Here are your morning rankings for today’s starting pitcher options.
It’s not perfect and will be far from the actual results at the end of the day, though it should give guidance for those questioning who to slot into your lineup on a given day.
Note: I’ve made a change moving forward to this daily article. I’ll now be including a second table for tomorrow’s starting pitcher matchups as well, helping everyone get a jump on their nightly pickups. Please note that these matchups are subject to change, though, and there will be times when I have the incorrect pitcher going. I thank you for your future understanding.
Pitchers highlighted in yellow = Possible streaming options.
FS = False Starter where there is an assumed opener actually starting the game.
Red = Postponed.
Today’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
| Rank | Pitcher | Matchup |
| 1 | Patrick Corbin | @ PHI |
| 2 | Carlos Carrasco | vs. SEA |
| 3 | Mike Soroka | @ MIA |
| 4 | Zack Wheeler | @ MIL |
| 5 | Yu Darvish | vs. STL |
| 6 | Rich Hill | @ SD |
| 7 | Eduardo Rodriguez | @ CHW |
| 8 | J.A. Happ | vs. MIN |
| 9 | Kyle Freeland | vs. ARI |
| 10 | Jake Arrieta | vs. WSH |
| 11 | Chris Bassitt | @ PIT |
| 12 | Wade Miley | @ LAA |
| 13 | Trevor Richards | vs. ATL |
| 14 | Trevor Williams | vs. OAK |
| 15 | Luke Weaver | @ COL |
| 16 | Joey Lucchesi | vs. LAD |
| 17 | Michael Wacha | @ CHC |
| 18 | Yonny Chirinos (FS) | @ BAL |
| 19 | Homer Bailey | @ DET |
| 20 | Dereck Rodriguez | @ CIN |
| 21 | Lance Lynn | vs. TOR |
| 22 | Gio Gonzalez | vs. NYM |
| 23 | Jake Odorizzi | @ NYY |
| 24 | Tanner Roark | vs. SF |
| 25 | Mike Leake | @ CLE |
| 26 | Tyson Ross | vs. KC |
| 27 | Manny Banuelos | vs. BOS |
| 28 | Trevor Cahill | vs. HOU |
| 29 | Dylan Bundy | vs. TBR |
| 30 | Thomas Pannone? | @ TEX |
Tomorrow’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
| Rank | Pitcher | Matchup |
| 1 | Justin Verlander | @ LAA |
| 2 | Luis Castillo | vs. SF |
| 3 | German Marquez | vs. ARI |
| 4 | Zack Greinke | @ COL |
| 5 | Domingo German | vs. MIN |
| 6 | Jose Quintana | vs. STL |
| 7 | Kenta Maeda | @ SD |
| 8 | Frankie Montas | @ PIT |
| 9 | Spencer Turnbull | vs. KC |
| 10 | Rick Porcello | @ CHW |
| 11 | Brad Keller | @ DET |
| 12 | Pablo Lopez | vs. ATL |
| 13 | Julio Teheran | @ MIA |
| 14 | Zach Eflin | vs. WSH |
| 15 | Jordan Lyles | vs. OAK |
| 16 | Michael Pineda | @ NYY |
| 17 | Jeff Samardzija | @ CIN |
| 18 | Zach Davies | vs. NYM |
| 19 | Anibal Sanchez | @ PHI |
| 20 | Erik Swanson | @ CLE |
| 21 | Drew Smyly | vs. TOR |
| 22 | Clay Buchholz | @ TEX |
| 23 | Adam Wainwright | @ CHC |
| 24 | Jason Vargas | @ MIL |
| 25 | John Means | vs. TBR |
| 26 | Nick Margevicius | vs. LAD |
| 27 | Dylan Covey | vs. BOS |
| 28 | Cody Anderson | vs. SEA |
| 29 | Matt Harvey | vs. HOU |
| 30 | Mystery Rays Pitcher (FS?) | @ BAL |
(Photo by Joshua Sarner/Icon Sportswire)
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