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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 5, 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
Note that MLB teams usually shuffle their rotations, so I’ll be updating the matchups throughout the day and week. This is based on 10-14-team league sizes:
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/1/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| BAL@BOS | Dylan Bundy RP | BAL | START | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START |
| CHW@KC | Dylan Covey SP | CHW | SIT | Jason Vargas SP | KC | START |
| CLE@DET | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START | Daniel Norris SP | DET | SIT |
| MIL@STL | Zach Davies SP | MIL | SIT | Michael Wacha SP | STL | START |
| NYM@ATL | Robert Gsellman SP | NYM | SIT | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | START |
| PHI@CHC | Vince Velasquez SP | PHI | SIT | Brett Anderson SP | CHC | SIT |
| PIT@CIN | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | START | Amir Garrett SP | CIN | START |
| SF@LAD | Johnny Cueto SP | SF | START | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | START |
| TB@MIA | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | START | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | SIT |
| TEX@HOU | Andrew Cashner SP | TEX | SIT | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | START |
| TOR@NYY | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | SIT | Luis Severino SP | NYY | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/2/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@WAS | Taijuan Walker SP | ARI | START | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | START |
| BAL@BOS | TBA | TBD | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START |
| CHW@KC | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | START | Danny Duffy SP | KC | START |
| CLE@DET | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START | Justin Verlander SP | DET | START |
| COL@SD | Tyler Chatwood SP | COL | SIT | Trevor Cahill RP | SD | SIT |
| LAA@SEA | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | START | James Paxton SP | SEA | START |
| MIL@STL | Wily Peralta SP | MIL | SIT | Carlos Martinez SP | STL | START |
| NYM@ATL | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | START | R.A. Dickey SP | ATL | SIT |
| OAK@MIN | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | SIT | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | START |
| PHI@CHC | Jeremy Hellickson SP | PHI | SIT | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START |
| PIT@CIN | Tyler Glasnow SP | PIT | SIT | Scott Feldman RP | CIN | START |
| SF@LAD | Matt Moore SP | SF | SIT | Alex Wood SP | LAD | START |
| TB@MIA | Alex Cobb SP | TB | START | Edinson Volquez SP | MIA | SIT |
| TEX@HOU | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | START | Mike Fiers SP | HOU | SIT |
| TOR@NYY | Mat Latos SP | TOR | SIT | Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/3/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@WAS | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | SIT | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START |
| BAL@BOS | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | SIT | Drew Pomeranz SP | BOS | START |
| CHW@KC | Mike Pelfrey SP | CHW | SIT | Nathan Karns SP | KC | SIT |
| CLE@DET | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | SIT |
| COL@SD | Antonio Senzatela SP | COL | START | Jered Weaver SP | SD | SIT |
| LAA@SEA | Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA | SIT | Hisashi Iwakuma SP | SEA | START |
| MIA@TB | Adam Conley SP | MIA | SIT | Blake Snell SP | TB | START |
| MIL@STL | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | SIT | Adam Wainwright SP | STL | START |
| NYM@ATL | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START | Bartolo Colon SP | ATL | START |
| OAK@MIN | Kendall Graveman SP | OAK | SIT | Hector Santiago SP | MIN | START |
| PHI@CHC | Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI | SIT | Jake Arrieta SP | CHC | START |
| PIT@CIN | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START | Rookie Davis SP | CIN | SIT |
| SF@LAD | Jeff Samardzija SP | SF | SIT | Julio Urias SP | LAD | START |
| TEX@HOU | A.J. Griffin SP | TEX | SIT | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | START |
| TOR@NYY | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | START | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/4/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@WAS | TBA | TBD | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START |
| BAL@BOS | Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL | SIT | Steven Wright SP | BOS | SIT |
| CHW@KC | Derek Holland SP | CHW | START | Ian Kennedy SP | KC | SIT |
| CLE@DET | Danny Salazar SP | CLE | START | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | START |
| COL@SD | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | START | Luis Perdomo SP | SD | SIT |
| LAA@SEA | Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA | START | Ariel Miranda SP | SEA | SIT |
| MIA@TB | Dan Straily SP | MIA | START | Matt Andriese SP | TB | START |
| MIL@STL | Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL | SIT | Lance Lynn SP | STL | START |
| NYM@ATL | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM | SIT | Jaime Garcia SP | ATL | START |
| OAK@MIN | TBA | TBD | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | SIT |
| PHI@CHC | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | SIT | John Lackey SP | CHC | START |
| PIT@CIN | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | START | Tim Adleman SP | CIN | SIT |
| TEX@HOU | Yu Darvish SP | TEX | START | Joe Musgrove SP | HOU | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/5/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@COL | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | SIT |
| BOS@MIN | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | START | Phil Hughes SP | MIN | SIT |
| CHW@BAL | Miguel Gonzalez SP | CHW | SIT | Wade Miley SP | BAL | START |
| CLE@KC | Josh Tomlin SP | CLE | SIT | Jason Hammel SP | KC | START |
| DET@OAK | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | SIT | Andrew Triggs RP | OAK | START |
| HOU@LAA | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START | Jesse Chavez RP | LAA | SIT |
| LAD@SD | Kenta Maeda SP | LAD | START | Jhoulys Chacin SP | SD | SIT |
| MIA@NYM | Tom Koehler SP | MIA | SIT | TBA | TBD |
| MIL@PIT | Matt Garza SP | MIL | SIT | Chad Kuhl SP | PIT | START |
| NYY@CHC | Michael Pineda SP | NYY | SIT | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | START |
| SF@CIN | Matt Cain SP | SF | SIT | Bronson Arroyo SP | CIN | SIT |
| STL@ATL | Mike Leake SP | STL | START | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START |
| TEX@SEA | Martin Perez SP | TEX | SIT | Yovani Gallardo SP | SEA | SIT |
| TOR@TB | Francisco Liriano SP | TOR | SIT | Chris Archer SP | TB | START |
| WAS@PHI | Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS | START | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/6/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@COL | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | SIT | German Marquez SP | COL | SIT |
| BOS@MIN | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START | Ervin Santana SP | MIN | START |
| CHW@BAL | Dylan Covey SP | CHW | SIT | Dylan Bundy RP | BAL | START |
| CLE@KC | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START | Jason Vargas SP | KC | SIT |
| DET@OAK | Daniel Norris SP | DET | START | Jesse Hahn SP | OAK | START |
| HOU@LAA | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | START | JC Ramirez RP | LAA | SIT |
| LAD@SD | Brandon McCarthy SP | LAD | START | Clayton Richard RP | SD | SIT |
| MIA@NYM | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | SIT | Robert Gsellman SP | NYM | SIT |
| MIL@PIT | Zach Davies SP | MIL | SIT | Gerrit Cole SP | PIT | START |
| NYY@CHC | Jordan Montgomery SP | NYY | SIT | Brett Anderson SP | CHC | SIT |
| SF@CIN | Ty Blach SP | SF | SIT | Amir Garrett SP | CIN | START |
| STL@ATL | Michael Wacha SP | STL | START | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | START |
| TEX@SEA | Andrew Cashner SP | TEX | SIT | Chase De Jong SP | SEA | SIT |
| TOR@TB | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | START | Jake Odorizzi SP | TB | SIT |
| WAS@PHI | Joe Ross SP | WAS | START | Vince Velasquez SP | PHI | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/7/17) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ARI@COL | Taijuan Walker SP | ARI | START | Tyler Chatwood SP | COL | SIT |
| BOS@MIN | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START | TBA | TBD |
| CHW@BAL | Jose Quintana SP | CHW | START | TBA | TBD |
| CLE@KC | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START | Danny Duffy SP | KC | START |
| DET@OAK | Justin Verlander SP | DET | START | Sonny Gray SP | OAK | START |
| HOU@LAA | Mike Fiers SP | HOU | SIT | Matt Shoemaker SP | LAA | START |
| LAD@SD | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | START | Trevor Cahill RP | SD | SIT |
| MIA@NYM | Edinson Volquez SP | MIA | SIT | Matt Harvey SP | NYM | START |
| MIL@PIT | Wily Peralta SP | MIL | SIT | Tyler Glasnow SP | PIT | START |
| NYY@CHC | Luis Severino SP | NYY | START | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START |
| SF@CIN | Johnny Cueto SP | SF | START | Scott Feldman RP | CIN | SIT |
| STL@ATL | Carlos Martinez SP | STL | START | R.A. Dickey SP | ATL | SIT |
| TEX@SEA | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | START | James Paxton SP | SEA | START |
| TOR@TB | TBA | TBD | Alex Cobb SP | TB | SIT |
| WAS@PHI | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | START | Jeremy Hellickson SP | PHI | SIT |
