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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 |
