Two-start pitchers and SP streamers: Week 18
- David Price – Mon at BOS, Sun vs. SF
- Jered Weaver – Mon at TEX, Sat vs. TOR
- Matt Garza – Mon vs. LAA, Sat at OAK
- Francisco Liriano – Mon vs. STL, Sat vs. COL
- Ervin Santana – Tue at MIN, Sun at NYM
- C.J. Wilson – Tue at TEX, Sun vs. TOR
- A.J. Burnett – Tue vs. STL, Sun vs. COL
- Derek Holland – Tue vs. LAA, Sun at OAK
- Kyle Lohse – Mon at CHC, Sun vs. WSH – Owned in 71 percent of ESPN leagues and 62 percent of Yahoo! leagues, Lohse gets the 22nd and 20th ranked offenses vs. righties in wRC+ this week. Only one bad start and one start with more than one walk in past 10.
- Lance Lynn – Tue at PIT, Sun at CIN
- Wei-Yin Chen – Tue vs. HOU, Sun vs. SEA
- Mike Leake – Mon at SD, Sun vs. STL
- Scott Kazmir – Tue vs. CWS, Sun at MIA – Chicago and Miami rank 29th and 26th, respectively, in wRC+ against lefties. Kazmir’s only owned in 7 percent of ESPN leagues and 18 percent of Yahoo! leagues.
- Jacob Turner – Mon vs. NYM, Sat vs. CLE – Turner (E: 14 Y: 24) has allowed two or fewer runs in eight of his last 10 starts. Mets rank 21st in wRC+ vs. righties.
- Jake Peavy – Tue at CLE, Sun at DET
- Felix Doubront – Mon vs. TB, Sat vs. ARI
- Jeff Samardzija – Mon vs. MIL, Sat vs. LAD
- A.J. Griffin – Mon vs. TOR, Sun vs. TEX
- Ricky Nolasco – Tue vs. NYY, Sun at CHC
- Brandon Beachy – Mon vs. COL, Sat at PHI
- Jorge De La Rosa – Mon at ATL, Sat at PIT
AL-/NL-only plays:
- Mark Buehrle – Tue at OAK, Sun at LAA
- Nate Eovaldi – Tue vs. NYM, Sun vs. CLE
- Jeremy Hefner – Mon at MIA, Sun vs. KC
- Zach McAllister – Mon vs. CWS, Sat at MIA
- Juan Nicasio – Tue at ATL, Sun at PIT
- Bud Norris – Tue at BAL, Sun at MIN
Top streaming options available in at least 50 percent of ESPN leagues
Wednesday: Miguel Gonzalez vs. Houston – Had recorded eight straight quality starts before his last start (4.2 IP, 6 ER). But he’s fared very well against tough lineups and has been able to go deep into games.
Corey Kluber vs. Chicago White Sox – Chicago ranks in the bottom five in wRC+ and walk percentage against righties, while Kluber has pitched well in four straight games.
Wily Peralta at Chicago Cubs – Peralta was roughed up in his last start, but the 24-year-old had put up a 0.87 ERA in the 41 innings preceding his run in with the Rockies.
Thursday: Joe Kelly at Pittsburgh – He probably won’t go very deep into the game, and he probably won’t strike out that many. But a quality start and a win are very realistic outcomes for Kelly.
Friday: Jhoulys Chacin at Pittsburgh – Despite scoring fewer than 3.5 runs a game in July, Pittsburgh hits righties worse than league average. Chacin has allowed more than two earned runs just twice in his past eight starts.
Sunday: Rick Porcello vs. Chicago White Sox – Porcello has a 2.08 ERA in his last four starts. If you take away Porcello’s three worst starts in which he’s allowed 22 earned runs in just 11 innings he’d have a 2.92 ERA, instead of his current 4.49.