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What’s up RotoBallers. As always, we are here to help with pitcher matchups every week of the season and help win some leagues. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 7, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also have a link to our Premium Starting Pitcher Daily Matchups, Streamers & DFS Tool. For those who aren't aware, our in-house tool analyzes SP matchups based on a variety of stats/metrics, and recommends whether start, sit, or stream any pitcher for seasonal and DFS leagues. It's pretty cool.
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.
SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations
Editor’s Note: RotoBaller’s fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups list is updated every single day. Our awesome writers bring you analysis on hot or emerging starting pitchers, and also all other fantasy positions.
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 - MONDAY (5/16/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| MIN@DET | Jordan Zimmermann | DET | Start | Jose Berrios | MIN | Start |
| LAA@LAD | Kenta Maeda | LAD | Start | Matt Shoemaker | LAA | Sit |
| BOS@KC | Rick Porcello | BOS | Start | Yordano Ventura | KC | Sit |
| TB@TOR | Drew Smyly | TB | Sit | J.A. Happ | TOR | Start |
| MIA@PHI | Adam Conley | MIA | Start | Jerad Eickhoff | PHI | Start |
| NYY@ARI | Chase Green | NYY | Sit | Robbie Ray | ARI | Sit |
| ATL@PIT | Jonathon Niese | PIT | Sit | Williams Perez | ATL | Sit |
| TEX@OAK | Derek Holland | TEX | Sit | Sean Manaea | OAK | Sit |
| CIN@CLE | John Lamb | CIN | Start | Cody Anderson | CLE | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (5/17/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| LAA@LAD | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | Start | Jered Weaver | LAA | Sit |
| SF@SD | Madison Bumgarner | SF | Start | Colin Rea | SD | Sit |
| WAS@NYM | Noah Syndergaard | NYM | Start | Max Scherzer | WAS | Start |
| BOS@KC | David Price | BOS | Start | Ian Kennedy | KC | Sit |
| CIN@CLE | Danny Salazar | CLE | Start | Alfredo Simon | CIN | Sit |
| TB@TOR | Marcus Stroman | TOR | Start | Chris Archer | TB | Start |
| TEX@OAK | Cole Hamels | TEX | Start | Eric Surkamp | OAK | Sit |
| NYY@ARI | Zack Greinke | ARI | Sit | Michael Pineda | NYY | Start |
| COL@STL | Jaime Garcia | STL | Start | Chad Bettis | COL | Sit |
| HOU@CWS | Dallas Keuchel | HOU | Sit | Carlos Rodon | CHW | Start |
| CHC@MIL | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | Start | Chase Anderson | MIL | Sit |
| MIA@PHI | Vince Velasquez | PHI | Start | Wei-Yin Chen | MIA | Sit |
| ATL@PIT | Juan Nicasio | PIT | Sit | Aaron Blair | ATL | Start |
| SEA@BAL | Wade Miley | SEA | Sit | Ubaldo Jimenez | BAL | Sit |
| MIN@DET | Phil Hughes | MIN | Sit | Mike Pelfrey | DET | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (5/18/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| SF@SD | Johnny Cueto | SF | Start | Drew Pomeranz | SD | Start |
| CHC@MIL | John Lackey | CHC | Start | Jimmy Nelson | MIL | Start |
| ATL@PIT | Francisco Liriano | PIT | Start | Julio Teheran | ATL | Start |
| WAS@NYM | Gio Gonzalez | WAS | Start | Bartolo Colon | NYM | Sit |
| MIN@DET | Justin Verlander | DET | Start | Ricky Nolasco | MIN | Sit |
| SEA@BAL | Chris Tillman | BAL | Start | Taijuan Walker | SEA | Start |
| TEX@OAK | Rich Hill | OAK | Start | Martin Perez | TEX | Start |
| BOS@KC | Steven Wright | BOS | Start | Edinson Volquez | KC | Sit |
| TB@TOR | Jake Odorizzi | TB | Sit | R.A. Dickey | TOR | Start |
| CLE@CIN | Josh Tomlin | CLE | Start | Brandon Finnegan | CIN | Sit |
| HOU@CWS | Mat Latos | CHW | Start | Doug Fister | HOU | Start |
| NYY@ARI | Shelby Miller | ARI | Sit | Nathan Eovaldi | NYY | Start |
| MIA@PHI | Jeremy Hellickson | PHI | Start | Tom Koehler | MIA | Sit |
| LAD@LAA | Ross Stripling | LAD | Sit | Nick Tropeano | LAA | Sit |
| COL@STL | Chris Rusin | COL | Sit | Adam Wainwright | STL | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (5/19/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| WAS@NYM | Stephen Strasburg | WAS | Start | Matt Harvey | NYM | Start |
| CLE@CIN | Corey Kluber | CLE | Start | Tim Adleman | CIN | Sit |
| SF@SD | Jeff Samardzija | SF | Start | James Shields | SD | Start |
| CHC@MIL | Jason Hammel | CHC | Start | Junior Guerra | MIL | Sit |
| TOR@MIN | Marco Estrada | TOR | Start | Ervin Santana | MIN | Sit |
| LAD@LAA | Scott Kazmir | LAD | Sit | Jhoulys Chacin | LAA | Sit |
| SEA@BAL | Nathan Karns | SEA | Start | TBA | TBA |
| HOU@CWS | Collin McHugh | HOU | Sit | Chris Sale | CHW | Start |
| COL@STL | Jon Gray | COL | Start | Michael Wacha | STL | Start |
| NYY@OAK | Ivan Nova | NYY | Start | Kendall Graveman | OAK | Sit |
| ATL@PIT | Mike Foltynewicz | ATL | Start | Jeff Locke | PIT | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (5/20/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| CHC@SF | Jake Arrieta | CHC | Start | Jake Peavy | SF | Sit |
| NYY@OAK | Masahiro Tanaka | NYY | Start | Sonny Gray | OAK | Start |
| TOR@MIN | Aaron Sanchez | TOR | Start | Tyler Duffey | MIN | Sit |
| WAS@MIA | Tanner Roark | WAS | Start | Justin Nicolino | MIA | Sit |
| SEA@CIN | Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | Start | Dan Straily | CIN | Sit |
| TEX@HOU | Colby Lewis | TEX | Sit | Lance McCullers | HOU | Sit |
| LAD@SD | Alex Wood | LAD | Start | TBA | TBA |
| ARI@STL | Patrick Corbin | ARI | Sit | Carlos Martinez | STL | Start |
| ATL@PHI | Matt Wisler | ATL | Start | Aaron Nola | PHI | Start |
| CLE@BOS | Trevor Bauer | CLE | Sit | Clay Buchholz | BOS | Sit |
| TB@DET | Matt Andriese | TB | Sit | Anibal Sanchez | DET | Sit |
| KC@CWS | Dillon Gee | KC | Sit | Jose Quintana | CHW | Start |
| MIL@NYM | Wily Peralta | MIL | Sit | Steven Matz | NYM | Start |
| BAL@LAA | Mike Wright | BAL | Sit | Hector Santiago | LAA | Start |
| COL@PIT | Eddie Butler | COL | Sit | Gerrit Cole | PIT | Start |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (5/21/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| SEA@CIN | Felix Hernandez | SEA | Start | John Lamb | CIN | Start |
| CHC@SF | Jon Lester | CHC | Start | Matt Cain | SF | Sit |
| LAD@SD | Kenta Maeda | LAD | Start | Cesar Vargas | SD | Sit |
| TOR@MIN | J.A. Happ | TOR | Start | Jose Berrios | MIN | Sit |
| WAS@MIA | Joe Ross | WAS | Sit | Jose Fernandez | MIA | Start |
| BAL@LAA | Kevin Gausman | BAL | Start | Matt Shoemaker | LAA | Sit |
| NYY@OAK | Michael Pineda | NYY | Start | Sean Manaea | OAK | Sit |
| TB@DET | Matt Moore | TB | Sit | Michael Fulmer | DET | Start |
| COL@PIT | Tyler Chatwood | COL | Start | Jonathon Niese | PIT | Sit |
| ARI@STL | Rubby De La Rosa | ARI | Sit | Mike Leake | STL | Start |
| ATL@PHI | Williams Perez | ATL | Start | Adam Morgan | PHI | Start |
| KC@CWS | Danny Duffy | KC | Sit | Miguel Gonzalez | CHW | Sit |
| CLE@BOS | Cody Anderson | CLE | Sit | Rick Porcello | BOS | Sit |
| MIL@NYM | Zach Davies | MIL | Sit | Jacob deGrom | NYM | Start |
| TEX@HOU | Cesar Ramos | TEX | Start | Chris Devenski | HOU | Sit |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (5/22/16) | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| LAD@SD | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | Start | Colin Rea | SD | Sit |
| WAS@MIA | Max Scherzer | WAS | Start | Adam Conley | MIA | Start |
| CLE@BOS | Danny Salazar | CLE | Start | David Price | BOS | Start |
| TOR@MIN | Marcus Stroman | TOR | Start | Phil Hughes | MIN | Sit |
| TB@DET | Drew Smyly | TB | Start | Jordan Zimmermann | DET | Start |
| CHC@SF | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | Start | Madison Bumgarner | SF | Start |
| KC@CWS | Yordano Ventura | KC | Sit | Carlos Rodon | CHW | Start |
| NYY@OAK | Nathan Eovaldi | NYY | Start | Eric Surkamp | OAK | Sit |
| SEA@CIN | Wade Miley | SEA | Sit | Alfredo Simon | CIN | Sit |
| TEX@HOU | Derek Holland | TEX | Sit | Dallas Keuchel | HOU | Start |
| ARI@STL | Robbie Ray | ARI | Start | Jaime Garcia | STL | Start |
| BAL@LAA | Ubaldo Jimenez | BAL | Sit | Jered Weaver | LAA | Sit |
| COL@PIT | Chad Bettis | COL | Start | Juan Nicasio | PIT | Sit |
| ATL@PHI | Aaron Blair | ATL | Start | Jerad Eickhoff | PHI | Start |
| MIL@NYM | Chase Anderson | MIL | Sit | Noah Syndergaard | NYM | Start |
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