Week 18 Start/Sit Matchups: MLB Starting Pitchers (SP)

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Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 18, 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.

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.

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SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations

PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/31/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@PHI	Mike Foltynewicz SP \| ATL	START	Nick Pivetta SP \| PHI	SIT
CLE@BOS	Mike Clevinger SP \| CLE	START	Doug Fister SP \| BOS	SIT
DET@NYY	Michael Fulmer SP \| DET	START	Luis Severino SP \| NYY	START
KC@BAL	Danny Duffy SP \| KC	START	Ubaldo Jimenez SP \| BAL	SIT
SEA@TEX	Felix Hernandez SP \| SEA	START	Cole Hamels SP \| TEX	START
SF@OAK	Matt Cain SP \| SF	SIT	Sonny Gray SP \| OAK	START
TB@HOU	Alex Cobb SP \| TB	START	Charlie Morton SP \| HOU	START
TOR@CHW	Marco Estrada SP \| TOR	SIT	James Shields SP \| CHW	SIT
WAS@MIA	Gio Gonzalez SP \| WAS	START	Jose Urena RP \| MIA	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/1/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@CHC	Patrick Corbin SP \| ARI	START	Jon Lester SP \| CHC	START
CIN@PIT	Homer Bailey SP \| CIN	SIT	Jameson Taillon SP \| PIT	START
CLE@BOS	Carlos Carrasco SP \| CLE	START	Chris Sale SP \| BOS	START
DET@NYY	Anibal Sanchez SP \| DET	SIT	CC Sabathia SP \| NYY	START
KC@BAL	Ian Kennedy SP \| KC	START	Dylan Bundy RP \| BAL	SIT
LAD@ATL	Kenta Maeda SP \| LAD	SIT	TBA	TBD
MIN@SD	Jose Berrios SP \| MIN	START	Jhoulys Chacin SP \| SD	START
NYM@COL	Steven Matz SP \| NYM	SIT	Jeff Hoffman SP \| COL	SIT
PHI@LAA	Aaron Nola SP \| PHI	START	Ricky Nolasco SP \| LAA	SIT
SEA@TEX	Erasmo Ramirez RP \| SEA	SIT	Yu Darvish SP \| TEX	START
SF@OAK	Jeff Samardzija SP \| SF	START	Paul Blackburn SP \| OAK	START
STL@MIL	Carlos Martinez SP \| STL	START	Jimmy Nelson SP \| MIL	START
TB@HOU	Chris Archer SP \| TB	START	Mike Fiers SP \| HOU	START
TOR@CHW	Marcus Stroman SP \| TOR	START	Mike Pelfrey SP \| CHW	SIT
WAS@MIA	Max Scherzer SP \| WAS	START	Chris O'Grady RP \| MIA	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/2/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@CHC	Zack Godley RP \| ARI	START	Jake Arrieta SP \| CHC	START
CIN@PIT	Robert Stephenson SP \| CIN	SIT	Trevor Williams RP \| PIT	START
CLE@BOS	Trevor Bauer SP \| CLE	SIT	Rick Porcello SP \| BOS	START
DET@NYY	Jordan Zimmermann SP \| DET	SIT	Masahiro Tanaka SP \| NYY	START
KC@BAL	Jason Vargas SP \| KC	START	Chris Tillman SP \| BAL	SIT
LAD@ATL	Brock Stewart SP \| LAD	SIT	Julio Teheran SP \| ATL	SIT
MIN@SD	Ervin Santana SP \| MIN	START	Luis Perdomo SP \| SD	SIT
NYM@COL	Chris Flexen RP \| NYM	SIT	Tyler Chatwood SP \| COL	SIT
OAK@SF	Sean Manaea SP \| OAK	START	Matt Moore SP \| SF	SIT
PHI@LAA	Jake Thompson SP \| PHI	SIT	JC Ramirez RP \| LAA	START
SEA@TEX	Ariel Miranda SP \| SEA	START	Andrew Cashner SP \| TEX	SIT
STL@MIL	Luke Weaver SP \| STL	SIT	TBA	TBD
TB@HOU	Austin Pruitt RP \| TB	SIT	Dallas Keuchel SP \| HOU	START
TOR@CHW	J.A. Happ SP \| TOR	START	Derek Holland SP \| CHW	SIT
WAS@MIA	TBA	TBD	Vance Worley RP \| MIA	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/3/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@CHC	TBA	TBD	Jose Quintana SP \| CHC	START
CHW@BOS	Miguel Gonzalez SP \| CHW	SIT	Eduardo Rodriguez SP \| BOS	START
CIN@PIT	Sal Romano SP \| CIN	SIT	Chad Kuhl SP \| PIT	START
DET@BAL	Matthew Boyd SP \| DET	SIT	Kevin Gausman SP \| BAL	START
LAD@ATL	Alex Wood SP \| LAD	START	Sean Newcomb SP \| ATL	SIT
NYM@COL	Rafael Montero RP \| NYM	SIT	German Marquez SP \| COL	START
NYY@CLE	Jaime Garcia SP \| NYY	SIT	Danny Salazar SP \| CLE	START
OAK@SF	Daniel Gossett SP \| OAK	SIT	Ty Blach SP \| SF	SIT
PHI@LAA	Jerad Eickhoff SP \| PHI	SIT	Parker Bridwell RP \| LAA	START
SEA@KC	Yovani Gallardo SP \| SEA	SIT	Trevor Cahill RP \| KC	START
STL@MIL	Michael Wacha SP \| STL	START	Brent Suter RP \| MIL	START
TB@HOU	Blake Snell SP \| TB	SIT	Collin McHugh SP \| HOU	START
TEX@MIN	Austin Bibens-Dirkx RP \| TEX	SIT	TBA	TBD
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/4/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@SF	Zack Greinke SP \| ARI	START	Madison Bumgarner SP \| SF	START
CHW@BOS	Carlos Rodon SP \| CHW	SIT	Drew Pomeranz SP \| BOS	START
DET@BAL	Justin Verlander SP \| DET	START	Wade Miley SP \| BAL	SIT
LAD@NYM	Rich Hill SP \| LAD	START	Jacob deGrom SP \| NYM	START
MIA@ATL	Adam Conley SP \| MIA	START	R.A. Dickey SP \| ATL	START
MIL@TB	TBA	TBD	Jacob Faria SP \| TB	START
NYY@CLE	Jordan Montgomery SP \| NYY	SIT	Corey Kluber SP \| CLE	START
OAK@LAA	Jharel Cotton SP \| OAK	SIT	Yusmeiro Petit RP \| LAA	SIT
PHI@COL	Vince Velasquez SP \| PHI	SIT	Antonio Senzatela SP \| COL	START
SD@PIT	Travis Wood RP \| SD	SIT	Ivan Nova SP \| PIT	START
SEA@KC	James Paxton SP \| SEA	START	Jason Hammel SP \| KC	SIT
STL@CIN	Mike Leake SP \| STL	START	Tim Adleman SP \| CIN	SIT
TEX@MIN	Martin Perez SP \| TEX	SIT	Adalberto Mejia RP \| MIN	SIT
TOR@HOU	Francisco Liriano SP \| TOR	SIT	Lance McCullers SP \| HOU	START
WAS@CHC	Tanner Roark SP \| WAS	SIT	Kyle Hendricks SP \| CHC	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/5/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@SF	Taijuan Walker SP \| ARI	START	Matt Cain SP \| SF	SIT
CHW@BOS	James Shields SP \| CHW	SIT	Doug Fister SP \| BOS	SIT
DET@BAL	Michael Fulmer SP \| DET	START	Ubaldo Jimenez SP \| BAL	SIT
LAD@NYM	Hyun-Jin Ryu SP \| LAD	START	Seth Lugo SP \| NYM	SIT
MIA@ATL	Dan Straily SP \| MIA	SIT	Mike Foltynewicz SP \| ATL	START
MIL@TB	Zach Davies SP \| MIL	START	Alex Cobb SP \| TB	START
NYY@CLE	Luis Severino SP \| NYY	START	Josh Tomlin SP \| CLE	SIT
OAK@LAA	Sonny Gray SP \| OAK	START	Jesse Chavez RP \| LAA	SIT
PHI@COL	Nick Pivetta SP \| PHI	SIT	Kyle Freeland SP \| COL	START
SD@PIT	Dinelson Lamet SP \| SD	START	Gerrit Cole SP \| PIT	START
SEA@KC	Felix Hernandez SP \| SEA	START	Danny Duffy SP \| KC	START
STL@CIN	Lance Lynn SP \| STL	START	Luis Castillo SP \| CIN	START
TEX@MIN	Cole Hamels SP \| TEX	START	Bartolo Colon SP \| MIN	SIT
TOR@HOU	Cesar Valdez RP \| TOR	SIT	Charlie Morton SP \| HOU	START
WAS@CHC	Erick Fedde SP \| WAS	SIT	John Lackey SP \| CHC	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/6/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@SF	Patrick Corbin SP \| ARI	START	Jeff Samardzija SP \| SF	SIT
CHW@BOS	Mike Pelfrey SP \| CHW	SIT	Chris Sale SP \| BOS	START
DET@BAL	Anibal Sanchez SP \| DET	SIT	Dylan Bundy RP \| BAL	SIT
LAD@NYM	Kenta Maeda SP \| LAD	START	Steven Matz SP \| NYM	SIT
MIA@ATL	Jose Urena RP \| MIA	SIT	TBA	TBD
MIL@TB	Jimmy Nelson SP \| MIL	START	Chris Archer SP \| TB	START
NYY@CLE	CC Sabathia SP \| NYY	START	Mike Clevinger SP \| CLE	SIT
OAK@LAA	Paul Blackburn SP \| OAK	START	Ricky Nolasco SP \| LAA	SIT
PHI@COL	Aaron Nola SP \| PHI	START	Jon Gray SP \| COL	START
SD@PIT	Clayton Richard RP \| SD	SIT	Jameson Taillon SP \| PIT	START
SEA@KC	Erasmo Ramirez RP \| SEA	SIT	Ian Kennedy SP \| KC	START
STL@CIN	Carlos Martinez SP \| STL	START	Homer Bailey SP \| CIN	SIT
TEX@MIN	Yu Darvish SP \| TEX	START	Jose Berrios SP \| MIN	START
TOR@HOU	Marco Estrada SP \| TOR	SIT	Mike Fiers SP \| HOU	START
WAS@CHC	Edwin Jackson SP \| WAS	SIT	Jon Lester SP \| CHC	START