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Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 20, and will be updated as more starters are announced. 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.
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.
SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/14/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@COL | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | SIT | Chad Bettis SP | COL | SIT |
| BAL@SEA | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | START | Yovani Gallardo SP | SEA | SIT |
| CIN@CHC | Asher Wojciechowski SP | CIN | SIT | Jose Quintana SP | CHC | START |
| CLE@BOS | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START | Doug Fister SP | BOS | SIT |
| DET@TEX | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | START | Martin Perez SP | TEX | SIT |
| HOU@ARI | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | SIT | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START |
| KC@OAK | Jake Junis SP | KC | SIT | Jharel Cotton SP | OAK | SIT |
| NYM@NYY | Rafael Montero RP | NYM | SIT | TBA | TBD |
| PHI@SD | Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI | START | Travis Wood RP | SD | SIT |
| SF@MIA | Ty Blach SP | SF | START | Adam Conley SP | MIA | SIT |
| TB@TOR | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | START | Nick Tepesch SP | TOR | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/15/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@COL | Sean Newcomb SP | ATL | SIT | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | START |
| BAL@SEA | Wade Miley SP | BAL | SIT | TBA | TBD |
| CHW@LAD | Miguel Gonzalez SP | CHW | SIT | Alex Wood SP | LAD | START |
| CIN@CHC | Luis Castillo SP | CIN | START | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START |
| CLE@MIN | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | START | Bartolo Colon SP | MIN | SIT |
| DET@TEX | Justin Verlander SP | DET | START | A.J. Griffin SP | TEX | START |
| HOU@ARI | Brad Peacock SP | HOU | SIT | Anthony Banda SP | ARI | SIT |
| KC@OAK | Jason Hammel SP | KC | START | Chris Smith RP | OAK | SIT |
| LAA@WAS | Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA | START | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START |
| NYM@NYY | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START | Sonny Gray SP | NYY | START |
| PHI@SD | TBA | TBD | Dinelson Lamet SP | SD | START |
| PIT@MIL | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | START | Zach Davies SP | MIL | START |
| SF@MIA | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | START | Dan Straily SP | MIA | SIT |
| STL@BOS | Mike Leake SP | STL | SIT | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START |
| TB@TOR | Blake Snell SP | TB | SIT | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/16/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@HOU | Taijuan Walker SP | ARI | SIT | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | START |
| ATL@COL | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | SIT | Jon Gray SP | COL | START |
| BAL@SEA | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | START | Marco Gonzales SP | SEA | SIT |
| CHW@LAD | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | SIT | Yu Darvish SP | LAD | START |
| CIN@CHC | Homer Bailey SP | CIN | SIT | John Lackey SP | CHC | START |
| CLE@MIN | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | SIT |
| DET@TEX | Anibal Sanchez SP | DET | SIT | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | START |
| KC@OAK | Danny Duffy SP | KC | START | Paul Blackburn SP | OAK | START |
| LAA@WAS | Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA | SIT | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | START |
| NYY@NYM | Jaime Garcia SP | NYY | SIT | Seth Lugo SP | NYM | SIT |
| PHI@SD | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI | START | Clayton Richard RP | SD | SIT |
| PIT@MIL | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | START | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | START |
| SF@MIA | TBA | TBD | Jose Urena RP | MIA | START |
| STL@BOS | Lance Lynn SP | STL | START | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START |
| TB@TOR | Jacob Faria SP | TB | START | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/17/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@HOU | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | SIT | Mike Fiers SP | HOU | START |
| ATL@COL | Lucas Sims SP | ATL | SIT | Jeff Hoffman SP | COL | SIT |
| CHW@TEX | Reynaldo Lopez SP | CHW | SIT | Tyson Ross SP | TEX | START |
| CIN@CHC | Scott Feldman RP | CIN | SIT | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START |
| CLE@MIN | Mike Clevinger SP | CLE | START | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | SIT |
| NYY@NYM | Luis Severino SP | NYY | START | Steven Matz SP | NYM | SIT |
| PHI@SF | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START | Jeff Samardzija SP | SF | START |
| STL@PIT | Adam Wainwright SP | STL | SIT | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START |
| TB@TOR | Chris Archer SP | TB | START | Chris Rowley RP | TOR | SIT |
| WAS@SD | Edwin Jackson SP | WAS | START | Jhoulys Chacin SP | SD | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/18/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@MIN | Zack Godley RP | ARI | START | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | START |
| CHW@TEX | James Shields SP | CHW | SIT | Andrew Cashner SP | TEX | START |
| CIN@ATL | Sal Romano SP | CIN | SIT | R.A. Dickey SP | ATL | START |
| CLE@KC | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START | Ian Kennedy SP | KC | START |
| LAA@BAL | JC Ramirez RP | LAA | SIT | Dylan Bundy RP | BAL | START |
| LAD@DET | Rich Hill SP | LAD | START | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | SIT |
| MIA@NYM | Justin Nicolino SP | MIA | SIT | Chris Flexen RP | NYM | SIT |
| MIL@COL | Matt Garza SP | MIL | SIT | German Marquez SP | COL | START |
| NYY@BOS | Jordan Montgomery SP | NYY | START | Drew Pomeranz SP | BOS | START |
| OAK@HOU | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | SIT | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START |
| PHI@SF | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | SIT | Chris Stratton RP | SF | SIT |
| SEA@TB | Erasmo Ramirez RP | SEA | SIT | Austin Pruitt RP | TB | SIT |
| STL@PIT | Carlos Martinez SP | STL | START | Trevor Williams RP | PIT | START |
| TOR@CHC | J.A. Happ SP | TOR | START | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | START |
| WAS@SD | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START | Luis Perdomo SP | SD | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/19/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@MIN | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START | Dietrich Enns SP | MIN | SIT |
| CHW@TEX | Derek Holland SP | CHW | SIT | Martin Perez SP | TEX | START |
| CIN@ATL | Asher Wojciechowski SP | CIN | SIT | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | START |
| CLE@KC | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START | Jason Vargas SP | KC | START |
| LAA@BAL | Troy Scribner RP | LAA | SIT | Jeremy Hellickson SP | BAL | SIT |
| LAD@DET | Hyun-Jin Ryu SP | LAD | START | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | SIT |
| MIA@NYM | Vance Worley RP | MIA | SIT | Rafael Montero RP | NYM | SIT |
| MIL@COL | Brandon Woodruff SP | MIL | SIT | Chad Bettis SP | COL | SIT |
| NYY@BOS | TBA | TBD | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START |
| OAK@HOU | Kendall Graveman SP | OAK | SIT | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | START |
| PHI@SF | Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI | START | Matt Moore SP | SF | START |
| SEA@TB | Ariel Miranda SP | SEA | SIT | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | START |
| STL@PIT | Michael Wacha SP | STL | START | Chad Kuhl SP | PIT | SIT |
| TOR@CHC | Nick Tepesch SP | TOR | SIT | Jose Quintana SP | CHC | START |
| WAS@SD | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | START | Travis Wood RP | SD | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/20/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@MIN | Anthony Banda SP | ARI | SIT | Bartolo Colon SP | MIN | SIT |
| CHW@TEX | Miguel Gonzalez SP | CHW | SIT | A.J. Griffin SP | TEX | START |
| CIN@ATL | Luis Castillo SP | CIN | START | Sean Newcomb SP | ATL | SIT |
| CLE@KC | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | START | TBA | TBD |
| LAA@BAL | Parker Bridwell RP | LAA | SIT | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | START |
| LAD@DET | Kenta Maeda SP | LAD | START | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | START |
| MIA@NYM | Adam Conley SP | MIA | SIT | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START |
| MIL@COL | Zach Davies SP | MIL | SIT | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | SIT |
| NYY@BOS | Sonny Gray SP | NYY | START | Doug Fister SP | BOS | SIT |
| OAK@HOU | Jharel Cotton SP | OAK | SIT | Brad Peacock SP | HOU | START |
| PHI@SF | TBA | TBD | Ty Blach SP | SF | START |
| SEA@TB | Yovani Gallardo SP | SEA | SIT | Blake Snell SP | TB | SIT |
| STL@PIT | Mike Leake SP | STL | SIT | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | START |
| TOR@CHC | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | START | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START |
| WAS@SD | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START | Dinelson Lamet SP | SD | START |
