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What’s up RotoBallers. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 7, 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 there are a bunch of nice two-start pitchers including Kluber, Hamels, Sale, Harvey, Cueto, Bauer, Gray and Shields to name a few. As always, there are also viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider off the waiver wire (Syndergaard, Quintana, De La Rosa, Santiago, Frias, Karns, Anderson, Hendricks, Lincecum, Harang, Chavez), 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.
As always, projected starters and matchups may change throughout the week:
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - MONDAY (5/18/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@MIA | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Start | Dan Haren SP | MIA | Start |
| CLE@CHW | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start |
| LAA@TOR | C.J. Wilson SP | LAA | Sit | Aaron Sanchez RP | TOR | Sit |
| MIL@DET | Mike Fiers SP | MIL | Sit | Kyle Lobstein SP | DET | Sit |
| OAK@HOU | Drew Pomeranz SP | OAK | Sit | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | Start |
| PHI@COL | Cole Hamels SP | PHI | Start | Jordan Lyles SP | COL | Sit |
| STL@NYM | John Lackey SP | STL | Start | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (5/19/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@MIA | Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI | Sit | Jarred Cosart SP | MIA | Sit |
| CHC@SD | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start | James Shields SP | SD | Start |
| CIN@KC | Johnny Cueto SP | CIN | Start | Yordano Ventura SP | KC | Sit |
| CLE@CHW | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | Start | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | Start |
| LAA@TOR | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start | Drew Hutchison SP | TOR | Sit |
| LAD@SF | Carlos Frias RP | LAD | Start | Tim Hudson SP | SF | Sit |
| MIL@DET | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Sit | Anibal Sanchez SP | DET | Start |
| MIN@PIT | Ricky Nolasco SP | MIN | Sit | Francisco Liriano SP | PIT | Start |
| NYY@WAS | Nathan Eovaldi SP | NYY | Sit | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start |
| OAK@HOU | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start | Roberto Hernandez SP | HOU | Sit |
| PHI@COL | Aaron Harang SP | PHI | Sit | Chad Bettis RP | COL | Sit |
| SEA@BAL | Taijuan Walker SP | SEA | Sit | Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL | Start |
| STL@NYM | Michael Wacha SP | STL | Start | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | Start |
| TB@ATL | Nathan Karns SP | TB | Start | Mike Foltynewicz RP | ATL | Sit |
| TEX@BOS | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | Sit | Wade Miley SP | BOS | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (5/20/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@MIA | Chase Anderson SP | ARI | Start | David Phelps SP | MIA | Start |
| CHC@SD | Tsuyoshi Wada SP | CHC | Sit | Tyson Ross SP | SD | Start |
| CIN@KC | Jason Marquis SP | CIN | Sit | Jeremy Guthrie SP | KC | Sit |
| CLE@CHW | TBD | TBD | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | Start |
| LAA@TOR | Jered Weaver SP | LAA | Sit | R.A. Dickey SP | TOR | Sit |
| LAD@SF | Brett Anderson SP | LAD | Start | Tim Lincecum SP | SF | Start |
| MIL@DET | Kyle Lohse SP | MIL | Sit | Shane Greene SP | DET | Start |
| MIN@PIT | Mike Pelfrey SP | MIN | Sit | Vance Worley SP | PIT | Sit |
| NYY@WAS | Adam Warren RP | NYY | Sit | Jordan Zimmermann SP | WAS | Start |
| OAK@HOU | Jesse Hahn SP | OAK | Sit | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | Start |
| PHI@COL | TBD | TBD | Eddie Butler SP | COL | Sit |
| SEA@BAL | Roenis Elias SP | SEA | Sit | Wei-Yin Chen SP | BAL | Start |
| STL@NYM | Carlos Martinez RP | STL | Start | Bartolo Colon SP | NYM | Start |
| TB@ATL | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | Start | Williams Perez SP | ATL | Sit |
| TEX@BOS | TBD | TBD | Joe Kelly SP | BOS | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (5/21/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@MIA | Archie Bradley SP | ARI | Start | Mat Latos SP | MIA | Sit |
| CHC@SD | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | Start | Odrisamer Despaigne SP | SD | Sit |
| CLE@CHW | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | Start | John Danks SP | CHW | Sit |
| HOU@DET | Scott Feldman SP | HOU | Sit | David Price SP | DET | Start |
| LAA@TOR | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | Start | Marco Estrada RP | TOR | Sit |
| LAD@SF | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | Start | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | Start |
| MIL@ATL | Matt Garza SP | MIL | Sit | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | Start |
| OAK@TB | Jesse Chavez SP | OAK | Start | TBD | TBD |
| PHI@COL | Jerome Williams RP | PHI | Sit | Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL | Sit |
| SEA@BAL | J.A. Happ SP | SEA | Sit | TBD | TBD |
| STL@NYM | Jaime Garcia SP | STL | Sit | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | Start |
| TEX@BOS | Wandy Rodriguez SP | TEX | Sit | Clay Buchholz SP | BOS | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (5/22/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@MIA | TBD | TBD | Henderson Alvarez SP | MIA | Sit |
| CHC@ARI | Jon Lester SP | CHC | Start | Josh Collmenter SP | ARI | Sit |
| CIN@CLE | Mike Leake SP | CIN | Sit | Carlos Carrasco RP | CLE | Start |
| HOU@DET | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | Start | Alfredo Simon SP | DET | Start |
| LAA@BOS | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | Start | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | Sit |
| MIL@ATL | Wily Peralta SP | MIL | Start | Alex Wood SP | ATL | Start |
| MIN@CHW | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | Sit | Jeff Samardzija SP | CHW | Start |
| NYM@PIT | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | Start | Jeff Locke SP | PIT | Sit |
| OAK@TB | Scott Kazmir SP | OAK | Start | Alex Colome SP | TB | Sit |
| PHI@WAS | Sean O'Sullivan SP | PHI | Sit | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | Start |
| SD@LAD | Andrew Cashner SP | SD | Start | Zack Greinke SP | LAD | Start |
| SEA@TOR | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | Start | Mark Buehrle SP | TOR | Sit |
| SF@COL | Ryan Vogelsong SP | SF | Sit | Kyle Kendrick SP | COL | Sit |
| STL@KC | Lance Lynn SP | STL | Start | Chris Young SP | KC | Start |
| TEX@NYY | Colby Lewis SP | TEX | Sit | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (5/23/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@MIA | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | Start | Dan Haren SP | MIA | Sit |
| CHC@ARI | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | Start | Rubby De La Rosa SP | ARI | Start |
| CIN@CLE | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | Sit | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | Start |
| HOU@DET | TBD | TBD | Kyle Lobstein SP | DET | Sit |
| LAA@BOS | C.J. Wilson SP | LAA | Start | TBD | TBD |
| MIL@ATL | Mike Fiers SP | MIL | Start | Shelby Miller SP | ATL | Start |
| MIN@CHW | Trevor May SP | MIN | Sit | Chris Sale SP | CHW | Start |
| NYM@PIT | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | Start | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | Start |
| OAK@TB | Drew Pomeranz SP | OAK | Start | Chris Archer SP | TB | Start |
| PHI@WAS | Cole Hamels SP | PHI | Start | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | Start |
| SD@LAD | Ian Kennedy SP | SD | Start | Mike Bolsinger SP | LAD | Start |
| SEA@TOR | James Paxton SP | SEA | Start | Aaron Sanchez RP | TOR | Sit |
| SF@COL | Chris Heston RP | SF | Sit | Jordan Lyles SP | COL | Sit |
| STL@KC | John Lackey SP | STL | Sit | Danny Duffy SP | KC | Sit |
| TEX@NYY | Nick Martinez SP | TEX | Start | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (5/24/15) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@MIA | Miguel Gonzalez SP | BAL | Start | Jarred Cosart SP | MIA | Sit |
| CHC@ARI | Jason Hammel SP | CHC | Start | Jeremy Hellickson SP | ARI | Sit |
| CIN@CLE | Johnny Cueto SP | CIN | Start | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | Start |
| HOU@DET | Roberto Hernandez SP | HOU | Sit | Anibal Sanchez SP | DET | Start |
| LAA@BOS | Hector Santiago SP | LAA | Start | Wade Miley SP | BOS | Sit |
| MIL@ATL | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | Sit | Mike Foltynewicz RP | ATL | Sit |
| MIN@CHW | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | Sit | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | Start |
| NYM@PIT | Jonathon Niese SP | NYM | Start | A.J. Burnett SP | PIT | Start |
| OAK@TB | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | Start | Nathan Karns SP | TB | Start |
| PHI@WAS | Aaron Harang SP | PHI | Start | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | Start |
| SD@LAD | James Shields SP | SD | Start | Carlos Frias RP | LAD | Start |
| SEA@TOR | Taijuan Walker SP | SEA | Sit | Drew Hutchison SP | TOR | Start |
| SF@COL | Tim Hudson SP | SF | Sit | Chad Bettis RP | COL | Sit |
| STL@KC | Michael Wacha SP | STL | Start | Edinson Volquez SP | KC | Start |
| TEX@NYY | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | Sit | Chris Capuano RP | NYY | Sit |
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