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This is it, folks. For anyone left playing in rotisserie leagues, these are our weekly starting pitcher matchups. For those in head-to-head leagues, you probably finished up last week. Hopefully we helped you win your leagues!
Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 26, 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.
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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 - MONDAY (9/25/17) | ||||
| GAME | START/SIT | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER |
| ATL@NYM | SIT | Lucas Sims SP | ATL | SIT | Chris Flexen RP | NYM |
| CHC@STL | START | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START | Luke Weaver SP | STL |
| HOU@TEX | START | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | SIT | Andrew Cashner SP | TEX |
| KC@NYY | START | Jake Junis SP | KC | START | CC Sabathia SP | NYY |
| LAA@CHW | SIT | Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA | SIT | James Shields SP | CHW |
| MIA@COL | SIT | Odrisamer Despaigne RP | MIA | START | Tyler Chatwood SP | COL |
| SD@LAD | SIT | Travis Wood RP | SD | START | Yu Darvish SP | LAD |
| SEA@OAK | SIT | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | SIT | Daniel Gossett SP | OAK |
| SF@ARI | START | Johnny Cueto SP | SF | START | Zack Godley RP | ARI |
| TOR@BOS | SIT | Brett Anderson SP | TOR | START | Drew Pomeranz SP | BOS |
| WAS@PHI | START | A.J. Cole SP | WAS | START | Aaron Nola SP | PHI |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (9/26/17) | ||||
| GAME | START/SIT | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER |
| ATL@NYM | SIT | R.A. Dickey SP | ATL | SIT | Rafael Montero RP | NYM |
| BAL@PIT | START | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | START | Trevor Williams RP | PIT |
| CHC@STL | START | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | START | Carlos Martinez SP | STL |
| CIN@MIL | SIT | Deck McGuire SP | CIN | START | Zach Davies SP | MIL |
| DET@KC | START | Anibal Sanchez SP | DET | SIT | Jason Vargas SP | KC |
| HOU@TEX | START | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START | Cole Hamels SP | TEX |
| LAA@CHW | SIT | Parker Bridwell RP | LAA | START | Carson Fulmer RP | CHW |
| MIA@COL | SIT | Jose Urena RP | MIA | START | Tyler Anderson SP | COL |
| MIN@CLE | SIT | Bartolo Colon SP | MIN | START | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE |
| SD@LAD | START | Dinelson Lamet SP | SD | START | Alex Wood SP | LAD |
| SEA@OAK | START | James Paxton SP | SEA | START | Daniel Mengden SP | OAK |
| SF@ARI | SIT | Matt Moore SP | SF | START | Robbie Ray SP | ARI |
| TB@NYY | START | Blake Snell SP | TB | START | Jordan Montgomery SP | NYY |
| TOR@BOS | START | J.A. Happ SP | TOR | START | Chris Sale SP | BOS |
| WAS@PHI | START | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | SIT | Jake Thompson SP | PHI |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (9/27/17) | ||||
| GAME | START/SIT | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER |
| ATL@NYM | START | Sean Newcomb SP | ATL | SIT | Robert Gsellman SP | NYM |
| BAL@PIT | START | Gabriel Ynoa RP | BAL | SIT | Steven Brault SP | PIT |
| CHC@STL | START | John Lackey SP | CHC | START | Michael Wacha SP | STL |
| CIN@MIL | SIT | Homer Bailey SP | CIN | SIT | Brandon Woodruff SP | MIL |
| DET@KC | SIT | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | SIT | Jason Hammel SP | KC |
| HOU@TEX | START | Justin Verlander SP | HOU | SIT | Nick Martinez SP | TEX |
| LAA@CHW | START | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | SIT | Reynaldo Lopez SP | CHW |
| MIA@COL | SIT | Adam Conley SP | MIA | START | Jon Gray SP | COL |
| MIN@CLE | SIT | Adalberto Mejia RP | MIN | START | Danny Salazar SP | CLE |
| SD@LAD | SIT | Clayton Richard RP | SD | START | Rich Hill SP | LAD |
| SEA@OAK | SIT | Erasmo Ramirez RP | SEA | START | Kendall Graveman SP | OAK |
| SF@ARI | SIT | Jeff Samardzija SP | SF | START | Zack Greinke SP | ARI |
| TB@NYY | SIT | Matt Andriese SP | TB | START | Luis Severino SP | NYY |
| TOR@BOS | START | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | START | Rick Porcello SP | BOS |
| WAS@PHI | SIT | Edwin Jackson SP | WAS | SIT | Mark Leiter RP | PHI |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (9/28/17) | ||||
| GAME | START/SIT | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER |
| ATL@MIA | START | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | SIT | Dillon Peters SP | MIA |
| CHC@STL | START | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START | Lance Lynn SP | STL |
| CIN@MIL | SIT | Sal Romano SP | CIN | START | Brent Suter RP | MIL |
| DET@KC | SIT | Daniel Norris SP | DET | START | Danny Duffy SP | KC |
| HOU@BOS | START | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | START | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS |
| LAA@CHW | SIT | Bud Norris SP | LAA | SIT | Dylan Covey SP | CHW |
| MIN@CLE | SIT | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | START | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE |
| OAK@TEX | SIT | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | SIT | Miguel Gonzalez SP | TEX |
| PIT@WAS | SIT | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | START | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS |
| TB@NYY | START | Alex Cobb SP | TB | START | Sonny Gray SP | NYY |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (9/29/17) | ||||
| GAME | START/SIT | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER |
| ARI@KC | START | Taijuan Walker SP | ARI | SIT | Ian Kennedy SP | KC |
| ATL@MIA | SIT | Luiz Gohara SP | ATL | START | Dan Straily SP | MIA |
| BAL@TB | SIT | Wade Miley SP | BAL | START | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB |
| CHW@CLE | START | Lucas Giolito SP | CHW | START | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE |
| CIN@CHC | SIT | Robert Stephenson SP | CIN | START | Jose Quintana SP | CHC |
| DET@MIN | START | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | START | Jose Berrios SP | MIN |
| HOU@BOS | START | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | SIT | Doug Fister SP | BOS |
| LAD@COL | START | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | SIT | Chad Bettis SP | COL |
| MIL@STL | START | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | SIT | John Gant RP | STL |
| NYM@PHI | SIT | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | SIT | Ben Lively SP | PHI |
| OAK@TEX | SIT | Jharel Cotton SP | OAK | SIT | Martin Perez SP | TEX |
| PIT@WAS | START | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | START | Max Scherzer SP | WAS |
| SD@SF | SIT | Jordan Lyles RP | SD | START | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF |
| SEA@LAA | SIT | Andrew Moore SP | SEA | SIT | Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA |
| TOR@NYY | SIT | Joe Biagini RP | TOR | START | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (9/30/17) | ||||
| GAME | START/SIT | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER |
| ARI@KC | START | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START | Jake Junis SP | KC |
| ATL@MIA | SIT | Lucas Sims SP | ATL | SIT | Odrisamer Despaigne RP | MIA |
| BAL@TB | SIT | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | START | Chris Archer SP | TB |
| CHW@CLE | SIT | James Shields SP | CHW | START | Corey Kluber SP | CLE |
| CIN@CHC | SIT | Jackson Stephens RP | CIN | START | Jon Lester SP | CHC |
| DET@MIN | SIT | Buck Farmer RP | DET | TBD | TBD |
| HOU@BOS | START | Collin McHugh SP | HOU | SIT | Drew Pomeranz SP | BOS |
| LAD@COL | START | Yu Darvish SP | LAD | SIT | German Marquez SP | COL |
| MIL@STL | TBD | TBD | START | Luke Weaver SP | STL |
| NYM@PHI | START | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | SIT | Henderson Alvarez SP | PHI |
| OAK@TEX | SIT | Daniel Gossett SP | OAK | SIT | Andrew Cashner SP | TEX |
| PIT@WAS | START | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS |
| SD@SF | START | Jhoulys Chacin SP | SD | SIT | Chris Stratton RP | SF |
| SEA@LAA | SIT | Mike Leake SP | SEA | SIT | Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA |
| TOR@NYY | START | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | START | Jaime Garcia SP | NYY |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (10/1/17) | ||||
| GAME | START/SIT | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER |
| ARI@KC | START | Zack Godley RP | ARI | SIT | Jason Vargas SP | KC |
| ATL@MIA | SIT | R.A. Dickey SP | ATL | START | Jose Urena RP | MIA |
| BAL@TB | SIT | Jeremy Hellickson SP | BAL | START | Blake Snell SP | TB |
| CHW@CLE | SIT | Carson Fulmer RP | CHW | START | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE |
| CIN@CHC | SIT | Deck McGuire SP | CIN | START | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC |
| DET@MIN | START | Anibal Sanchez SP | DET | SIT | Bartolo Colon SP | MIN |
| HOU@BOS | START | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START | Chris Sale SP | BOS |
| LAD@COL | START | Alex Wood SP | LAD | START | Tyler Chatwood SP | COL |
| MIL@STL | START | Zach Davies SP | MIL | START | Carlos Martinez SP | STL |
| NYM@PHI | SIT | Seth Lugo SP | NYM | SIT | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI |
| OAK@TEX | START | Daniel Mengden SP | OAK | START | Cole Hamels SP | TEX |
| PIT@WAS | START | Trevor Williams RP | PIT | START | Tanner Roark SP | WAS |
| SD@SF | SIT | Luis Perdomo SP | SD | START | Johnny Cueto SP | SF |
| SEA@LAA | SIT | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | SIT | Parker Bridwell RP | LAA |
| TOR@NYY | SIT | Brett Anderson SP | TOR | START | CC Sabathia SP | NYY |
