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 |
| 8 | Zack Wheeler (PHI) (10-4) 2.92 ERA |
R | Mon 8/24 | B. Miller (4-7) 3.71 ERA |
@SEA | 0.3040 | Sun 8/30 | W. Urena (8-9) 2.80 ERA |
@LAA | 0.3029 |
| 13 | Bryan Woo (SEA) (9-8) 4.10 ERA |
R | Fri 8/28 | D. Cease (7-5) 2.42 ERA |
@TOR | 0.3001 | Sun 8/30 | M. Scherzer (1-6) 7.40 ERA |
@TOR | 0.3001 |
| 23 | Kevin Gausman (CHC) (6-11) 4.65 ERA |
R | Mon 8/24 | M. Kelly (8-11) 5.37 ERA |
@ARI | 0.3140 | Sun 8/30 | C. Burns (14-2) 2.51 ERA |
CIN | 0.3065 |
| 25 | Chase Burns (CIN) (14-2) 2.51 ERA |
R | Mon 8/24 | A. Houser (4-7) 4.08 ERA |
@SF | 0.3098 | Sun 8/30 | K. Gausman (6-11) 4.65 ERA |
@CHC | 0.3315 |
| 28 | Braxton Ashcraft (PIT) (13-5) 3.74 ERA |
R | Mon 8/24 | R. Ray (11-7) 3.20 ERA |
@SD | 0.3104 | Sun 8/30 | M. Liberatore (5-11) 5.04 ERA |
@STL | 0.3087 |
| 34 | Bryce Miller (SEA) (4-7) 3.71 ERA |
R | Mon 8/24 | Z. Wheeler (10-4) 2.92 ERA |
PHI | 0.3127 | Sat 8/29 | J. Soriano (10-6) 3.29 ERA |
@TOR | 0.3001 |
| 37 | Parker Messick (CLE) (9-8) 2.54 ERA |
L | Mon 8/24 | W. Urena (8-9) 2.80 ERA |
@LAA | 0.3029 | Sun 8/30 | S. Lugo (5-7) 4.71 ERA |
KC | 0.3100 |
| 44 | Cade Cavalli (WSH) (11-5) 3.22 ERA |
R | Mon 8/24 | R. Feltner (5-7) 5.97 ERA |
COL | 0.3247 | Sat 8/29 | J. Junk (6-8) 4.37 ERA |
MIA | 0.3210 |
| 80 | Tyler Mahle (ATL) (4-10) 4.53 ERA |
R | Tue 8/25 | TBD | LAD | 0.3447 | Sun 8/30 | K. Freeland (4-10) 6.37 ERA |
COL | 0.3247 |
| 85 | Matthew Liberatore (STL) (5-11) 5.04 ERA |
L | Tue 8/25 | C. Bassitt (4-4) 5.08 ERA |
BAL | 0.3163 | Sun 8/30 | B. Ashcraft (13-5) 3.74 ERA |
PIT | 0.3279 |
| 90 | Griffin Jax (TB) (6-9) 3.53 ERA |
R | Fri 8/28 | C. Mize (5-7) 3.18 ERA |
SD | 0.3104 | Sun 8/30 | R. Ray (11-7) 3.20 ERA |
SD | 0.3104 |
| 107 | Robbie Ray (SD) (11-7) 3.20 ERA |
L | Mon 8/24 | B. Ashcraft (13-5) 3.74 ERA |
PIT | 0.3279 | Sun 8/30 | G. Jax (6-9) 3.53 ERA |
@TB | 0.3246 |
| 110 | Max Scherzer (TOR) (1-6) 7.40 ERA |
R | Tue 8/25 | S. Lugo (5-7) 4.71 ERA |
KC | 0.3100 | Sun 8/30 | B. Woo (9-8) 4.10 ERA |
SEA | 0.3040 |
| 126 | Seth Lugo (KC) (5-7) 4.71 ERA |
R | Tue 8/25 | M. Scherzer (1-6) 7.40 ERA |
@TOR | 0.3001 | Sun 8/30 | P. Messick (9-8) 2.54 ERA |
@CLE | 0.3024 |
| 129 | Keider Montero (DET) (9-8) 3.30 ERA |
R | Mon 8/24 | D. Rasmussen (13-5) 3.01 ERA |
TB | 0.3246 | Sun 8/30 | B. Snell (1-1) 3.60 ERA |
LAD | 0.3447 |
| 130 | Zac Thornton (NYM) (3-4) 3.04 ERA |
L | Tue 8/25 | K. Harrison (10-3) 3.29 ERA |
MIL | 0.3235 | Sun 8/30 | E. Pecko (0-0) 4.91 ERA |
HOU | 0.3176 |
| 153 | Andrew Alvarez (WSH) (2-5) 3.60 ERA |
L | Tue 8/25 | K. Freeland (4-10) 6.37 ERA |
COL | 0.3247 | Sun 8/30 | T. Phillips (3-6) 3.67 ERA |
MIA | 0.3210 |
| 178 | Ethan Pecko (HOU) (0-0) 4.91 ERA |
R | Tue 8/25 | W. Warren (8-6) 4.35 ERA |
@NYY | 0.3124 | Sun 8/30 | Z. Thornton (3-4) 3.04 ERA |
@NYM | 0.3060 |
| 183 | Chris Bassitt (BAL) (4-4) 5.08 ERA |
R | Tue 8/25 | M. Liberatore (5-11) 5.04 ERA |
@STL | 0.3087 | Sun 8/30 | J. Springs (3-11) 6.02 ERA |
@ATH | 0.3168 |
| 224 | Jeffrey Springs (ATH) (3-11) 6.02 ERA |
L | Mon 8/24 | Z. Matthews (7-8) 5.12 ERA |
MIN | 0.3192 | Sun 8/30 | C. Bassitt (4-4) 5.08 ERA |
BAL | 0.3163 |
| 226 | Walbert Urena (LAA) (8-9) 2.80 ERA |
R | Mon 8/24 | P. Messick (9-8) 2.54 ERA |
CLE | 0.3024 | Sun 8/30 | Z. Wheeler (10-4) 2.92 ERA |
PHI | 0.3127 |
| 255 | Jose Urquidy (CWS) (0-0) 0.00 ERA |
R | Mon 8/24 | K. Rocker (4-10) 4.46 ERA |
TEX | 0.3124 | Sun 8/30 | TBD | @MIN | 0.3192 |
| 303 | Tyler Phillips (MIA) (3-6) 3.67 ERA |
R | Mon 8/24 | R. Suarez (5-3) 3.41 ERA |
BOS | 0.3200 | Sun 8/30 | A. Alvarez (2-5) 3.60 ERA |
@WSH | 0.3326 |
| 310 | Kyle Freeland (COL) (4-10) 6.37 ERA |
L | Tue 8/25 | A. Alvarez (2-5) 3.60 ERA |
@WSH | 0.3326 | Sun 8/30 | T. Mahle (4-10) 4.53 ERA |
@ATL | 0.3170 |
| 440 | Ryan Feltner (COL) (5-7) 5.97 ERA |
R | Mon 8/24 | C. Cavalli (11-5) 3.22 ERA |
@WSH | 0.3326 | Sat 8/29 | M. Perez (8-7) 3.15 ERA |
@ATL | 0.3170 |
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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