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What’s up RotoBallers. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 13, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also have a link to our Premium Starting Pitcher Daily Matchups, Streamers & DFS Tool. For those who aren't aware, our in-house tool analyzes SP matchups based on a variety of stats/metrics, and recommends whether start, sit, or stream any pitcher for seasonal and DFS leagues. It's pretty cool.
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 again there are a bunch of nice two-start pitchers including Cole, Zimmermann, Miller, Hamels, Gray and Salazar to name a few. As always, there are also viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Garcia, Walker, Hahn, Chavez, Santiago, Hendricks, Graveman, Nelson, Anderson), 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.
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.
Note that MLB teams usually shuffle their rotations at the beginning of the week, so I’ll try my best to update the matchups throughout the day:
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - MONDAY (6/29/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@TOR | Clay Buchholz SP | BOS | Sit | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Sit |
| CLE@TB | Cody Anderson SP | CLE | Start | Nathan Karns SP | TB | Start |
| COL@OAK | David Hale RP | COL | Sit | Kendall Graveman RP | OAK | Start |
| KC@HOU | Joe Blanton SP | KC | Sit | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | Start |
| LAD@ARI | Mike Bolsinger SP | LAD | Sit | Allen Webster SP | ARI | Sit |
| MIL@PHI | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Start | Sean O'Sullivan SP | PHI | Sit |
| MIN@CIN | Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN | Start | Mike Leake SP | CIN | Sit |
| NYY@LAA | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | Sit | C.J. Wilson SP | LAA | Sit |
| TEX@BAL | Wandy Rodriguez SP | TEX | Sit | Bud Norris SP | BAL | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (6/30/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@TOR | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | Sit | Marco Estrada RP | TOR | Start |
| CHC@NYM | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | Sit |
| CHW@STL | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | Start |
| CLE@TB | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start | Erasmo Ramirez SP | TB | Start |
| COL@OAK | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start |
| KC@HOU | Danny Duffy SP | KC | Sit | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start |
| LAD@ARI | Carlos Frias RP | LAD | Sit | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Start |
| MIL@PHI | Taylor Jungmann SP | MIL | Sit | Cole Hamels SP | PHI | Start |
| MIN@CIN | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Start | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | Sit |
| NYY@LAA | Ivan Nova SP | NYY | Start | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | Start |
| PIT@DET | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start | Justin Verlander SP | DET | Sit |
| SEA@SD | Mike Montgomery SP | SEA | Sit | Ian Kennedy SP | SD | Start |
| SF@MIA | Ryan Vogelsong SP | SF | Sit | Dan Haren SP | MIA | Start |
| TEX@BAL | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Sit | Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL | Sit |
| WAS@ATL | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start | Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (7/1/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@TOR | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | Sit | Mark Buehrle SP | TOR | Sit |
| CHC@NYM | Jon Lester SP | CHC | Start | Bartolo Colon SP | NYM | Sit |
| CHW@STL | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | Start | Lance Lynn SP | STL | Start |
| CLE@TB | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start | Alex Colome SP | TB | Sit |
| COL@OAK | Chad Bettis RP | COL | Start | Jesse Hahn SP | OAK | Start |
| KC@HOU | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start | Vincent Velasquez SP | HOU | Sit |
| LAD@ARI | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Start | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | Sit |
| MIL@PHI | Kyle Lohse SP | MIL | Sit | Aaron Harang SP | PHI | Sit |
| MIN@CIN | Trevor May SP | MIN | Sit | Johnny Cueto SP | CIN | Start |
| NYY@LAA | Adam Warren RP | NYY | Sit | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Sit |
| PIT@DET | A.J. Burnett SP | PIT | Start | Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Start |
| SEA@SD | Taijuan Walker SP | SEA | Start | James Shields SP | SD | Start |
| SF@MIA | Chris Heston RP | SF | Start | Dan Haren SP | MIA | Start |
| TEX@BAL | Nick Martinez SP | TEX | Sit | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Start |
| WAS@ATL | Doug Fister SP | WAS | Start | Matt Wisler SP | ATL | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (7/2/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@TOR | Wade Miley SP | BOS | Sit | Matt Boyd SP | TOR | Sit |
| CHC@NYM | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | Start | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | Start |
| CLE@TB | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start | Matt Andriese SP | TB | Sit |
| COL@ARI | Chris Rusin RP | COL | Sit | Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI | Sit |
| MIL@PHI | Matt Garza SP | MIL | Sit | Adam Morgan SP | PHI | Sit |
| MIN@KC | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Sit | Chris Young SP | KC | Sit |
| PIT@DET | Francisco Liriano SP | PIT | Start | Kyle Ryan SP | DET | Sit |
| SD@STL | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start | John Lackey SP | STL | Start |
| SEA@OAK | Roenis Elias SP | SEA | Start | Scott Kazmir SP | OAK | Start |
| SF@MIA | Tim Hudson SP | SF | Start | Jose Fernandez SP | MIA | Start |
| TEX@BAL | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | Start | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | Sit |
| WAS@ATL | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start | TBD | TBD |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (7/3/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@CHW | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Start | John Danks SP | CHW | Sit |
| CLE@PIT | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | Start | Charlie Morton SP | PIT | Sit |
| COL@ARI | Kyle Kendrick SP | COL | Sit | Chase Anderson SP | ARI | Start |
| HOU@BOS | TBD | TBD | Justin Masterson SP | BOS | Sit |
| LAA@TEX | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start | Chi Chi Gonzalez SP | TEX | Sit |
| MIA@CHC | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | Sit | Tsuyoshi Wada SP | CHC | Start |
| MIL@CIN | Mike Fiers SP | MIL | Start | Michael Lorenzen SP | CIN | Sit |
| MIN@KC | Tommy Milone SP | MIN | Sit | Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC | Sit |
| NYM@LAD | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | Start | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start |
| PHI@ATL | Kevin Correia SP | PHI | Sit | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Start |
| SD@STL | Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Start | Michael Wacha SP | STL | Start |
| SEA@OAK | J.A. Happ SP | SEA | Sit | Jesse Chavez SP | OAK | Start |
| SF@WAS | Tim Lincecum SP | SF | Sit | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start |
| TB@NYY | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start | Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY | Sit |
| TOR@DET | Drew Hutchison SP | TOR | Start | Anibal Sanchez RP | DET | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (7/4/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@CHW | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | Sit | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | Sit |
| CLE@PIT | Cody Anderson SP | CLE | Start | Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Sit |
| COL@ARI | David Hale RP | COL | Sit | Allen Webster SP | ARI | Sit |
| HOU@BOS | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Start | Clay Buchholz SP | BOS | Start |
| LAA@TEX | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start | Wandy Rodriguez SP | TEX | Sit |
| MIA@CHC | Jose Urena SP | MIA | Sit | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start |
| MIL@CIN | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Start | Josh Smith P | CIN | Sit |
| MIN@KC | Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN | Sit | Joe Blanton SP | KC | Sit |
| NYM@LAD | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start |
| PHI@ATL | Sean O'Sullivan SP | PHI | Sit | Alex Wood SP | ATL | Start |
| SD@STL | Odrisamer Despaigne SP | SD | Sit | Carlos Martinez RP | STL | Start |
| SEA@OAK | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start | Kendall Graveman RP | OAK | Start |
| SF@WAS | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | Start |
| TB@NYY | Nathan Karns SP | TB | Sit | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | Start |
| TOR@DET | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Sit | David Price SP | DET | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (7/5/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@CHW | Bud Norris SP | BAL | Sit | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Start |
| CLE@PIT | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start |
| COL@ARI | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Start |
| HOU@BOS | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | Start | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | Start |
| LAA@TEX | C.J. Wilson SP | LAA | Sit | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Sit |
| MIA@CHC | Mat Latos SP | MIA | Sit | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start |
| MIL@CIN | Taylor Jungmann SP | MIL | Sit | Mike Leake SP | CIN | Sit |
| MIN@KC | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Start | Danny Duffy SP | KC | Sit |
| NYM@LAD | Steven Matz SP | NYM | Start | Mike Bolsinger SP | LAD | Start |
| PHI@ATL | Cole Hamels SP | PHI | Start | Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start |
| SD@STL | Ian Kennedy SP | SD | Start | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | Start |
| SEA@OAK | Mike Montgomery SP | SEA | Sit | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start |
| SF@WAS | Ryan Vogelsong SP | SF | Sit | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start |
| TB@NYY | Erasmo Ramirez SP | TB | Sit | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start |
| TOR@DET | Marco Estrada RP | TOR | Start | Justin Verlander SP | DET | Sit |
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