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Updated Week 20 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

By Terry Dobbins from Rockville, USA (Sonny Gray) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsWhat’s up RotoBallers, hopefully your team is still in the chase as we start heading down the fantasy baseball home stretch. Below are all of the starting pitching matchups for Week 20. 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.

This week we don't have as many great two-start pitchers as some weeks, but there are still plenty of nice options (Gray, Sale, King Felix, Lester, Fister, Latos, Gallardo, Arrieta, Hahn, Miller). And as always, there are some viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Santana, Wada, Eovaldi, McHugh, Hellickson, Liriano, Anderson, Gee, Nelson, Duffy, Shoemaker), depending on your league size and format including AL-Only and NL-Only leagues.

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 all of the pitching performances thus far this season, 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.

Good luck this week RotoBallers. Let’s win some leagues!

 

SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations

Editor’s Note: RotoBaller’s fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups list is updated every single day. Our awesome writers bring you analysis on hot or emerging starting pitchers, and also all other fantasy positions. You can also download our waiver wire iPhone app for free, and easily stay updated.

Projected starters and matchups last updated Friday 8/15:

Probable Pitchers - Monday (8/11/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
COL@SD Lyles, Jordan SP | COL Sit Hahn, Jesse SP | SD Start
DET@PIT Verlander, Justin SP | DET Start Locke, Jeff SP | PIT Sit
LAD@ATL Correia, Kevin SP | LAD Sit Teheran, Julio SP | ATL Start
MIL@CHC Gallardo, Yovani SP | MIL Start Arrieta, Jake SP | CHC Start
MIN@HOU Milone, Tommy SP | MIN Start Peacock, Brad SP | HOU Sit
NYM@PHI Niese, Jonathon SP | NYM Start Buchanan, David SP | PHI Sit
NYY@BAL Capuano, Chris SP | NYY Sit Norris, Bud SP | BAL Sit
OAK@KC Gray, Sonny SP | OAK Start Ventura, Yordano SP | KC Sit
STL@MIA Miller, Shelby SP | STL Start Koehler, Tom SP | MIA Sit
TB@TEX Smyly, Drew RP | TB Start Lewis, Colby SP | TEX Start
TOR@SEA Hutchison, Drew SP | TOR Start Hernandez, Felix SP | SEA Start

Probable Pitchers - Tuesday (8/12/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@CLE Collmenter, Josh RP | ARI Sit House, T.J. SP | CLE Sit
BOS@CIN Kelly, Joe RP | BOS Sit Latos, Mat SP | CIN Start
CHW@SF Sale, Chris SP | CHW Start Vogelsong, Ryan SP | SF Start
COL@SD Flande, Yohan SP | COL Sit Despaigne, Odrisamer SP | SD Sit
DET@PIT Porcello, Rick SP | DET Start Volquez, Edinson SP | PIT Sit
LAD@ATL Haren, Dan SP | LAD Sit Minor, Mike SP | ATL Sit
MIL@CHC Peralta, Wily SP | MIL Start Hendricks, Kyle SP | CHC Start
MIN@HOU Pino, Yohan RP | MIN Sit McHugh, Collin SP | HOU Start
NYY@BAL Greene, Shane SP | NYY Sit Chen, Wei-Yin SP | BAL Sit
OAK@KC Lester, Jon SP | OAK Start Guthrie, Jeremy SP | KC Sit
PHI@LAA Williams, Jerome SP | PHI Sit Wilson, C.J. SP | LAA Sit
STL@MIA Wainwright, Adam SP | STL Start Cosart, Jarred SP | MIA Sit
TB@TEX Hellickson, Jeremy SP | TB Start Tepesch, Nick SP | TEX Sit
TOR@SEA Happ, J.A. SP | TOR Start Young, Chris SP | SEA Sit
WAS@NYM Fister, Doug SP | WAS Start TBD TBD

Probable Pitchers - Wednesday (8/13/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@CLE Nuno, Vidal SP | ARI Sit Bauer, Trevor SP | CLE Sit
BOS@CIN Workman, Brandon RP | BOS Sit Bailey, Homer SP | CIN Start
CHW@SF Quintana, Jose SP | CHW Start Peavy, Jake SP | SF Sit
COL@SD Matzek, Tyler SP | COL Sit Kennedy, Ian SP | SD Start
LAD@ATL Ryu, Hyun-Jin SP | LAD Start Santana, Ervin SP | ATL Start
MIL@CHC Lohse, Kyle SP | MIL Start Wada, Tsuyoshi SP | CHC Start
MIN@HOU Gibson, Kyle SP | MIN Sit Oberholtzer, Brett SP | HOU Sit
NYY@BAL TBD TBD Tillman, Chris SP | BAL Start
OAK@KC Kazmir, Scott SP | OAK Start Vargas, Jason SP | KC Sit
PHI@LAA Burnett, A.J. SP | PHI Sit Weaver, Jered SP | LAA Start
PIT@DET Worley, Vance SP | PIT Sit Ray, Robbie SP | DET Sit
STL@MIA Masterson, Justin SP | STL Sit Eovaldi, Nathan SP | MIA Start
TB@TEX Archer, Chris SP | TB Start Mikolas, Miles RP | TEX Sit
TOR@SEA Dickey, R.A. SP | TOR Sit Iwakuma, Hisashi SP | SEA Start
WAS@NYM Zimmermann, Jordan SP | WAS Start Colon, Bartolo SP | NYM Start

Probable Pitchers - Thursday (8/14/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@MIA Anderson, Chase SP | ARI Start TBD TBD
CIN@COL Leake, Mike SP | CIN Sit De La Rosa, Jorge SP | COL Sit
HOU@BOS Feldman, Scott SP | HOU Sit Webster, Allen SP | BOS Sit
LAD@ATL Hernandez, Roberto SP | LAD Sit Harang, Aaron SP | ATL Sit
MIL@CHC Fiers, Mike RP | MIL Sit Jackson, Edwin SP | CHC Sit
OAK@KC Samardzija, Jeff SP | OAK Start Shields, James SP | KC Start
PIT@DET Liriano, Francisco SP | PIT Start Scherzer, Max SP | DET Start
SD@STL Stults, Eric SP | SD Sit Lackey, John SP | STL Start
TB@TEX Odorizzi, Jake SP | TB Start Darvish, Yu SP | TEX Start
WAS@NYM Strasburg, Stephen SP | WAS Start Gee, Dillon SP | NYM Start

Probable Pitchers - Friday (8/15/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@MIA Cahill, Trevor SP | ARI Sit Hand, Brad RP | MIA Sit
BAL@CLE
Chen, Wei-Yin SP | BAL
Start Kluber, Corey SP | CLE Start
CHC@NYM Wood, Travis SP | CHC Start Wheeler, Zack SP | NYM Start
CIN@COL Cueto, Johnny SP | CIN Start Morales, Franklin RP | COL Sit
HOU@BOS Keuchel, Dallas SP | HOU Sit Buchholz, Clay SP | BOS Sit
KC@MIN Duffy, Danny SP | KC Start Nolasco, Ricky SP | MIN Sit
LAA@TEX Richards, Garrett RP | LAA Start Martinez, Nick P | TEX Sit
MIL@LAD Nelson, Jimmy RP | MIL Start Greinke, Zack SP | LAD Start
NYY@TB McCarthy, Brandon SP | NYY Start Cobb, Alex SP | TB Start
OAK@ATL Hammel, Jason SP | OAK Start Wood, Alex RP | ATL Start
PHI@SF Hamels, Cole SP | PHI Start Bumgarner, Madison SP | SF Start
PIT@WAS Morton, Charlie SP | PIT Sit Roark, Tanner SP | WAS Start
SD@STL Ross, Tyson RP | SD Start Lynn, Lance SP | STL Start
SEA@DET Paxton, James SP | SEA Sit Porcello, Rick SP | DET Start
TOR@CHW Stroman, Marcus SP | TOR Start Noesi, Hector RP | CHW Sit

Probable Pitchers - Saturday (8/16/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@MIA Miley, Wade SP | ARI Sit Alvarez, Henderson SP | MIA Start
BAL@CLE Jimenez, Ubaldo SP | BAL Sit Carrasco, Carlos SP | CLE Sit
CHC@NYM Straily, Dan SP | CHC Sit Niese, Jonathon SP | NYM Start
CIN@COL TBD TBD Lyles, Jordan SP | COL Sit
HOU@BOS Peacock, Brad SP | HOU Sit De La Rosa, Rubby RP | BOS Start
KC@MIN Ventura, Yordano SP | KC Start Hughes, Phil SP | MIN Start
LAA@TEX Shoemaker, Matt SP | LAA Start Lewis, Colby SP | TEX Sit
MIL@LAD Gallardo, Yovani SP | MIL Start Kershaw, Clayton SP | LAD Start
NYY@TB Greene, Shane SP | NYY Sit Smyly, Drew RP | TB Sit
OAK@ATL Gray, Sonny SP | OAK Start Teheran, Julio SP | ATL Start
PHI@SF Kendrick, Kyle SP | PHI Sit Hudson, Tim SP | SF Start
PIT@WAS Locke, Jeff SP | PIT Sit Gonzalez, Gio SP | WAS Start
SD@STL Hahn, Jesse SP | SD Start Miller, Shelby SP | STL Start
SEA@DET Hernandez, Felix SP | SEA Start Price, David SP | DET Start
TOR@CHW Buehrle, Mark SP | TOR Sit Danks, John SP | CHW Sit

Probable Pitchers - Sunday (8/17/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@MIA Collmenter, Josh RP | ARI Sit Koehler, Tom SP | MIA Sit
BAL@CLE Gausman, Kevin RP | BAL Start Salazar, Danny SP | CLE Sit
CHC@NYM Arrieta, Jake SP | CHC Start Montero, Rafael SP | NYM Sit
CIN@COL Latos, Mat SP | CIN Start Flande, Yohan SP | COL Sit
HOU@BOS McHugh, Collin SP | HOU Start Kelly, Joe RP | BOS Start
KC@MIN Guthrie, Jeremy SP | KC Sit Milone, Tommy SP | MIN Sit
LAA@TEX Santiago, Hector SP | LAA Start Tepesch, Nick SP | TEX Sit
MIL@LAD Peralta, Wily SP | MIL Start Haren, Dan SP | LAD Sit
NYY@TB Kuroda, Hiroki SP | NYY Sit Hellickson, Jeremy SP | TB Start
OAK@ATL Lester, Jon SP | OAK Start Minor, Mike SP | ATL Sit
PHI@SF Buchanan, David SP | PHI Sit Lincecum, Tim SP | SF Sit
PIT@WAS Volquez, Edinson SP | PIT Start Fister, Doug SP | WAS Start
SD@STL Despaigne, Odrisamer SP | SD Sit Wainwright, Adam SP | STL Start
SEA@DET Young, Chris SP | SEA Sit Ray, Robbie SP | DET Sit
TOR@CHW Hutchison, Drew SP | TOR Sit Carroll, Scott SP | CHW Sit

 




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