FantasyPros Staff | Fri, Aug 14th 2026, 10:18am 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
3	Cristopher Sanchez (PHI) (15-4) 2.60 ERA	L	Mon 8/17	J. Junk (6-7) 4.41 ERA	MIA	0.3223	Sun 8/23	K. Leahy (9-4) 3.38 ERA	STL	0.3075
14	Drew Rasmussen (TB) (12-5) 2.78 ERA	R	Tue 8/18	J. Soriano (9-6) 3.23 ERA	TOR	0.2998	Sun 8/23	S. Baz (4-12) 3.94 ERA	@BAL	0.3153
22	Ranger Suarez (BOS) (4-3) 3.25 ERA	L	Mon 8/17	M. Bratt (1-1) 3.74 ERA	ARI	0.3133	Sun 8/23	C. Whisenhunt (3-3) 6.11 ERA	SF	0.3101
29	Bryce Miller (SEA) (4-6) 3.39 ERA	R	Tue 8/18	K. Harrison (9-3) 3.47 ERA	@MIL	0.3225	Sun 8/23	S. Imanaga (8-9) 3.80 ERA	CHC	0.3340
30	Nolan McLean (NYM) (8-8) 3.42 ERA	R	Mon 8/17	W. Buehler (7-5) 4.88 ERA	SD	0.3095	Sun 8/23	D. Martin (9-6) 4.32 ERA	@CWS	0.3172
34	Framber Valdez (DET) (7-8) 4.26 ERA	L	Mon 8/17	C. Mlodzinski (6-5) 3.88 ERA	@PIT	0.3272	Sun 8/23	D. Lynch (0-0) 0.00 ERA	@KC	0.3089
38	Jose Soriano (TOR) (9-6) 3.23 ERA	R	Tue 8/18	D. Rasmussen (12-5) 2.78 ERA	@TB	0.3242	Sun 8/23	W. Warren (8-6) 4.35 ERA	@NYY	0.3159
49	Foster Griffin (CLE) (13-4) 3.25 ERA	L	Tue 8/18	C. Whisenhunt (3-3) 6.11 ERA	SF	0.3101	Sun 8/23	T. Sugano (12-5) 4.59 ERA	@COL	0.3258
54	Will Warren (NYY) (8-6) 4.35 ERA	R	Tue 8/18	TBD	@BAL	0.3153	Sun 8/23	J. Soriano (9-6) 3.23 ERA	TOR	0.2998
63	Shane Baz (BAL) (4-12) 3.94 ERA	R	Mon 8/17	N. Martinez (12-3) 2.74 ERA	@TB	0.3242	Sun 8/23	D. Rasmussen (12-5) 2.78 ERA	TB	0.3242
65	Michael Wacha (KC) (5-8) 3.46 ERA	R	Mon 8/17	M. Barnett (1-3) 6.16 ERA	ATH	0.3149	Sat 8/22	J. Flaherty (3-8) 4.59 ERA	DET	0.3192
89	Luis Castillo (CWS) (4-9) 4.96 ERA	R	Mon 8/17	D. Peterson (7-7) 5.35 ERA	@CHC	0.3340	Sat 8/22	C. Scott (3-3) 3.45 ERA	NYM	0.3057
91	Nick Martinez (TB) (12-3) 2.74 ERA	R	Mon 8/17	S. Baz (4-12) 3.94 ERA	BAL	0.3153	Sat 8/22	B. Young (9-3) 3.56 ERA	@BAL	0.3153
97	Kyle Leahy (STL) (9-4) 3.38 ERA	R	Tue 8/18	A. Abbott (6-7) 4.06 ERA	@CIN	0.3085	Sun 8/23	C. Sanchez (15-4) 2.60 ERA	@PHI	0.3098
99	Carmen Mlodzinski (PIT) (6-5) 3.88 ERA	R	Mon 8/17	F. Valdez (7-8) 4.26 ERA	DET	0.3192	Sun 8/23	T. Skubal (7-6) 2.93 ERA	@LAD	0.3456
103	Davis Martin (CWS) (9-6) 4.32 ERA	R	Tue 8/18	K. Gausman (6-11) 4.60 ERA	@CHC	0.3340	Sun 8/23	N. McLean (8-8) 3.42 ERA	NYM	0.3057
107	Janson Junk (MIA) (6-7) 4.41 ERA	R	Mon 8/17	C. Sanchez (15-4) 2.60 ERA	@PHI	0.3098	Sun 8/23	J. Kent (0-0) 6.75 ERA	WSH	0.3350
117	Jack Perkins (ATH) (2-9) 7.27 ERA	R	Tue 8/18	D. Lynch (0-0) 0.00 ERA	@KC	0.3089	Sun 8/23	C. Javier (1-3) 6.68 ERA	@HOU	0.3188
131	Andrew Abbott (CIN) (6-7) 4.06 ERA	L	Tue 8/18	K. Leahy (9-4) 3.38 ERA	STL	0.3075	Sun 8/23	M. Bratt (1-1) 3.74 ERA	@ARI	0.3133
134	Andre Pallante (STL) (12-6) 3.53 ERA	R	Mon 8/17	TBD	@CIN	0.3085	Sat 8/22	A. Painter (2-8) 6.27 ERA	@PHI	0.3098
161	Mitch Bratt (ARI) (1-1) 3.74 ERA	L	Mon 8/17	R. Suarez (4-3) 3.25 ERA	@BOS	0.3174	Sun 8/23	A. Abbott (6-7) 4.06 ERA	CIN	0.3085
164	Jackson Kent (WSH) (0-0) 6.75 ERA	L	Tue 8/18	C. Quantrill (4-4) 3.44 ERA	@TEX	0.3149	Sun 8/23	J. Junk (6-7) 4.41 ERA	@MIA	0.3223
183	Cristian Javier (HOU) (1-3) 6.68 ERA	R	Tue 8/18	G. Klassen (1-1) 5.52 ERA	LAA	0.3047	Sun 8/23	J. Perkins (2-9) 7.27 ERA	ATH	0.3149
189	Carson Whisenhunt (SF) (3-3) 6.11 ERA	L	Tue 8/18	F. Griffin (13-4) 3.25 ERA	@CLE	0.3038	Sun 8/23	R. Suarez (4-3) 3.25 ERA	@BOS	0.3174
199	Martin Perez (ATL) (8-6) 2.96 ERA	L	Mon 8/17	B. Ober (7-4) 4.64 ERA	@MIN	0.3187	Sat 8/22	J. Misiorowski (11-5) 1.76 ERA	@MIL	0.3225
222	Rhett Lowder (CIN) (4-8) 5.15 ERA	R	Mon 8/17	TBD	STL	0.3075	Sat 8/22	M. Soroka (8-3) 2.92 ERA	@ARI	0.3133
234	Walker Buehler (SD) (7-5) 4.88 ERA	R	Mon 8/17	N. McLean (8-8) 3.42 ERA	@NYM	0.3057	Sun 8/23	D. Kremer (2-4) 5.25 ERA	MIN	0.3187
244	George Klassen (LAA) (1-1) 5.52 ERA	R	Tue 8/18	C. Javier (1-3) 6.68 ERA	@HOU	0.3188	Sun 8/23	C. Quantrill (4-4) 3.44 ERA	@TEX	0.3149
276	Cal Quantrill (TEX) (4-4) 3.44 ERA	R	Tue 8/18	J. Kent (0-0) 6.75 ERA	WSH	0.3350	Sun 8/23	G. Klassen (1-1) 5.52 ERA	LAA	0.3047
429	Mason Barnett (ATH) (1-3) 6.16 ERA	R	Mon 8/17	M. Wacha (5-8) 3.46 ERA	@KC	0.3089	Sat 8/22	H. Brown (3-2) 3.68 ERA	@HOU	0.3188
439	Tomoyuki Sugano (COL) (12-5) 4.59 ERA	R	Mon 8/17	B. Snell (0-1) 5.00 ERA	LAD	0.3456	Sun 8/23	F. Griffin (13-4) 3.25 ERA	CLE	0.3038

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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