X
Lost password?

Don't have an account?
Gain Access Now

X

Receive free daily analysis

NFL
NBA
NHL
NASCAR
CFB
MLB
MMA
PGA
ESPORTS
BETTING

Already have an account? Log In

X

Forgot Password


POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Daily Stats & Leaders
All Pitcher Matchups
Compare Any Players
Compare Any Players
Rookies & Call-Ups
24x7 News and Alerts

Week 18 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

Bill Dubiel's Week 18 (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 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!

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 (7/30/18) - 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

More Weekly Lineup Prep




POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Daily Stats & Leaders
All Pitcher Matchups
Compare Any Players
Compare Any Players
Rookies & Call-Ups
24x7 News and Alerts

REAL-TIME FANTASY NEWS

Jaylen Johnson

Chargers Place Jaylen Johnson on PUP List
Dereck Lively II

Undergoes Right-Foot Surgery Tuesday
Kendrick Bourne

Kayshon Boutte Fighting for Final Spots
Isaiah Collier

Logs a Double-Double in Summer League Action on Monday
DeMario Douglas

Kyle Williams "Locks" for Receiving Corps
Trey Smith

Chiefs, Trey Smith Finalizing Massive Extension
Anthony Richardson Sr.

Colts Expected to Ease Anthony Richardson Sr. Back in
Devin Carter

Posts 17 Points Versus Suns
Bronny James Jr.

Scores 17 Points in Summer League Loss
Terry McLaurin

Undecided on Whether he Will Report to Training Camp
Colston Loveland

Says his Shoulder is 100 Percent
Harrison Ingram

has Impressive Outing Against Jazz
Sam Williams

has Potential to be Elite Edge Rusher
Shemar Stewart

Considering Going Back to College?
Jahmyr Gibbs

Lions Want Jahmyr Gibbs "More Involved" in Passing Game
Jordan Addison

Could be Facing Three-Game Suspension
PGA

Chris Gotterup Punches Ticket to Royal Portrush With Win at Scottish Open
Bryson DeChambeau

Hopes to Reverse Links Golf Struggle at the 153rd Open
Keegan Bradley

Needs to Find The Weekend at Royal Portrush for Ryder Cup Hopes
Kyle Filipowski

Records 35-Point Double-Double Against Spurs
Kel'el Ware

Dominates Against Celtics
Kon Knueppel

Gets Going Monday
Matas Buzelis

Puts Up 28 Points in Win Over Pacers
Reed Sheppard

Shut Down for Rest of Summer League
Paul George

Undergoes Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
Oneil Cruz

Ties Home Run Derby Distance Record
Cal Raleigh

Wins 2025 Home Run Derby
Najee Harris

Likely to Miss Time at Start of Training Camp
Justin Thomas

Finishes Tied For 22nd at Genesis Scottish Open
Scottie Scheffler

Finishes Tied For Eighth at Genesis Scottish Open
Jon Rahm

Finishes in Second at LIV Andalucia
Collin Morikawa

Misses The Cut at Genesis Scottish Open
Hideki Matsuyama

Finishes Tied For 13th at Rocket Mortgage Classic
Brooks Koepka

Finishes Tied For 32nd at LIV Andalucia
Tommy Fleetwood

Finishes Tied For 34th at Genesis Scottish Open
Jason Day

Misses The Cut at John Deere Classic
Ludvig Aberg

Finishes Tied For Eighth at Genesis Scottish Open
Cam Taylor-Britt

has Benefited From Addition of Al Golden
Rome Odunze

Could Take Off in Year 2
RJ Harvey

to Get "Significant" Work in Broncos' Passing Game
Jackson Powers-Johnson

More Comfortable Heading into Year 2
Luke McCaffrey

In Line for Larger Role?
Braelon Allen

Jets Viewing Braelon Allen as Long-Term Starter?
Joel Embiid

Participating in Partial Basketball Activities
Victor Wembanyama

Officially Cleared to Return After Blood-Clot Recovery
Mike Williams

Heading to PUP List
Garrett Wilson

Lands Historic Deal
Colston Loveland

Shoulder "Good" After Surgery
Tallison Teixeira

Suffers First-Round TKO
Derrick Lewis

Scores First-Round TKO
Michael Lorenzen

Royals Put Michael Lorenzen on Injured List With Oblique Strain
Stephen Thompson

Loses Controversial Split Decision
Gabriel Bonfim

Wins Controversial Split Decision
Calvin Kattar

Gets Outclassed At UFC Nashville
Steve Garcia

Extends His Win Streak
Nate Landwehr

Gets Knocked Out
Morgan Charrière

Morgan Charriere Scores Third-Round Knockout
Kel'el Ware

Collects 21 Points in Summer League Loss on Sunday
Austen Lane

Suffers Submission Loss
Vitor Petrino

Scores First-Round Submission In Heavyweight Debut
Cam Spencer

Contract Being Restructured
Drew Timme

Scores 30 Points in Summer League Loss to Wizards
Tuco Tokkos

Earns His First UFC Win
Alexandre Sarr

Logs Impressive Outing in Summer League Action on Sunday
Junior Tafa

Unsuccessful in his Light-Heavyweight Debut
Kyle Filipowski

Scores 21 Points in Summer League Loss to Warriors
Cody Williams

Collects 22 Points in Summer League Loss on Sunday
Chase Elliott

Charges to A Finish of Third At Sonoma
Chase Briscoe

Finishes Second With his First Career Road-Course Top-Five at Sonoma
Christopher Bell

Rollercoaster Day Ends With Top-5 Finish at Sonoma
William Byron

Maintains the Regular-Season Points Lead
Kyle Busch

Earns A Hard-Fought Top-10 Finish At Sonoma
Alex Ovechkin

Not Thinking About Retirement
PIT

Penguins Acquire Arturs Silovs
NHL

Nikolai Kovalenko Returns to Russia
Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Tosses Gem Against Giants
Shota Imanaga

Shuts Down Yankees on Sunday
Nathan Eovaldi

Dominant Again in Seventh Win
Tyler Reddick

Evades Near Upset to Remain Alive in In-Season Challenge
Ty Gibbs

One of Three Tylers to Make In-Season Challenge Semifinals
Kyle Larson

Curiously Mediocre at Sonoma Before Late-Race Crash
NASCAR

John H. Nemechek Edges Out Teammate to Make In-Season Challenge Semifinal
Alex Bowman

Ty Dillon Bumps Alex Bowman to Advance to In-Season Challenge Semifinal
Chicago White Sox

Billy Carlson Goes 10th Overall to White Sox
Cincinnati Reds

Steele Hall Selected Ninth by Cincinnati
Toronto Blue Jays

Blue Jays Select JoJo Parker with Eighth Overall Pick
Boston Celtics

Damian Lillard Drawing Interest from the Celtics
Miami Marlins

Marlins Select Aiva Arquette With Seventh Overall Pick
Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates Select Seth Hernandez with Sixth Overall Pick
Kyle Stowers

Punishes Former Team with Three-Homer Game
St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals Select Liam Doyle with Fifth Overall Pick
Daniel Gafford

Agrees to Contract Extension with Dallas
Colorado Rockies

Rockies Select Ethan Holliday Fourth Overall
Seattle Mariners

Kade Anderson Selected Third Overall by Seattle
Ha-Seong Kim

X-rays on Ha-Seong Kim's Foot Come Back Negative
Los Angeles Angels

Tyler Bremner Selected Second Overall by Angels in 2025 MLB Draft
Washington Nationals

Nationals Select Eli Willits First Overall
Jake Meyers

to Miss More Than Three Weeks With Calf Injury
Edward Cabrera

Hopeful to Avoid Injured List
Oneil Cruz

Absent on Sunday
Shane Van Gisbergen

Can Anyone Beat Shane van Gisbergen at Sonoma?
Tyler Reddick

Better at Sonoma Than Record Shows
Chase Elliott

a Prime DFS Option at Sonoma
Michael McDowell

Struggling a Bit at Sonoma
NASCAR

Christopher Bell Has Never Finished Better Than Ninth at Sonoma
Ryan Blaney

Has Top-10 Upside at Sonoma
NASCAR

Sunday at Sonoma Will Likely Be a Long Race for Bubba Wallace
Kyle Larson

Is A Likely Top-Five Contender for Sonoma
Ryan Preece

Points Position Could Affect Race at Sonoma
Todd Gilliland

Struggling to Find Speed at Sonoma
Ty Gibbs

May be an Underrated Favorite to Compete for the Win at Sonoma
Erik Karlsson

Open to Move Away From Pittsburgh
Zach Hyman

Hopes to be Ready for Start of Next Season
SJ

Jeff Skinner Joins Sharks on One-Year Contract
Ryan Reaves

Traded to Sharks
Vladislav Kolyachonok

Moves to Dallas
Matt Dumba

Lands in Pittsburgh
Mackie Samoskevich

Re-Signs with Panthers on One-Year Deal
Josh Manson

Inks Two-Year Extension with Avalanche
EDM

Isaac Howard Signs Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract With Oilers
Tallison Teixeira

Set For His First UFC Main Event
Derrick Lewis

Set To Headline UFC Nashville
Gabriel Bonfim

Looks For His Third UFC Win
Stephen Thompson

Returns At UFC Nashville
Steve Garcia

Looks To Extend His Win Streak
Calvin Kattar

In Dire Need Of Victory
Morgan Charrière

Morgan Charriere A Favorite At UFC Nashville
Nate Landwehr

Aims To Bounce Back
MMA

Austen Lane Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
RANKINGS
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
SP
RP

RANKINGS

QB
RB
WR
TE
K
DEF