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Week 7 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

By Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsThere are less MLB games than normal for Week 7, but there are still some solid two start pitchers and plenty of starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider. It's important to analyze the weekly SP matchups to determine who to start/sit, and hopefully even uncover some diamonds in the rough off the waiver wire.

All of the MLB games for Week 7 are listed below with the projected starting pitching matchups. After considering each of these pitcher's performances to date, opponent, career stats, ballpark effects and historical split stats, we are providing our start/sit recommendations for each of this week's matchups.

It's still early in the season, so picking the right pitchers to sit or start can be an important component for the success of your fantasy teams. There's nothing worse than a huge blow-up and ERA/WHIP inflation to your overall stats. In weekly formats, starting or benching a SP can mean the difference between a win or loss for the week. In more traditional roto or daily formats, you'll need to be extra careful and prepare your daily fantasy lineups to win.  Best of luck this week RotoBallers!

 

SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations

Editor’s Note: RotoBaller's fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups list is updated daily. You can find more analysis on emerging starting pitchers, among other fantasy position players, to continuously beef up your team. And don't forget to download RotoBaller's waiver wire iphone app for free, and stay up to date while you're on the run.

 

Probable Pitchers - Monday (5/12/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ATL@SF Floyd, Gavin SP ATL Sit Lincecum, Tim SP SF Sit
CHC@STL Wood, Travis SP CHC Sit Lyons, Tyler SP STL Start
CHW@OAK Danks, John SP CHW Sit Chavez, Jesse RP OAK Start
DET@BAL Porcello, Rick SP DET Sit Norris, Bud SP BAL Sit
LAA@TOR Wilson, C.J. SP LAA Start Buehrle, Mark SP TOR Sit
MIA@LAD Koehler, Tom SP MIA Start Haren, Dan SP LAD Start
NYM@NYY Colon, Bartolo SP NYM Sit Kuroda, Hiroki SP NYY Start
TB@SEA Ramos, Cesar RP TB Sit Hernandez, Felix SP SEA Start
TEX@HOU Lewis, Colby SP TEX Sit Peacock, Brad SP HOU Sit
WAS@ARI Zimmermann, Jordan SP WAS Start Collmenter, Josh RP ARI Sit

Probable Pitchers - Tuesday (5/13/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ATL@SF Minor, Mike SP ATL Start Vogelsong, Ryan SP SF Start
BOS@MIN Doubront, Felix SP BOS Sit Nolasco, Ricky SP MIN Sit
CHC@STL Arrieta, Jake SP CHC Sit Wainwright, Adam SP STL Start
CHW@OAK Carroll, Scott SP CHW Sit Pomeranz, Drew SP OAK Start
CLE@TOR Masterson, Justin SP CLE Start Dickey, R.A. SP TOR Sit
COL@KC Morales, Franklin RP COL Sit Shields, James SP KC Start
DET@BAL Smyly, Drew RP DET Start Jimenez, Ubaldo SP BAL Sit
LAA@PHI TBD TBD Lee, Cliff SP PHI Start
MIA@LAD Turner, Jacob SP MIA Sit Beckett, Josh SP LAD Start
NYM@NYY Wheeler, Zack SP NYM Sit Nuno, Vidal SP NYY Sit
PIT@MIL Cole, Gerrit SP PIT Start Estrada, Marco SP MIL Start
SD@CIN Cashner, Andrew SP SD Start Leake, Mike SP CIN Start
TB@SEA Price, David SP TB Start Iwakuma, Hisashi SP SEA Start
TEX@HOU Harrison, Matt SP TEX Start Keuchel, Dallas SP HOU Sit
WAS@ARI Strasburg, Stephen SP WAS Start Arroyo, Bronson SP ARI Start

Probable Pitchers - Wednesday (5/14/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ATL@SF Teheran, Julio SP ATL Start Bumgarner, Madison SP SF Start
BOS@MIN Peavy, Jake SP BOS Start Correia, Kevin SP MIN Sit
CHC@STL Hammel, Jason SP CHC Sit Wacha, Michael SP STL Start
CHW@OAK Rienzo, Andre SP CHW Sit Milone, Tommy SP OAK Sit
CLE@TOR Kluber, Corey SP CLE Start McGowan, Dustin RP TOR Sit
COL@KC Chacin, Jhoulys SP COL Sit Vargas, Jason SP KC Sit
DET@BAL Verlander, Justin SP DET Start Chen, Wei-Yin SP BAL Sit
LAA@PHI Richards, Garrett RP LAA Start Burnett, A.J. SP PHI Sit
MIA@LAD Fernandez, Jose SP MIA Start Maholm, Paul SP LAD Sit
NYY@NYM Tanaka, Masahiro SP NYY Start Mejia, Jenrry SP NYM Sit
PIT@MIL Liriano, Francisco SP PIT Sit Peralta, Wily SP MIL Start
SD@CIN Kennedy, Ian SP SD Start Cueto, Johnny SP CIN Start
TB@SEA Odorizzi, Jake SP TB Sit Maurer, Brandon SP SEA Sit
TEX@HOU Tepesch, Nick SP TEX Sit Feldman, Scott SP HOU Start
WAS@ARI Fister, Doug SP WAS Sit McCarthy, Brandon SP ARI Sit

Probable Pitchers - Thursday (5/15/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
BAL@KC Gonzalez, Miguel SP BAL Sit Ventura, Yordano SP KC Start
BOS@MIN Buchholz, Clay SP BOS Start Hughes, Phil SP MIN Sit
CHC@STL Samardzija, Jeff SP CHC Start Lynn, Lance SP STL Start
CLE@TOR Salazar, Danny SP CLE Sit Happ, J.A. SP TOR Sit
MIA@SF Eovaldi, Nate SP MIA Start Cain, Matt SP SF Start
NYY@NYM TBD TBD Gee, Dillon SP NYM Sit
PIT@MIL Rodriguez, Wandy SP PIT Sit Gallardo, Yovani SP MIL Start
SD@CIN Ross, Tyson RP SD Start Simon, Alfredo RP CIN Start
TB@LAA Bedard, Erik SP TB Sit Skaggs, Tyler SP LAA Sit

Probable Pitchers - Friday (5/16/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ATL@STL Santana, Ervin SP ATL Start Miller, Shelby SP STL Start
BAL@KC Tillman, Chris SP BAL Guthrie, Jeremy SP KC Sit
CHW@HOU Quintana, Jose SP CHW Start McHugh, Collin SP HOU Sit
CIN@PHI Bailey, Homer SP CIN Sit Hernandez, Roberto SP PHI Sit
DET@BOS Scherzer, Max SP DET Start Lester, Jon SP BOS Sit
LAD@ARI Greinke, Zack SP LAD Start Miley, Wade SP ARI Sit
MIA@SF Alvarez, Henderson SP MIA Sit Hudson, Tim SP SF Start
MIL@CHC Lohse, Kyle SP MIL Start Jackson, Edwin SP CHC Sit
NYM@WAS Niese, Jonathon SP NYM Start Roark, Tanner SP WAS Start
OAK@CLE Gray, Sonny SP OAK Start McAllister, Zach SP CLE Sit
PIT@NYY Volquez, Edinson SP PIT Sit Phelps, David SP NYY Sit
SD@COL Stults, Eric SP SD Sit De La Rosa, Jorge SP COL Sit
SEA@MIN Young, Chris SP SEA Start Gibson, Kyle SP MIN Sit
TB@LAA Archer, Chris SP TB Sit Weaver, Jered SP LAA Start
TOR@TEX Hutchison, Drew SP TOR Sit Darvish, Yu SP TEX Start

Probable Pitchers - Saturday (5/17/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ATL@STL Wood, Alex RP ATL Start Lyons, Tyler SP STL Start
BAL@KC Norris, Bud SP BAL Sit Duffy, Danny SP KC Start
CHW@HOU Noesi, Hector RP CHW Sit Cosart, Jarred SP HOU Start
CIN@PHI TBD TBD Kendrick, Kyle SP PHI Sit
DET@BOS Porcello, Rick SP DET Sit Lackey, John SP BOS Sit
LAD@ARI Kershaw, Clayton SP LAD Start Collmenter, Josh RP ARI Sit
MIA@SF Koehler, Tom SP MIA Start Lincecum, Tim SP SF Sit
MIL@CHC Garza, Matt SP MIL Start Wood, Travis SP CHC Start
NYM@WAS Colon, Bartolo SP NYM Sit Gonzalez, Gio SP WAS Start
OAK@CLE Kazmir, Scott SP OAK Start Tomlin, Josh RP CLE Sit
PIT@NYY Morton, Charlie SP PIT Sit Kuroda, Hiroki SP NYY Start
SD@COL Erlin, Robbie SP SD Sit Lyles, Jordan SP COL Start
SEA@MIN Elias, Roenis SP SEA Start Deduno, Samuel SP MIN Sit
TB@LAA Ramos, Cesar RP TB Sit Wilson, C.J. SP LAA Start
TOR@TEX Buehrle, Mark SP TOR Sit Ross, Robbie RP TEX Sit

Probable Pitchers - Sunday (5/18/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ATL@STL Harang, Aaron SP ATL Sit Wainwright, Adam SP STL Start
BAL@KC Jimenez, Ubaldo SP BAL Start Shields, James SP KC Start
CHW@HOU Danks, John SP CHW Sit Peacock, Brad SP HOU Sit
CIN@PHI Leake, Mike SP CIN Start Hamels, Cole SP PHI Start
DET@BOS TBD TBD Doubront, Felix SP BOS Sit
LAD@ARI Haren, Dan SP LAD Start Arroyo, Bronson SP ARI Start
MIA@SF Turner, Jacob SP MIA Sit Vogelsong, Ryan SP SF Start
MIL@CHC Estrada, Marco SP MIL Start Arrieta, Jake SP CHC Sit
NYM@WAS Wheeler, Zack SP NYM Start Zimmermann, Jordan SP WAS Start
OAK@CLE Chavez, Jesse RP OAK Start Masterson, Justin SP CLE Start
PIT@NYY Cole, Gerrit SP PIT Sit Nuno, Vidal SP NYY Sit
SD@COL Cashner, Andrew SP SD Sit Nicasio, Juan SP COL Sit
SEA@MIN Hernandez, Felix SP SEA Start Nolasco, Ricky SP MIN Sit
TB@LAA Price, David SP TB Start TBD TBD
TOR@TEX Dickey, R.A. SP TOR Sit Lewis, Colby SP TEX Sit

 

 




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