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Week 14 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

Bill Dubiel's Week 14 (2018) fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SP) matchups - starts, sits, plays and benches. MLB streamers, two-start pitchers and sleepers, based on matchups.

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 14! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back again this year with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. This is our fifth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly.

Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 14, and our recommendations on whether to start or sit each pitcher. If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a juicy matchup and which ones might be worth putting on the pine against a fierce offense, this is the weekly piece for you.

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. 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. Let's set those optimal lineups!

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

 

SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations

This weekly piece considers 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.

PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/2/18) - MONDAY
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ATL@NYY Anibal Sanchez SP | ATL SIT Jonathan Loaisiga SP | NYY SIT
BOS@WAS Rick Porcello SP | BOS SIT Max Scherzer SP | WAS START
CHW@CIN James Shields SP | CHW START Luis Castillo SP | CIN SIT
CLE@KC Corey Kluber SP | CLE START Jake Junis SP | KC SIT
DET@TOR Mike Fiers SP | DET START Ryan Borucki RP | TOR SIT
MIN@MIL Kyle Gibson SP | MIN SIT Brent Suter SP | MIL START
PIT@LAD Nick Kingham SP | PIT SIT Alex Wood SP | LAD START
SF@COL Madison Bumgarner SP | SF START Kyle Freeland SP | COL START
STL@ARI Carlos Martinez SP | STL START Robbie Ray SP | ARI START
TB@MIA Nathan Eovaldi SP | TB START Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/3/18) - TUESDAY
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ATL@NYY Sean Newcomb SP | ATL START Domingo German RP | NYY SIT
BAL@PHI Alex Cobb SP | BAL SIT Zach Eflin SP | PHI START
BOS@WAS Brian Johnson SP | BOS SIT Tanner Roark SP | WAS SIT
CHW@CIN Lucas Giolito SP | CHW SIT Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN START
CLE@KC Shane Bieber SP | CLE START Danny Duffy SP | KC SIT
DET@CHC Michael Fulmer SP | DET SIT Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC SIT
HOU@TEX Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU START Austin Bibens-Dirkx RP | TEX SIT
LAA@SEA Andrew Heaney SP | LAA START Wade LeBlanc RP | SEA SIT
MIN@MIL Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN SIT Junior Guerra SP | MIL START
NYM@TOR Zack Wheeler SP | NYM START Marco Estrada SP | TOR START
PIT@LAD Ivan Nova SP | PIT SIT Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD START
SD@OAK Clayton Richard SP | SD START Chris Bassitt SP | OAK START
SF@COL Chris Stratton SP | SF SIT Antonio Senzatela SP | COL SIT
STL@ARI Jack Flaherty SP | STL START Zack Greinke SP | ARI START
TB@MIA TBA TBD Trevor Richards SP | MIA SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/4/18) - WEDNESDAY
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ATL@NYY Julio Teheran SP | ATL SIT CC Sabathia SP | NYY START
BAL@PHI Yefry Ramirez RP | BAL SIT Aaron Nola SP | PHI START
BOS@WAS Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS SIT Erick Fedde SP | WAS SIT
CHW@CIN Dylan Covey SP | CHW SIT Sal Romano SP | CIN SIT
CLE@KC Trevor Bauer SP | CLE START Trevor Oaks SP | KC SIT
DET@CHC Francisco Liriano RP | DET SIT Jose Quintana SP | CHC START
HOU@TEX Gerrit Cole SP | HOU START Mike Minor RP | TEX SIT
LAA@SEA Garrett Richards | LAA START Mike Leake SP | SEA START
MIN@MIL Jose Berrios SP | MIN START Chase Anderson SP | MIL START
NYM@TOR Corey Oswalt P | NYM SIT Marcus Stroman SP | TOR START
PIT@LAD Clay Holmes RP | PIT SIT Rich Hill SP | LAD START
SD@OAK Luis Perdomo SP | SD SIT Sean Manaea SP | OAK START
SF@COL Andrew Suarez SP | SF SIT Tyler Anderson SP | COL START
STL@ARI Miles Mikolas SP | STL START Patrick Corbin SP | ARI SIT
TB@MIA Matt Andriese SP | TB SIT Jose Urena SP | MIA SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/5/18) - THURSDAY
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ATL@MIL Max Fried SP | ATL SIT Jhoulys Chacin SP | MIL SIT
BAL@MIN David Hess P | BAL SIT Aaron Slegers SP | MIN START
CHW@HOU Carlos Rodon SP | CHW SIT Justin Verlander SP | HOU START
LAA@SEA Jaime Barria SP | LAA SIT Marco Gonzales SP | SEA SIT
MIA@WAS Pablo Lopez SP | MIA SIT Jeremy Hellickson SP | WAS START
SD@ARI Eric Lauer SP | SD SIT Shelby Miller SP | ARI SIT
STL@SF Luke Weaver SP | STL SIT Johnny Cueto SP | SF START
TEX@DET Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX SIT Matthew Boyd SP | DET START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/6/18) - FRIDAY
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ATL@MIL Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL START Freddy Peralta SP | MIL START
BAL@MIN Dylan Bundy SP | BAL START Lance Lynn SP | MIN START
BOS@KC Chris Sale SP | BOS START Jason Hammel SP | KC SIT
CHW@HOU Reynaldo Lopez SP | CHW SIT Lance McCullers SP | HOU START
CIN@CHC Tyler Mahle SP | CIN START Mike Montgomery RP | CHC SIT
COL@SEA German Marquez SP | COL START Felix Hernandez SP | SEA SIT
LAD@LAA Kenta Maeda SP | LAD START Felix Pena SP | LAA SIT
MIA@WAS Dan Straily SP | MIA SIT Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS START
NYY@TOR Sonny Gray SP | NYY SIT Sam Gaviglio SP | TOR SIT
OAK@CLE Paul Blackburn SP | OAK SIT Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE START
PHI@PIT Nick Pivetta SP | PHI SIT Trevor Williams SP | PIT START
SD@ARI Joey Lucchesi SP | SD START Zack Godley SP | ARI START
STL@SF John Gant RP | STL SIT Dereck Rodriguez SP | SF START
TB@NYM Ryne Stanek SP | TB SIT Jacob deGrom SP | NYM START
TEX@DET Bartolo Colon SP | TEX SIT Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/7/18) - SATURDAY
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ATL@MIL Anibal Sanchez SP | ATL SIT Brent Suter SP | MIL START
BAL@MIN Kevin Gausman SP | BAL START Kyle Gibson SP | MIN SIT
BOS@KC David Price SP | BOS START Brad Keller SP | KC SIT
CHW@HOU James Shields SP | CHW SIT Charlie Morton SP | HOU START
CIN@CHC Matt Harvey SP | CIN SIT Tyler Chatwood SP | CHC SIT
COL@SEA Kyle Freeland SP | COL START James Paxton SP | SEA START
LAD@LAA Ross Stripling RP | LAD START Deck McGuire SP | LAA SIT
MIA@WAS Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA SIT Max Scherzer SP | WAS START
NYY@TOR Luis Severino SP | NYY START J.A. Happ SP | TOR SIT
OAK@CLE Edwin Jackson SP | OAK SIT Corey Kluber SP | CLE START
PHI@PIT Jake Arrieta SP | PHI START Jameson Taillon SP | PIT START
SD@ARI Tyson Ross SP | SD SIT Robbie Ray SP | ARI START
STL@SF Carlos Martinez SP | STL START Jeff Samardzija SP | SF SIT
TB@NYM Blake Snell SP | TB START Steven Matz SP | NYM START
TEX@DET Cole Hamels SP | TEX START Mike Fiers SP | DET SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/8/18) - SUNDAY
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ATL@MIL Sean Newcomb SP | ATL START Junior Guerra SP | MIL SIT
BAL@MIN Alex Cobb SP | BAL SIT Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN START
BOS@KC Rick Porcello SP | BOS START Jake Junis SP | KC SIT
CHW@HOU Lucas Giolito SP | CHW SIT Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU START
CIN@CHC Luis Castillo SP | CIN SIT Jon Lester SP | CHC START
COL@SEA Antonio Senzatela SP | COL SIT Wade LeBlanc RP | SEA SIT
LAD@LAA Alex Wood SP | LAD SIT Andrew Heaney SP | LAA START
MIA@WAS Trevor Richards SP | MIA SIT Tanner Roark SP | WAS START
NYY@TOR Domingo German SP | NYY START Ryan Borucki RP | TOR SIT
OAK@CLE Frankie Montas RP | OAK SIT Shane Bieber SP | CLE START
PHI@PIT Zach Eflin SP | PHI START Nick Kingham SP | PIT SIT
SD@ARI Clayton Richard SP | SD SIT Zack Greinke SP | ARI START
STL@SF Jack Flaherty SP | STL START Madison Bumgarner SP | SF START
TB@NYM Nate Eovaldi SP | TB START Zack Wheeler SP | NYM START
TEX@DET Austin Bibens-Dirkx RP | TEX SIT Michael Fulmer SP | DET START

 

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