FantasyPros Staff | Fri, Jul 24th 2026, 12:05pm 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
4	Zack Wheeler (PHI) (10-2) 2.16 ERA	R	Mon 7/27	T. Phillips (2-5) 3.52 ERA	@MIA	0.3223	Sun 8/2	K. Bradish (7-9) 3.65 ERA	@BAL	0.3176
6	Chris Sale (ATL) (11-6) 2.19 ERA	L	Tue 7/28	C. Scott (3-2) 3.13 ERA	@NYM	0.3026	Sun 8/2	C. Cavalli (7-4) 3.58 ERA	WSH	0.3353
18	Max Fried (NYY) (4-3) 2.97 ERA	L	Tue 7/28	A. Kay (7-4) 4.30 ERA	@CWS	0.3187	Sun 8/2	C. Rea (7-7) 4.85 ERA	@CHC	0.3306
20	George Kirby (SEA) (8-8) 3.57 ERA	R	Mon 7/27	K. Rocker (3-8) 4.13 ERA	@TEX	0.3185	Sun 8/2	B. Ober (7-3) 4.56 ERA	MIN	0.3220
22	Chase Burns (CIN) (12-1) 2.42 ERA	R	Mon 7/27	S. Cecconi (4-7) 4.60 ERA	CLE	0.3059	Sat 8/1	B. Chandler (3-8) 4.47 ERA	PIT	0.3356
29	Gerrit Cole (NYY) (3-5) 3.92 ERA	R	Mon 7/27	N. Schultz (3-7) 6.04 ERA	@CWS	0.3187	Sat 8/1	D. Peterson (5-7) 5.97 ERA	@CHC	0.3306
39	Kyle Bradish (BAL) (7-9) 3.65 ERA	R	Mon 7/27	K. Montero (7-5) 3.14 ERA	@DET	0.3130	Sun 8/2	Z. Wheeler (10-2) 2.16 ERA	PHI	0.3086
47	Michael King (SD) (6-7) 3.24 ERA	R	Tue 7/28	M. Lorenzen (3-9) 6.71 ERA	COL	0.3267	Sun 8/2	L. Roupp (7-8) 3.93 ERA	SF	0.3136
50	Sandy Alcantara (MIA) (10-6) 4.07 ERA	R	Tue 7/28	A. Nola (3-8) 5.82 ERA	PHI	0.3086	Sun 8/2	C. Holmes (4-4) 2.39 ERA	@NYM	0.3026
54	Cade Cavalli (WSH) (7-4) 3.58 ERA	R	Tue 7/28	S. Bieber (2-1) 4.70 ERA	TOR	0.2994	Sun 8/2	C. Sale (11-6) 2.19 ERA	@ATL	0.3210
56	Payton Tolle (BOS) (5-6) 3.51 ERA	L	Mon 7/27	J. Perkins (2-5) 6.75 ERA	@ATH	0.3221	Sat 8/1	E. Sheehan (4-7) 5.13 ERA	@LAD	0.3465
57	Griffin Jax (TB) (6-7) 3.78 ERA	R	Tue 7/28	C. Quantrill (3-3) 4.05 ERA	TEX	0.3185	Sun 8/2	A. Kay (7-4) 4.30 ERA	CWS	0.3187
58	Landen Roupp (SF) (7-8) 3.93 ERA	R	Tue 7/28	L. Henderson (4-1) 3.05 ERA	MIL	0.3233	Sun 8/2	M. King (6-7) 3.24 ERA	@SD	0.3044
60	Christian Scott (NYM) (3-2) 3.13 ERA	R	Tue 7/28	C. Sale (11-6) 2.19 ERA	ATL	0.3210	Sat 8/1	T. Phillips (2-5) 3.52 ERA	MIA	0.3223
77	Tyler Mahle (SF) (2-9) 5.31 ERA	R	Mon 7/27	B. Sproat (3-5) 5.09 ERA	MIL	0.3233	Sat 8/1	W. Buehler (6-5) 5.23 ERA	@SD	0.3044
80	Bailey Ober (MIN) (7-3) 4.56 ERA	R	Wed 7/29	R. Dobnak (0-0) 1.42 ERA	KC	0.3130	Sun 8/2	G. Kirby (8-8) 3.57 ERA	@SEA	0.3045
81	Brandon Pfaadt (ARI) (5-1) 4.71 ERA	R	Tue 7/28	M. Keller (6-7) 5.15 ERA	@PIT	0.3356	Sun 8/2	S. Cecconi (4-7) 4.60 ERA	@CLE	0.3059
87	David Peterson (CHC) (5-7) 5.97 ERA	L	Mon 7/27	M. Liberatore (5-7) 5.18 ERA	@STL	0.3089	Sat 8/1	G. Cole (3-5) 3.92 ERA	NYY	0.3206
90	Justin Wrobleski (LAD) (11-2) 2.62 ERA	L	Wed 7/29	E. Hancock (6-4) 3.16 ERA	SEA	0.3045	Sun 8/2	J. Bennett (6-3) 2.58 ERA	BOS	0.3117
94	Slade Cecconi (CLE) (4-7) 4.60 ERA	R	Mon 7/27	C. Burns (12-1) 2.42 ERA	@CIN	0.3116	Sun 8/2	B. Pfaadt (5-1) 4.71 ERA	ARI	0.3098
95	Kumar Rocker (TEX) (3-8) 4.13 ERA	R	Mon 7/27	G. Kirby (8-8) 3.57 ERA	SEA	0.3045	Sun 8/2	T. Imai (6-4) 5.59 ERA	@HOU	0.3174
96	Gage Jump (ATH) (3-6) 4.42 ERA	L	Tue 7/28	J. Bennett (6-3) 2.58 ERA	BOS	0.3117	Sun 8/2	K. Montero (7-5) 3.14 ERA	DET	0.3130
103	Matthew Liberatore (STL) (5-7) 5.18 ERA	L	Mon 7/27	D. Peterson (5-7) 5.97 ERA	CHC	0.3306	Sun 8/2	M. Scherzer (1-4) 10.23 ERA	@TOR	0.2994
113	Mitch Keller (PIT) (6-7) 5.15 ERA	R	Tue 7/28	B. Pfaadt (5-1) 4.71 ERA	ARI	0.3098	Sun 8/2	B. Singer (5-9) 4.53 ERA	@CIN	0.3116
118	Jake Bennett (BOS) (6-3) 2.58 ERA	L	Tue 7/28	G. Jump (3-6) 4.42 ERA	@ATH	0.3221	Sun 8/2	J. Wrobleski (11-2) 2.62 ERA	@LAD	0.3465
119	Jack Perkins (ATH) (2-5) 6.75 ERA	R	Mon 7/27	P. Tolle (5-6) 3.51 ERA	BOS	0.3117	Sat 8/1	F. Valdez (5-7) 4.57 ERA	DET	0.3130
124	Merrill Kelly (ARI) (8-8) 5.12 ERA	R	Mon 7/27	B. Chandler (3-8) 4.47 ERA	@PIT	0.3356	Sat 8/1	P. Messick (8-5) 2.68 ERA	@CLE	0.3059
126	Bubba Chandler (PIT) (3-8) 4.47 ERA	R	Mon 7/27	M. Kelly (8-8) 5.12 ERA	ARI	0.3098	Sat 8/1	C. Burns (12-1) 2.42 ERA	@CIN	0.3116
130	Seth Lugo (KC) (4-6) 4.36 ERA	R	Tue 7/28	K. Rojas (1-1) 3.32 ERA	@MIN	0.3220	Sun 8/2	K. Freeland (2-9) 7.28 ERA	@COL	0.3267
131	Tatsuya Imai (HOU) (6-4) 5.59 ERA	R	Mon 7/27	W. Urena (6-7) 2.78 ERA	@LAA	0.3107	Sun 8/2	K. Rocker (3-8) 4.13 ERA	TEX	0.3185
134	Brandon Sproat (MIL) (3-5) 5.09 ERA	R	Mon 7/27	T. Mahle (2-9) 5.31 ERA	@SF	0.3136	Sun 8/2	W. Urena (6-7) 2.78 ERA	@LAA	0.3107
148	Brady Singer (CIN) (5-9) 4.53 ERA	R	Tue 7/28	G. Williams (10-5) 3.78 ERA	CLE	0.3059	Sun 8/2	M. Keller (6-7) 5.15 ERA	PIT	0.3356
152	Andrew Alvarez (WSH) (2-3) 4.22 ERA	L	Mon 7/27	M. Scherzer (1-4) 10.23 ERA	TOR	0.2994	Sat 8/1	M. Perez (6-6) 3.38 ERA	@ATL	0.3210
157	Max Scherzer (TOR) (1-4) 10.23 ERA	R	Mon 7/27	A. Alvarez (2-3) 4.22 ERA	@WSH	0.3353	Sun 8/2	M. Liberatore (5-7) 5.18 ERA	STL	0.3089
170	Keider Montero (DET) (7-5) 3.14 ERA	R	Mon 7/27	K. Bradish (7-9) 3.65 ERA	BAL	0.3176	Sun 8/2	G. Jump (3-6) 4.42 ERA	@ATH	0.3221
178	Anthony Kay (CWS) (7-4) 4.30 ERA	L	Tue 7/28	M. Fried (4-3) 2.97 ERA	NYY	0.3206	Sun 8/2	G. Jax (6-7) 3.78 ERA	@TB	0.3248
188	Martin Perez (ATL) (6-6) 3.38 ERA	L	Mon 7/27	Z. Thornton (1-1) 1.93 ERA	@NYM	0.3026	Sat 8/1	A. Alvarez (2-3) 4.22 ERA	WSH	0.3353
197	Noah Schultz (CWS) (3-7) 6.04 ERA	L	Mon 7/27	G. Cole (3-5) 3.92 ERA	NYY	0.3206	Sat 8/1	D. Rasmussen (8-5) 3.28 ERA	@TB	0.3248
214	Colin Rea (CHC) (7-7) 4.85 ERA	R	Tue 7/28	M. McGreevy (4-8) 3.07 ERA	@STL	0.3089	Sun 8/2	M. Fried (4-3) 2.97 ERA	NYY	0.3206
241	Tyler Phillips (MIA) (2-5) 3.52 ERA	R	Mon 7/27	Z. Wheeler (10-2) 2.16 ERA	PHI	0.3086	Sat 8/1	C. Scott (3-2) 3.13 ERA	@NYM	0.3026
244	Walbert Urena (LAA) (6-7) 2.78 ERA	R	Mon 7/27	T. Imai (6-4) 5.59 ERA	HOU	0.3174	Sun 8/2	B. Sproat (3-5) 5.09 ERA	MIL	0.3233

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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