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
Garrett Crochet (BOS)
(13-4) 2.18 ERA
Mon 8/11 J. Alexander
(2-1) 5.97 ERA
@HOU 0.3183 Sun 8/17 J. Junk
(6-2) 3.97 ERA
MIA 0.3121
Logan Webb (SF)
(10-8) 3.24 ERA
Mon 8/11 Y. Darvish
(1-3) 6.51 ERA
SD 0.308 Sun 8/17 R. Pepiot
(7-9) 3.84 ERA
TB 0.3131
Spencer Strider (ATL)
(5-9) 4.04 ERA
Tue 8/12 C. Holmes
(9-6) 3.46 ERA
@NYM 0.3149 Sun 8/17 L. Allen
(7-9) 4.04 ERA
@CLE 0.2958
George Kirby (SEA)
(7-5) 4.04 ERA
Tue 8/12 D. Kremer
(8-8) 4.35 ERA
@BAL 0.3114 Sun 8/17 C. Holmes
(9-6) 3.46 ERA
@NYM 0.3149
Nathan Eovaldi (TEX)
(10-3) 1.38 ERA
Mon 8/11 R. Nelson
(6-3) 3.20 ERA
ARI 0.3294 Sun 8/17 J. Berrios
(8-4) 3.89 ERA
@TOR 0.3344
Freddy Peralta (MIL)
(13-5) 3.03 ERA
Mon 8/11 A. Heaney
(5-9) 4.77 ERA
PIT 0.2881 Sun 8/17 A. Abbott
(8-2) 2.34 ERA
@CIN 0.3113
Ranger Suarez (PHI)
(8-5) 2.78 ERA
Tue 8/12 B. Singer
(9-9) 4.45 ERA
@CIN 0.3113 Sun 8/17 M. Parker
(7-12) 5.50 ERA
@WSH 0.3052
Jack Flaherty (DET)
(6-11) 4.56 ERA
Tue 8/12 S. Smith
(3-7) 4.22 ERA
@CWS 0.2952 Sun 8/17 TBD @MIN 0.313
Zebby Matthews (MIN)
(3-3) 5.17 ERA
Mon 8/11 W. Warren
(6-5) 4.44 ERA
@NYY 0.3348 Sat 8/16 C. Paddack
(4-10) 4.91 ERA
DET 0.3221
Ryan Pepiot (TB)
(7-9) 3.84 ERA
Mon 8/11 J. Springs
(10-7) 4.02 ERA
@ATH 0.3253 Sun 8/17 L. Webb
(10-8) 3.24 ERA
@SF 0.3035
Yu Darvish (SD)
(1-3) 6.51 ERA
Mon 8/11 L. Webb
(10-8) 3.24 ERA
@SF 0.3035 Sun 8/17 Y. Yamamoto
(10-7) 2.36 ERA
@LAD 0.3473
Jose Soriano (LAA)
(7-9) 4.01 ERA
Mon 8/11 T. Glasnow
(1-1) 3.06 ERA
LAD 0.3473 Sun 8/17 J. Springs
(10-7) 4.02 ERA
@ATH 0.3253
Jose Berrios (TOR)
(8-4) 3.89 ERA
Tue 8/12 TBD CHC 0.3302 Sun 8/17 N. Eovaldi
(10-3) 1.38 ERA
TEX 0.2971
Clay Holmes (NYM)
(9-6) 3.46 ERA
Tue 8/12 S. Strider
(5-9) 4.04 ERA
ATL 0.3103 Sun 8/17 G. Kirby
(7-5) 4.04 ERA
SEA 0.3195
Ryne Nelson (ARI)
(6-3) 3.20 ERA
Mon 8/11 N. Eovaldi
(10-3) 1.38 ERA
@TEX 0.2971 Sat 8/16 A. Molina
(0-0) 0.00 ERA
@COL 0.3005
Andrew Abbott (CIN)
(8-2) 2.34 ERA
Mon 8/11 T. Walker
(4-5) 3.53 ERA
PHI 0.3242 Sun 8/17 F. Peralta
(13-5) 3.03 ERA
MIL 0.3191
Dean Kremer (BAL)
(8-8) 4.35 ERA
Tue 8/12 G. Kirby
(7-5) 4.04 ERA
SEA 0.3195 Sun 8/17 C. Javier
(0-0) 0.00 ERA
@HOU 0.3183
Will Warren (NYY)
(6-5) 4.44 ERA
Mon 8/11 Z. Matthews
(3-3) 5.17 ERA
MIN 0.313 Sun 8/17 M. Mikolas
(6-9) 5.11 ERA
@STL 0.3102
Chris Paddack (DET)
(4-10) 4.91 ERA
Mon 8/11 J. Cannon
(4-9) 5.34 ERA
@CWS 0.2952 Sat 8/16 Z. Matthews
(3-3) 5.17 ERA
@MIN 0.313
Miles Mikolas (STL)
(6-9) 5.11 ERA
Mon 8/11 A. Molina
(0-0) 0.00 ERA
COL 0.3005 Sun 8/17 W. Warren
(6-5) 4.44 ERA
NYY 0.3348
Jeffrey Springs (ATH)
(10-7) 4.02 ERA
Mon 8/11 R. Pepiot
(7-9) 3.84 ERA
TB 0.3131 Sun 8/17 J. Soriano
(7-9) 4.01 ERA
LAA 0.3084
Cade Cavalli (WSH)
(0-0) 0.00 ERA
Mon 8/11 B. Falter
(7-6) 4.14 ERA
@KC 0.3 Sat 8/16 TBD PHI 0.3242
Logan Allen (CLE)
(7-9) 4.04 ERA
Tue 8/12 J. Junk
(6-2) 3.97 ERA
MIA 0.3121 Sun 8/17 S. Strider
(5-9) 4.04 ERA
ATL 0.3103
Janson Junk (MIA)
(6-2) 3.97 ERA
Tue 8/12 L. Allen
(7-9) 4.04 ERA
@CLE 0.2958 Sun 8/17 G. Crochet
(13-4) 2.18 ERA
@BOS 0.3272
Anthony DeSclafani (ARI)
(1-2) 4.20 ERA
Tue 8/12 J. Leiter
(7-6) 4.05 ERA
@TEX 0.2971 Sun 8/17 K. Freeland
(2-12) 5.53 ERA
@COL 0.3005
Mitchell Parker (WSH)
(7-12) 5.50 ERA
Tue 8/12 M. Wacha
(6-9) 3.36 ERA
@KC 0.3 Sun 8/17 R. Suarez
(8-5) 2.78 ERA
PHI 0.3242
Andrew Heaney (PIT)
(5-9) 4.77 ERA
Mon 8/11 F. Peralta
(13-5) 3.03 ERA
@MIL 0.3191 Sun 8/17 TBD @CHC 0.3302
Bailey Falter (KC)
(7-6) 4.14 ERA
Mon 8/11 C. Cavalli
(0-0) 0.00 ERA
WSH 0.3052 Sun 8/17 J. Cannon
(4-9) 5.34 ERA
CWS 0.2952
Jonathan Cannon (CWS)
(4-9) 5.34 ERA
Mon 8/11 C. Paddack
(4-10) 4.91 ERA
DET 0.3221 Sun 8/17 B. Falter
(7-6) 4.14 ERA
@KC 0.3
Kyle Freeland (COL)
(2-12) 5.53 ERA
Tue 8/12 M. Liberatore
(6-9) 3.82 ERA
@STL 0.3102 Sun 8/17 A. DeSclafani
(1-2) 4.20 ERA
ARI 0.3294

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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