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You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 20! 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 20, 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 (8/13/18) - MONDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@TEX | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START | Bartolo Colon SP | TEX | SIT |
| CHW@DET | Reynaldo Lopez SP | CHW | START | Artie Lewicki RP | DET | SIT |
| CLE@CIN | Mike Clevinger SP | CLE | START | Homer Bailey SP | CIN | SIT |
| LAA@SD | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | START | Clayton Richard SP | SD | SIT |
| MIA@ATL | Pablo Lopez P | MIA | START | Touki Toussaint SP | ATL | START |
| NYM@NYY | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START | Luis Severino SP | NYY | START |
| SEA@OAK | Marco Gonzales SP | SEA | START | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | START |
| SF@LAD | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | START | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | START |
| TOR@KC | Sean Reid-Foley SP | TOR | START | Brad Keller SP | KC | SIT |
| WAS@STL | Tommy Milone SP | WAS | SIT | Miles Mikolas SP | STL | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/14/18) - TUESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@TEX | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | SIT |
| BOS@PHI | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI | SIT |
| CHW@DET | Lucas Giolito SP | CHW | SIT | Blaine Hardy RP | DET | SIT |
| CLE@CIN | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START | Sal Romano SP | CIN | SIT |
| COL@HOU | German Marquez SP | COL | START | Justin Verlander SP | HOU | START |
| LAA@SD | Jaime Barria SP | LAA | START | Brett Kennedy SP | SD | SIT |
| MIA@ATL | Trevor Richards SP | MIA | SIT | Anibal Sanchez SP | ATL | START |
| MIL@CHC | Jhoulys Chacin SP | MIL | START | Jose Quintana SP | CHC | START |
| NYM@BAL | Jason Vargas SP | NYM | SIT | Andrew Cashner SP | BAL | START |
| PIT@MIN | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START | Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN | START |
| SEA@OAK | James Paxton SP | SEA | START | Mike Fiers SP | OAK | START |
| SF@LAD | Andrew Suarez SP | SF | SIT | Alex Wood SP | LAD | START |
| TB@NYY | TBA | TBD | J.A. Happ SP | NYY | START |
| TOR@KC | Ryan Borucki RP | TOR | START | Heath Fillmyer SP | KC | SIT |
| WAS@STL | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START | John Gant RP | STL | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/15/18) - WEDNESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BOS@PHI | Brian Johnson SP | BOS | SIT | Vince Velasquez SP | PHI | START |
| CHW@DET | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | START | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | SIT |
| CLE@CIN | Shane Bieber SP | CLE | START | Robert Stephenson RP | CIN | SIT |
| COL@HOU | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | START | Gerrit Cole SP | HOU | START |
| LAA@SD | Felix Pena RP | LAA | SIT | Robbie Erlin SP | SD | SIT |
| MIA@ATL | Jose Urena SP | MIA | SIT | Kevin Gausman SP | ATL | START |
| MIL@CHC | Junior Guerra SP | MIL | START | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START |
| NYM@BAL | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM | START | Dylan Bundy SP | BAL | START |
| PIT@MIN | Chris Archer SP | PIT | START | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | START |
| SEA@OAK | Mike Leake SP | SEA | START | Brett Anderson SP | OAK | SIT |
| SF@LAD | Derek Holland SP | SF | SIT | Hyun-Jin Ryu SP | LAD | START |
| TB@NYY | Blake Snell SP | TB | START | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | START |
| TOR@KC | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | START | Burch Smith SP | KC | SIT |
| WAS@STL | Jeremy Hellickson SP | WAS | START | Austin Gomber SP | STL | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/16/18) - THURSDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@SD | Clay Buchholz SP | ARI | START | Jacob Nix SP | SD | SIT |
| CHC@PIT | Jon Lester SP | CHC | SIT | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | START |
| COL@ATL | Jon Gray SP | COL | START | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | START |
| DET@MIN | Francisco Liriano RP | DET | SIT | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | SIT |
| LAA@TEX | Taylor Cole RP | LAA | SIT | Ariel Jurado SP | TEX | SIT |
| NYM@PHI | Corey Oswalt P | NYM | SIT | Ranger Suarez SP | PHI | SIT |
| NYM@PHI | Steven Matz P | NYM | SIT | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | START |
| TB@NYY | Blake Snell SP | TB | START | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | START |
| TOR@KC | Sam Gaviglio SP | TOR | SIT | Glenn Sparkman SP | KC | SIT |
| WAS@STL | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | START | Luke Weaver SP | STL | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/17/18) - FRIDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@SD | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | START | Joey Lucchesi SP | SD | START |
| BAL@CLE | David Hess SP | BAL | SIT | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START |
| CHC@PIT | Cole Hamels SP | CHC | START | Trevor Williams SP | PIT | SIT |
| COL@ATL | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | START | Sean Newcomb SP | ATL | START |
| DET@MIN | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | START | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | START |
| HOU@OAK | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | START | Edwin Jackson SP | OAK | START |
| KC@CHW | Jake Junis SP | KC | SIT | James Shields SP | CHW | START |
| LAA@TEX | TBA | TBD | Mike Minor RP | TEX | SIT |
| LAD@SEA | Walker Buehler RP | LAD | START | Wade LeBlanc RP | SEA | SIT |
| MIA@WAS | Dan Straily SP | MIA | SIT | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START |
| MIL@STL | Freddy Peralta SP | MIL | SIT | Jack Flaherty SP | STL | START |
| NYM@PHI | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | START | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START |
| SF@CIN | Dereck Rodriguez SP | SF | START | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | START |
| TB@BOS | Tyler Glasnow SP | TB | SIT | Brian Johnson SP | BOS | SIT |
| TOR@NYY | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | SIT | Lance Lynn SP | NYY | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/18/18) - SATURDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@SD | Zack Godley SP | ARI | START | Clayton Richard SP | SD | SIT |
| BAL@CLE | Alex Cobb SP | BAL | SIT | Adam Plutko SP | CLE | SIT |
| CHC@PIT | Mike Montgomery RP | CHC | SIT | Joe Musgrove RP | PIT | START |
| COL@ATL | Antonio Senzatela SP | COL | SIT | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START |
| DET@MIN | Artie Lewicki RP | DET | SIT | Kohl Stewart SP | MIN | SIT |
| HOU@OAK | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START | Trevor Cahill SP | OAK | START |
| KC@CHW | Brad Keller SP | KC | SIT | Dylan Covey SP | CHW | START |
| LAA@TEX | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | START | Drew Hutchison RP | TEX | SIT |
| LAD@SEA | Rich Hill SP | LAD | START | Erasmo Ramirez SP | SEA | SIT |
| MIA@WAS | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | SIT | Tommy Milone SP | WAS | SIT |
| MIL@STL | Wade Miley SP | MIL | SIT | Miles Mikolas SP | STL | START |
| NYM@PHI | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START | Jake Arrieta SP | PHI | START |
| SF@CIN | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | START | Matt Harvey SP | CIN | SIT |
| TB@BOS | TBA | TBD | David Price SP | BOS | START |
| TOR@NYY | Sean Reid-Foley SP | TOR | SIT | Luis Severino SP | NYY | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/19/18) - SUNDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@SD | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START | Brett Kennedy SP | SD | SIT |
| BAL@CLE | Andrew Cashner SP | BAL | SIT | Mike Clevinger SP | CLE | START |
| CHC@PIT | Jose Quintana SP | CHC | START | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START |
| COL@ATL | German Marquez SP | COL | START | Anibal Sanchez SP | ATL | START |
| DET@MIN | Blaine Hardy RP | DET | SIT | Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN | START |
| HOU@OAK | Justin Verlander SP | HOU | START | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | START |
| KC@CHW | Heath Fillmyer SP | KC | SIT | Reynaldo Lopez SP | CHW | START |
| LAA@TEX | Jaime Barria SP | LAA | SIT | Martin Perez SP | TEX | SIT |
| LAD@SEA | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | START | Marco Gonzales SP | SEA | START |
| MIA@WAS | Pablo Lopez P | MIA | SIT | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START |
| MIL@STL | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | SIT | John Gant RP | STL | SIT |
| NYM@PHI | Jason Vargas SP | NYM | SIT | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI | START |
| SF@CIN | Andrew Suarez SP | SF | SIT | Luis Castillo SP | CIN | SIT |
| TB@BOS | TBA | TBD | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START |
| TOR@NYY | Ryan Borucki RP | TOR | SIT | J.A. Happ SP | NYY | START |
