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 20 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

Bill Dubiel's Week 20 (2016) fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SP) matchups - starts, sits, plays and benches. MLB streamers, two start pitchers and sleepers, based on matchups.

What’s up RotoBallers. As always, we are here to help with pitcher matchups every week of the season and help win some leagues.Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 20, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also have a link to our Premium Starting Pitcher Daily Matchups, Streamers & DFS Tool. For those who aren't aware, our in-house tool analyzes SP matchups based on a variety of stats/metrics, and recommends whether start, sit, or stream any pitcher for seasonal and DFS leagues. It's pretty cool.

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

Editor's Note: RotoBaller offers the best Premium MLB Subscription - only $14.99 for the rest of season (plus playoffs), or less than 25 cents a day. All the tools you need to help win your seasonal and daily leagues: daily DFS Cheat Sheets, Lineup Picks, Expert Lineups, Stacks and Avoids. Plus advanced tools for Hitter & Pitcher Streamers, Matchup Ratings, and Under-the-Radar Surgers for AVG, HR, Ks, plus

Note that MLB teams usually shuffle their rotations, so I’ll be updating the matchups throughout the day and week. This is based on 10-14-team league sizes:

PROBABLE PITCHERS - MONDAY (8/15/16)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
WAS@COL Max Scherzer SP | WAS START Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL SIT
SEA@LAA Felix Hernandez SP | SEA START Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA SIT
BOS@CLE Drew Pomeranz RP | BOS START Josh Tomlin SP | CLE START
KC@DET Ian Kennedy SP | KC START Daniel Norris SP | DET SIT
NYM@ARI Bartolo Colon SP | NYM SIT Robbie Ray SP | ARI START
MIA@CIN David Phelps SP | MIA SIT Brandon Finnegan RP | CIN SIT
PIT@SF Ryan Vogelsong SP | PIT SIT Matt Moore SP | SF START
TOR@NYY R.A. Dickey SP | TOR SIT Chad Green P | NYY SIT
SD@TB Luis Perdomo SP | SD SIT Drew Smyly SP | TB START
OAK@TEX Ross Detwiler RP | OAK SIT Martin Perez SP | TEX SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (8/16/16)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
NYM@ARI Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM START Braden Shipley SP | ARI START
KC@DET Danny Duffy SP | KC START Justin Verlander SP | DET START
CHW@CLE Jose Quintana SP | CHW START Corey Kluber SP | CLE START
LAD@PHI Kenta Maeda SP | LAD START Vince Velasquez RP | PHI START
WAS@COL Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS SIT Chad Bettis SP | COL SIT
TOR@NYY Marco Estrada SP | TOR START Michael Pineda SP | NYY SIT
MIN@ATL Ervin Santana SP | MIN START Joel De La Cruz RP | ATL SIT
STL@HOU Jaime Garcia SP | STL START Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU START
PIT@SF Jameson Taillon SP | PIT START Jeff Samardzija SP | SF SIT
BOS@BAL Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS SIT Yovani Gallardo SP | BAL SIT
SD@TB Edwin Jackson RP | SD SIT Blake Snell SP | TB START
MIL@CHC Matt Garza SP | MIL SIT Trevor Cahill SP | CHC SIT
MIL@CHC Chase Anderson SP | MIL SIT Jason Hammel SP | CHC START
SEA@LAA James Paxton SP | SEA START Jhoulys Chacin SP | LAA SIT
MIA@CIN Jose Urena RP | MIA Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN START
OAK@TEX Andrew Triggs RP | OAK SIT Lucas Harrell SP | TEX SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (8/17/16)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
WAS@COL Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS START Jon Gray SP | COL START
BOS@BAL David Price SP | BOS START Chris Tillman SP | BAL START
CHW@CLE TBA TBD Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE START
TOR@NYY J.A. Happ SP | TOR START CC Sabathia SP | NYY SIT
STL@HOU Carlos Martinez SP | STL START Doug Fister SP | HOU START
LAD@PHI Scott Kazmir SP | LAD START Jake Thompson SP | PHI SIT
KC@DET Yordano Ventura SP | KC START Anibal Sanchez SP | DET SIT
MIL@CHC Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL SIT Jon Lester SP | CHC START
OAK@TEX Sean Manaea SP | OAK SIT Yu Darvish SP | TEX START
MIA@CIN Andrew Cashner SP | MIA SIT Homer Bailey SP | CIN START
PIT@SF Ivan Nova SP | PIT START Matt Cain SP | SF SIT
MIN@ATL Kyle Gibson SP | MIN SIT Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL START
NYM@ARI Jonathon Niese SP | NYM SIT Zack Godley SP | ARI SIT
SD@TB Christian Friedrich RP | SD SIT Chris Archer SP | TB START
SEA@LAA Ariel Miranda P | SEA SIT Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (8/18/16)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
NYM@SF Jacob deGrom SP | NYM START Madison Bumgarner SP | SF START
MIA@CIN Jose Fernandez SP | MIA START Dan Straily SP | CIN START
SEA@LAA Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA START Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA START
MIL@CHC Zach Davies SP | MIL SIT Jake Arrieta SP | CHC START
BOS@DET Steven Wright SP | BOS START Matt Boyd SP | DET SIT
HOU@BAL Joe Musgrove SP | HOU START Dylan Bundy RP | BAL START
CHW@CLE Carlos Rodon SP | CHW SIT Danny Salazar SP | CLE START
ARI@SD Archie Bradley SP | ARI START Paul Clemens RP | SD SIT
MIN@KC Jose Berrios SP | MIN START Dillon Gee SP | KC SIT
WAS@ATL Reynaldo Lopez SP | WAS START Rob Whalen SP | ATL SIT
LAD@PHI Bud Norris RP | LAD START Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI START
PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (8/19/16)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
TEX@TB Cole Hamels SP | TEX START Matt Andriese RP | TB SIT
BOS@DET Rick Porcello SP | BOS START Michael Fulmer SP | DET START
WAS@ATL Tanner Roark RP | WAS START Julio Teheran SP | ATL START
CHC@COL Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC START Tyler Anderson SP | COL SIT
NYM@SF Steven Matz SP | NYM START Johnny Cueto SP | SF START
NYY@LAA Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY START Jered Weaver SP | LAA SIT
ARI@SD Zack Greinke SP | ARI START Jarred Cosart SP | SD SIT
STL@PHI Adam Wainwright SP | STL START Adam Morgan SP | PHI SIT
HOU@BAL Collin McHugh SP | HOU START Kevin Gausman SP | BAL SIT
MIA@PIT Tom Koehler SP | MIA START Gerrit Cole SP | PIT START
TOR@CLE Francisco Liriano SP | TOR SIT Trevor Bauer SP | CLE SIT
OAK@CHW Kendall Graveman SP | OAK SIT James Shields SP | CHW START
MIN@KC Tyler Duffey SP | MIN SIT Edinson Volquez SP | KC SIT
LAD@PHI TBA TBD Cody Reed SP | CIN SIT
MIL@SEA Wily Peralta SP | MIL SIT Wade LeBlanc RP | SEA SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (8/20/16)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
WAS@ATL Max Scherzer SP | WAS START Tyrell Jenkins SP | ATL SIT
MIL@SEA TBA TBD Felix Hernandez SP | SEA START
CHC@COL John Lackey SP | CHC START Tyler Chatwood SP | COL SIT
TOR@CLE Aaron Sanchez RP | TOR START Josh Tomlin SP | CLE START
BOS@DET Drew Pomeranz RP | BOS START Daniel Norris SP | DET SIT
NYM@SF Bartolo Colon SP | NYM SIT Matt Moore SP | SF START
ARI@SD Robbie Ray SP | ARI START Clayton Richard RP | SD SIT
MIN@KC Hector Santiago SP | MIN SIT Ian Kennedy SP | KC START
HOU@BAL Mike Fiers SP | HOU SIT Wade Miley SP | BAL SIT
STL@PHI TBA TBD Jeremy Hellickson SP | PHI START
TEX@TB A.J. Griffin SP | TEX SIT Jake Odorizzi SP | TB START
MIA@PIT David Phelps SP | MIA SIT Chad Kuhl SP | PIT START
NYY@LAA TBA TBD Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA SIT
LAD@CIN Brett Anderson SP | LAD START Brandon Finnegan RP | CIN SIT
OAK@CHW Zach Neal P | OAK SIT Chris Sale SP | CHW START
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (8/21/16)
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
NYM@SF Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM START Jeff Samardzija SP | SF START
HOU@BAL Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU START Yovani Gallardo SP | BAL SIT
LAD@CIN Kenta Maeda SP | LAD START Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN START
CHC@COL Jason Hammel SP | CHC START Jorge De La Rosa SP | COL SIT
WAS@ATL Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS START Joel De La Cruz RP | ATL SIT
TOR@CLE Marcus Stroman SP | TOR SIT Corey Kluber SP | CLE START
MIN@KC Ervin Santana SP | MIN SIT Danny Duffy SP | KC START
STL@PHI Mike Leake SP | STL START Vince Velasquez RP | PHI START
BOS@DET Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS SIT Justin Verlander SP | DET START
ARI@SD Braden Shipley SP | ARI START Luis Perdomo SP | SD SIT
TEX@TB Martin Perez SP | TEX START Drew Smyly SP | TB START
MIL@SEA Matt Garza SP | MIL SIT James Paxton SP | SEA START
OAK@CHW Ross Detwiler RP | OAK SIT Jose Quintana SP | CHW START
MIA@PIT Jose Urena RP | MIA SIT Ryan Vogelsong SP | PIT START
NYY@LAA Chad Green P | NYY SIT Jhoulys Chacin SP | LAA SIT

 

 

Live Expert Q&A Chats - Every Weekday @ 1 PM and 6 PM EST (DFS)

Fantasy Baseball Chat Room

[iflychat_embed id="c-55" hide_user_list="yes" hide_popup_chat="no" height="400px"]




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

Austin Riley

Leaves Game Early on Friday With Abdominal Tightness
Kon Knueppel

Struggles in Summer League Win
Rafael Devers

Dealing With Back Inflammation
Walter Clayton Jr.

Plays Well on Friday Night
Cody Williams

Scores 21 Points in Summer League Loss
Kyle Filipowski

Leads the Way on Friday Night
Teoscar Hernández

Teoscar Hernandez Returning on Friday
Sauce Gardner

Wants to be Highest-Paid Cornerback
Rhamondre Stevenson

Heading into an Important Season
Minnesota Vikings

Josh Metellus, Vikings Have Mutual Interest in Extension
Tua Tagovailoa

2025 Could be Tua Tagovailoa's Last Season in Miami
Rashawn Slater

has "Full Confidence" a Deal Will Get Done
Byron Buxton

Returns on Friday
Isaiah Jackson

Signs Three-Year Extension
Jake Meyers

Placed on 10-Day Injured List With Calf Strain
Brandon Lowe

Placed on 10-Day Injured List With Oblique Tightness
Kodai Senga

Reinstated to Start on Friday
Alex Bregman

Officially Activated and Starting on Friday
Marvin Bagley III

Joining the Wizards
Herbert Jones

Signing Extension with Pelicans
Jacob Toppin

Returning to Hawks
Chicago Bears

Bears Extend General Manager Ryan Poles
Dalton Knecht

Avoids Serious Injury
MarShawn Lloyd

in a "Much Better Spot" Heading Into Training Camp
Javon Small

Signs Two-Way Deal
Dustin Hopkins

Browns Still Counting on Dustin Hopkins
Demarcus Robinson

Sentenced to Three Years of Probation
Jalen Nailor

In Line for WR3 Role in Minnesota
Andrew Thomas

Could Miss Start of 2025 Season
Alex Bregman

Expected to Return on Friday
Julio Rodríguez

Julio Rodriguez Won't Suit Up for Midsummer Classic
Trey Smith

Chiefs, Trey Smith Expected to Work Out Long-Term Extension
Bernhard Raimann

a Candidate for an Extension This Summer
C.J. Stroud

Could Sign Multi-Year Deal Before 2026 Season
Kyle Juszczyk

Says Christian McCaffrey Looks Healthy, Explosive
Kyren Williams

Showing Improved Explosiveness
Christian Barmore

"Dominant" this Spring
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
Pete Crow-Armstrong

Homers Twice, Drives in Three
Brice Matthews

Joining Astros
MLB

White Sox-Guardians Postponed on Thursday
Brandon Aiyuk

Likely to Begin Season on PUP List, but Not Ruled Out for Week 1
Jameson Williams

Not in the Team's Long-Term Plans?
Tallison Teixeira

Set For His First UFC Main Event
Micah Parsons

Plans to be Present for Start of Training Camp
Derrick Lewis

Set To Headline UFC Nashville
Ikem Ekwonu

Next Up for Extension in Carolina?
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
Vitor Petrino

Set For His Heavyweight Debut
Tuco Tokkos

Set To Open Up UFC Nashville Main Card
Junior Tafa

Set For Light-Heavyweight Bout
Alex Bregman

Will Return to Red Sox This Weekend
Chris Sale

Braves Won't Consider Trading Chris Sale
Clarke Schmidt

to Undergo Season-Ending Elbow Surgery on Friday
Jalen Williams

Signs Contract Extension With Thunder
Alijah Martin

Agrees to Two-Way Deal With Raptors
Tristan Vukcevic

Set to Return to Washington
Byron Buxton

Sitting Thursday
Anfernee Simons

Celtics Are "Actively Trying to Trade" Anfernee Simons
NBA

Alex Ducas Heading to Australia
Dominick Barlow

Inks Two-Way Deal With 76ers
Jordan McLaughlin

Spurs Re-Sign Jordan McLaughlin to One-Year Deal
Dylan Harper

Out Thursday, Expected to Play Saturday
Ronald Acuña Jr.

Ronald Acuna Jr. Homers Twice on Wednesday
Mike Trout

Homers Twice in Win Over Rangers
Jazz Chisholm Jr.

Leads Yankees to Victory
Salvador Perez

Crushes Two Homers in Win
VJ Edgecombe

Diagnosed with a Sprained Thumb
Devin Booker

Agrees to Extension with Phoenix
Walter Clayton Jr.

Leads Jazz to Summer League Win
Gary Woodland

Looking to Find Rhythm at Scottish Open
Aaron Rai

Brings Consistent Play to Scottish Open
Maverick McNealy

a Solid Value Play at Scottish Open
Aldrich Potgieter

Making Scottish Open Debut
Tom Kim

Looks to Rebound at Scottish Open
Brian Harman

a Safe Option at Scottish Open
Luke Clanton

a Sneaky Value Play at Scottish Open
Sam Burns

Looking to Stay Hot at Scottish Open
Nicolai Hojgaard

May Feel More at Home in Europe
Harry Hall

Showing Fine Form Heading to Scotland
Ryan Fox

Playing Well Since Early Spring Struggles
Max Greyserman

has Solid History at the Genesis Scottish Open
Harris English

Aims High for Scotland Next
Corey Conners

Primed for the Genesis Scottish Open
Daniel Brown

Attempts the Scottish Swing Again
Jacob Bridgeman

Needs Putter to Work at Genesis Scottish Open
Scottie Scheffler

Headlines Field at Genesis Scottish Open
Rory McIlroy

a Smart Play for Scottish Open
Adam Scott

Looking to Build on History at The Renaissance Club
NASCAR

Sepp Straka Not Likely to Find Momentum at Scottish Open
Justin Rose

Hopes Month Hiatus Helps Him Bounce Back at Scottish Open
NHL

Tyler Johnson Retires After 13 NHL Seasons
Jack McBain

Inks New Five-Year Deal with Mammoth
Cam York

Re-Signs with Flyers for Five Years
Jake Knapp

Fits the Mold for Success at The Renaissance Club
Ty Gibbs

Finishes Second at Chicago and Advances in In-Season Challenge
Alex Bowman

Defeats Bubba Wallace in In-Season Challenge, but Not Without Controversy
Alex Bowman

Bubba Wallace Wrecked by Alex Bowman Again, Putting Playoffs in Doubt
Michael McDowell

Throttle Failure Ends Michael McDowell's Chances to Win at Chicago
Austin Hill

Earns First NASCAR Cup Series Top Ten at Chicago
Tyler Reddick

Scores a Strong Third-Place Run at Chicago
Kyle Busch

Matches his Best Career Finish At Chicago on Sunday
Denny Hamlin

Fights his Way to a Top-5 Finish at Chicago
William Byron

has his Worst Weekend of the Season at Chicago
Sonny Milano

on Track to Be Ready for Training Camp
Jakub Dobes

Signs Two-Year Deal with Canadiens
NHL

Hendrix Lapierre Signs One-Year Deal with Capitals
Carson Hocevar

Should DFS Players Consider Carson Hocevar for Chicago Lineups?
Tye Kartye

Kraken Re-Sign Tye Kartye for Two Years
Ross Chastain

May be A Decent DFS Option for Chicago Lineups
Dmitri Voronkov

Signs Two-Year, $8.35 Million Extension with Blue Jackets
Ryan Preece

Should DFS Players Roster Ryan Preece at Chicago?
Austin Dillon

Is Too Great of A Risk to Add to Chicago Lineups
Zane Smith

Is A Value Play Worth Rostering At Chicago
Austin Hill

is A Favorable Value Option for Chicago DFS Lineups
Ty Dillon

Is Ty Dillon A Decent Driver to Add For NASCAR DFS At Chicago?
William Byron

Qualifying Crash Makes William Byron a Likely DFS Must-Have
Alex Bowman

Should Finish Well, but Probably Costs Too Much for Serious DFS Consideration
Joey Logano

Has Been Relatively Mediocre on Road Courses Lately
Ryan Blaney

Doesn't Really Fit Neatly into Optimal DFS Lineups
RANKINGS
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
SP
RP

RANKINGS

QB
RB
WR
TE
K
DEF