.41 ERA	@SEA	0.3179
91	Matthew Liberatore (STL) (6-10) 3.92 ERA	L	Mon 8/18	E. Perez (5-3) 3.58 ERA	@MIA	0.3119	Sun 8/24	R. Pepiot (8-9) 3.92 ERA	@TB	0.3132
93	Trevor Rogers (BAL) (5-2) 1.43 ERA	L	Mon 8/18	D. May (7-8) 4.67 ERA	@BOS	0.328	Sun 8/24	H. Brown (10-5) 2.45 ERA	HOU	0.319
104	Cade Horton (CHC) (7-3) 3.28 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	F. Peralta (14-5) 2.90 ERA	MIL	0.3235	Sun 8/24	V. Mederos (0-0) 5.63 ERA	@LAA	0.3107
107	Dustin May (BOS) (7-8) 4.67 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	T. Rogers (5-2) 1.43 ERA	BAL	0.3091	Sun 8/24	C. Rodon (12-7) 3.25 ERA	@NYY	0.334
124	Spencer Arrighetti (HOU) (1-3) 6.38 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	J. Flaherty (6-12) 4.76 ERA	@DET	0.3217	Sat 8/23	D. Kremer (8-9) 4.17 ERA	@BAL	0.3091
143	Jack Leiter (TEX) (7-6) 3.94 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	M. Wacha (7-9) 3.35 ERA	@KC	0.3024	Sat 8/23	L. Allen (7-9) 4.02 ERA	CLE	0.2966
171	Jake Irvin (WSH) (8-7) 5.14 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	D. Peterson (7-5) 3.43 ERA	NYM	0.319	Sun 8/24	A. Nola (1-7) 6.16 ERA	@PHI	0.3224
272	Kai-Wei Teng (SF) (1-2) 9.90 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	N. Pivetta (12-4) 2.87 ERA	@SD	0.3101	Sun 8/24	B. Woodruff (4-0) 2.06 ERA	@MIL	0.3235
423	Victor Mederos (LAA) (0-0) 5.63 ERA	R	Mon 8/18	B. Singer (10-9) 4.24 ERA	CIN	0.3117	Sun 8/24	C. Horton (7-3) 3.28 ERA	CHC	0.3282
424	Austin Gomber (COL) (0-6) 6.75 ERA	L	Mon 8/18	Y. Yamamoto (10-8) 2.70 ERA	LAD	0.3508	Sat 8/23	A. Heaney (5-10) 4.99 ERA	@PIT	0.2883
428	Bradley Blalock (COL) (1-4) 8.62 ERA	R	Tue 8/19	E. Sheehan (3-2) 3.86 ERA	LAD	0.3508	Sun 8/24	P. Skenes (7-9) 2.13 ERA	@PIT	0.2883

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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