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Bill Dubiel's Week 21 (2017) fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SP) matchups - starts, sits, plays and benches. MLB streamers, two start pitchers and sleepers, based on matchups.
Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 21, 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.
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SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/21/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@NYM | Taijuan Walker SP | ARI | START | Robert Gsellman SP | NYM | SIT |
| BOS@CLE | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START | Mike Clevinger SP | CLE | SIT |
| LAD@PIT | Alex Wood SP | LAD | START | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | START |
| MIL@SF | Zach Davies SP | MIL | START | Chris Stratton RP | SF | SIT |
| MIN@CHW | Tim Melville SP | MIN | SIT | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | START |
| OAK@BAL | Chris Smith RP | OAK | SIT | Wade Miley SP | BAL | SIT |
| SEA@ATL | Andrew Albers RP | SEA | SIT | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START |
| TEX@LAA | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | START | Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/22/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@NYM | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START | Steven Matz SP | NYM | SIT |
| BOS@CLE | Doug Fister SP | BOS | SIT | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START |
| CHC@CIN | John Lackey SP | CHC | START | Homer Bailey SP | CIN | SIT |
| COL@KC | Jon Gray SP | COL | START | Danny Duffy SP | KC | SIT |
| LAD@PIT | Edward Paredes RP | LAD | SIT | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START |
| MIA@PHI | Dan Straily SP | MIA | START | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI | START |
| MIL@SF | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | START | Jeff Samardzija SP | SF | START |
| MIN@CHW | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | SIT | Lucas Giolito SP | CHW | SIT |
| NYY@DET | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | START | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | SIT |
| OAK@BAL | Paul Blackburn SP | OAK | SIT | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | START |
| SD@STL | Clayton Richard RP | SD | START | Lance Lynn SP | STL | START |
| SEA@ATL | Marco Gonzales SP | SEA | SIT | Lucas Sims SP | ATL | SIT |
| TEX@LAA | Tyson Ross SP | TEX | SIT | Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA | SIT |
| TOR@TB | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | START | Chris Archer SP | TB | START |
| WAS@HOU | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | SIT | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/23/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@NYM | Zack Godley RP | ARI | START | Chris Flexen RP | NYM | SIT |
| BOS@CLE | Drew Pomeranz SP | BOS | START | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START |
| CHC@CIN | Mike Montgomery RP | CHC | START | TBA | TBD |
| COL@KC | Antonio Senzatela SP | COL | SIT | Ian Kennedy SP | KC | SIT |
| LAD@PIT | Rich Hill SP | LAD | START | Trevor Williams RP | PIT | SIT |
| MIA@PHI | Justin Nicolino SP | MIA | SIT | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | SIT |
| MIL@SF | Matt Garza SP | MIL | SIT | Matt Moore SP | SF | START |
| MIN@CHW | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | START | James Shields SP | CHW | START |
| NYY@DET | Luis Severino SP | NYY | START | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | SIT |
| OAK@BAL | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | SIT | Dylan Bundy RP | BAL | START |
| SD@STL | Jhoulys Chacin SP | SD | START | Luke Weaver SP | STL | START |
| SEA@ATL | Erasmo Ramirez RP | SEA | START | R.A. Dickey SP | ATL | START |
| TEX@LAA | Andrew Cashner SP | TEX | START | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | SIT |
| TOR@TB | Chris Rowley RP | TOR | SIT | Austin Pruitt RP | TB | SIT |
| WAS@HOU | Edwin Jackson SP | WAS | SIT | Mike Fiers SP | HOU | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/24/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@NYM | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | START | Rafael Montero RP | NYM | SIT |
| BOS@CLE | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START |
| CHC@CIN | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | START | Sal Romano SP | CIN | SIT |
| COL@KC | German Marquez SP | COL | START | Jake Junis SP | KC | SIT |
| LAD@PIT | Hyun-Jin Ryu SP | LAD | START | Chad Kuhl SP | PIT | SIT |
| MIA@PHI | Vance Worley RP | MIA | SIT | Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI | START |
| MIN@CHW | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | START | Derek Holland SP | CHW | SIT |
| NYY@DET | Jaime Garcia SP | NYY | SIT | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | START |
| SD@STL | Luis Perdomo SP | SD | SIT | Carlos Martinez SP | STL | START |
| TEX@LAA | Martin Perez SP | TEX | SIT | TBA | TBD |
| TOR@TB | J.A. Happ SP | TOR | START | Alex Cobb SP | TB | START |
| WAS@HOU | Matt Grace RP | WAS | SIT | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/25/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@BOS | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | SIT | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START |
| CHC@PHI | Jose Quintana SP | CHC | START | Ben Lively SP | PHI | SIT |
| COL@ATL | Chad Bettis SP | COL | START | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | SIT |
| DET@CHW | Justin Verlander SP | DET | START | Miguel Gonzalez SP | CHW | SIT |
| HOU@LAA | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | START | Parker Bridwell RP | LAA | START |
| KC@CLE | Jason Hammel SP | KC | SIT | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | START |
| MIL@LAD | Brandon Woodruff SP | MIL | SIT | Kenta Maeda SP | LAD | START |
| MIN@TOR | Bartolo Colon SP | MIN | SIT | Nick Tepesch SP | TOR | SIT |
| NYM@WAS | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START |
| PIT@CIN | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | START | Robert Stephenson SP | CIN | SIT |
| SD@MIA | Travis Wood RP | SD | SIT | Adam Conley SP | MIA | START |
| SEA@NYY | Ariel Miranda SP | SEA | SIT | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | SIT |
| SF@ARI | Ty Blach SP | SF | SIT | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START |
| TB@STL | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | START | Michael Wacha SP | STL | START |
| TEX@OAK | A.J. Griffin SP | TEX | START | Kendall Graveman SP | OAK | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/26/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@BOS | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | SIT | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START |
| CHC@PHI | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI | SIT |
| COL@ATL | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | START | Sean Newcomb SP | ATL | SIT |
| DET@CHW | Anibal Sanchez SP | DET | SIT | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | START |
| HOU@LAA | Brad Peacock SP | HOU | SIT | Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA | SIT |
| KC@CLE | Jason Vargas SP | KC | START | Mike Clevinger SP | CLE | START |
| MIL@LAD | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | SIT | Alex Wood SP | LAD | START |
| MIN@TOR | Dillon Gee RP | MIN | SIT | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | START |
| NYM@WAS | Robert Gsellman SP | NYM | SIT | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | START |
| PIT@CIN | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | START | Luis Castillo SP | CIN | START |
| SD@MIA | Dinelson Lamet SP | SD | START | Dan Straily SP | MIA | SIT |
| SEA@NYY | Yovani Gallardo SP | SEA | SIT | Sonny Gray SP | NYY | START |
| SF@ARI | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | START | Taijuan Walker SP | ARI | START |
| TB@STL | Blake Snell SP | TB | SIT | Mike Leake SP | STL | SIT |
| TEX@OAK | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | START | Jharel Cotton SP | OAK | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/27/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@BOS | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | SIT | Doug Fister SP | BOS | SIT |
| CHC@PHI | John Lackey SP | CHC | START | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START |
| COL@ATL | Jon Gray SP | COL | START | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | SIT |
| DET@CHW | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | SIT | Carson Fulmer RP | CHW | SIT |
| HOU@LAA | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | START | Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA | SIT |
| KC@CLE | Danny Duffy SP | KC | SIT | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START |
| MIL@LAD | Zach Davies SP | MIL | START | Edward Paredes RP | LAD | SIT |
| MIN@TOR | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | SIT | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | START |
| NYM@WAS | Steven Matz SP | NYM | SIT | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START |
| PIT@CIN | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START | Homer Bailey SP | CIN | SIT |
| SD@MIA | Clayton Richard RP | SD | START | Jose Urena RP | MIA | START |
| SEA@NYY | Andrew Albers RP | SEA | SIT | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | START |
| SF@ARI | Chris Stratton RP | SF | SIT | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START |
| TB@STL | Chris Archer SP | TB | START | Lance Lynn SP | STL | START |
| TEX@OAK | Tyson Ross SP | TEX | SIT | Chris Smith RP | OAK | SIT |
