Week 6 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

8 years ago by Bill Dubiel

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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 6, 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 (5/8/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
CHC@COL	Jake Arrieta SP \| CHC	START	Antonio Senzatela SP \| COL	START
CLE@TOR	Trevor Bauer SP \| CLE	SIT	Marcus Stroman SP \| TOR	START
KC@TB	Nate Karns SP \| KC	SIT	Blake Snell SP \| TB	START
LAA@OAK	Ricky Nolasco SP \| LAA	SIT	Kendall Graveman SP \| OAK	START
NYY@CIN	Masahiro Tanaka SP \| NYY	START	Rookie Davis SP \| CIN	SIT
PIT@LAD	Trevor Williams RP \| PIT	SIT	Alex Wood SP \| LAD	START
SF@NYM	Matt Moore SP \| SF	SIT	Jacob deGrom SP \| NYM	START
STL@MIA	Carlos Martinez SP \| STL	START	Adam Conley SP \| MIA	SIT
TEX@SD	Nick Martinez SP \| TEX	SIT	Jered Weaver SP \| SD	SIT
WAS@BAL	Gio Gonzalez SP \| WAS	START	Kevin Gausman SP \| BAL	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/9/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@HOU	Bartolo Colon SP \| ATL	SIT	Charlie Morton SP \| HOU	START
BOS@MIL	Drew Pomeranz SP \| BOS	START	Wily Peralta SP \| MIL	SIT
CHC@COL	John Lackey SP \| CHC	SIT	Kyle Freeland SP \| COL	START
CLE@TOR	Carlos Carrasco SP \| CLE	START	TBA	TBD
DET@ARI	Justin Verlander SP \| DET	START	Robbie Ray SP \| ARI	START
KC@TB	Chris Young RP \| KC	SIT	Matt Andriese SP \| TB	START
LAA@OAK	Alex Meyer SP \| LAA	SIT	Jharel Cotton SP \| OAK	SIT
MIN@CHW	Hector Santiago SP \| MIN	START	Mike Pelfrey SP \| CHW	SIT
NYY@CIN	CC Sabathia SP \| NYY	START	Tim Adleman SP \| CIN	SIT
PIT@LAD	Ivan Nova SP \| PIT	START	Julio Urias SP \| LAD	START
SEA@PHI	Ariel Miranda SP \| SEA	START	Jerad Eickhoff SP \| PHI	START
SF@NYM	Jeff Samardzija SP \| SF	START	Zack Wheeler SP \| NYM	SIT
STL@MIA	Adam Wainwright SP \| STL	SIT	Dan Straily SP \| MIA	SIT
TEX@SD	A.J. Griffin SP \| TEX	START	Luis Perdomo SP \| SD	SIT
WAS@BAL	Max Scherzer SP \| WAS	START	Ubaldo Jimenez SP \| BAL	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/10/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@HOU	Jaime Garcia SP \| ATL	SIT	Joe Musgrove SP \| HOU	SIT
BAL@WAS	Wade Miley SP \| BAL	SIT	Stephen Strasburg SP \| WAS	START
BOS@MIL	Kyle Kendrick SP \| BOS	SIT	Chase Anderson SP \| MIL	SIT
CHC@COL	Kyle Hendricks SP \| CHC	START	German Marquez SP \| COL	SIT
CLE@TOR	Danny Salazar SP \| CLE	START	Francisco Liriano SP \| TOR	START
DET@ARI	Matthew Boyd SP \| DET	START	TBA	TBD
KC@TB	Jason Hammel SP \| KC	START	Chris Archer SP \| TB	START
LAA@OAK	Jesse Chavez RP \| LAA	SIT	Andrew Triggs RP \| OAK	START
MIN@CHW	Kyle Gibson SP \| MIN	SIT	Derek Holland SP \| CHW	START
PIT@LAD	Chad Kuhl SP \| PIT	SIT	Kenta Maeda SP \| LAD	START
SD@TEX	Jhoulys Chacin SP \| SD	SIT	Yu Darvish SP \| TEX	START
SEA@PHI	Yovani Gallardo SP \| SEA	START	Zach Eflin SP \| PHI	SIT
SF@NYM	Matt Cain SP \| SF	START	Rafael Montero RP \| NYM	SIT
STL@MIA	Lance Lynn SP \| STL	START	Tom Koehler SP \| MIA	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/11/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
BAL@WAS	Dylan Bundy RP \| BAL	START	A.J. Cole SP \| WAS	SIT
BOS@MIL	Eduardo Rodriguez SP \| BOS	START	Jimmy Nelson SP \| MIL	SIT
CIN@SF	Bronson Arroyo SP \| CIN	SIT	Ty Blach SP \| SF	SIT
DET@LAA	Michael Fulmer SP \| DET	START	JC Ramirez RP \| LAA	SIT
HOU@NYY	Dallas Keuchel SP \| HOU	START	Michael Pineda SP \| NYY	START
KC@TB	Jason Vargas SP \| KC	START	Jake Odorizzi SP \| TB	START
LAD@COL	Clayton Kershaw SP \| LAD	START	Tyler Anderson SP \| COL	SIT
MIN@CHW	Phil Hughes SP \| MIN	SIT	Miguel Gonzalez SP \| CHW	SIT
PIT@ARI	Gerrit Cole SP \| PIT	START	Zack Greinke SP \| ARI	START
SD@TEX	Clayton Richard RP \| SD	SIT	Martin Perez SP \| TEX	START
SEA@TOR	Hisashi Iwakuma SP \| SEA	START	Marco Estrada SP \| TOR	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/12/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@MIA	Mike Foltynewicz SP \| ATL	START	TBA	TBD
BAL@KC	Chris Tillman SP \| BAL	SIT	Danny Duffy SP \| KC	START
CHC@STL	Brett Anderson SP \| CHC	SIT	Mike Leake SP \| STL	START
CIN@SF	Amir Garrett SP \| CIN	START	Johnny Cueto SP \| SF	START
DET@LAA	Jordan Zimmermann SP \| DET	START	Matt Shoemaker SP \| LAA	START
HOU@NYY	Lance McCullers SP \| HOU	START	Jordan Montgomery SP \| NYY	SIT
LAD@COL	Brandon McCarthy SP \| LAD	START	Tyler Chatwood SP \| COL	SIT
MIN@CLE	Nick Tepesch SP \| MIN	SIT	Josh Tomlin SP \| CLE	START
NYM@MIL	Robert Gsellman SP \| NYM	SIT	Matt Garza SP \| MIL	START
OAK@TEX	Jesse Hahn SP \| OAK	START	Andrew Cashner SP \| TEX	START
PHI@WAS	Vince Velasquez SP \| PHI	SIT	Tanner Roark SP \| WAS	START
PIT@ARI	Tyler Glasnow SP \| PIT	SIT	Patrick Corbin SP \| ARI	START
SD@CHW	Trevor Cahill RP \| SD	START	Dylan Covey SP \| CHW	SIT
SEA@TOR	Chase De Jong SP \| SEA	SIT	Joe Biagini RP \| TOR	SIT
TB@BOS	Alex Cobb SP \| TB	SIT	Rick Porcello SP \| BOS	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/13/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@MIA	Julio Teheran SP \| ATL	START	Jose Urena RP \| MIA	SIT
BAL@KC	Kevin Gausman SP \| BAL	START	Nate Karns SP \| KC	SIT
CHC@STL	Jon Lester SP \| CHC	START	Michael Wacha SP \| STL	START
CIN@SF	Scott Feldman RP \| CIN	SIT	Matt Moore SP \| SF	START
DET@LAA	Daniel Norris SP \| DET	START	Ricky Nolasco SP \| LAA	SIT
HOU@NYY	Mike Fiers SP \| HOU	SIT	Luis Severino SP \| NYY	START
LAD@COL	Alex Wood SP \| LAD	SIT	Antonio Senzatela SP \| COL	START
MIN@CLE	Ervin Santana SP \| MIN	START	Mike Clevinger SP \| CLE	SIT
NYM@MIL	Matt Harvey SP \| NYM	START	Zach Davies SP \| MIL	START
OAK@TEX	Sonny Gray SP \| OAK	SIT	Nick Martinez SP \| TEX	SIT
PHI@WAS	Jeremy Hellickson SP \| PHI	SIT	Gio Gonzalez SP \| WAS	START
PIT@ARI	Trevor Williams RP \| PIT	SIT	Taijuan Walker SP \| ARI	START
SD@CHW	Jered Weaver SP \| SD	SIT	Jose Quintana SP \| CHW	START
SEA@TOR	TBA	TBD	Marcus Stroman SP \| TOR	START
TB@BOS	Blake Snell SP \| TB	START	Chris Sale SP \| BOS	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (5/14/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@MIA	R.A. Dickey SP \| ATL	SIT	Adam Conley SP \| MIA	START
BAL@KC	Ubaldo Jimenez SP \| BAL	START	Chris Young RP \| KC	SIT
CHC@STL	Jake Arrieta SP \| CHC	START	Carlos Martinez SP \| STL	START
CIN@SF	Rookie Davis SP \| CIN	SIT	Jeff Samardzija SP \| SF	START
DET@LAA	Justin Verlander SP \| DET	START	Alex Meyer SP \| LAA	SIT
HOU@NYY	Charlie Morton SP \| HOU	SIT	Masahiro Tanaka SP \| NYY	START
LAD@COL	Julio Urias SP \| LAD	START	Kyle Freeland SP \| COL	SIT
MIN@CLE	Hector Santiago SP \| MIN	START	Trevor Bauer SP \| CLE	START
NYM@MIL	Jacob deGrom SP \| NYM	START	Wily Peralta SP \| MIL	SIT
OAK@TEX	Kendall Graveman SP \| OAK	SIT	A.J. Griffin SP \| TEX	START
PHI@WAS	Jerad Eickhoff SP \| PHI	START	Max Scherzer SP \| WAS	START
PIT@ARI	Ivan Nova SP \| PIT	START	Robbie Ray SP \| ARI	START
SD@CHW	Luis Perdomo SP \| SD	SIT	Mike Pelfrey SP \| CHW	SIT
SEA@TOR	Hisashi Iwakuma SP \| SEA	START	TBA	TBD
TB@BOS	Matt Andriese SP \| TB	START	Drew Pomeranz SP \| BOS	START