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Week 4 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

By mjl816 on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsThere are a lot of nice starting pitcher matchups and sleepers for Week 4 of MLB action, including some great two start pitchers to consider for your fantasy baseball lineups. Sometimes picking up a pitcher with a nice upcoming matchup off the waiver wire can help you get an edge for the week.

Below are the projected starting pitchers for Week 4 of the fantasy season, and you can see our recommended starts/sits for each matchup of the upcoming week. Make sure to check your lineups and set them daily (or weekly in some formats), as starting or benching the right SP can be a game changer. 

Editor's Note: Bookmark our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups list and download our free iphone app. You'll find daily updates for starting pitchers (and other positions) to snag off the waiver wire. You can also stay on top of news for MLB prospects and rookies, as RotoBaller provides weekly updates on prospects to be called up from the minors and make an impact for fantasy baseball.

 

SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations 

Probable Pitchers - Monday (4/21/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@CHC Arroyo, Bronson SP ARI Sit Hammel, Jason SP CHC Start
BAL@BOS Chen, Wei-Yin SP BAL Sit Buchholz, Clay SP BOS Start
CHW@DET Danks, John SP CHW Sit Sanchez, Anibal SP DET Start
CIN@PIT Leake, Mike SP CIN Start Liriano, Francisco SP PIT Start
HOU@SEA Keuchel, Dallas SP HOU Sit Hernandez, Felix SP SEA Start
KC@CLE Guthrie, Jeremy SP KC Sit McAllister, Zach SP CLE Sit
LAA@WAS Richards, Garrett RP LAA Start Roark, Tanner SP WAS Sit
MIA@ATL Koehler, Tom SP MIA Sit Teheran, Julio SP ATL Start
PHI@LAD Lee, Cliff SP PHI Start Maholm, Paul SP LAD Sit
SD@MIL Cashner, Andrew SP SD Start Peralta, Wily SP MIL Start
SF@COL Vogelsong, Ryan SP SF Sit De La Rosa, Jorge SP COL Sit
STL@NYM TBD TBD Mejia, Jenrry SP NYM Sit
TEX@OAK Darvish, Yu SP TEX Start Straily, Dan SP OAK Start

Probable Pitchers - Tuesday (4/22/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@CHC McCarthy, Brandon SP ARI Sit Wood, Travis SP CHC Start
BAL@TOR Gonzalez, Miguel SP BAL Sit Dickey, R.A. SP TOR Sit
CHW@DET Sale, Chris SP CHW Start Verlander, Justin SP DET Start
CIN@PIT Cueto, Johnny SP CIN Start Volquez, Edinson SP PIT Start
HOU@SEA Feldman, Scott SP HOU Start Ramirez, Erasmo SP SEA Start
KC@CLE Shields, James SP KC Start Salazar, Danny SP CLE Sit
LAA@WAS Skaggs, Tyler SP LAA Sit Jordan, Taylor SP WAS Sit
MIA@ATL Fernandez, Jose SP MIA Start Wood, Alex RP ATL Start
MIN@TB Gibson, Kyle SP MIN Sit Odorizzi, Jake SP TB Sit
NYY@BOS Tanaka, Masahiro SP NYY Start Lester, Jon SP BOS Start
PHI@LAD Burnett, A.J. SP PHI Sit Ryu, Hyun-Jin SP LAD Start
SD@MIL Kennedy, Ian SP SD Start Gallardo, Yovani SP MIL Start
SF@COL Bumgarner, Madison SP SF Start Morales, Franklin RP COL Sit
STL@NYM Wainwright, Adam SP STL Start Gee, Dillon SP NYM Sit
TEX@OAK TBD TBD Milone, Tommy SP OAK Sit

Probable Pitchers - Wednesday (4/23/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@CHC Miley, Wade SP ARI Start Samardzija, Jeff SP CHC Start
BAL@TOR Tillman, Chris SP BAL Start McGowan, Dustin RP TOR Sit
CHW@DET Paulino, Felipe SP CHW Sit Smyly, Drew RP DET Sit
CIN@PIT Simon, Alfredo RP CIN Start Morton, Charlie SP PIT Sit
HOU@SEA Cosart, Jarred SP HOU Sit Young, Chris SP SEA Sit
KC@CLE Vargas, Jason SP KC Start Masterson, Justin SP CLE Start
LAA@WAS Weaver, Jered SP LAA Start Gonzalez, Gio SP WAS Start
MIA@ATL Eovaldi, Nate SP MIA Start Harang, Aaron SP ATL Start
MIN@TB Pelfrey, Mike SP MIN Sit Price, David SP TB Start
NYY@BOS Pineda, Michael SP NYY Start Lackey, John SP BOS Sit
PHI@LAD Pettibone, Jonathan SP PHI Sit Greinke, Zack SP LAD Start
SD@MIL Ross, Tyson RP SD Start Lohse, Kyle SP MIL Start
SF@COL Cain, Matt SP SF Start Chatwood, Tyler SP COL Sit
STL@NYM Wacha, Michael SP STL Start Niese, Jonathon SP NYM Start
TEX@OAK Perez, Martin SP TEX Start Gray, Sonny SP OAK Start

Probable Pitchers - Thursday (4/24/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
ARI@CHC Bolsinger, Mike SP ARI Sit Jackson, Edwin SP CHC Sit
BAL@TOR Norris, Bud SP BAL Sit Hutchison, Drew SP TOR Sit
CHW@DET Quintana, Jose SP CHW Sit Scherzer, Max SP DET Start
CIN@PIT Cingrani, Tony SP CIN Start Rodriguez, Wandy SP PIT Sit
KC@CLE Chen, Bruce RP KC Sit Kluber, Corey SP CLE Start
MIN@TB Nolasco, Ricky SP MIN Sit Bedard, Erik SP TB Sit
NYY@BOS Sabathia, CC SP NYY Start Doubront, Felix SP BOS Sit
OAK@HOU Kazmir, Scott SP OAK Start Oberholtzer, Brett SP HOU Sit
PHI@LAD Kendrick, Kyle SP PHI Sit Haren, Dan SP LAD Start
SD@WAS Stults, Eric SP SD Sit Zimmermann, Jordan SP WAS Start
STL@NYM Lynn, Lance SP STL Start Colon, Bartolo SP NYM Sit

Probable Pitchers - Friday (4/25/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
BOS@TOR Peavy, Jake SP BOS Start Buehrle, Mark SP TOR Sit
CHC@MIL Villanueva, Carlos RP CHC Sit Garza, Matt SP MIL Start
CIN@ATL Bailey, Homer SP CIN Sit Santana, Ervin SP ATL Start
CLE@SF Carrasco, Carlos SP CLE Sit Hudson, Tim SP SF Start
COL@LAD Lyles, Jordan SP COL Sit Beckett, Josh SP LAD Sit
DET@MIN Porcello, Rick SP DET Start Correia, Kevin SP MIN Sit
KC@BAL Ventura, Yordano SP KC Start Jimenez, Ubaldo SP BAL Sit
LAA@NYY Wilson, C.J. SP LAA Start Kuroda, Hiroki SP NYY Start
MIA@NYM Alvarez, Henderson SP MIA Sit Wheeler, Zack SP NYM Start
OAK@HOU Chavez, Jesse RP OAK Start Peacock, Brad SP HOU Sit
PHI@ARI Hernandez, Roberto SP PHI Sit Collmenter, Josh RP ARI Sit
PIT@STL Cole, Gerrit SP PIT Start Miller, Shelby SP STL Start
SD@WAS Erlin, Robbie SP SD Start Strasburg, Stephen SP WAS Start
TB@CHW Archer, Chris SP TB Start Johnson, Erik SP CHW Sit
TEX@SEA Lewis, Colby SP TEX Sit Elias, Roenis SP SEA Sit

Probable Pitchers - Saturday (4/26/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
BOS@TOR Buchholz, Clay SP BOS Start Morrow, Brandon SP TOR Sit
CHC@MIL Hammel, Jason SP CHC Start Estrada, Marco SP MIL Start
CIN@ATL Leake, Mike SP CIN Start Hale, David SP ATL Sit
CLE@SF McAllister, Zach SP CLE Sit Lincecum, Tim SP SF Sit
COL@LAD Nicasio, Juan SP COL Sit Maholm, Paul SP LAD Sit
DET@MIN Sanchez, Anibal SP DET Start Hughes, Phil SP MIN Sit
KC@BAL Guthrie, Jeremy SP KC Sit Chen, Wei-Yin SP BAL Sit
LAA@NYY Santiago, Hector SP LAA Sit Nova, Ivan SP NYY Sit
MIA@NYM Slowey, Kevin SP MIA Sit Mejia, Jenrry SP NYM Start
OAK@HOU Straily, Dan SP OAK Start Keuchel, Dallas SP HOU Sit
PHI@ARI Lee, Cliff SP PHI Start Arroyo, Bronson SP ARI Sit
PIT@STL Liriano, Francisco SP PIT Start TBD TBD
SD@WAS Cashner, Andrew SP SD Start Roark, Tanner SP WAS Sit
TB@CHW Ramos, Cesar RP TB Sit Danks, John SP CHW Sit
TEX@SEA Ross, Robbie RP TEX TBD TBD

Probable Pitchers - Sunday (4/27/14)

Game Visiting Starter Start / Sit Home Starter Start / Sit
BOS@TOR Lester, Jon SP BOS Start Dickey, R.A. SP TOR Sit
CHC@MIL Wood, Travis SP CHC Start Peralta, Wily SP MIL Start
CIN@ATL Cueto, Johnny SP CIN Start Teheran, Julio SP ATL Start
CLE@SF Salazar, Danny SP CLE Start Vogelsong, Ryan SP SF Sit
COL@LAD De La Rosa, Jorge SP COL Sit Ryu, Hyun-Jin SP LAD Start
DET@MIN Verlander, Justin SP DET Start Gibson, Kyle SP MIN Sit
KC@BAL Shields, James SP KC Start Gonzalez, Miguel SP BAL Sit
LAA@NYY Richards, Garrett RP LAA Sit Tanaka, Masahiro SP NYY Start
MIA@NYM Koehler, Tom SP MIA Start Gee, Dillon SP NYM Start
OAK@HOU Milone, Tommy SP OAK Start Feldman, Scott SP HOU Sit
PHI@ARI Burnett, A.J. SP PHI Sit McCarthy, Brandon SP ARI Sit
PIT@STL Volquez, Edinson SP PIT Sit Wainwright, Adam SP STL Start
SD@WAS Kennedy, Ian SP SD Start Jordan, Taylor SP WAS Sit
TB@CHW Odorizzi, Jake SP TB Sit Sale, Chris SP CHW Start
TEX@SEA Darvish, Yu SP TEX Start Hernandez, Felix SP SEA Start

 

 




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