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You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 22! 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 22, and our recommendations on whether to start or sit each pitcher. 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 (8/27/18) - MONDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@SF | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START | Chris Stratton SP | SF | SIT |
| CHW@NYY | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | START | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | START |
| COL@LAA | Jon Gray SP | COL | START | Odrisamer Despaigne RP | LAA | SIT |
| NYM@CHC | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | START | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START |
| OAK@HOU | Brett Anderson SP | OAK | SIT | Gerrit Cole SP | HOU | START |
| TOR@BAL | Sam Gaviglio SP | TOR | START | David Hess P | BAL | START |
| WAS@PHI | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | START | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/28/18) - TUESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@SF | Clay Buchholz SP | ARI | START | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | START |
| CHW@NYY | James Shields SP | CHW | SIT | Lance Lynn SP | NYY | START |
| COL@LAA | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | START | Noe Ramirez SP | LAA | SIT |
| DET@KC | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | START | Jake Junis SP | KC | SIT |
| LAD@TEX | Walker Buehler RP | LAD | START | Ariel Jurado SP | TEX | SIT |
| MIA@BOS | Jose Urena SP | MIA | SIT | Brian Johnson SP | BOS | SIT |
| MIL@CIN | Junior Guerra SP | MIL | SIT | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | START |
| MIN@CLE | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | SIT | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START |
| NYM@CHC | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START | Cole Hamels SP | CHC | START |
| OAK@HOU | Edwin Jackson SP | OAK | SIT | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | START |
| PIT@STL | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | START | Jack Flaherty SP | STL | START |
| SEA@SD | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | SIT | Jacob Nix SP | SD | SIT |
| TB@ATL | Ryne Stanek RP | TB | SIT | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | START |
| TOR@BAL | Thomas Pannone P | TOR | SIT | Josh Rogers SP | BAL | SIT |
| WAS@PHI | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/29/18) - WEDNESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@SF | Zack Godley SP | ARI | START | Dereck Rodriguez SP | SF | START |
| CHW@NYY | Reynaldo Lopez SP | CHW | SIT | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | START |
| DET@KC | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | START | Danny Duffy SP | KC | START |
| LAD@TEX | Alex Wood SP | LAD | START | Mike Minor RP | TEX | SIT |
| MIA@BOS | Trevor Richards SP | MIA | SIT | David Price SP | BOS | START |
| MIL@CIN | Freddy Peralta SP | MIL | START | Matt Harvey SP | CIN | START |
| MIN@CLE | Kohl Stewart SP | MIN | SIT | Adam Plutko SP | CLE | SIT |
| NYM@CHC | Jason Vargas SP | NYM | SIT | Alec Mills SP | CHC | SIT |
| OAK@HOU | Trevor Cahill SP | OAK | START | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START |
| PIT@STL | Trevor Williams SP | PIT | START | Miles Mikolas SP | STL | START |
| SEA@SD | Erasmo Ramirez SP | SEA | SIT | Joey Lucchesi SP | SD | START |
| TB@ATL | Diego Castillo RP | TB | SIT | Sean Newcomb SP | ATL | START |
| TOR@BAL | Ryan Borucki RP | TOR | START | Alex Cobb SP | BAL | START |
| WAS@PHI | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | SIT | Jake Arrieta SP | PHI | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/30/18) - THURSDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@LAD | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | SIT | Rich Hill SP | LAD | START |
| BOS@CHW | Hector Velazquez RP | BOS | SIT | Lucas Giolito SP | CHW | SIT |
| CHC@ATL | Mike Montgomery RP | CHC | SIT | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START |
| COL@SD | German Marquez SP | COL | START | Clayton Richard SP | SD | SIT |
| DET@NYY | Francisco Liriano RP | DET | SIT | J.A. Happ SP | NYY | START |
| LAA@HOU | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | SIT | Justin Verlander SP | HOU | START |
| MIL@CIN | Wade Miley SP | MIL | SIT | Luis Castillo SP | CIN | SIT |
| MIN@CLE | Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN | START | Mike Clevinger SP | CLE | START |
| PIT@STL | Joe Musgrove RP | PIT | START | John Gant RP | STL | START |
| SEA@OAK | Erasmo Ramirez SP | SEA | SIT | TBA | TBD |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/31/18) - FRIDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@LAD | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START | Hyun-Jin Ryu SP | LAD | SIT |
| BAL@KC | Andrew Cashner SP | BAL | SIT | Brad Keller SP | KC | START |
| BOS@CHW | Nathan Eovaldi SP | BOS | SIT | Michael Kopech SP | CHW | SIT |
| CHC@PHI | Jose Quintana SP | CHC | SIT | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI | SIT |
| CIN@STL | Homer Bailey SP | CIN | SIT | Austin Gomber SP | STL | START |
| COL@SD | Antonio Senzatela SP | COL | START | Brett Kennedy SP | SD | SIT |
| DET@NYY | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | SIT | Luis Severino SP | NYY | START |
| LAA@HOU | Jaime Barria SP | LAA | SIT | Framber Valdez RP | HOU | START |
| MIL@WAS | Jhoulys Chacin SP | MIL | START | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | START |
| MIN@TEX | Stephen Gonsalves SP | MIN | SIT | Drew Hutchison RP | TEX | SIT |
| NYM@SF | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM | START | Andrew Suarez SP | SF | START |
| PIT@ATL | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START | Anibal Sanchez SP | ATL | SIT |
| SEA@OAK | Mike Leake SP | SEA | SIT | Mike Fiers SP | OAK | START |
| TB@CLE | Tyler Glasnow SP | TB | SIT | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START |
| TOR@MIA | Aaron Sanchez SP | TOR | SIT | Dan Straily SP | MIA | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/1/18) - SATURDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@LAD | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | START |
| BAL@KC | Dylan Bundy SP | BAL | START | Heath Fillmyer SP | KC | SIT |
| BOS@CHW | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | START |
| CHC@PHI | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | SIT |
| CIN@STL | Luis Castillo SP | CIN | SIT | Daniel Poncedeleon SP | STL | START |
| COL@SD | Jon Gray SP | COL | START | Robbie Erlin SP | SD | SIT |
| DET@NYY | Daniel Norris SP | DET | SIT | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | START |
| LAA@HOU | Felix Pena RP | LAA | SIT | Josh James SP | HOU | SIT |
| MIL@WAS | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | SIT | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | START |
| MIN@TEX | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | START | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | SIT |
| NYM@SF | Steven Matz SP | NYM | START | Derek Holland SP | SF | START |
| PIT@ATL | Chris Archer SP | PIT | SIT | Kevin Gausman SP | ATL | START |
| SEA@OAK | James Paxton SP | SEA | START | Daniel Mengden SP | OAK | SIT |
| TB@CLE | Blake Snell SP | TB | START | Shane Bieber SP | CLE | START |
| TOR@MIA | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | SIT | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/2/18) - SUNDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@LAD | Clay Buchholz SP | ARI | START | Walker Buehler RP | LAD | START |
| BAL@KC | David Hess P | BAL | START | Jorge Lopez RP | KC | SIT |
| BOS@CHW | Brian Johnson SP | BOS | SIT | James Shields SP | CHW | SIT |
| CHC@PHI | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START |
| CIN@STL | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | START | Luke Weaver SP | STL | SIT |
| COL@SD | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | START | Jacob Nix SP | SD | SIT |
| DET@NYY | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | SIT | Lance Lynn SP | NYY | START |
| LAA@HOU | Shohei Ohtani RP | LAA | START | Gerrit Cole SP | HOU | START |
| MIL@WAS | Junior Guerra SP | MIL | START | Jefry Rodriguez SP | WAS | SIT |
| MIN@TEX | Gabriel Moya SP | MIN | SIT | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | SIT |
| NYM@SF | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | START | Yohander Mendez SP | SF | SIT |
| PIT@ATL | Nick Kingham SP | PIT | SIT | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | START |
| SEA@OAK | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | SIT | Edwin Jackson SP | OAK | SIT |
| TB@CLE | Diego Castillo RP | TB | SIT | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START |
| TOR@MIA | Sean Reid-Foley SP | TOR | SIT | Jeff Brigham P | MIA | SIT |
