Matt Bishop | April 8th, 2019
With a total of 35 two-start pitchers scheduled for the upcoming slate, Major League Baseball is in full bloom and is putting its aces on full display for Week 2. If week 1 has shown us anything, it is that pitching is shaky and never a guarantee. With so many #1 starters struggling in their first outings (with the exception of Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom) and leaving fantasy owners scratching their heads, most were able to settle down in their second starts and handle their business like we have known them to do (see Blake Snell and Carlos Carrasco). Pitching matchups are subject to change, so make sure to check back before game time on Monday and before lineups lock:
MUST START
Corey Kluber, CLE @DET @KC
Jacob deGrom, NYM vs. MIN @ATL
Blake Snell, TB @CHW @TOR
Justin Verlander, HOU vs. NYY @SEA
German Marquez, COL vs. ATL @SF
Zack Greinke, ARI vs. TEX vs. SD
Jameson Taillon, PIT @CHC @WAS
Masahiro Tanaka, NYY @HOU vs. CHW
Hyun-Jin Ryu, LAD @STL vs. MIL
Joey Lucchesi, SD @SF @ARI
Madison Bumgarner, SF vs. SD vs. COL
Miles Mikolas, STL vs. LAD @CIN
Ross Stripling, LAD @STL vs. MIL
Marco Gonzales, SEA @KC vs. HOU
Kyle Freeland, COL vs. ATL @SF
SAFE START
Jon Lester, CHC vs. PIT vs. LAA
Jakob Junis, KC vs. SEA vs. CLE
Jordan Zimmermann, DET vs. CLE @MIN
Vince Velasquez, PHI vs. WAS @MIA
Kyle Gibson, MIN @NYM vs. DET
Jhoulys Chacin, MIL @LAA @LAD
Anibal Sanchez, WAS @PHI vs. PIT
Carlos Rodon, CHW vs. TB @NYY
Derek Holland, SF vs. SD vs. COL
RISKY START
Eric Lauer, SD @SF @ARI
Julio Teheran, ATL @COL vs. NYM
Max Fried, ATL @COL vs. NYM
Marco Estrada, OAK @BAL @TEX
Homer Bailey, KC vs. SEA vs. CLE
Trevor Cahill, LAA vs. MIL @CHC
Jose Urena, MIA @CIN vs. PHI
Brett Anderson, OAK @BAL @TEX
Andrew Cashner, BAL vs. OAK @BOS
Felix Hernandez, SEA @KC vs. HOU
Nate Karns, BAL vs. OAK @BOS
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