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Bill Dubiel's Week 5 (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 5! 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 5, 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 (4/30/18) - MONDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| COL@CHC | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | SIT | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START |
| KC@BOS | Jason Hammel SP | KC | SIT | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START |
| LAD@ARI | Ross Stripling RP | LAD | SIT | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START |
| MIL@CIN | Jhoulys Chacin SP | MIL | START | Brandon Finnegan SP | CIN | SIT |
| NYY@HOU | Sonny Gray SP | NYY | SIT | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | START |
| PHI@MIA | Jake Arrieta SP | PHI | START | Dan Straily SP | MIA | SIT |
| PIT@WAS | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | START |
| SD@SF | Eric Lauer SP | SD | SIT | Jeff Samardzija SP | SF | SIT |
| TB@DET | Jake Faria SP | TB | START | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | SIT |
| TEX@CLE | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | START | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START |
| TOR@MIN | Aaron Sanchez SP | TOR | START | Lance Lynn SP | MIN | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/1/18) - TUESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@NYM | Sean Newcomb SP | ATL | START | Noah Syndergaard SP | NYM | START |
| BAL@LAA | Alex Cobb SP | BAL | SIT | Nick Tropeano SP | LAA | SIT |
| CHW@STL | James Shields SP | CHW | SIT | Michael Wacha SP | STL | START |
| COL@CHC | Jon Gray SP | COL | START | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START |
| KC@BOS | Jake Junis SP | KC | SIT | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START |
| LAD@ARI | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | START | Matt Koch RP | ARI | START |
| MIL@CIN | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | START | Homer Bailey SP | CIN | SIT |
| NYY@HOU | Jordan Montgomery SP | NYY | START | Justin Verlander SP | HOU | START |
| OAK@SEA | Andrew Triggs SP | OAK | START | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | START |
| PHI@MIA | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | SIT | Jarlin Garcia RP | MIA | START |
| PIT@WAS | Chad Kuhl SP | PIT | START | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START |
| SD@SF | Tyson Ross SP | SD | START | Andrew Suarez SP | SF | SIT |
| TB@DET | Chris Archer SP | TB | SIT | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | START |
| TEX@CLE | Doug Fister SP | TEX | SIT | Mike Clevinger SP | CLE | START |
| TOR@MIN | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | SIT | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/2/18) - WEDNESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@NYM | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | START | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START |
| BAL@LAA | Dylan Bundy SP | BAL | START | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | START |
| CHW@STL | Lucas Giolito SP | CHW | SIT | Carlos Martinez SP | STL | START |
| COL@CHC | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | SIT | Yu Darvish SP | CHC | START |
| KC@BOS | Danny Duffy SP | KC | SIT | Drew Pomeranz SP | BOS | START |
| LAD@ARI | Hyun-Jin Ryu SP | LAD | START | Zack Godley SP | ARI | START |
| MIL@CIN | Brent Suter SP | MIL | START | Luis Castillo SP | CIN | SIT |
| NYY@HOU | Luis Severino SP | NYY | START | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START |
| OAK@SEA | TBA | TBD | James Paxton SP | SEA | START |
| PHI@MIA | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START | Jose Urena SP | MIA | SIT |
| PIT@WAS | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | START | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | START |
| SD@SF | Clayton Richard SP | SD | SIT | Derek Holland SP | SF | SIT |
| TB@DET | Blake Snell SP | TB | START | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | START |
| TEX@CLE | TBA | TBD | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START |
| TOR@MIN | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | SIT | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/3/18) - THURSDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@NYM | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START | TBA | TBD |
| BAL@LAA | Chris Tillman SP | BAL | SIT | TBA | TBD |
| BOS@TEX | David Price SP | BOS | START | Bartolo Colon SP | TEX | SIT |
| DET@KC | Mike Fiers SP | DET | SIT | Eric Skoglund SP | KC | SIT |
| LAD@ARI | Alex Wood SP | LAD | START | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | START |
| MIN@CHW | Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN | START | Reynaldo Lopez SP | CHW | START |
| NYY@HOU | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | START | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | START |
| OAK@SEA | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | START | Erasmo Ramirez SP | SEA | SIT |
| PIT@WAS | Trevor Williams SP | PIT | START | Jeremy Hellickson SP | WAS | START |
| TOR@CLE | Jaime Garcia SP | TOR | SIT | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/4/18) - FRIDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@OAK | Andrew Cashner SP | BAL | SIT | Daniel Mengden SP | OAK | SIT |
| BOS@TEX | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START | Martin Perez SP | TEX | SIT |
| CHC@STL | Jose Quintana SP | CHC | START | Miles Mikolas SP | STL | START |
| CLE@NYY | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | START |
| COL@NYM | German Marquez SP | COL | START | Jason Vargas SP | NYM | SIT |
| DET@KC | Francisco Liriano RP | DET | START | Ian Kennedy SP | KC | START |
| HOU@ARI | Gerrit Cole SP | HOU | START | TBA | TBD |
| LAA@SEA | Garrett Richards SP | LAA | START | Mike Leake SP | SEA | SIT |
| LAD@SD | Kenta Maeda SP | LAD | START | Joey Lucchesi SP | SD | START |
| MIA@CIN | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | SIT | Sal Romano SP | CIN | SIT |
| MIN@CHW | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | START | Carson Fulmer SP | CHW | SIT |
| PHI@WAS | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI | START | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START |
| PIT@MIL | Steven Brault RP | PIT | SIT | Junior Guerra SP | MIL | START |
| SF@ATL | Chris Stratton SP | SF | START | Brandon McCarthy SP | ATL | START |
| TOR@TB | J.A. Happ SP | TOR | START | Yonny Chirinos P | TB | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/5/18) - SATURDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@OAK | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | START | Trevor Cahill SP | OAK | START |
| BOS@TEX | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | START |
| CHC@STL | Tyler Chatwood SP | CHC | START | TBA | TBD |
| CLE@NYY | Mike Clevinger SP | CLE | START | Sonny Gray SP | NYY | SIT |
| COL@NYM | Chad Bettis SP | COL | START | Steven Matz SP | NYM | SIT |
| DET@KC | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | SIT | Jason Hammel SP | KC | START |
| HOU@ARI | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | START | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START |
| LAA@SEA | Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA | START | Marco Gonzales SP | SEA | START |
| LAD@SD | TBA | TBD | Bryan Mitchell RP | SD | SIT |
| MIA@CIN | Caleb Smith RP | MIA | START | Tyler Mahle SP | CIN | START |
| MIN@CHW | Lance Lynn SP | MIN | SIT | Hector Santiago SP | CHW | SIT |
| PHI@WAS | Vince Velasquez SP | PHI | SIT | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | START |
| PIT@MIL | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START | Zach Davies SP | MIL | START |
| SF@ATL | Johnny Cueto SP | SF | START | TBA | TBD |
| TOR@TB | Aaron Sanchez SP | TOR | START | TBA | TBD |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/6/18) - SUNDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@OAK | Alex Cobb SP | BAL | SIT | Andrew Triggs SP | OAK | START |
| BOS@TEX | Drew Pomeranz SP | BOS | START | Doug Fister SP | TEX | SIT |
| CHC@STL | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START | Luke Weaver SP | STL | SIT |
| CLE@NYY | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START | Jordan Montgomery SP | NYY | START |
| COL@NYM | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | SIT | Steven Matz SP | NYM | SIT |
| DET@KC | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | START | Jake Junis SP | KC | START |
| HOU@ARI | Justin Verlander SP | HOU | START | Matt Koch RP | ARI | SIT |
| LAA@SEA | Nick Tropeano SP | LAA | SIT | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | START |
| LAD@SD | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | START | Eric Lauer SP | SD | SIT |
| MIA@CIN | Dan Straily SP | MIA | SIT | Brandon Finnegan SP | CIN | SIT |
| MIN@CHW | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | SIT | James Shields SP | CHW | SIT |
| PHI@WAS | Jake Arrieta SP | PHI | START | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START |
| PIT@MIL | Chad Kuhl SP | PIT | START | Jhoulys Chacin SP | MIL | SIT |
| SF@ATL | Ty Blach SP | SF | SIT | Sean Newcomb SP | ATL | START |
| TOR@TB | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | SIT | Jake Faria SP | TB | START |
