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What’s up RotoBallers. As always, we are here to help with pitcher matchups every week of the season and help win some leagues.Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 21, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also have a link to our Premium Starting Pitcher Daily Matchups, Streamers & DFS Tool. For those who aren't aware, our in-house tool analyzes SP matchups based on a variety of stats/metrics, and recommends whether start, sit, or stream any pitcher for seasonal and DFS leagues. It's pretty cool.
For every week of the fantasy baseball season, we look to analyze all of the projected starting pitcher matchups and put together our optimal lineups. Here at RotoBaller, we believe that it’s key to analyze every SP matchup, each and every week, to help determine which SPs to start/sit and to hopefully find some hidden gems to bolster your teams.
This weekly piece considers the pitcher’s opponents, their career stats against the opponent, some ballpark factors and historical splits. With all of this information, we then provide our start/sit recommendations for each starting pitcher matchup for the approaching week of fantasy baseball.
SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations
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Note that MLB teams usually shuffle their rotations, so I’ll be updating the matchups throughout the day and week. This is based on 10-14-team league sizes:
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - MONDAY (8/22/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| CHC@SD | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START | Edwin Jackson RP | SD | SIT |
| BOS@TB | David Price SP | BOS | START | Blake Snell SP | TB | START |
| WAS@BAL | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | START | Dylan Bundy RP | BAL | START |
| CLE@OAK | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START | Andrew Triggs RP | OAK | SIT |
| HOU@PIT | Doug Fister SP | HOU | START | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START |
| LAD@CIN | Scott Kazmir SP | LAD | START | Homer Bailey SP | CIN | START |
| NYY@SEA | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | START | Cody Martin RP | SEA | SIT |
| ATL@ARI | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | SIT | Zack Godley SP | ARI | START |
| COL@MIL | Chad Bettis SP | COL | START | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (8/23/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| SF@LAD | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | START | Kenta Maeda SP | LAD | START |
| CHC@SD | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | START | Christian Friedrich RP | SD | SIT |
| KC@MIA | Yordano Ventura SP | KC | START | Andrew Cashner SP | MIA | SIT |
| CLE@OAK | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | START | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | SIT |
| HOU@PIT | Joe Musgrove SP | HOU | START | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | SIT |
| WAS@BAL | Reynaldo Lopez SP | WAS | SIT | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | START |
| COL@MIL | Jon Gray SP | COL | START | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | SIT |
| DET@MIN | Anibal Sanchez SP | DET | SIT | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | SIT |
| LAA@TOR | Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA | SIT | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | SIT |
| NYY@SEA | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | SIT | TBA | TBD |
| BOS@TB | Clay Buchholz SP | BOS | START | Chris Archer SP | TB | START |
| NYM@STL | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | SIT | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | START |
| PHI@CHW | Jake Thompson SP | PHI | SIT | Anthony Ranaudo SP | CHW | START |
| ATL@ARI | Rob Whalen SP | ATL | SIT | Archie Bradley SP | ARI | START |
| TEX@CIN | Derek Holland SP | TEX | SIT | Dan Straily SP | CIN | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (8/24/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| SF@LAD | Johnny Cueto SP | SF | START | Rich Hill SP | LAD | SIT |
| BOS@TB | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START | Matt Andriese RP | TB | SIT |
| NYM@STL | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START | Carlos Martinez SP | STL | START |
| CHC@SD | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START | Paul Clemens RP | SD | SIT |
| TEX@CIN | Yu Darvish SP | TEX | START | Tim Adleman RP | CIN | SIT |
| NYY@SEA | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | START | Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA | START |
| CLE@OAK | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START | Kendall Graveman SP | OAK | SIT |
| HOU@PIT | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | START | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | START |
| PHI@CHW | Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI | START | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | START |
| ATL@ARI | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | START | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START |
| LAA@TOR | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | SIT | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | START |
| COL@MIL | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | START | Zach Davies SP | MIL | SIT |
| DET@MIN | Matt Boyd SP | DET | START | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | SIT |
| BAL@WAS | Wade Miley SP | BAL | SIT | Tanner Roark RP | WAS | START |
| KC@MIA | Dillon Gee SP | KC | SIT | Jose Fernandez SP | MIA | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (8/25/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| SEA@CHW | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | START | James Shields SP | CHW | SIT |
| BOS@TB | Drew Pomeranz RP | BOS | START | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | START |
| DET@MIN | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | START | Tyler Duffey SP | MIN | SIT |
| BAL@WAS | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | START | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START |
| SF@LAD | Matt Moore SP | SF | SIT | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | SIT |
| NYM@STL | Steven Matz SP | NYM | START | Adam Wainwright SP | STL | START |
| CLE@TEX | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE | SIT | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | START |
| KC@MIA | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | SIT | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | START |
| PIT@MIL | Chad Kuhl SP | PIT | SIT | Wily Peralta SP | MIL | SIT |
| LAA@TOR | Jered Weaver SP | LAA | SIT | J.A. Happ SP | TOR | START |
| ATL@ARI | Tyrell Jenkins SP | ATL | SIT | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (8/26/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| CLE@TEX | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START | A.J. Griffin SP | TEX | SIT |
| KC@BOS | Ian Kennedy SP | KC | SIT | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | SIT |
| TB@HOU | Drew Smyly SP | TB | START | Mike Fiers SP | HOU | START |
| CHC@LAD | TBA | TBD | Julio Urias SP | LAD | SIT |
| CIN@ARI | Brandon Finnegan RP | CIN | SIT | Braden Shipley SP | ARI | SIT |
| MIN@TOR | Hector Santiago SP | MIN | SIT | Francisco Liriano SP | TOR | START |
| PIT@MIL | Ryan Vogelsong SP | PIT | START | Matt Garza SP | MIL | SIT |
| BAL@NYY | Yovani Gallardo SP | BAL | START | Luis Cessa SP | NYY | SIT |
| COL@WAS | Tyler Chatwood SP | COL | START | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | SIT |
| LAA@DET | Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA | SIT | Daniel Norris SP | DET | SIT |
| OAK@STL | Ross Detwiler RP | OAK | SIT | Luke Weaver SP | STL | START |
| SEA@CHW | Ariel Miranda P | SEA | SIT | Chris Sale SP | CHW | START |
| SD@MIA | Jarred Cosart SP | SD | SIT | David Phelps SP | MIA | START |
| ATL@SF | Joel De La Cruz RP | ATL | SIT | Jeff Samardzija SP | SF | START |
| PHI@NYM | Adam Morgan SP | PHI | SIT | Bartolo Colon SP | NYM | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (8/27/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| CLE@TEX | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START | Martin Perez SP | TEX | SIT |
| KC@BOS | Danny Duffy SP | KC | START | David Price SP | BOS | START |
| CHC@LAD | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | START | Scott Kazmir SP | LAD | SIT |
| CIN@ARI | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | START | Zack Godley SP | ARI | START |
| BAL@NYY | Dylan Bundy RP | BAL | START | Chad Green P | NYY | SIT |
| PIT@MIL | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | SIT |
| MIN@TOR | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | START | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | START |
| TB@HOU | Blake Snell SP | TB | START | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START |
| PHI@NYM | Jeremy Hellickson SP | PHI | START | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | START |
| ATL@SF | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | SIT | Jake Peavy SP | SF | START |
| COL@WAS | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | SIT | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | START |
| SD@MIA | Luis Perdomo SP | SD | SIT | Jose Urena RP | MIA | SIT |
| LAA@DET | Jhoulys Chacin SP | LAA | SIT | Justin Verlander SP | DET | START |
| OAK@STL | Zach Neal P | OAK | SIT | Mike Leake SP | STL | START |
| SEA@CHW | Cody Martin RP | SEA | SIT | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (8/28/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| CHC@LAD | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START | Kenta Maeda SP | LAD | START |
| TB@HOU | Chris Archer SP | TB | START | Doug Fister SP | HOU | START |
| PHI@NYM | Vince Velasquez RP | PHI | START | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | START |
| KC@BOS | Yordano Ventura SP | KC | START | Clay Buchholz SP | BOS | SIT |
| BAL@NYY | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | START | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | SIT |
| CLE@TEX | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | START | Derek Holland SP | TEX | SIT |
| CIN@ARI | Homer Bailey SP | CIN | START | Archie Bradley SP | ARI | START |
| LAA@DET | Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA | SIT | Anibal Sanchez SP | DET | SIT |
| PIT@MIL | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | START | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | SIT |
| COL@WAS | Chad Bettis SP | COL | SIT | Reynaldo Lopez SP | WAS | START |
| MIN@TOR | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | SIT | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | START |
| SD@MIA | Edwin Jackson RP | SD | SIT | Andrew Cashner SP | MIA | SIT |
| SEA@CHW | Wade LeBlanc RP | SEA | SIT | Anthony Ranaudo SP | CHW | SIT |
| ATL@SF | Rob Whalen SP | ATL | SIT | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | START |
| OAK@STL | Andrew Triggs RP | OAK | SIT | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | START |
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