Week 6 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

by Bill Dubiel 5/6/18 8:20 PM Follow Bill

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 6! 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 6, 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 (5/7/18)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
DET@TEX	Michael Fulmer SP \| DET	START	Matt Moore SP \| TEX	SIT
HOU@OAK	Dallas Keuchel SP \| HOU	START	Brett Anderson SP \| OAK	SIT
MIA@CHC	Jarlin Garcia RP \| MIA	START	Kyle Hendricks SP \| CHC	START
MIN@STL	Fernando Romero SP \| MIN	START	John Gant RP \| STL	SIT
NYM@CIN	P.J. Conlon RP \| NYM	SIT	Homer Bailey SP \| CIN	SIT
SF@PHI	Jeff Samardzija SP \| SF	START	Zach Eflin SP \| PHI	START
WAS@SD	Stephen Strasburg SP \| WAS	START	Tyson Ross SP \| SD	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/8/18)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@LAD	Zack Godley SP \| ARI	START	Rich Hill SP \| LAD	SIT
ATL@TB	Sean Newcomb SP \| ATL	START	Blake Snell SP \| TB	START
BOS@NYY	Drew Pomeranz SP \| BOS	SIT	Luis Severino SP \| NYY	START
CLE@MIL	Corey Kluber SP \| CLE	START	Wade Miley SP \| MIL	SIT
DET@TEX	Mike Fiers SP \| DET	SIT	Mike Minor RP \| TEX	START
HOU@OAK	Lance McCullers SP \| HOU	START	Sean Manaea SP \| OAK	START
KC@BAL	Danny Duffy SP \| KC	SIT	Dylan Bundy SP \| BAL	START
LAA@COL	Andrew Heaney SP \| LAA	SIT	Jon Gray SP \| COL	START
MIA@CHC	Jose Urena SP \| MIA	SIT	Yu Darvish SP \| CHC	START
MIN@STL	Jake Odorizzi SP \| MIN	SIT	Carlos Martinez SP \| STL	START
NYM@CIN	Jason Vargas SP \| NYM	SIT	Luis Castillo SP \| CIN	SIT
PIT@CHW	Ivan Nova SP \| PIT	START	Lucas Giolito SP \| CHW	START
SEA@TOR	James Paxton SP \| SEA	START	Marcus Stroman SP \| TOR	SIT
SF@PHI	Derek Holland SP \| SF	SIT	Aaron Nola SP \| PHI	START
WAS@SD	Jeremy Hellickson SP \| WAS	START	Clayton Richard SP \| SD	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/9/18)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@LAD	Patrick Corbin SP \| ARI	START	Alex Wood SP \| LAD	START
ATL@TB	Julio Teheran SP \| ATL	START	TBA	TBD
BOS@NYY	David Price SP \| BOS	SIT	Masahiro Tanaka SP \| NYY	START
CLE@MIL	Carlos Carrasco SP \| CLE	START	Junior Guerra SP \| MIL	START
DET@TEX	Francisco Liriano RP \| DET	START	Bartolo Colon SP \| TEX	SIT
HOU@OAK	Gerrit Cole SP \| HOU	START	Daniel Mengden SP \| OAK	SIT
KC@BAL	Eric Skoglund SP \| KC	SIT	Andrew Cashner SP \| BAL	SIT
LAA@COL	Jaime Barria SP \| LAA	SIT	Tyler Anderson SP \| COL	START
MIA@CHC	Wei-Yin Chen SP \| MIA	SIT	Jose Quintana SP \| CHC	START
NYM@CIN	Zack Wheeler SP \| NYM	SIT	Sal Romano SP \| CIN	SIT
PIT@CHW	Trevor Williams SP \| PIT	START	Reynaldo Lopez SP \| CHW	SIT
SEA@TOR	Wade LeBlanc RP \| SEA	SIT	Jaime Garcia SP \| TOR	SIT
SF@PHI	Chris Stratton SP \| SF	START	Nick Pivetta SP \| PHI	START
WAS@SD	Gio Gonzalez SP \| WAS	START	Joey Lucchesi SP \| SD	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/10/18)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@MIA	Mike Foltynewicz SP \| ATL	START	Caleb Smith RP \| MIA	START
BOS@NYY	Rick Porcello SP \| BOS	START	CC Sabathia SP \| NYY	SIT
CIN@LAD	Tyler Mahle SP \| CIN	START	Walker Buehler SP \| LAD	START
KC@BAL	Ian Kennedy SP \| KC	START	Kevin Gausman SP \| BAL	START
MIL@COL	Jhoulys Chacin SP \| MIL	SIT	German Marquez SP \| COL	SIT
MIN@LAA	Jose Berrios SP \| MIN	START	Garrett Richards SP \| LAA	START
SEA@TOR	Mike Leake SP \| SEA	SIT	J.A. Happ SP \| TOR	START
SF@PHI	Ty Blach SP \| SF	START	Vince Velasquez SP \| PHI	START
STL@SD	Miles Mikolas SP \| STL	START	Bryan Mitchell RP \| SD	SIT
WAS@ARI	Tanner Roark SP \| WAS	START	TBA	TBD
PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/11/18)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@MIA	Brandon McCarthy SP \| ATL	START	Dan Straily SP \| MIA	SIT
BOS@TOR	Eduardo Rodriguez SP \| BOS	START	Aaron Sanchez SP \| TOR	SIT
CHW@CHC	Carson Fulmer SP \| CHW	SIT	Tyler Chatwood SP \| CHC	START
CIN@LAD	Brandon Finnegan SP \| CIN	SIT	Kenta Maeda RP \| LAD	START
KC@CLE	Jason Hammel SP \| KC	SIT	Josh Tomlin SP \| CLE	SIT
MIL@COL	Chase Anderson SP \| MIL	SIT	Chad Bettis SP \| COL	SIT
MIN@LAA	Lance Lynn SP \| MIN	SIT	Tyler Skaggs SP \| LAA	START
NYM@PHI	Steven Matz SP \| NYM	SIT	Jake Arrieta SP \| PHI	START
OAK@NYY	Trevor Cahill SP \| OAK	START	Sonny Gray SP \| NYY	START
SEA@DET	Marco Gonzales SP \| SEA	START	Jordan Zimmermann SP \| DET	SIT
SF@PIT	Andrew Suarez SP \| SF	START	Nick Kingham SP \| PIT	START
STL@SD	Luke Weaver SP \| STL	START	Eric Lauer SP \| SD	START
TB@BAL	Jake Faria SP \| TB	START	Chris Tillman SP \| BAL	SIT
TEX@HOU	Cole Hamels SP \| TEX	START	Charlie Morton SP \| HOU	START
WAS@ARI	Max Scherzer SP \| WAS	START	Zack Greinke SP \| ARI	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/12/18)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@MIA	Mike Soroka SP \| ATL	START	Jarlin Garcia RP \| MIA	START
BOS@TOR	Chris Sale SP \| BOS	START	Marco Estrada SP \| TOR	SIT
CHW@CHC	James Shields SP \| CHW	SIT	Jon Lester SP \| CHC	START
CIN@LAD	Homer Bailey SP \| CIN	SIT	Ross Stripling SP \| LAD	SIT
KC@CLE	Jake Junis SP \| KC	START	Trevor Bauer SP \| CLE	START
MIL@COL	TBA	TBD	Kyle Freeland SP \| COL	START
MIN@LAA	Kyle Gibson SP \| MIN	START	TBA	TBD
NYM@PHI	Noah Syndergaard SP \| NYM	START	Zach Eflin SP \| PHI	START
OAK@NYY	Andrew Triggs SP \| OAK	SIT	Domingo German RP \| NYY	START
SEA@DET	Felix Hernandez SP \| SEA	START	Matthew Boyd SP \| DET	START
SF@PIT	Jeff Samardzija SP \| SF	START	Jameson Taillon SP \| PIT	START
STL@SD	Michael Wacha SP \| STL	START	Tyson Ross SP \| SD	START
TB@BAL	Chris Archer SP \| TB	START	Alex Cobb SP \| BAL	SIT
TEX@HOU	Doug Fister SP \| TEX	SIT	Justin Verlander SP \| HOU	START
WAS@ARI	Stephen Strasburg SP \| WAS	START	Matt Koch RP \| ARI	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/13/18)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@MIA	Sean Newcomb SP \| ATL	START	Jose Urena SP \| MIA	SIT
BOS@TOR	Drew Pomeranz SP \| BOS	SIT	Marcus Stroman SP \| TOR	SIT
CHW@CHC	Lucas Giolito SP \| CHW	SIT	Kyle Hendricks SP \| CHC	START
CIN@LAD	Luis Castillo SP \| CIN	SIT	Rich Hill SP \| LAD	START
KC@CLE	Danny Duffy SP \| KC	SIT	Mike Clevinger SP \| CLE	START
MIL@COL	Wade Miley SP \| MIL	SIT	Jon Gray SP \| COL	START
MIN@LAA	Fernando Romero SP \| MIN	SIT	Shohei Ohtani SP \| LAA	START
NYM@PHI	P.J. Conlon RP \| NYM	SIT	Aaron Nola SP \| PHI	START
OAK@NYY	Brett Anderson SP \| OAK	SIT	Luis Severino SP \| NYY	START
SEA@DET	James Paxton SP \| SEA	START	Michael Fulmer SP \| DET	START
SF@PIT	Derek Holland SP \| SF	SIT	Chad Kuhl SP \| PIT	START
STL@SD	Carlos Martinez SP \| STL	START	Clayton Richard SP \| SD	SIT
TB@BAL	Blake Snell SP \| TB	START	Andrew Cashner SP \| BAL	SIT
TEX@HOU	Matt Moore SP \| TEX	SIT	Dallas Keuchel SP \| HOU	START
WAS@ARI	Jeremy Hellickson SP \| WAS	START	Zack Godley SP \| ARI	START