FantasyPros Staff | Fri, Apr 17th 2026, 10:24am EDT

Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers: Rankings & Waiver Wire

Fantasy baseball two start 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.

Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Starting Pitchers: Rankings

			Game 1 Opponent				Game 2 Opponent
VBR	Two Start Pitcher	Throws	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA	Date	Pitcher	Opp.	wOBA
16	Dylan Cease (TOR) (0-0) 1.74 ERA	R	Mon 4/20	J. Kochanowicz (2-0) 3.47 ERA	@LAA	0.3028	Sun 4/26	S. Cecconi (0-2) 5.03 ERA	CLE	0.2929
25	Sonny Gray (BOS) (2-1) 4.43 ERA	R	Mon 4/20	J. Flaherty (0-1) 4.05 ERA	DET	0.3180	Sat 4/25	T. Rogers (2-1) 3.04 ERA	@BAL	0.3065
29	Aaron Nola (PHI) (1-1) 4.03 ERA	R	Mon 4/20	C. Rea (2-0) 3.63 ERA	@CHC	0.3259	Sun 4/26	B. Elder (2-1) 0.77 ERA	@ATL	0.3159
35	Kyle Bradish (BAL) (1-2) 5.49 ERA	R	Mon 4/20	S. Lugo (1-1) 1.48 ERA	@KC	0.3085	Sun 4/26	C. Early (1-0) 2.29 ERA	BOS	0.3244
46	Nolan McLean (NYM) (1-1) 2.28 ERA	R	Tue 4/21	M. Abel (1-2) 3.98 ERA	MIN	0.3102	Sun 4/26	C. Dollander (2-1) 3.32 ERA	COL	0.2969
47	Jack Flaherty (DET) (0-1) 4.05 ERA	R	Mon 4/20	S. Gray (2-1) 4.43 ERA	@BOS	0.3244	Sat 4/25	B. Singer (1-1) 5.60 ERA	@CIN	0.3097
52	Jacob Misiorowski (MIL) (1-1) 3.32 ERA	R	Fri 4/24	P. Skenes (3-1) 4.00 ERA	PIT	0.2908	Sat 4/25	M. Keller (1-1) 2.86 ERA	PIT	0.2908
63	Reynaldo Lopez (ATL) (1-0) 2.18 ERA	R	Mon 4/20	J. Irvin (1-2) 6.16 ERA	@WSH	0.3037	Sat 4/25	A. Painter (1-0) 3.77 ERA	PHI	0.3297
86	Tyler Mahle (SF) (0-3) 7.23 ERA	R	Tue 4/21	Y. Yamamoto (2-1) 2.10 ERA	LAD	0.3485	Sun 4/26	M. Meyer (1-0) 4.12 ERA	MIA	0.3099
103	Foster Griffin (WSH) (2-0) 3.05 ERA	L	Tue 4/21	B. Elder (2-1) 0.77 ERA	ATL	0.3159	Sun 4/26	S. Burke (0-2) 4.43 ERA	@CWS	0.2980
104	Slade Cecconi (CLE) (0-2) 5.03 ERA	R	Mon 4/20	C. Gordon (0-0) 9.82 ERA	HOU	0.3124	Sun 4/26	D. Cease (0-0) 1.74 ERA	@TOR	0.3304
105	Kumar Rocker (TEX) (0-1) 4.30 ERA	R	Tue 4/21	C. Mlodzinski (1-0) 1.77 ERA	PIT	0.2908	Sun 4/26	J. Ginn (0-0) 3.31 ERA	ATH	0.3244
109	Michael McGreevy (STL) (1-1) 2.49 ERA	R	Mon 4/20	M. Meyer (1-0) 4.12 ERA	@MIA	0.3099	Sun 4/26	E. Hancock (2-1) 2.28 ERA	SEA	0.3224
110	Max Meyer (MIA) (1-0) 4.12 ERA	R	Mon 4/20	M. McGreevy (1-1) 2.49 ERA	STL	0.3049	Sun 4/26	T. Mahle (0-3) 7.23 ERA	@SF	0.3062
115	Chad Patrick (MIL) (1-0) 0.95 ERA	R	Tue 4/21	K. Montero (1-1) 3.31 ERA	@DET	0.3180	Sun 4/26	C. Mlodzinski (1-0) 1.77 ERA	PIT	0.2908
123	Carmen Mlodzinski (PIT) (1-0) 1.77 ERA	R	Tue 4/21	K. Rocker (0-1) 4.30 ERA	@TEX	0.2996	Sun 4/26	C. Patrick (1-0) 0.95 ERA	@MIL	0.3230
124	Seth Lugo (KC) (1-1) 1.48 ERA	R	Mon 4/20	K. Bradish (1-2) 5.49 ERA	BAL	0.3065	Sun 4/26	J. Kochanowicz (2-0) 3.47 ERA	LAA	0.3028
131	Connelly Early (BOS) (1-0) 2.29 ERA	L	Tue 4/21	L. Gil (0-1) 7.00 ERA	NYY	0.3391	Sun 4/26	K. Bradish (1-2) 5.49 ERA	@BAL	0.3065
140	Bryce Elder (ATL) (2-1) 0.77 ERA	R	Tue 4/21	F. Griffin (2-0) 3.05 ERA	@WSH	0.3037	Sun 4/26	A. Nola (1-1) 4.03 ERA	PHI	0.3297
142	J.T. Ginn (ATH) (0-0) 3.31 ERA	R	Mon 4/20	E. Hancock (2-1) 2.28 ERA	@SEA	0.3224	Sun 4/26	K. Rocker (0-1) 4.30 ERA	@TEX	0.2996
163	Emerson Hancock (SEA) (2-1) 2.28 ERA	R	Mon 4/20	J. Ginn (0-0) 3.31 ERA	ATH	0.3244	Sun 4/26	M. McGreevy (1-1) 2.49 ERA	@STL	0.3049
165	Sean Burke (CWS) (0-2) 4.43 ERA	R	Tue 4/21	M. Kelly (1-0) 3.38 ERA	@ARI	0.3284	Sun 4/26	F. Griffin (2-0) 3.05 ERA	WSH	0.3037
172	Mick Abel (MIN) (1-2) 3.98 ERA	R	Tue 4/21	N. McLean (1-1) 2.28 ERA	@NYM	0.3274	Sun 4/26	J. Scholtens (1-0) 0.00 ERA	@TB	0.3128
179	Luis Gil (NYY) (0-1) 7.00 ERA	R	Tue 4/21	C. Early (1-0) 2.29 ERA	@BOS	0.3244	Sun 4/26	C. Gordon (0-0) 9.82 ERA	@HOU	0.3124
183	Rhett Lowder (CIN) (2-1) 3.52 ERA	R	Mon 4/20	J. Scholtens (1-0) 0.00 ERA	@TB	0.3128	Sun 4/26	J. Verlander (0-1) 12.27 ERA	DET	0.3180
186	Jake Irvin (WSH) (1-2) 6.16 ERA	R	Mon 4/20	R. Lopez (1-0) 2.18 ERA	ATL	0.3159	Sat 4/25	N. Schultz (0-1) 6.23 ERA	@CWS	0.2980
195	Colton Gordon (HOU) (0-0) 9.82 ERA	L	Mon 4/20	S. Cecconi (0-2) 5.03 ERA	@CLE	0.2929	Sun 4/26	L. Gil (0-1) 7.00 ERA	NYY	0.3391
225	Jesse Scholtens (TB) (1-0) 0.00 ERA	R	Mon 4/20	R. Lowder (2-1) 3.52 ERA	CIN	0.3097	Sun 4/26	M. Abel (1-2) 3.98 ERA	MIN	0.3102
257	German Marquez (SD) (2-1) 5.54 ERA	R	Thu 4/23	R. Feltner (1-1) 7.30 ERA	@COL	0.2969	Sat 4/25	Z. Gallen (1-1) 3.60 ERA	@ARI	0.3284
375	Chase Dollander (COL) (2-1) 3.32 ERA	R	Tue 4/21	R. Vasquez (1-0) 2.49 ERA	SD	0.3116	Sun 4/26	N. McLean (1-1) 2.28 ERA	@NYM	0.3274
427	Jack Kochanowicz (LAA) (2-0) 3.47 ERA	R	Mon 4/20	D. Cease (0-0) 1.74 ERA	TOR	0.3304	Sun 4/26	S. Lugo (1-1) 1.48 ERA	@KC	0.3085
431	Jose Quintana (COL) (0-1) 5.63 ERA	L	Mon 4/20	J. Wrobleski (0-0) 0.00 ERA	LAD	0.3485	Sat 4/25	D. Peterson (0-3) 6.41 ERA	@NYM	0.3274

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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Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers: Rankings & Waiver Wire

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