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Week 21 Start/Sit Matchups: MLB Starting Pitchers (SP)

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Bill Dubiel's Week 21 (2017) fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SP) matchups - starts, sits, plays and benches. MLB streamers, two start pitchers and sleepers, based on matchups.

Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 21, 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

PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/21/17)  
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@NYM Taijuan Walker SP | ARI START Robert Gsellman SP | NYM SIT
BOS@CLE Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS START Mike Clevinger SP | CLE SIT
LAD@PIT Alex Wood SP | LAD START Gerrit Cole SP | PIT START
MIL@SF Zach Davies SP | MIL START Chris Stratton RP | SF SIT
MIN@CHW Tim Melville SP | MIN SIT Carlos Rodon SP | CHW START
OAK@BAL Chris Smith RP | OAK SIT Wade Miley SP | BAL SIT
SEA@ATL Andrew Albers RP | SEA SIT Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL START
TEX@LAA Cole Hamels SP | TEX START Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/22/17)  
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@NYM Patrick Corbin SP | ARI START Steven Matz SP | NYM SIT
BOS@CLE Doug Fister SP | BOS SIT Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE START
CHC@CIN John Lackey SP | CHC START Homer Bailey SP | CIN SIT
COL@KC Jon Gray SP | COL START Danny Duffy SP | KC SIT
LAD@PIT Edward Paredes RP | LAD SIT Jameson Taillon SP | PIT START
MIA@PHI Dan Straily SP | MIA START Nick Pivetta SP | PHI START
MIL@SF Jimmy Nelson SP | MIL START Jeff Samardzija SP | SF START
MIN@CHW Kyle Gibson SP | MIN SIT Lucas Giolito SP | CHW SIT
NYY@DET Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY START Matthew Boyd SP | DET SIT
OAK@BAL Paul Blackburn SP | OAK SIT Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL START
SD@STL Clayton Richard RP | SD START Lance Lynn SP | STL START
SEA@ATL Marco Gonzales SP | SEA SIT Lucas Sims SP | ATL SIT
TEX@LAA Tyson Ross SP | TEX SIT Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA SIT
TOR@TB Marcus Stroman SP | TOR START Chris Archer SP | TB START
WAS@HOU Tanner Roark SP | WAS SIT Charlie Morton SP | HOU START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/23/17)  
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@NYM Zack Godley RP | ARI START Chris Flexen RP | NYM SIT
BOS@CLE Drew Pomeranz SP | BOS START Corey Kluber SP | CLE START
CHC@CIN Mike Montgomery RP | CHC START TBA TBD
COL@KC Antonio Senzatela SP | COL SIT Ian Kennedy SP | KC SIT
LAD@PIT Rich Hill SP | LAD START Trevor Williams RP | PIT SIT
MIA@PHI Justin Nicolino SP | MIA SIT Zach Eflin SP | PHI SIT
MIL@SF Matt Garza SP | MIL SIT Matt Moore SP | SF START
MIN@CHW Ervin Santana SP | MIN START James Shields SP | CHW START
NYY@DET Luis Severino SP | NYY START Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET SIT
OAK@BAL Sean Manaea SP | OAK SIT Dylan Bundy RP | BAL START
SD@STL Jhoulys Chacin SP | SD START Luke Weaver SP | STL START
SEA@ATL Erasmo Ramirez RP | SEA START R.A. Dickey SP | ATL START
TEX@LAA Andrew Cashner SP | TEX START Andrew Heaney SP | LAA SIT
TOR@TB Chris Rowley RP | TOR SIT Austin Pruitt RP | TB SIT
WAS@HOU Edwin Jackson SP | WAS SIT Mike Fiers SP | HOU SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/24/17)  
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
ARI@NYM Robbie Ray SP | ARI START Rafael Montero RP | NYM SIT
BOS@CLE Chris Sale SP | BOS START Trevor Bauer SP | CLE START
CHC@CIN Jake Arrieta SP | CHC START Sal Romano SP | CIN SIT
COL@KC German Marquez SP | COL START Jake Junis SP | KC SIT
LAD@PIT Hyun-Jin Ryu SP | LAD START Chad Kuhl SP | PIT SIT
MIA@PHI Vance Worley RP | MIA SIT Jerad Eickhoff SP | PHI START
MIN@CHW Jose Berrios SP | MIN START Derek Holland SP | CHW SIT
NYY@DET Jaime Garcia SP | NYY SIT Michael Fulmer SP | DET START
SD@STL Luis Perdomo SP | SD SIT Carlos Martinez SP | STL START
TEX@LAA Martin Perez SP | TEX SIT TBA TBD
TOR@TB J.A. Happ SP | TOR START Alex Cobb SP | TB START
WAS@HOU Matt Grace RP | WAS SIT Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/25/17)  
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
BAL@BOS Chris Tillman SP | BAL SIT Rick Porcello SP | BOS START
CHC@PHI Jose Quintana SP | CHC START Ben Lively SP | PHI SIT
COL@ATL Chad Bettis SP | COL START Julio Teheran SP | ATL SIT
DET@CHW Justin Verlander SP | DET START Miguel Gonzalez SP | CHW SIT
HOU@LAA Collin McHugh SP | HOU START Parker Bridwell RP | LAA START
KC@CLE Jason Hammel SP | KC SIT Danny Salazar SP | CLE START
MIL@LAD Brandon Woodruff SP | MIL SIT Kenta Maeda SP | LAD START
MIN@TOR Bartolo Colon SP | MIN SIT Nick Tepesch SP | TOR SIT
NYM@WAS Jacob deGrom SP | NYM START Max Scherzer SP | WAS START
PIT@CIN Ivan Nova SP | PIT START Robert Stephenson SP | CIN SIT
SD@MIA Travis Wood RP | SD SIT Adam Conley SP | MIA START
SEA@NYY Ariel Miranda SP | SEA SIT CC Sabathia SP | NYY SIT
SF@ARI Ty Blach SP | SF SIT Zack Greinke SP | ARI START
TB@STL Jake Odorizzi SP | TB START Michael Wacha SP | STL START
TEX@OAK A.J. Griffin SP | TEX START Kendall Graveman SP | OAK SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/26/17)  
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
BAL@BOS Kevin Gausman SP | BAL SIT Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS START
CHC@PHI Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC START Nick Pivetta SP | PHI SIT
COL@ATL Kyle Freeland SP | COL START Sean Newcomb SP | ATL SIT
DET@CHW Anibal Sanchez SP | DET SIT Carlos Rodon SP | CHW START
HOU@LAA Brad Peacock SP | HOU SIT Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA SIT
KC@CLE Jason Vargas SP | KC START Mike Clevinger SP | CLE START
MIL@LAD Chase Anderson SP | MIL SIT Alex Wood SP | LAD START
MIN@TOR Dillon Gee RP | MIN SIT Marco Estrada SP | TOR START
NYM@WAS Robert Gsellman SP | NYM SIT Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS START
PIT@CIN Gerrit Cole SP | PIT START Luis Castillo SP | CIN START
SD@MIA Dinelson Lamet SP | SD START Dan Straily SP | MIA SIT
SEA@NYY Yovani Gallardo SP | SEA SIT Sonny Gray SP | NYY START
SF@ARI Madison Bumgarner SP | SF START Taijuan Walker SP | ARI START
TB@STL Blake Snell SP | TB SIT Mike Leake SP | STL SIT
TEX@OAK Cole Hamels SP | TEX START Jharel Cotton SP | OAK SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/27/17)  
GAME VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER START/SIT
BAL@BOS Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL SIT Doug Fister SP | BOS SIT
CHC@PHI John Lackey SP | CHC START Aaron Nola SP | PHI START
COL@ATL Jon Gray SP | COL START Mike Foltynewicz SP | ATL SIT
DET@CHW Matthew Boyd SP | DET SIT Carson Fulmer RP | CHW SIT
HOU@LAA Charlie Morton SP | HOU START Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA SIT
KC@CLE Danny Duffy SP | KC SIT Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE START
MIL@LAD Zach Davies SP | MIL START Edward Paredes RP | LAD SIT
MIN@TOR Kyle Gibson SP | MIN SIT Marcus Stroman SP | TOR START
NYM@WAS Steven Matz SP | NYM SIT Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS START
PIT@CIN Jameson Taillon SP | PIT START Homer Bailey SP | CIN SIT
SD@MIA Clayton Richard RP | SD START Jose Urena RP | MIA START
SEA@NYY Andrew Albers RP | SEA SIT Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY START
SF@ARI Chris Stratton RP | SF SIT Patrick Corbin SP | ARI START
TB@STL Chris Archer SP | TB START Lance Lynn SP | STL START
TEX@OAK Tyson Ross SP | TEX SIT Chris Smith RP | OAK SIT

 

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