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Week 15 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

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!

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 (7/9/18) - 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

 

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