FantasyPros Staff | Fri, May 22nd 2026, 6:58am EDT

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

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
6	Chris Sale (ATL) (7-3) 1.89 ERA	L	Tue 5/26	R. Suarez (2-2) 2.40 ERA	@BOS	0.3002	Sun 5/31	C. Burns (6-1) 1.83 ERA	@CIN	0.3086
11	Jesus Luzardo (PHI) (3-4) 5.01 ERA	L	Mon 5/25	G. Canning (0-2) 9.00 ERA	@SD	0.2886	Sun 5/31	Y. Yamamoto (3-4) 3.32 ERA	@LAD	0.3439
16	Joe Ryan (MIN) (3-3) 3.02 ERA	R	Tue 5/26	S. Burke (2-3) 4.08 ERA	@CWS	0.3177	Sun 5/31	C. Mlodzinski (4-3) 3.96 ERA	@PIT	0.3191
19	Jacob Misiorowski (MIL) (4-2) 1.89 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	M. McGreevy (3-3) 2.40 ERA	STL	0.3099	Sun 5/31	T. Imai (1-2) 8.31 ERA	@HOU	0.3156
31	Chase Burns (CIN) (6-1) 1.83 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	Z. Thornton (0-1) 8.31 ERA	@NYM	0.2890	Sun 5/31	C. Sale (7-3) 1.89 ERA	ATL	0.3317
38	Tanner Bibee (CLE) (0-6) 3.75 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	Z. Littell (3-4) 5.83 ERA	WSH	0.3228	Sun 5/31	S. Gray (5-1) 2.93 ERA	BOS	0.3002
39	Cam Schlittler (NYY) (6-2) 1.50 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	K. Bubic (3-2) 4.11 ERA	@KC	0.3040	Sun 5/31	A. Civale (5-1) 3.31 ERA	@ATH	0.3184
43	Kyle Bradish (BAL) (2-6) 4.47 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	G. Jax (1-2) 3.54 ERA	TB	0.3195	Sat 5/30	T. Yesavage (2-1) 1.07 ERA	TOR	0.2952
54	Trey Yesavage (TOR) (2-1) 1.07 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	J. Junk (2-5) 5.07 ERA	MIA	0.3073	Sat 5/30	K. Bradish (2-6) 4.47 ERA	@BAL	0.3080
55	Ben Brown (CHC) (1-2) 2.09 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	C. Mlodzinski (4-3) 3.96 ERA	@PIT	0.3191	Sat 5/30	M. Liberatore (2-2) 4.70 ERA	@STL	0.3099
63	Bryce Miller (SEA) (0-0) 1.64 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	A. Civale (5-1) 3.31 ERA	@ATH	0.3184	Sun 5/31	M. Kelly (4-3) 5.71 ERA	ARI	0.3115
65	Edward Cabrera (CHC) (3-2) 4.00 ERA	R	Tue 5/26	B. Ashcraft (2-2) 3.09 ERA	@PIT	0.3191	Sun 5/31	M. McGreevy (3-3) 2.40 ERA	@STL	0.3099
69	Landen Roupp (SF) (5-4) 3.27 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	M. Kelly (4-3) 5.71 ERA	ARI	0.3115	Sun 5/31	J. Quintana (2-2) 4.08 ERA	@COL	0.3060
74	Kris Bubic (KC) (3-2) 4.11 ERA	L	Mon 5/25	C. Schlittler (6-2) 1.50 ERA	NYY	0.3283	Sun 5/31	J. Leiter (1-4) 4.61 ERA	@TEX	0.3046
75	Michael McGreevy (STL) (3-3) 2.40 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	J. Misiorowski (4-2) 1.89 ERA	@MIL	0.3091	Sun 5/31	E. Cabrera (3-2) 4.00 ERA	CHC	0.3216
78	Jack Leiter (TEX) (1-4) 4.61 ERA	R	Tue 5/26	L. Jr. (2-3) 6.86 ERA	HOU	0.3156	Sun 5/31	K. Bubic (3-2) 4.11 ERA	KC	0.3040
86	Shane Baz (BAL) (1-5) 4.71 ERA	R	Tue 5/26	S. Matz (4-1) 3.70 ERA	TB	0.3195	Sun 5/31	S. Miles (1-0) 2.55 ERA	TOR	0.2952
88	Merrill Kelly (ARI) (4-3) 5.71 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	L. Roupp (5-4) 3.27 ERA	@SF	0.2888	Sun 5/31	B. Miller (0-0) 1.64 ERA	@SEA	0.3067
90	Steven Matz (TB) (4-1) 3.70 ERA	L	Tue 5/26	S. Baz (1-5) 4.71 ERA	@BAL	0.3080	Sun 5/31	J. Kochanowicz (2-3) 4.55 ERA	LAA	0.3030
91	Zebby Matthews (MIN) (1-1) 1.38 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	A. Kay (3-1) 4.27 ERA	@CWS	0.3177	Sat 5/30	M. Keller (4-2) 3.86 ERA	@PIT	0.3191
100	Carmen Mlodzinski (PIT) (4-3) 3.96 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	B. Brown (1-2) 2.09 ERA	CHC	0.3216	Sun 5/31	J. Ryan (3-3) 3.02 ERA	MIN	0.3124
101	Kumar Rocker (TEX) (2-4) 3.60 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	T. Imai (1-2) 8.31 ERA	HOU	0.3156	Sat 5/30	S. Lugo (1-4) 3.68 ERA	KC	0.3040
117	Janson Junk (MIA) (2-5) 5.07 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	T. Yesavage (2-1) 1.07 ERA	@TOR	0.2952	Sun 5/31	Z. Thornton (0-1) 8.31 ERA	@NYM	0.2890
134	Sean Burke (CWS) (2-3) 4.08 ERA	R	Tue 5/26	J. Ryan (3-3) 3.02 ERA	MIN	0.3124	Sun 5/31	K. Montero (2-3) 3.83 ERA	DET	0.3054
136	Tatsuya Imai (HOU) (1-2) 8.31 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	K. Rocker (2-4) 3.60 ERA	@TEX	0.3046	Sun 5/31	J. Misiorowski (4-2) 1.89 ERA	MIL	0.3091
146	Griffin Canning (SD) (0-2) 9.00 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	J. Luzardo (3-4) 5.01 ERA	PHI	0.3016	Sun 5/31	Z. Littell (3-4) 5.83 ERA	@WSH	0.3228
170	Aaron Civale (ATH) (5-1) 3.31 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	B. Miller (0-0) 1.64 ERA	SEA	0.3067	Sun 5/31	C. Schlittler (6-2) 1.50 ERA	NYY	0.3283
172	Zack Littell (WSH) (3-4) 5.83 ERA	R	Mon 5/25	T. Bibee (0-6) 3.75 ERA	@CLE	0.3109	Sun 5/31	G. Canning (0-2) 9.00 ERA	SD	0.2886
177	Spencer Miles (TOR) (1-0) 2.55 ERA	R	Tue 5/26	S. Alcantara (3-2) 3.68 ERA	MIA	0.3073	Sun 5/31	S. Baz (1-5) 4.71 ERA	@BAL	0.3080
200	Anthony Kay (CWS) (3-1) 4.27 ERA	L	Mon 5/25	Z. Matthews (1-1) 1.38 ERA	MIN	0.3124	Sat 5/30	T. Melton (0-0) 0.00 ERA	DET	0.3054
208	Zach Thornton (NYM) (0-1) 8.31 ERA	L	Mon 5/25	C. Burns (6-1) 1.83 ERA	CIN	0.3086	Sun 5/31	J. Junk (2-5) 5.07 ERA	MIA	0.3073
367	Jack Kochanowicz (LAA) (2-3) 4.55 ERA	R	Tue 5/26	TBD	@DET	0.3054	Sun 5/31	S. Matz (4-1) 3.70 ERA	@TB	0.3195

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 Pickups

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