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Week 26 Start/Sit Matchups: MLB Starting Pitchers (SP)

Bill Dubiel's Week 26 (2017) fantasy baseball starting pitcher (SP) matchups - starts, sits, plays and benches. MLB streamers, two start pitchers and sleepers, based on matchups.

This is it, folks. For anyone left playing in rotisserie leagues, these are our weekly starting pitcher matchups. For those in head-to-head leagues, you probably finished up last week. Hopefully we helped you win your leagues!

Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 26, 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.

Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources:

 

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 - MONDAY (9/25/17)
GAME START/SIT VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER
ATL@NYM SIT Lucas Sims SP | ATL SIT Chris Flexen RP | NYM
CHC@STL START Jon Lester SP | CHC START Luke Weaver SP | STL
HOU@TEX START Collin McHugh SP | HOU SIT Andrew Cashner SP | TEX
KC@NYY START Jake Junis SP | KC START CC Sabathia SP | NYY
LAA@CHW SIT Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA SIT James Shields SP | CHW
MIA@COL SIT Odrisamer Despaigne RP | MIA START Tyler Chatwood SP | COL
SD@LAD SIT Travis Wood RP | SD START Yu Darvish SP | LAD
SEA@OAK SIT Felix Hernandez SP | SEA SIT Daniel Gossett SP | OAK
SF@ARI START Johnny Cueto SP | SF START Zack Godley RP | ARI
TOR@BOS SIT Brett Anderson SP | TOR START Drew Pomeranz SP | BOS
WAS@PHI START A.J. Cole SP | WAS START Aaron Nola SP | PHI
PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (9/26/17)
GAME START/SIT VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER
ATL@NYM SIT R.A. Dickey SP | ATL SIT Rafael Montero RP | NYM
BAL@PIT START Kevin Gausman SP | BAL START Trevor Williams RP | PIT
CHC@STL START Jake Arrieta SP | CHC START Carlos Martinez SP | STL
CIN@MIL SIT Deck McGuire SP | CIN START Zach Davies SP | MIL
DET@KC START Anibal Sanchez SP | DET SIT Jason Vargas SP | KC
HOU@TEX START Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU START Cole Hamels SP | TEX
LAA@CHW SIT Parker Bridwell RP | LAA START Carson Fulmer RP | CHW
MIA@COL SIT Jose Urena RP | MIA START Tyler Anderson SP | COL
MIN@CLE SIT Bartolo Colon SP | MIN START Josh Tomlin SP | CLE
SD@LAD START Dinelson Lamet SP | SD START Alex Wood SP | LAD
SEA@OAK START James Paxton SP | SEA START Daniel Mengden SP | OAK
SF@ARI SIT Matt Moore SP | SF START Robbie Ray SP | ARI
TB@NYY START Blake Snell SP | TB START Jordan Montgomery SP | NYY
TOR@BOS START J.A. Happ SP | TOR START Chris Sale SP | BOS
WAS@PHI START Tanner Roark SP | WAS SIT Jake Thompson SP | PHI
PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (9/27/17)
GAME START/SIT VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER
ATL@NYM START Sean Newcomb SP | ATL SIT Robert Gsellman SP | NYM
BAL@PIT START Gabriel Ynoa RP | BAL SIT Steven Brault SP | PIT
CHC@STL START John Lackey SP | CHC START Michael Wacha SP | STL
CIN@MIL SIT Homer Bailey SP | CIN SIT Brandon Woodruff SP | MIL
DET@KC SIT Jordan Zimmermann SP | DET SIT Jason Hammel SP | KC
HOU@TEX START Justin Verlander SP | HOU SIT Nick Martinez SP | TEX
LAA@CHW START Garrett Richards SP | LAA SIT Reynaldo Lopez SP | CHW
MIA@COL SIT Adam Conley SP | MIA START Jon Gray SP | COL
MIN@CLE SIT Adalberto Mejia RP | MIN START Danny Salazar SP | CLE
SD@LAD SIT Clayton Richard RP | SD START Rich Hill SP | LAD
SEA@OAK SIT Erasmo Ramirez RP | SEA START Kendall Graveman SP | OAK
SF@ARI SIT Jeff Samardzija SP | SF START Zack Greinke SP | ARI
TB@NYY SIT Matt Andriese SP | TB START Luis Severino SP | NYY
TOR@BOS START Marco Estrada SP | TOR START Rick Porcello SP | BOS
WAS@PHI SIT Edwin Jackson SP | WAS SIT Mark Leiter RP | PHI
PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (9/28/17)
GAME START/SIT VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER
ATL@MIA START Julio Teheran SP | ATL SIT Dillon Peters SP | MIA
CHC@STL START Kyle Hendricks SP | CHC START Lance Lynn SP | STL
CIN@MIL SIT Sal Romano SP | CIN START Brent Suter RP | MIL
DET@KC SIT Daniel Norris SP | DET START Danny Duffy SP | KC
HOU@BOS START Charlie Morton SP | HOU START Eduardo Rodriguez SP | BOS
LAA@CHW SIT Bud Norris SP | LAA SIT Dylan Covey SP | CHW
MIN@CLE SIT Ervin Santana SP | MIN START Carlos Carrasco SP | CLE
OAK@TEX SIT Sean Manaea SP | OAK SIT Miguel Gonzalez SP | TEX
PIT@WAS SIT Ivan Nova SP | PIT START Stephen Strasburg SP | WAS
TB@NYY START Alex Cobb SP | TB START Sonny Gray SP | NYY
PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (9/29/17)
GAME START/SIT VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER
ARI@KC START Taijuan Walker SP | ARI SIT Ian Kennedy SP | KC
ATL@MIA SIT Luiz Gohara SP | ATL START Dan Straily SP | MIA
BAL@TB SIT Wade Miley SP | BAL START Jake Odorizzi SP | TB
CHW@CLE START Lucas Giolito SP | CHW START Trevor Bauer SP | CLE
CIN@CHC SIT Robert Stephenson SP | CIN START Jose Quintana SP | CHC
DET@MIN START Matthew Boyd SP | DET START Jose Berrios SP | MIN
HOU@BOS START Lance McCullers SP | HOU SIT Doug Fister SP | BOS
LAD@COL START Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD SIT Chad Bettis SP | COL
MIL@STL START Chase Anderson SP | MIL SIT John Gant RP | STL
NYM@PHI SIT Matt Harvey SP | NYM SIT Ben Lively SP | PHI
OAK@TEX SIT Jharel Cotton SP | OAK SIT Martin Perez SP | TEX
PIT@WAS START Gerrit Cole SP | PIT START Max Scherzer SP | WAS
SD@SF SIT Jordan Lyles RP | SD START Madison Bumgarner SP | SF
SEA@LAA SIT Andrew Moore SP | SEA SIT Tyler Skaggs SP | LAA
TOR@NYY SIT Joe Biagini RP | TOR START Masahiro Tanaka SP | NYY
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (9/30/17)
GAME START/SIT VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER
ARI@KC START Patrick Corbin SP | ARI START Jake Junis SP | KC
ATL@MIA SIT Lucas Sims SP | ATL SIT Odrisamer Despaigne RP | MIA
BAL@TB SIT Ubaldo Jimenez SP | BAL START Chris Archer SP | TB
CHW@CLE SIT James Shields SP | CHW START Corey Kluber SP | CLE
CIN@CHC SIT Jackson Stephens RP | CIN START Jon Lester SP | CHC
DET@MIN SIT Buck Farmer RP | DET TBD TBD
HOU@BOS START Collin McHugh SP | HOU SIT Drew Pomeranz SP | BOS
LAD@COL START Yu Darvish SP | LAD SIT German Marquez SP | COL
MIL@STL TBD TBD START Luke Weaver SP | STL
NYM@PHI START Jacob deGrom SP | NYM SIT Henderson Alvarez SP | PHI
OAK@TEX SIT Daniel Gossett SP | OAK SIT Andrew Cashner SP | TEX
PIT@WAS START Jameson Taillon SP | PIT START Gio Gonzalez SP | WAS
SD@SF START Jhoulys Chacin SP | SD SIT Chris Stratton RP | SF
SEA@LAA SIT Mike Leake SP | SEA SIT Ricky Nolasco SP | LAA
TOR@NYY START Marcus Stroman SP | TOR START Jaime Garcia SP | NYY
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (10/1/17)
GAME START/SIT VISITING STARTER START/SIT HOME STARTER
ARI@KC START Zack Godley RP | ARI SIT Jason Vargas SP | KC
ATL@MIA SIT R.A. Dickey SP | ATL START Jose Urena RP | MIA
BAL@TB SIT Jeremy Hellickson SP | BAL START Blake Snell SP | TB
CHW@CLE SIT Carson Fulmer RP | CHW START Josh Tomlin SP | CLE
CIN@CHC SIT Deck McGuire SP | CIN START Jake Arrieta SP | CHC
DET@MIN START Anibal Sanchez SP | DET SIT Bartolo Colon SP | MIN
HOU@BOS START Dallas Keuchel SP | HOU START Chris Sale SP | BOS
LAD@COL START Alex Wood SP | LAD START Tyler Chatwood SP | COL
MIL@STL START Zach Davies SP | MIL START Carlos Martinez SP | STL
NYM@PHI SIT Seth Lugo SP | NYM SIT Nick Pivetta SP | PHI
OAK@TEX START Daniel Mengden SP | OAK START Cole Hamels SP | TEX
PIT@WAS START Trevor Williams RP | PIT START Tanner Roark SP | WAS
SD@SF SIT Luis Perdomo SP | SD START Johnny Cueto SP | SF
SEA@LAA SIT Felix Hernandez SP | SEA SIT Parker Bridwell RP | LAA
TOR@NYY SIT Brett Anderson SP | TOR START CC Sabathia SP | NYY

 

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