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Week 22 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

Bill Dubiel's Week 22 (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 22! 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 22, 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 (8/27/18) - MONDAY
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@SF Patrick Corbin SP | ARI START Chris Stratton SP | SF SIT
CHW@NYY Carlos Rodon SP | CHW START Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY START
COL@LAA Jon Gray SP | COL START Odrisamer Despaigne RP | LAA SIT
NYM@CHC Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM START Jon Lester SP | CHC START
OAK@HOU Brett Anderson SP | OAK SIT Gerrit Cole SP | HOU START
TOR@BAL Sam Gaviglio SP | TOR START David Hess P | BAL START
WAS@PHI Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS START Zach Eflin SP | PHI SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/28/18) - TUESDAY
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@SF Clay Buchholz SP | ARI START Madison Bumgarner SP | SF START
CHW@NYY James Shields SP | CHW SIT Lance Lynn SP | NYY START
COL@LAA Kyle Freeland SP | COL START Noe Ramirez SP | LAA SIT
DET@KC Matthew Boyd SP | DET START Jake Junis SP | KC SIT
LAD@TEX Walker Buehler RP | LAD START Ariel Jurado SP | TEX SIT
MIA@BOS Jose Urena SP | MIA SIT Brian Johnson SP | BOS SIT
MIL@CIN Junior Guerra SP | MIL SIT Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN START
MIN@CLE Kyle Gibson SP | MIN SIT Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE START
NYM@CHC Jacob deGrom SP | NYM START Cole Hamels SP | CHC START
OAK@HOU Edwin Jackson SP | OAK SIT Charlie Morton SP | HOU START
PIT@STL Ivan Nova SP | PIT START Jack Flaherty SP | STL START
SEA@SD Felix Hernandez SP | SEA SIT Jacob Nix SP | SD SIT
TB@ATL Ryne Stanek RP | TB SIT Julio Teheran SP | ATL START
TOR@BAL Thomas Pannone P | TOR SIT Josh Rogers SP | BAL SIT
WAS@PHI Max Scherzer SP | WAS START Aaron Nola SP | PHI START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/29/18) - WEDNESDAY
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@SF Zack Godley SP | ARI START Dereck Rodriguez SP | SF START
CHW@NYY Reynaldo Lopez SP | CHW SIT CC Sabathia SP | NYY START
DET@KC Michael Fulmer SP | DET START Danny Duffy SP | KC START
LAD@TEX Alex Wood SP | LAD START Mike Minor RP | TEX SIT
MIA@BOS Trevor Richards SP | MIA SIT David Price SP | BOS START
MIL@CIN Freddy Peralta SP | MIL START Matt Harvey SP | CIN START
MIN@CLE Kohl Stewart SP | MIN SIT Adam Plutko SP | CLE SIT
NYM@CHC Jason Vargas SP | NYM SIT Alec Mills SP | CHC SIT
OAK@HOU Trevor Cahill SP | OAK START Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU START
PIT@STL Trevor Williams SP | PIT START Miles Mikolas SP | STL START
SEA@SD Erasmo Ramirez SP | SEA SIT Joey Lucchesi SP | SD START
TB@ATL Diego Castillo RP | TB SIT Sean Newcomb SP | ATL START
TOR@BAL Ryan Borucki RP | TOR START Alex Cobb SP | BAL START
WAS@PHI Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS SIT Jake Arrieta SP | PHI START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/30/18) - THURSDAY
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@LAD Robbie Ray SP | ARI SIT Rich Hill SP | LAD START
BOS@CHW Hector Velazquez RP | BOS SIT Lucas Giolito SP | CHW SIT
CHC@ATL Mike Montgomery RP | CHC SIT Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL START
COL@SD German Marquez SP | COL START Clayton Richard SP | SD SIT
DET@NYY Francisco Liriano RP | DET SIT J.A. Happ SP | NYY START
LAA@HOU Andrew Heaney SP | LAA SIT Justin Verlander SP | HOU START
MIL@CIN Wade Miley SP | MIL SIT Luis Castillo SP | CIN SIT
MIN@CLE Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN START Mike Clevinger SP | CLE START
PIT@STL Joe Musgrove RP | PIT START John Gant RP | STL START
SEA@OAK Erasmo Ramirez SP | SEA SIT TBA TBD
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/31/18) - FRIDAY
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@LAD Zack Greinke SP | ARI START Hyun-Jin Ryu SP | LAD SIT
BAL@KC Andrew Cashner SP | BAL SIT Brad Keller SP | KC START
BOS@CHW Nathan Eovaldi SP | BOS SIT Michael Kopech SP | CHW SIT
CHC@PHI Jose Quintana SP | CHC SIT Nick Pivetta SP | PHI SIT
CIN@STL Homer Bailey SP | CIN SIT Austin Gomber SP | STL START
COL@SD Antonio Senzatela SP | COL START Brett Kennedy SP | SD SIT
DET@NYY Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET SIT Luis Severino SP | NYY START
LAA@HOU Jaime Barria SP | LAA SIT Framber Valdez RP | HOU START
MIL@WAS Jhoulys Chacin SP | MIL START Tanner Roark SP | WAS START
MIN@TEX Stephen Gonsalves SP | MIN SIT Drew Hutchison RP | TEX SIT
NYM@SF Zack Wheeler SP | NYM START Andrew Suarez SP | SF START
PIT@ATL Jameson Taillon SP | PIT START Anibal Sanchez SP | ATL SIT
SEA@OAK Mike Leake SP | SEA SIT Mike Fiers SP | OAK START
TB@CLE Tyler Glasnow SP | TB SIT Corey Kluber SP | CLE START
TOR@MIA Aaron Sanchez SP | TOR SIT Dan Straily SP | MIA START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/1/18) - SATURDAY
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@LAD Patrick Corbin SP | ARI START Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD START
BAL@KC Dylan Bundy SP | BAL START Heath Fillmyer SP | KC SIT
BOS@CHW Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS START Carlos Rodon SP | CHW START
CHC@PHI Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC START Zach Eflin SP | PHI SIT
CIN@STL Luis Castillo SP | CIN SIT Daniel Poncedeleon SP | STL START
COL@SD Jon Gray SP | COL START Robbie Erlin SP | SD SIT
DET@NYY Daniel Norris SP | DET SIT Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY START
LAA@HOU Felix Pena RP | LAA SIT Josh James SP | HOU SIT
MIL@WAS Chase Anderson SP | MIL SIT Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS START
MIN@TEX Jose Berrios SP | MIN START Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX SIT
NYM@SF Steven Matz SP | NYM START Derek Holland SP | SF START
PIT@ATL Chris Archer SP | PIT SIT Kevin Gausman SP | ATL START
SEA@OAK James Paxton SP | SEA START Daniel Mengden SP | OAK SIT
TB@CLE Blake Snell SP | TB START Shane Bieber SP | CLE START
TOR@MIA Marco Estrada SP | TOR SIT Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/2/18) - SUNDAY
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@LAD Clay Buchholz SP | ARI START Walker Buehler RP | LAD START
BAL@KC David Hess P | BAL START Jorge Lopez RP | KC SIT
BOS@CHW Brian Johnson SP | BOS SIT James Shields SP | CHW SIT
CHC@PHI Jon Lester SP | CHC START Aaron Nola SP | PHI START
CIN@STL Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN START Luke Weaver SP | STL SIT
COL@SD Kyle Freeland SP | COL START Jacob Nix SP | SD SIT
DET@NYY Matthew Boyd SP | DET SIT Lance Lynn SP | NYY START
LAA@HOU Shohei Ohtani RP | LAA START Gerrit Cole SP | HOU START
MIL@WAS Junior Guerra SP | MIL START Jefry Rodriguez SP | WAS SIT
MIN@TEX Gabriel Moya SP | MIN SIT Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX SIT
NYM@SF Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM START Yohander Mendez SP | SF SIT
PIT@ATL Nick Kingham SP | PIT SIT Julio Teheran SP | ATL START
SEA@OAK Felix Hernandez SP | SEA SIT Edwin Jackson SP | OAK SIT
TB@CLE Diego Castillo RP | TB SIT Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE START
TOR@MIA Sean Reid-Foley SP | TOR SIT Jeff Brigham P | MIA SIT

 

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