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Bill Dubiel's Week 15 (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 15! 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 15, 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!
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 (7/9/18) - MONDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| CHC@SF | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | SIT | Andrew Suarez SP | SF | START |
| CIN@CLE | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | SIT | Mike Clevinger SP | CLE | START |
| DET@TB | Francisco Liriano RP | DET | SIT | Chris Archer SP | TB | START |
| KC@MIN | Danny Duffy SP | KC | SIT | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | START |
| LAD@SD | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | START | Luis Perdomo SP | SD | SIT |
| MIL@MIA | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | START | Jose Urena SP | MIA | SIT |
| NYY@BAL | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | START | Jimmy Yacobonis SP | BAL | SIT |
| NYY@BAL | Luis Cessa SP | NYY | SIT | Yefry Ramirez RP | BAL | SIT |
| OAK@HOU | Frankie Montas RP | OAK | SIT | Gerrit Cole SP | HOU | START |
| PHI@NYM | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | START | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM | START |
| PHI@NYM | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START | Corey Oswalt SP | NYM | SIT |
| TEX@BOS | Mike Minor RP | TEX | SIT | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START |
| WAS@PIT | Jefry Rodriguez SP | WAS | SIT | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/10/18) - TUESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@COL | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | START |
| CHC@SF | Jose Quintana SP | CHC | START | Derek Holland SP | SF | SIT |
| CIN@CLE | Sal Romano SP | CIN | SIT | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START |
| DET@TB | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | SIT | Ryan Stanek SP | TB | SIT |
| KC@MIN | Ian Kennedy SP | KC | SIT | Aaron Slegers SP | MIN | START |
| LAD@SD | Rich Hill SP | LAD | START | Eric Lauer SP | SD | SIT |
| MIL@MIA | Jhoulys Chacin SP | MIL | START | Pablo Lopez P | MIA | SIT |
| NYY@BAL | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | SIT | Andrew Cashner SP | BAL | SIT |
| OAK@HOU | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | START | Justin Verlander SP | HOU | START |
| PHI@NYM | Enyel De Los Santos SP | PHI | START | Drew Gagnon SP | NYM | SIT |
| SEA@LAA | Mike Leake SP | SEA | START | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | START |
| STL@CHW | Miles Mikolas SP | STL | START | Dylan Covey SP | CHW | SIT |
| TEX@BOS | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | SIT | Hector Velazquez RP | BOS | SIT |
| TOR@ATL | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | SIT | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | START |
| WAS@PIT | Jeremy Hellickson SP | WAS | START | Joe Musgrove SP | PIT | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/11/18) - WEDNESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@COL | Shelby Miller SP | ARI | SIT | German Marquez SP | COL | SIT |
| CHC@SF | Mike Montgomery RP | CHC | SIT | Johnny Cueto SP | SF | START |
| CIN@CLE | Tyler Mahle SP | CIN | START | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START |
| DET@TB | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | START | Hunter Wood SP | TB | SIT |
| KC@MIN | Burch Smith SP | KC | SIT | Lance Lynn SP | MIN | START |
| LAD@SD | Kenta Maeda SP | LAD | START | Joey Lucchesi SP | SD | START |
| MIL@MIA | Freddy Peralta SP | MIL | START | Dan Straily SP | MIA | SIT |
| NYY@BAL | Sonny Gray SP | NYY | SIT | Dylan Bundy SP | BAL | SIT |
| OAK@HOU | Chris Bassitt SP | OAK | SIT | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | START |
| PHI@NYM | Vince Velasquez SP | PHI | START | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START |
| SEA@LAA | Marco Gonzales SP | SEA | START | Jaime Barria SP | LAA | SIT |
| STL@CHW | Luke Weaver SP | STL | START | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | SIT |
| TEX@BOS | Bartolo Colon SP | TEX | SIT | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START |
| TOR@ATL | Sam Gaviglio SP | TOR | SIT | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START |
| WAS@PIT | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START | Trevor Williams SP | PIT | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/12/18) - THURSDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@COL | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | SIT | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | START |
| LAD@SD | Ross Stripling RP | LAD | START | Tyson Ross SP | SD | SIT |
| MIL@PIT | Wade Miley SP | MIL | SIT | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START |
| NYY@CLE | Luis Severino SP | NYY | START | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START |
| OAK@HOU | Trevor Cahill SP | OAK | SIT | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | START |
| PHI@BAL | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI | START | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | SIT |
| SEA@LAA | James Paxton SP | SEA | START | Tyler Skaggs RP | LAA | START |
| TB@MIN | Blake Snell SP | TB | START | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | START |
| TOR@BOS | J.A. Happ SP | TOR | START | David Price SP | BOS | SIT |
| WAS@NYM | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START | Steven Matz SP | NYM | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/13/18) - FRIDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@ATL | Zack Godley SP | ARI | START | Anibal Sanchez SP | ATL | START |
| CHC@SD | Tyler Chatwood SP | CHC | SIT | Clayton Richard SP | SD | SIT |
| CIN@STL | Matt Harvey SP | CIN | START | Carlos Martinez SP | STL | START |
| DET@HOU | Mike Fiers SP | DET | SIT | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START |
| KC@CHW | Brad Keller SP | KC | SIT | James Shields SP | CHW | START |
| LAA@LAD | Felix Pena RP | LAA | SIT | Walker Buehler SP | LAD | START |
| MIL@PIT | Junior Guerra SP | MIL | START | Nick Kingham SP | PIT | START |
| NYY@CLE | Domingo German RP | NYY | SIT | Shane Bieber SP | CLE | START |
| OAK@SF | Edwin Jackson SP | OAK | SIT | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | START |
| PHI@MIA | Jake Arrieta SP | PHI | START | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | SIT |
| SEA@COL | Christian Bergman SP | SEA | SIT | Antonio Senzatela SP | COL | SIT |
| TB@MIN | Nathan Eovaldi SP | TB | START | Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN | START |
| TEX@BAL | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | START | Alex Cobb SP | BAL | SIT |
| TOR@BOS | Ryan Borucki SP | TOR | SIT | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START |
| WAS@NYM | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | SIT | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/14/18) - SATURDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@ATL | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START | Sean Newcomb SP | ATL | START |
| CHC@SD | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START | Luis Perdomo SP | SD | SIT |
| CIN@STL | Luis Castillo SP | CIN | SIT | Jack Flaherty SP | STL | START |
| DET@HOU | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | START | Gerrit Cole SP | HOU | START |
| KC@CHW | Danny Duffy SP | KC | SIT | Reynaldo Lopez SP | CHW | START |
| LAA@LAD | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | START | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | START |
| MIL@PIT | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | START | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | SIT |
| MIL@PIT | Brent Suter SP | MIL | START | Clay Holmes SP | PIT | SIT |
| NYY@CLE | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | START | Mike Clevinger SP | CLE | START |
| OAK@SF | Brett Anderson SP | OAK | SIT | Jeff Samardzija SP | SF | SIT |
| PHI@MIA | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START | Trevor Richards SP | MIA | SIT |
| SEA@COL | Wade LeBlanc RP | SEA | START | Jon Gray SP | COL | SIT |
| TB@MIN | Chris Archer SP | TB | START | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | START |
| TEX@BAL | Austin Bibens-Dirkx RP | TEX | SIT | Yefry Ramirez RP | BAL | SIT |
| TOR@BOS | Sam Gaviglio SP | TOR | SIT | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START |
| WAS@NYM | Austin Voth SP | WAS | SIT | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/15/18) - SUNDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@ATL | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | START |
| CHC@SD | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START | Eric Lauer SP | SD | SIT |
| CIN@STL | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | SIT | Miles Mikolas SP | STL | START |
| DET@HOU | Francisco Liriano RP | DET | SIT | Justin Verlander SP | HOU | START |
| KC@CHW | Burch Smith SP | KC | SIT | Lucas Giolito SP | CHW | SIT |
| LAA@LAD | Deck McGuire RP | LAA | SIT | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | START |
| MIL@PIT | Jhoulys Chacin SP | MIL | START | Joe Musgrove SP | PIT | SIT |
| NYY@CLE | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | SIT | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START |
| OAK@SF | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | START | Andrew Suarez SP | SF | START |
| PHI@MIA | Enyel De Los Santos SP | PHI | START | Jose Urena SP | MIA | SIT |
| SEA@COL | Mike Leake SP | SEA | START | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | START |
| TB@MIN | Ryne Stanek RP | TB | SIT | Fernando Romero SP | MIN | START |
| TEX@BAL | Mike Minor RP | TEX | SIT | Miguel Castro SP | BAL | SIT |
| TOR@BOS | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | SIT | Brian Johnson SP | BOS | SIT |
| WAS@NYM | Jeremy Hellickson SP | WAS | START | Corey Oswalt P | NYM | SIT |
