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Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers: Rankings & Waiver Wire

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.

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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
12 Max Fried (NYY)
(3-1) 2.40 ERA
L Mon 4/27 J. Leiter
(1-1) 4.97 ERA
@TEX 0.3074 Sun 5/3 S. Baz
(0-2) 4.76 ERA
BAL 0.3092
13 Jesus Luzardo (PHI)
(1-3) 6.91 ERA
L Tue 4/28 T. Mahle
(1-3) 5.26 ERA
SF 0.2832 Sun 5/3 C. Paddack
(0-4) 6.38 ERA
@MIA 0.3175
17 Joe Ryan (MIN)
(2-2) 3.90 ERA
R Tue 4/28 L. Gilbert
(1-3) 4.36 ERA
SEA 0.3037 Sun 5/3 E. Lauer
(1-3) 6.75 ERA
TOR 0.3038
29 Ranger Suarez (BOS)
(1-2) 4.00 ERA
L Mon 4/27 P. Corbin
(0-0) 3.68 ERA
@TOR 0.3038 Sun 5/3 TBD HOU 0.3380
33 Matthew Boyd (CHC)
(1-1) 5.79 ERA
L Mon 4/27 R. Vasquez
(2-0) 1.88 ERA
@SD 0.2951 Sun 5/3 M. Kelly
(1-1) 9.31 ERA
ARI 0.3170
34 Luis Castillo (SEA)
(0-1) 5.01 ERA
R Mon 4/27 C. Prielipp
(0-0) 4.50 ERA
@MIN 0.3120 Sun 5/3 K. Bubic
(2-1) 4.08 ERA
KC 0.2928
51 Kris Bubic (KC)
(2-1) 4.08 ERA
L Tue 4/28 J. Lopez
(2-1) 5.70 ERA
@ATH 0.3081 Sun 5/3 L. Castillo
(0-1) 5.01 ERA
@SEA 0.3037
52 Chase Burns (CIN)
(2-1) 2.57 ERA
R Tue 4/28 T. Sugano
(2-1) 3.42 ERA
COL 0.3061 Sun 5/3 B. Chandler
(1-2) 4.88 ERA
@PIT 0.3196
60 Braxton Ashcraft (PIT)
(1-1) 2.43 ERA
R Mon 4/27 D. May
(3-2) 5.84 ERA
STL 0.3040 Sat 5/2 R. Lowder
(3-1) 3.10 ERA
CIN 0.2861
61 Casey Mize (DET)
(2-1) 2.51 ERA
R Tue 4/28 R. Lopez
(1-1) 3.74 ERA
@ATL 0.3417 Sun 5/3 J. Leiter
(1-1) 4.97 ERA
TEX 0.3074
63 Reynaldo Lopez (ATL)
(1-1) 3.74 ERA
R Tue 4/28 C. Mize
(2-1) 2.51 ERA
DET 0.3141 Sun 5/3 T. Sugano
(2-1) 3.42 ERA
@COL 0.3061
64 Merrill Kelly (ARI)
(1-1) 9.31 ERA
R Tue 4/28 C. Patrick
(1-1) 2.35 ERA
@MIL 0.3130 Sun 5/3 M. Boyd
(1-1) 5.79 ERA
@CHC 0.3345
68 Shane Baz (BAL)
(0-2) 4.76 ERA
R Tue 4/28 TBD HOU 0.3380 Sun 5/3 M. Fried
(3-1) 2.40 ERA
@NYY 0.3171
72 Parker Messick (CLE)
(3-0) 1.76 ERA
L Mon 4/27 S. Matz
(3-1) 4.81 ERA
TB 0.3137 Sun 5/3 J. Lopez
(2-1) 5.70 ERA
@ATH 0.3081
76 Steven Matz (TB)
(3-1) 4.81 ERA
L Mon 4/27 P. Messick
(3-0) 1.76 ERA
@CLE 0.3064 Sun 5/3 T. Mahle
(1-3) 5.26 ERA
SF 0.2832
78 Jack Leiter (TEX)
(1-1) 4.97 ERA
R Mon 4/27 M. Fried
(3-1) 2.40 ERA
NYY 0.3171 Sun 5/3 C. Mize
(2-1) 2.51 ERA
@DET 0.3141
90 Dustin May (STL)
(3-2) 5.84 ERA
R Mon 4/27 B. Ashcraft
(1-1) 2.43 ERA
@PIT 0.3196 Sun 5/3 J. Wrobleski
(3-0) 1.88 ERA
LAD 0.3585
95 Tyler Mahle (SF)
(1-3) 5.26 ERA
R Tue 4/28 J. Luzardo
(1-3) 6.91 ERA
@PHI 0.2894 Sun 5/3 S. Matz
(3-1) 4.81 ERA
@TB 0.3137
112 Bubba Chandler (PIT)
(1-2) 4.88 ERA
R Tue 4/28 K. Leahy
(2-3) 5.63 ERA
STL 0.3040 Sun 5/3 C. Burns
(2-1) 2.57 ERA
CIN 0.2861
114 Chad Patrick (MIL)
(1-1) 2.35 ERA
R Tue 4/28 M. Kelly
(1-1) 9.31 ERA
ARI 0.3170 Sun 5/3 Z. Littell
(0-3) 7.56 ERA
@WSH 0.3241
133 Zack Littell (WSH)
(0-3) 7.56 ERA
R Tue 4/28 C. Holmes
(2-2) 2.10 ERA
@NYM 0.2765 Sun 5/3 C. Patrick
(1-1) 2.35 ERA
MIL 0.3130
146 Jacob Lopez (ATH)
(2-1) 5.70 ERA
L Tue 4/28 K. Bubic
(2-1) 4.08 ERA
KC 0.2928 Sun 5/3 P. Messick
(3-0) 1.76 ERA
CLE 0.3064
155 Connor Prielipp (MIN)
(0-0) 4.50 ERA
L Mon 4/27 L. Castillo
(0-1) 5.01 ERA
SEA 0.3037 Sat 5/2 T. Yesavage
(0-0) 0.00 ERA
TOR 0.3038
159 Chris Paddack (MIA)
(0-4) 6.38 ERA
R Mon 4/27 Y. Yamamoto
(2-2) 2.48 ERA
@LAD 0.3585 Sun 5/3 J. Luzardo
(1-3) 6.91 ERA
PHI 0.2894
171 Anthony Kay (CWS)
(1-1) 5.57 ERA
L Mon 4/27 J. Kochanowicz
(2-0) 3.10 ERA
LAA 0.3186 Sun 5/3 R. Vasquez
(2-0) 1.88 ERA
@SD 0.2951
191 Eric Lauer (TOR)
(1-3) 6.75 ERA
L Tue 4/28 P. Tolle
(0-0) 1.50 ERA
BOS 0.2885 Sun 5/3 J. Ryan
(2-2) 3.90 ERA
@MIN 0.3120
192 Randy Vasquez (SD)
(2-0) 1.88 ERA
R Mon 4/27 M. Boyd
(1-1) 5.79 ERA
CHC 0.3345 Sun 5/3 A. Kay
(1-1) 5.57 ERA
CWS 0.3079
421 Jack Kochanowicz (LAA)
(2-0) 3.10 ERA
R Mon 4/27 A. Kay
(1-1) 5.57 ERA
@CWS 0.3079 Sun 5/3 D. Peterson
(0-3) 5.06 ERA
NYM 0.2765
427 Tomoyuki Sugano (COL)
(2-1) 3.42 ERA
R Tue 4/28 C. Burns
(2-1) 2.57 ERA
@CIN 0.2861 Sun 5/3 R. Lopez
(1-1) 3.74 ERA
ATL 0.3417

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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