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Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 8, and will be updated as more starters are announced. If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a juicy matchup and which ones might be worth putting on the pine against a fierce offense, this is the weekly piece for you.
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.
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SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/22/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| CHW@ARI | Miguel Gonzalez SP | CHW | SIT | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START |
| CLE@CIN | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE | SIT | Scott Feldman RP | CIN | SIT |
| COL@PHI | Jeff Hoffman SP | COL | START | Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI | SIT |
| DET@HOU | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | START | Brad Peacock SP | HOU | SIT |
| KC@NYY | Jason Vargas SP | KC | START | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | START |
| LAA@TB | JC Ramirez RP | LAA | START | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | START |
| MIN@BAL | TBA | TBD | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | SIT |
| PIT@ATL | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | START | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START |
| SF@CHC | Ty Blach SP | SF | SIT | John Lackey SP | CHC | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/23/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| CHW@ARI | Dylan Covey SP | CHW | SIT | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START |
| CLE@CIN | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START | Amir Garrett SP | CIN | SIT |
| COL@PHI | German Marquez SP | COL | START | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | SIT |
| DET@HOU | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | SIT | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | START |
| KC@NYY | Danny Duffy SP | KC | START | Jordan Montgomery SP | NYY | START |
| LAA@TB | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | START | Alex Cobb SP | TB | START |
| MIA@OAK | Jose Urena RP | MIA | SIT | Jesse Hahn SP | OAK | START |
| MIN@BAL | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | SIT | Dylan Bundy RP | BAL | START |
| PIT@ATL | Tyler Glasnow SP | PIT | START | R.A. Dickey SP | ATL | SIT |
| SD@NYM | Jhoulys Chacin SP | SD | SIT | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | START |
| SEA@WAS | Christian Bergman RP | SEA | START | Jacob Turner RP | WAS | SIT |
| SF@CHC | Johnny Cueto SP | SF | START | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START |
| STL@LAD | Lance Lynn SP | STL | START | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | START |
| TEX@BOS | Andrew Cashner SP | TEX | SIT | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START |
| TOR@MIL | Joe Biagini RP | TOR | SIT | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/24/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| CHW@ARI | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | START | TBA | TBD |
| CIN@CLE | Lisalverto Bonilla SP | CIN | SIT | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START |
| COL@PHI | Tyler Chatwood SP | COL | SIT | Jeremy Hellickson SP | PHI | START |
| DET@HOU | Daniel Norris SP | DET | SIT | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | START |
| KC@NYY | Jason Hammel SP | KC | SIT | Luis Severino SP | NYY | START |
| LAA@TB | Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA | SIT | Erasmo Ramirez RP | TB | START |
| MIA@OAK | Edinson Volquez SP | MIA | SIT | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | START |
| MIN@BAL | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | START | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | START |
| PIT@ATL | Trevor Williams RP | PIT | SIT | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | START |
| SD@NYM | Jarred Cosart SP | SD | SIT | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START |
| SEA@WAS | Sam Gaviglio RP | SEA | SIT | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | START |
| SF@CHC | Matt Moore SP | SF | SIT | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START |
| STL@LAD | Mike Leake SP | STL | START | Rich Hill SP | LAD | START |
| TEX@BOS | Martin Perez SP | TEX | SIT | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START |
| TOR@MIL | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | START | Matt Garza SP | MIL | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/25/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@MIL | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | START | Zach Davies SP | MIL | SIT |
| CIN@CLE | Tim Adleman SP | CIN | SIT | Mike Clevinger SP | CLE | START |
| COL@PHI | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | START | Vince Velasquez SP | PHI | SIT |
| DET@HOU | Justin Verlander SP | DET | START | Mike Fiers SP | HOU | SIT |
| KC@NYY | Nate Karns SP | KC | START | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | START |
| LAA@TB | Alex Meyer SP | LAA | SIT | Matt Andriese SP | TB | START |
| PIT@ATL | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | START | Bartolo Colon SP | ATL | SIT |
| SD@NYM | TBA | TBD | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM | START |
| SEA@WAS | Ariel Miranda SP | SEA | START | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START |
| SF@CHC | Jeff Samardzija SP | SF | START | Eddie Butler SP | CHC | SIT |
| STL@LAD | Michael Wacha SP | STL | START | Hyun-Jin Ryu SP | LAD | SIT |
| TEX@BOS | Nick Martinez SP | TEX | SIT | Drew Pomeranz SP | BOS | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/26/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@MIL | Zack Godley RP | ARI | START | TBD | TBA |
| ATL@SF | Jaime Garcia SP | ATL | START | Matt Cain SP | SF | SIT |
| BAL@HOU | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | SIT | Joe Musgrove SP | HOU | SIT |
| CHC@LAD | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | START | Alex Wood SP | LAD | START |
| CIN@PHI | Bronson Arroyo SP | CIN | SIT | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START |
| DET@CHW | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | START | Mike Pelfrey SP | CHW | SIT |
| KC@CLE | Ian Kennedy SP | KC | START | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | START |
| LAA@MIA | Jesse Chavez RP | LAA | START | Justin Nicolino SP | MIA | SIT |
| NYM@PIT | Tommy Milone SP | NYM | SIT | Chad Kuhl SP | PIT | SIT |
| OAK@NYY | Kendall Graveman SP | OAK | SIT | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | START |
| SD@WAS | Luis Perdomo SP | SD | SIT | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START |
| SEA@BOS | Yovani Gallardo SP | SEA | SIT | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START |
| STL@COL | Carlos Martinez SP | STL | START | Antonio Senzatela SP | COL | START |
| TB@MIN | Chris Archer SP | TB | START | Hector Santiago SP | MIN | SIT |
| TEX@TOR | A.J. Griffin SP | TEX | START | Mike Bolsinger SP | TOR | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/27/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@MIL | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | SIT |
| ATL@SF | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START | Ty Blach SP | SF | SIT |
| BAL@HOU | Wade Miley SP | BAL | START | Brad Peacock SP | HOU | SIT |
| CHC@LAD | John Lackey SP | CHC | START | Brandon McCarthy SP | LAD | START |
| CIN@PHI | Scott Feldman RP | CIN | START | Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI | START |
| DET@CHW | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | START | Miguel Gonzalez SP | CHW | SIT |
| KC@CLE | Jason Vargas SP | KC | START | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE | SIT |
| LAA@MIA | JC Ramirez RP | LAA | START | Dan Straily SP | MIA | SIT |
| NYM@PIT | Robert Gsellman SP | NYM | SIT | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | START |
| OAK@NYY | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | SIT | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | START |
| SD@WAS | Clayton Richard RP | SD | SIT | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | START |
| SEA@BOS | TBA | TBD | TBA | TBD |
| STL@COL | Adam Wainwright SP | STL | SIT | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | START |
| TB@MIN | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | START | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | SIT |
| TEX@TOR | Yu Darvish SP | TEX | START | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/28/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@MIL | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | SIT |
| ATL@SF | R.A. Dickey SP | ATL | SIT | Johnny Cueto SP | SF | START |
| BAL@HOU | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | SIT | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | START |
| CHC@LAD | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | START |
| CIN@PHI | Amir Garrett SP | CIN | START | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | SIT |
| DET@CHW | Daniel Norris SP | DET | SIT | Dylan Covey SP | CHW | SIT |
| KC@CLE | Danny Duffy SP | KC | START | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START |
| LAA@MIA | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | START | Jose Urena RP | MIA | SIT |
| NYM@PIT | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | SIT | Tyler Glasnow SP | PIT | START |
| OAK@NYY | Andrew Triggs RP | OAK | START | Jordan Montgomery SP | NYY | SIT |
| SD@WAS | Jhoulys Chacin SP | SD | SIT | Jacob Turner RP | WAS | SIT |
| SEA@BOS | Christian Bergman RP | SEA | SIT | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START |
| STL@COL | Lance Lynn SP | STL | START | German Marquez SP | COL | START |
| TB@MIN | Alex Cobb SP | TB | START | TBA | TBD |
| TEX@TOR | Andrew Cashner SP | TEX | SIT | Joe Biagini RP | TOR | SIT |
