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You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 14! 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 14, and our recommendations on whether to start or sit each pitcher. 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 (7/2/18) - MONDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@NYY | Anibal Sanchez SP | ATL | SIT | Jonathan Loaisiga SP | NYY | SIT |
| BOS@WAS | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | SIT | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START |
| CHW@CIN | James Shields SP | CHW | START | Luis Castillo SP | CIN | SIT |
| CLE@KC | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START | Jake Junis SP | KC | SIT |
| DET@TOR | Mike Fiers SP | DET | START | Ryan Borucki RP | TOR | SIT |
| MIN@MIL | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | SIT | Brent Suter SP | MIL | START |
| PIT@LAD | Nick Kingham SP | PIT | SIT | Alex Wood SP | LAD | START |
| SF@COL | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | START | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | START |
| STL@ARI | Carlos Martinez SP | STL | START | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | START |
| TB@MIA | Nathan Eovaldi SP | TB | START | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/3/18) - TUESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@NYY | Sean Newcomb SP | ATL | START | Domingo German RP | NYY | SIT |
| BAL@PHI | Alex Cobb SP | BAL | SIT | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | START |
| BOS@WAS | Brian Johnson SP | BOS | SIT | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | SIT |
| CHW@CIN | Lucas Giolito SP | CHW | SIT | Anthony DeSclafani SP | CIN | START |
| CLE@KC | Shane Bieber SP | CLE | START | Danny Duffy SP | KC | SIT |
| DET@CHC | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | SIT | Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC | SIT |
| HOU@TEX | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START | Austin Bibens-Dirkx RP | TEX | SIT |
| LAA@SEA | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | START | Wade LeBlanc RP | SEA | SIT |
| MIN@MIL | Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN | SIT | Junior Guerra SP | MIL | START |
| NYM@TOR | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM | START | Marco Estrada SP | TOR | START |
| PIT@LAD | Ivan Nova SP | PIT | SIT | Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD | START |
| SD@OAK | Clayton Richard SP | SD | START | Chris Bassitt SP | OAK | START |
| SF@COL | Chris Stratton SP | SF | SIT | Antonio Senzatela SP | COL | SIT |
| STL@ARI | Jack Flaherty SP | STL | START | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START |
| TB@MIA | TBA | TBD | Trevor Richards SP | MIA | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/4/18) - WEDNESDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@NYY | Julio Teheran SP | ATL | SIT | CC Sabathia SP | NYY | START |
| BAL@PHI | Yefry Ramirez RP | BAL | SIT | Aaron Nola SP | PHI | START |
| BOS@WAS | Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS | SIT | Erick Fedde SP | WAS | SIT |
| CHW@CIN | Dylan Covey SP | CHW | SIT | Sal Romano SP | CIN | SIT |
| CLE@KC | Trevor Bauer SP | CLE | START | Trevor Oaks SP | KC | SIT |
| DET@CHC | Francisco Liriano RP | DET | SIT | Jose Quintana SP | CHC | START |
| HOU@TEX | Gerrit Cole SP | HOU | START | Mike Minor RP | TEX | SIT |
| LAA@SEA | Garrett Richards | LAA | START | Mike Leake SP | SEA | START |
| MIN@MIL | Jose Berrios SP | MIN | START | Chase Anderson SP | MIL | START |
| NYM@TOR | Corey Oswalt P | NYM | SIT | Marcus Stroman SP | TOR | START |
| PIT@LAD | Clay Holmes RP | PIT | SIT | Rich Hill SP | LAD | START |
| SD@OAK | Luis Perdomo SP | SD | SIT | Sean Manaea SP | OAK | START |
| SF@COL | Andrew Suarez SP | SF | SIT | Tyler Anderson SP | COL | START |
| STL@ARI | Miles Mikolas SP | STL | START | Patrick Corbin SP | ARI | SIT |
| TB@MIA | Matt Andriese SP | TB | SIT | Jose Urena SP | MIA | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/5/18) - THURSDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@MIL | Max Fried SP | ATL | SIT | Jhoulys Chacin SP | MIL | SIT |
| BAL@MIN | David Hess P | BAL | SIT | Aaron Slegers SP | MIN | START |
| CHW@HOU | Carlos Rodon SP | CHW | SIT | Justin Verlander SP | HOU | START |
| LAA@SEA | Jaime Barria SP | LAA | SIT | Marco Gonzales SP | SEA | SIT |
| MIA@WAS | Pablo Lopez SP | MIA | SIT | Jeremy Hellickson SP | WAS | START |
| SD@ARI | Eric Lauer SP | SD | SIT | Shelby Miller SP | ARI | SIT |
| STL@SF | Luke Weaver SP | STL | SIT | Johnny Cueto SP | SF | START |
| TEX@DET | Yovani Gallardo SP | TEX | SIT | Matthew Boyd SP | DET | START |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/6/18) - FRIDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@MIL | Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL | START | Freddy Peralta SP | MIL | START |
| BAL@MIN | Dylan Bundy SP | BAL | START | Lance Lynn SP | MIN | START |
| BOS@KC | Chris Sale SP | BOS | START | Jason Hammel SP | KC | SIT |
| CHW@HOU | Reynaldo Lopez SP | CHW | SIT | Lance McCullers SP | HOU | START |
| CIN@CHC | Tyler Mahle SP | CIN | START | Mike Montgomery RP | CHC | SIT |
| COL@SEA | German Marquez SP | COL | START | Felix Hernandez SP | SEA | SIT |
| LAD@LAA | Kenta Maeda SP | LAD | START | Felix Pena SP | LAA | SIT |
| MIA@WAS | Dan Straily SP | MIA | SIT | Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS | START |
| NYY@TOR | Sonny Gray SP | NYY | SIT | Sam Gaviglio SP | TOR | SIT |
| OAK@CLE | Paul Blackburn SP | OAK | SIT | Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE | START |
| PHI@PIT | Nick Pivetta SP | PHI | SIT | Trevor Williams SP | PIT | START |
| SD@ARI | Joey Lucchesi SP | SD | START | Zack Godley SP | ARI | START |
| STL@SF | John Gant RP | STL | SIT | Dereck Rodriguez SP | SF | START |
| TB@NYM | Ryne Stanek SP | TB | SIT | Jacob deGrom SP | NYM | START |
| TEX@DET | Bartolo Colon SP | TEX | SIT | Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/7/18) - SATURDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@MIL | Anibal Sanchez SP | ATL | SIT | Brent Suter SP | MIL | START |
| BAL@MIN | Kevin Gausman SP | BAL | START | Kyle Gibson SP | MIN | SIT |
| BOS@KC | David Price SP | BOS | START | Brad Keller SP | KC | SIT |
| CHW@HOU | James Shields SP | CHW | SIT | Charlie Morton SP | HOU | START |
| CIN@CHC | Matt Harvey SP | CIN | SIT | Tyler Chatwood SP | CHC | SIT |
| COL@SEA | Kyle Freeland SP | COL | START | James Paxton SP | SEA | START |
| LAD@LAA | Ross Stripling RP | LAD | START | Deck McGuire SP | LAA | SIT |
| MIA@WAS | Wei-Yin Chen SP | MIA | SIT | Max Scherzer SP | WAS | START |
| NYY@TOR | Luis Severino SP | NYY | START | J.A. Happ SP | TOR | SIT |
| OAK@CLE | Edwin Jackson SP | OAK | SIT | Corey Kluber SP | CLE | START |
| PHI@PIT | Jake Arrieta SP | PHI | START | Jameson Taillon SP | PIT | START |
| SD@ARI | Tyson Ross SP | SD | SIT | Robbie Ray SP | ARI | START |
| STL@SF | Carlos Martinez SP | STL | START | Jeff Samardzija SP | SF | SIT |
| TB@NYM | Blake Snell SP | TB | START | Steven Matz SP | NYM | START |
| TEX@DET | Cole Hamels SP | TEX | START | Mike Fiers SP | DET | SIT |
| PROBABLE PITCHERS (7/8/18) - SUNDAY | ||||
| GAME | VISITING STARTER | START/SIT | HOME STARTER | START/SIT |
| ATL@MIL | Sean Newcomb SP | ATL | START | Junior Guerra SP | MIL | SIT |
| BAL@MIN | Alex Cobb SP | BAL | SIT | Jake Odorizzi SP | MIN | START |
| BOS@KC | Rick Porcello SP | BOS | START | Jake Junis SP | KC | SIT |
| CHW@HOU | Lucas Giolito SP | CHW | SIT | Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU | START |
| CIN@CHC | Luis Castillo SP | CIN | SIT | Jon Lester SP | CHC | START |
| COL@SEA | Antonio Senzatela SP | COL | SIT | Wade LeBlanc RP | SEA | SIT |
| LAD@LAA | Alex Wood SP | LAD | SIT | Andrew Heaney SP | LAA | START |
| MIA@WAS | Trevor Richards SP | MIA | SIT | Tanner Roark SP | WAS | START |
| NYY@TOR | Domingo German SP | NYY | START | Ryan Borucki RP | TOR | SIT |
| OAK@CLE | Frankie Montas RP | OAK | SIT | Shane Bieber SP | CLE | START |
| PHI@PIT | Zach Eflin SP | PHI | START | Nick Kingham SP | PIT | SIT |
| SD@ARI | Clayton Richard SP | SD | SIT | Zack Greinke SP | ARI | START |
| STL@SF | Jack Flaherty SP | STL | START | Madison Bumgarner SP | SF | START |
| TB@NYM | Nate Eovaldi SP | TB | START | Zack Wheeler SP | NYM | START |
| TEX@DET | Austin Bibens-Dirkx RP | TEX | SIT | Michael Fulmer SP | DET | START |
