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You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 7! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back again this year with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. This is our fifth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly.
Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 7, which will be updated as rotations are inevitably tweaked.
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. Let's set those optimal lineups!
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SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations
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.
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/14/18) - MONDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@CHC | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | START | Jose Quintana SP | CHC | START |
| CIN@SF | Sal Romano SP | CIN | START | Chris Stratton SP | SF | START |
| CLE@DET | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START | Mike Fiers SP | DET | SIT |
| COL@SD | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | START | Joey Lucchesi SP | SD | START |
| HOU@LAA | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | START | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | SIT |
| MIL@ARI | Junior Guerra SP | MIL | SIT | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START |
| OAK@BOS | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | START | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START |
| SEA@MIN | Wade LeBlanc RP | SEA | SIT | Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN | START |
| TB@KC | Ryan Yarbrough SP | TB | START | Eric Skoglund SP | KC | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/15/18) - TUESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| CHC@ATL | Yu Darvish SP | CHC | SIT | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START |
| CHW@PIT | Reynaldo Lopez SP | CHW | START | Trevor Williams SP | PIT | START |
| CIN@SF | Tyler Mahle SP | CIN | START | Ty Blach SP | SF | SIT |
| CLE@DET | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE | SIT | Francisco Liriano RP | DET | SIT |
| COL@SD | German Marquez SP | COL | START | Jordan Lyles RP | SD | SIT |
| HOU@LAA | Gerrit Cole SP | HOU | START | Jaime Barria SP | LAA | SIT |
| LAD@MIA | Alex Wood SP | LAD | START | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | SIT |
| MIL@ARI | Jhoulys Chacin SP | MIL | SIT | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START |
| NYY@WAS | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | START | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START |
| OAK@BOS | Daniel Mengden SP | OAK | SIT | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START |
| PHI@BAL | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI | START | Andrew Cashner SP | BAL | SIT |
| STL@MIN | Jack Flaherty SP | STL | SIT | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | SIT |
| TB@KC | TBA | TBD | Ian Kennedy SP | KC | START |
| TEX@SEA | Mike Minor RP | TEX | SIT | Mike Leake SP | SEA | SIT |
| TOR@NYM | Jaime Garcia SP | TOR | SIT | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/16/18) - WEDNESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| CHC@ATL | Tyler Chatwood SP | CHC | START | Brandon McCarthy SP | ATL | SIT |
| CHW@PIT | Carson Fulmer SP | CHW | SIT | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START |
| CIN@SF | Matt Harvey SP | CIN | START | Andrew Suarez SP | SF | START |
| CLE@DET | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START | TBA | TBD |
| HOU@LAA | Justin Verlander SP | HOU | START | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | START |
| LAD@MIA | Walker Buehler RP | LAD | START | Caleb Smith RP | MIA | START |
| MIL@ARI | Brandon Woodruff SP | MIL | SIT | Matt Koch RP | ARI | START |
| NYY@WAS | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | SIT | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START |
| OAK@BOS | Kendall Graveman SP | OAK | SIT | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START |
| PHI@BAL | Vince Velasquez SP | PHI | START | TBA | TBD |
| STL@MIN | Miles Mikolas SP | STL | START | Lance Lynn SP | MIN | SIT |
| TB@KC | Jake Faria SP | TB | START | Jason Hammel SP | KC | SIT |
| TEX@SEA | Bartolo Colon SP | TEX | SIT | TBA | TBD |
| TOR@NYM | J.A. Happ SP | TOR | START | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/17/18) - THURSDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@BOS | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | SIT | David Price SP | BOS | SIT |
| CHC@ATL | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START | Mike Soroka SP | ATL | START |
| COL@SF | Chad Bettis SP | COL | START | Jeff Samardzija SP | SF | SIT |
| DET@SEA | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | START | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | START |
| LAD@MIA | Kenta Maeda SP | LAD | START | Dan Straily SP | MIA | SIT |
| OAK@TOR | Andrew Triggs SP | OAK | SIT | Aaron Sanchez SP | TOR | START |
| PHI@STL | Jake Arrieta SP | PHI | START | Luke Weaver SP | STL | SIT |
| SD@PIT | Eric Lauer SP | SD | SIT | Chad Kuhl SP | PIT | START |
| TB@LAA | Chris Archer SP | TB | START | Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA | START |
| TEX@CHW | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | START | James Shields SP | CHW | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/18/18) - FRIDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@NYM | Troy Scribner RP | ARI | SIT | Steven Matz SP | NYM | START |
| BAL@BOS | Alex Cobb SP | BAL | SIT | Drew Pomeranz SP | BOS | START |
| CHC@CIN | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START | Homer Bailey SP | CIN | SIT |
| CLE@HOU | Mike Clevinger SP | CLE | START | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | START |
| COL@SF | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | START | Derek Holland SP | SF | SIT |
| DET@SEA | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | START | Marco Gonzales SP | SEA | START |
| LAD@WAS | Ross Stripling RP | LAD | SIT | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | START |
| MIA@ATL | Jarlin Garcia RP | MIA | START | Sean Newcomb SP | ATL | START |
| MIL@MIN | Brent Suter SP | MIL | SIT | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | START |
| NYY@KC | Sonny Gray SP | NYY | START | Jake Junis SP | KC | SIT |
| OAK@TOR | Brett Anderson SP | OAK | SIT | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | SIT |
| PHI@STL | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | SIT | Michael Wacha SP | STL | START |
| SD@PIT | Tyson Ross SP | SD | START | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | START |
| TB@LAA | Matt Andriese SP | TB | SIT | Nick Tropeano SP | LAA | START |
| TEX@CHW | Doug Fister SP | TEX | SIT | Lucas Giolito SP | CHW | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/19/18) - SATURDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@NYM | Zack Godley SP | ARI | START | Jason Vargas SP | NYM | SIT |
| BAL@BOS | Dylan Bundy SP | BAL | SIT | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START |
| CHC@CIN CHC@CIN |
Jose Quintana SP | CHC TBA |
START TBD |
Luis Castillo SP | CIN Sal Romano SP | CIN |
START SIT |
| CLE@HOU | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START |
| COL@SF | Jon Gray SP | COL | START | Chris Stratton SP | SF | SIT |
| DET@SEA | Blaine Hardy RP | DET | SIT | James Paxton SP | SEA | START |
| LAD@WAS | Rich Hill SP | LAD | SIT | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | START |
| MIA@ATL | Jose Urena SP | MIA | SIT | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | START |
| MIL@MIN | Freddy Peralta SP | MIL | START | Fernando Romero SP | MIN | START |
| NYY@KC | Domingo German RP | NYY | START | Danny Duffy SP | KC | SIT |
| OAK@TOR | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | START | Joe Biagini RP | TOR | SIT |
| PHI@STL | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START | TBA | TBD |
| SD@PIT | Clayton Richard SP | SD | SIT | TBA | TBD |
| TB@LAA | Blake Snell SP | TB | START | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | START |
| TEX@CHW | Matt Moore SP | TEX | SIT | TBA | TBD |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/20/18) - SUNDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@NYM | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START |
| BAL@BOS | Andrew Cashner SP | BAL | SIT | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START |
| CHC@CIN | Yu Darvish SP | CHC | START | Tyler Mahle SP | CIN | SIT |
| CLE@HOU | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | START |
| COL@SF | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | START | Ty Blach SP | SF | SIT |
| DET@SEA | Mike Fiers SP | DET | SIT | Wade LeBlanc RP | SEA | SIT |
| LAD@WAS | Alex Wood SP | LAD | START | Jeremy Hellickson SP | WAS | START |
| MIA@ATL | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | SIT | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START |
| MIL@MIN | Junior Guerra SP | MIL | SIT | Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN | START |
| NYY@KC | Luis Severino SP | NYY | START | Eric Skoglund SP | KC | SIT |
| OAK@TOR | Daniel Mengden SP | OAK | START | Jaime Garcia SP | TOR | SIT |
| PHI@STL | Nick Pivetta | START | Jack Flaherty SP | STL | START |
| SD@PIT | Joey Lucchesi SP | SD | START | Trevor Williams SP | PIT | START |
| TB@LAA | Ryan Yarbrough SP | TB | SIT | Shohei Ohtani SP | LAA | START |
| TEX@CHW | Mike Minor RP | TEX | SIT | Reynaldo Lopez SP | CHW | START |
