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Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (4/30, 5/1)

Daily fantasy baseball starting pitcher rankings for today (April 30th) and tomorrow (May 1st). Set your optimal DFS and season-long lineups with our pitching ranks.

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Tuesday, April 30th) and tomorrow (Wednesday, May 1st).

The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions.

In case you missed it, we've been rolling this article series out since 2017. Use this column to set your season-long and DFS lineups for today, and get a better sense of which starters we think will have success. Here we go.

Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources:

 

Today's Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Rankings (4/30)

Rank Pitcher Opponent
1 Trevor Bauer @ MIA
2 Blake Snell @ KC
3 Gerrit Cole @ MIN
4 Luis Castillo @ NYM
5 Walker Buehler @ SF
6 Chris Paddack @ ATL
7 German Marquez @ MIL
8 Vince Velasquez vs. DET
9 Cole Hamels @ SEA
10 Adam Wainwright @ WSH
11 Spencer Turnbull @ PHI
12 CC Sabathia @ ARI
13 Anibal Sanchez vs. STL
14 Clay Buchholz @ LAA
15 Drew Pomeranz vs. LAD
16 Rick Porcello vs. OAK
17 Merrill Kelly vs. NYY
18 Jordan Lyles @ TEX
19 Julio Teheran vs. SD
20 Griffin Canning vs. TOR
21 Jhoulys Chacin vs. COL
22 Ivan Nova vs. BAL
23 Michael Pineda vs. HOU
24 Jason Vargas vs. CIN
25 Felix Hernandez vs. CHC
26 Jake Junis vs. TB
27 Sandy Alcantara vs. CLE
28 Aaron Brooks @ BOS
29 Andrew Cashner @ CHW
30 Adrian Sampson vs. PIT

 

 

Tomorrow's Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Rankings (5/1)

Rank Pitcher Opponent
1 Max Scherzer vs. STL
2 Aaron Nola vs. DET
3 Corey Kluber @ MIA
4 Hyun-Jin Ryu @ SF
6 Caleb Smith vs. CLE
5 Jacob deGrom vs. CIN
7 Marcus Stroman @ LAA
9 Max Fried vs. SD
8 Collin McHugh @ MIN
11 Masahiro Tanaka @ ARI
12 Madison Bumgarner vs. LAD
13 Carlos Rodon vs. BAL
14 Marco Gonzales vs. CHC
10 Jameson Taillon @ TEX
16 Jon Lester @ SEA
17 Matt Strahm @ ATL
15 Miles Mikolas @ WSH
18 Anthony DeSclafani @ NYM
19 Spencer Turnbull @ PHI
20 Chase Anderson vs. COL
21 Felix Pena vs. TOR
22 Antonio Senzatela @ MIL
23 Hector Velazquez vs. OAK
24 Merrill Kelly vs. NYY
25 Mike Fiers @ BOS
26 David Hess @ CHW
27 Martin Perez vs. HOU
28 Shelby Miller vs. PIT

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Tre Johnson

Out Indefinitely With Hip Flexor Strain
Goga Bitadze

Active Tuesday in Philadelphia
Wendell Carter Jr.

Cleared To Play Against 76ers
Jalen Suggs

Ready to Return Tuesday in Philadelphia
Luke Kennard

Uncertain For Tuesday's Game Against Wizards
Adem Bona

Will Not Play Tuesday Against the Magic
Marvin Bagley III

Listed as Questionable vs. Hawks
Kyshawn George

Could Miss Tuesday's Game
Sam Reinhart

Extends Scoring Streak With Three-Point Effort
Adam Fox

Delivers Two Assists in Monday's Win
Brandon Hagel

Tallies Three Points Against Flyers
Andrei Vasilevskiy

Extends Winning Streak With Shutout Performance
Logan Cooley

Erupts for Five Points in Monday's Win
Mathieu Olivier

Sustains Upper-Body Injury Monday
Zach Werenski

Hurt Against Capitals
Paolo Banchero

Remains Out Tuesday
Deandre Ayton

Won't Play Tuesday
VJ Edgecombe

Misses Second Consecutive Game Tuesday
Paul George

Expected to Play Tuesday
Tyrese Maxey

Considered Probable Tuesday
Joel Embiid

Could Return Tuesday
Isiah Pacheco

Targeting a Return on Thursday
Shohei Ohtani

to Play for Team Japan in 2026 World Baseball Classic
Patrick Williams

Available Monday vs. Pelicans
Jaren Jackson Jr.

Cleared to Play Against Denver
Kevin Huerter

Ruled Out With Pelvis Soreness
Nicolas Claxton

Cleared to Face New York
Dean Wade

Sidelined Monday
Nikola Vučević

Nikola Vucevic Unavailable Against Pelicans
Landry Shamet

Sidelined Against Nets
Lamar Jackson

Now Dealing With a Toe Injury
Jake Walman

to Remain Out Tuesday
Ridly Greig

Still Out Monday
Baker Mayfield

Dealing With Low-Grade Shoulder Sprain
Thomas Chabot

Misses Monday's Matchup
Kirill Marchenko

Out Monday
J.T. Miller

Unavailable Monday
Brayden Point

Out Against Flyers
Nikita Kucherov

Good to Go Monday
Chris Godwin

Buccaneers Plan to "Ramp Up" Chris Godwin's Usage
Colorado Rockies

Warren Schaeffer to Stick Around as Rockies Manager in 2026
Ashton Jeanty

Ankle Injury isn't Severe
Jayden Daniels

to Practice This Week, Considered a Long Shot for Week 13
C.J. Stroud

Remains in Concussion Protocol
Mike Evans

Could Return Before End of Regular Season
J.J. McCarthy

in Concussion Protocol
Tyrod Taylor

to Remain the Jets' Starting QB
Shedeur Sanders

to Make Another Start for Browns in Week 13
Tee Higgins

Won't Play on Thanksgiving
Joe Burrow

Bengals Expect Joe Burrow to Play on Thursday
Baker Mayfield

Not Being Ruled Out for Week 13
CFB

Chris Bell Out for Rivalry Matchup Against Kentucky
New York Giants

Giants Fire Defensive Coordinator Shane Bowen
Tee Higgins

in the Concussion Protocol
Scott Wedgewood

Gives Avalanche Second Consecutive Shutout
Macklin Celebrini

Makes History During Multi-Point Performance
Joey Daccord

Posts Shutout in Losing Effort
David Rittich

Keeps Kraken Quiet
Jesper Wallstedt

Picks Up Third Shutout of the Season
Rasmus Andersson

Extends Point Streak With Three Assists
Davante Adams

Catches Two Touchdowns in Sunday Night Win
Baker Mayfield

has Sprained Shoulder, Will Undergo MRI Monday
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Raiders Fire Offensive Coordinator Chip Kelly
Ryan Helsley

Tigers Eyeing Ryan Helsley as a Starter
Quinshon Judkins

Salvages his Day With Two Trips to the End Zone
Alvin Kamara

Dealing With MCL Sprain, Timetable Unclear
Dan Hooker

Suffers Second-Round Submission Loss
Marcus Semien

Shipped to the Mets on Sunday
Arman Tsarukyan

Gets Submission Win
Brandon Nimmo

Traded to Texas
Belal Muhammad

Loses Back-to-Back Fights
Belal Muhammad

Ian Machado Garry Outpoints Belal Muhammad
Alonzo Menifield

Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss
Volkan Oezdemir

Gets Back In The Win Column
Jack Hermansson

Gets Knocked Out
Jack Hermansson

Myktybek Orolbai Knocks Out Jack Hermansson
Shamil Gaziev

Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss
Waldo Cortes-Acosta

Shines At UFC Qatar
Tagir Ulanbekov

Suffers Third-Round Submission Loss
Kyoji Horiguchi

Makes Triumphant UFC Return
MON

Alexandre Texier Joins Canadiens
Adolis García

Rangers Non-Tender Adolis Garcia on Friday
CFB

Beau Pribula Expected to Start Against Oklahoma
Dan Hooker

An Underdog At UFC Qatar
Arman Tsarukyan

Looks To Extend His Win Streak
Ian Machado Garry

A Favorite At UFC Qatar
Belal Muhammad

Looks To Bounce Back
Alonzo Menifield

Looks For His Third Consecutive Win
Volkan Oezdemir

Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
Myktybek Orolbai

Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights
Jack Hermansson

Makes His Welterweight Debut
Kyoji Horiguchi

Returns To The UFC
Elly De La Cruz

Played Through Partially Torn Quad to End 2025
Tarik Skubal

Tigers "Doubtful" to Trade Tarik Skubal
Raisel Iglesias

Returning to the Braves on One-Year Deal
Sahith Theegala

Looking to Continue Fall Run at RSM Classic
Stephan Jaeger

Looking to Bounce Back at RSM Classic
Tom Hoge

Looking to Regain Form at RSM Classic
Joe Highsmith

Searching for Turnaround at RSM Classic
Adam Hadwin

Looking to Build on T11 Finish in Bermuda
Austin Eckroat

Searching for Momentum at RSM Classic
Joel Dahmen

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CFB

Garrett Nussmeier Doubtful to Play Against Western Kentucky

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