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You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 4! 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 4, which will be updated as rotations are inevitably tweaked.
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 (4/23/18) - MONDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@CIN | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START | Sal Romano SP | CIN | SIT |
| CLE@BAL | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | SIT |
| LAA@HOU | Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA | SIT | Gerrit Cole SP | HOU | START |
| MIA@LAD | Jarlin Garcia RP | MIA | START | Walker Buehler RP | LAD | SIT |
| MIN@NYY | Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN | SIT | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | START |
| OAK@TEX | Trevor Cahill SP | OAK | SIT | Matt Moore SP | TEX | SIT |
| SD@COL | Bryan Mitchell RP | SD | SIT | Chad Bettis SP | COL | START |
| SEA@CHW | Mike Leake SP | SEA | START | Miguel Gonzalez SP | CHW | SIT |
| WAS@SF | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START | Chris Stratton SP | SF | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/24/18) - TUESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@PHI | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | START | Vince Velasquez SP | PHI | START |
| ATL@CIN | Brandon McCarthy SP | ATL | START | Tyler Mahle SP | CIN | SIT |
| BOS@TOR | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START | J.A. Happ SP | TOR | SIT |
| CHC@CLE | Tyler Chatwood SP | CHC | START | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE | SIT |
| DET@PIT | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | SIT | Chad Kuhl SP | PIT | START |
| LAA@HOU | Shohei Ohtani SP | LAA | START | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | START |
| MIA@LAD | Dillon Peters SP | MIA | SIT | Kenta Maeda SP | LAD | SIT |
| MIL@KC | Zach Davies SP | MIL | START | Ian Kennedy SP | KC | SIT |
| MIN@NYY | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | START | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | SIT |
| NYM@STL | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM | START | Luke Weaver SP | STL | START |
| OAK@TEX | Andrew Triggs SP | OAK | SIT | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | START |
| SD@COL | TBA | TBD | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | SIT |
| SEA@CHW | Marco Gonzales SP | SEA | SIT | Carson Fulmer SP | CHW | SIT |
| TB@BAL | Jake Faria SP | TB | START | Alex Cobb SP | BAL | SIT |
| WAS@SF | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | START | Ty Blach SP | SF | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/25/18) - WEDNESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@PHI | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START | Jake Arrieta SP | PHI | START |
| ATL@CIN | Matt Wisler RP | ATL | START | Brandon Finnegan SP | CIN | SIT |
| BOS@TOR | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START | Aaron Sanchez SP | TOR | START |
| CHC@CLE | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START |
| DET@PIT | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | START | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START |
| LAA@HOU | Nick Tropeano SP | LAA | SIT | Justin Verlander SP | HOU | START |
| MIA@LAD | Trevor Richards SP | MIA | SIT | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | START |
| MIL@KC | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | START | Jason Hammel SP | KC | SIT |
| MIN@NYY | Lance Lynn SP | MIN | SIT | Sonny Gray SP | NYY | SIT |
| NYM@STL | Steven Matz SP | NYM | START | Michael Wacha SP | STL | START |
| OAK@TEX | Kendall Graveman SP | OAK | SIT | Mike Minor RP | TEX | START |
| SD@COL | Tyson Ross SP | SD | START | Jon Gray SP | COL | SIT |
| SEA@CHW | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | START | James Shields SP | CHW | SIT |
| TB@BAL | Chris Archer SP | TB | START | Dylan Bundy SP | BAL | START |
| WAS@SF | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START | Jeff Samardzija SP | SF | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/26/18) - THURSDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@PHI | Matt Koch RP | ARI | START | Ben Lively SP | PHI | SIT |
| ATL@CIN | Sean Newcomb SP | ATL | START | Homer Bailey SP | CIN | START |
| BOS@TOR | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | SIT |
| CHW@KC | Lucas Giolito SP | CHW | SIT | Jake Junis SP | KC | START |
| DET@PIT | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | START | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | START |
| MIL@CHC | Jhoulys Chacin SP | MIL | SIT | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START |
| MIN@NYY | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | SIT | Jordan Montgomery SP | NYY | START |
| NYM@STL | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | START | Carlos Martinez SP | STL | START |
| SEA@CLE | James Paxton SP | SEA | START | Mike Clevinger SP | CLE | START |
| TB@BAL | Blake Snell SP | TB | START | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/27/18) - FRIDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@WAS | Zack Godley SP | ARI | START | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | START |
| ATL@PHI | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | START | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START |
| CHW@KC | Reynaldo Lopez SP | CHW | START | Danny Duffy SP | KC | SIT |
| CIN@MIN | Luis Castillo SP | CIN | START | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | SIT |
| COL@MIA | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | START | Jose Urena SP | MIA | SIT |
| DET@BAL | Mike Fiers SP | DET | SIT | Andrew Cashner SP | BAL | SIT |
| LAD@SF | Hyun-Jin Ryu SP | LAD | START | Derek Holland SP | SF | SIT |
| MIL@CHC | Brent Suter SP | MIL | SIT | Yu Darvish SP | CHC | START |
| NYM@SD | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START | Clayton Richard SP | SD | SIT |
| NYY@LAA | Luis Severino SP | NYY | START | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | SIT |
| OAK@HOU | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | START | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START |
| SEA@CLE | Erasmo Ramirez SP | SEA | SIT | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START |
| STL@PIT | Miles Mikolas SP | STL | START | Steven Brault RP | PIT | SIT |
| TB@BOS | Yonny Chirinos P | TB | SIT | Drew Pomeranz SP | BOS | START |
| TEX@TOR | Bartolo Colon SP | TEX | SIT | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/28/18) - SATURDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@WAS | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START | Jeremy Hellickson SP | WAS | SIT |
| ATL@PHI | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI | START |
| CHW@KC | Miguel Gonzalez SP | CHW | SIT | Eric Skoglund SP | KC | SIT |
| CIN@MIN | Sal Romano SP | CIN | SIT | Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN | START |
| COL@MIA | German Marquez SP | COL | START | Caleb Smith RP | MIA | SIT |
| DET@BAL | Francisco Liriano RP | DET | SIT | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | SIT |
| LAD@SF | Alex Wood SP | LAD | START | Johnny Cueto SP | SF | START |
| MIL@CHC | Junior Guerra SP | MIL | SIT | Jose Quintana SP | CHC | START |
| NYM@SD | Jason Vargas SP | NYM | SIT | Joey Lucchesi SP | SD | START |
| NYY@LAA | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | START | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | START |
| OAK@HOU | Daniel Mengden SP | OAK | SIT | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | START |
| SEA@CLE | Mike Leake SP | SEA | SIT | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START |
| STL@PIT | TBA | TBD | Trevor Williams SP | PIT | SIT |
| TB@BOS | TBA | TBD | David Price SP | BOS | START |
| TEX@TOR | Martin Perez SP | TEX | SIT | Jaime Garcia SP | TOR | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (4/29/18) - SUNDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@WAS | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | START | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START |
| ATL@PHI | Brandon McCarthy SP | ATL | START | Vince Velasquez SP | PHI | START |
| CHW@KC | James Shields SP | CHW | SIT | TBA | TBD |
| CIN@MIN | Tyler Mahle SP | CIN | SIT | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | START |
| COL@MIA | Chad Bettis SP | COL | START | Jarlin Garcia RP | MIA | START |
| DET@BAL | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | SIT | Alex Cobb SP | BAL | SIT |
| LAD@SF | Kenta Maeda SP | LAD | SIT | Ty Blach SP | SF | SIT |
| MIL@CHC | Zach Davies SP | MIL | START | Tyler Chatwood SP | CHC | START |
| NYM@SD | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM | START | Bryan Mitchell RP | SD | SIT |
| NYY@LAA | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | SIT | Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA | SIT |
| OAK@HOU | Trevor Cahill SP | OAK | SIT | Gerrit Cole SP | HOU | START |
| SEA@CLE | Marco Gonzales SP | SEA | SIT | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE | SIT |
| STL@PIT | Luke Weaver SP | STL | START | Chad Kuhl SP | PIT | START |
| TB@BOS | Jake Faria SP | TB | SIT | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START |
| TEX@TOR | Matt Moore SP | TEX | SIT | J.A. Happ SP | TOR | START |
