Week 18 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

by Bill Dubiel 8/1/18 5:05 AM Follow Bill

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 18! 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 18, 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!

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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 (7/30/18) - MONDAY
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
CLE@MIN	Shane Bieber SP \| CLE	SIT	Ervin Santana SP \| MIN	SIT
COL@STL	Tyler Anderson SP \| COL	START	Carlos Martinez SP \| STL	SIT
HOU@SEA	Gerrit Cole SP \| HOU	START	James Paxton SP \| SEA	START
MIA@ATL	Wei-Yin Chen SP \| MIA	SIT	Julio Teheran SP \| ATL	START
MIL@LAD	Freddy Peralta SP \| MIL	SIT	Kenta Maeda SP \| LAD	START
PHI@BOS	Aaron Nola SP \| PHI	START	David Price SP \| BOS	START
SF@SD	Derek Holland SP \| SF	START	Eric Lauer SP \| SD	SIT
TEX@ARI	Martin Perez SP \| TEX	SIT	Robbie Ray SP \| ARI	START
TOR@OAK	Marco Estrada SP \| TOR	SIT	Edwin Jackson SP \| OAK	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/31/18) - TUESDAY
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
BAL@NYY	Yefry Ramirez RP \| BAL	SIT	Masahiro Tanaka SP \| NYY	START
CHC@PIT	Jon Lester SP \| CHC	START	Jameson Taillon SP \| PIT	START
CIN@DET	Homer Bailey SP \| CIN	SIT	Matthew Boyd SP \| DET	START
CLE@MIN	Trevor Bauer SP \| CLE	START	Kyle Gibson SP \| MIN	START
COL@STL	Jon Gray SP \| COL	START	Jack Flaherty SP \| STL	START
HOU@SEA	Charlie Morton SP \| HOU	START	Mike Leake SP \| SEA	START
KC@CHW	Danny Duffy SP \| KC	START	James Shields SP \| CHW	SIT
LAA@TB	Tyler Skaggs SP \| LAA	START	Ryne Stanek RP \| TB	SIT
MIA@ATL	Dan Straily SP \| MIA	SIT	Anibal Sanchez SP \| ATL	START
MIL@LAD	Wade Miley SP \| MIL	SIT	Walker Buehler RP \| LAD	SIT
NYM@WAS	Steven Matz SP \| NYM	START	Tanner Roark SP \| WAS	START
PHI@BOS	Jake Arrieta SP \| PHI	START	Drew Pomeranz SP \| BOS	SIT
SF@SD	Dereck Rodriguez SP \| SF	START	Clayton Richard SP \| SD	SIT
TEX@ARI	Bartolo Colon SP \| TEX	SIT	Zack Godley SP \| ARI	START
TOR@OAK	Sam Gaviglio SP \| TOR	SIT	Trevor Cahill SP \| OAK	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/1/18) - WEDNESDAY
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
BAL@NYY	Alex Cobb SP \| BAL	SIT	Sonny Gray SP \| NYY	START
CHC@PIT	Cole Hamels SP \| CHC	START	Nick Kingham SP \| PIT	SIT
CIN@DET	Sal Romano SP \| CIN	SIT	Mike Fiers SP \| DET	START
CLE@MIN	Carlos Carrasco SP \| CLE	START	Lance Lynn SP \| MIN	SIT
COL@STL	Kyle Freeland SP \| COL	START	Luke Weaver SP \| STL	SIT
HOU@SEA	Dallas Keuchel SP \| HOU	START	Wade LeBlanc RP \| SEA	START
KC@CHW	Jake Junis SP \| KC	SIT	Dylan Covey SP \| CHW	SIT
LAA@TB	Nick Tropeano SP \| LAA	SIT	TBA	TBD
MIA@ATL	Pablo Lopez P \| MIA	SIT	Mike Foltynewicz SP \| ATL	START
MIL@LAD	Chase Anderson SP \| MIL	SIT	Rich Hill SP \| LAD	START
NYM@WAS	Noah Syndergaard SP \| NYM	START	Tommy Milone SP \| WAS	SIT
TOR@OAK	Marcus Stroman SP \| TOR	START	Sean Manaea SP \| OAK	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/2/18) - THURSDAY
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@NYM	Max Fried RP \| ATL	START	Jason Vargas SP \| NYM	SIT
BAL@TEX	Andrew Cashner SP \| BAL	SIT	Yovani Gallardo SP \| TEX	START
CIN@WAS	Tyler Mahle SP \| CIN	SIT	Max Scherzer SP \| WAS	START
COL@STL	Antonio Senzatela SP \| COL	SIT	Miles Mikolas SP \| STL	START
KC@CHW	Brad Keller SP \| KC	SIT	Reynaldo Lopez SP \| CHW	START
LAA@TB	Andrew Heaney SP \| LAA	START	Chris Archer SP \| TB	SIT
MIA@PHI	Trevor Richards SP \| MIA	SIT	Nick Pivetta SP \| PHI	START
MIL@LAD	Jhoulys Chacin SP \| MIL	SIT	Clayton Kershaw SP \| LAD	START
NYY@BOS	Luis Severino SP \| NYY	START	Chris Sale SP \| BOS	START
SD@CHC	Luis Perdomo SP \| SD	SIT	Mike Montgomery RP \| CHC	SIT
SF@ARI	Madison Bumgarner SP \| SF	START	Zack Greinke SP \| ARI	START
TOR@SEA	TBA	TBD	Felix Hernandez SP \| SEA	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/3/18) - FRIDAY
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@NYM	Anibal Sanchez SP \| ATL	START	Jacob deGrom SP \| NYM	START
BAL@TEX	Davis Hess SP \| BAL	SIT	Ariel Jurado SP \| TEX	SIT
CHW@TB	Lucas Giolito SP \| CHW	SIT	Ryne Stanek RP \| TB	SIT
CIN@WAS	Anthony DeSclafani SP \| CIN	SIT	Gio Gonzalez SP \| WAS	START
COL@MIL	German Marquez SP \| COL	START	Junior Guerra SP \| MIL	SIT
DET@OAK	Blaine Hardy RP \| DET	SIT	Brett Anderson SP \| OAK	SIT
HOU@LAD	Justin Verlander SP \| HOU	START	Alex Wood SP \| LAD	START
KC@MIN	Heath Fillmyer SP \| KC	SIT	Jake Odorizzi SP \| MIN	SIT
LAA@CLE	Jaime Barria SP \| LAA	START	Mike Clevinger SP \| CLE	START
MIA@PHI	Trevor Richards SP \| MIA	SIT	Vince Velasquez SP \| PHI	START
NYY@BOS	Luis Severino SP \| NYY	START	Rick Porcello SP \| BOS	START
SD@CHC	Tyson Ross SP \| SD	SIT	Jose Quintana SP \| CHC	START
SF@ARI	Chris Stratton SP \| SF	SIT	Patrick Corbin SP \| ARI	START
STL@PIT	John Gant RP \| STL	SIT	Chris Archer SP \| PIT	START
TOR@SEA	Ryan Borucki RP \| TOR	SIT	Marco Gonzales SP \| SEA	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/4/18) - SATURDAY
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@NYM	Julio Teheran SP \| ATL	START	Zack Wheeler SP \| NYM	START
BAL@TEX	Dylan Bundy SP \| BAL	START	Mike Minor RP \| TEX	SIT
CHW@TB	Carlos Rodon SP \| CHW	START	TBA	TBD
CIN@WAS	Matt Harvey SP \| CIN	SIT	Jeremy Hellickson SP \| WAS	SIT
COL@MIL	Tyler Anderson SP \| COL	START	Freddy Peralta SP \| MIL	SIT
DET@OAK	Jordan Zimmermann SP \| DET	SIT	Frankie Montas RP \| OAK	SIT
HOU@LAD	Lance McCullers SP \| HOU	START	Ross Stripling RP \| LAD	SIT
KC@MIN	Burch Smith SP \| KC	SIT	Jose Berrios SP \| MIN	START
LAA@CLE	Felix Pena RP \| LAA	SIT	Corey Kluber SP \| CLE	START
MIA@PHI	Wei-Yin Chen SP \| MIA	SIT	Zach Eflin SP \| PHI	START
NYY@BOS	J.A. Happ SP \| NYY	START	Nathan Eovaldi SP \| BOS	SIT
SD@CHC	Joey Lucchesi SP \| SD	SIT	Kyle Hendricks SP \| CHC	START
SF@ARI	Andrew Suarez SP \| SF	START	Clay Buchholz SP \| ARI	START
STL@PIT	Carlos Martinez SP \| STL	START	Trevor Williams SP \| PIT	START
TOR@SEA	Marco Estrada SP \| TOR	SIT	James Paxton SP \| SEA	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/5/18) - SUNDAY
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@NYM	Julio Teheran SP \| ATL	START	Corey Oswalt SP \| NYM	SIT
BAL@TEX	Yefry Ramirez RP \| BAL	SIT	Drew Hutchison SP \| TEX	SIT
CHW@TB	James Shields SP \| CHW	SIT	Hunter Wood RP \| TB	SIT
CIN@WAS	Luis Castillo SP \| CIN	SIT	Tanner Roark SP \| WAS	START
COL@MIL	Jon Gray SP \| COL	START	Wade Miley SP \| MIL	SIT
DET@OAK	Francisco Liriano SP \| DET	SIT	Trevor Cahill SP \| OAK	START
HOU@LAD	Gerrit Cole SP \| HOU	START	Walker Buehler SP \| LAD	SIT
KC@MIN	Danny Duffy SP \| KC	START	Ervin Santana SP \| MIN	START
LAA@CLE	Deck McGuire SP \| LAA	SIT	Shane Bieber SP \| CLE	START
MIA@PHI	Dan Straily SP \| MIA	SIT	Aaron Nola SP \| PHI	START
NYY@BOS	Masahiro Tanaka SP \| NYY	START	David Price SP \| BOS	SIT
SD@CHC	Joey Lucchesi SP \| SD	SIT	Jon Lester SP \| CHC	START
SF@ARI	Derek Holland SP \| SF	SIT	Robbie Ray SP \| ARI	START
STL@PIT	Jack Flaherty SP \| STL	START	Trevor Williams RP \| PIT	SIT
TOR@SEA	Sam Gaviglio SP \| TOR	SIT	Mike Leake SP \| SEA	START