Each and every week, we will break down the pitching forecast for the upcoming seven days. Here, you’ll find starting pitchers with good matchups, bad matchups, those who will pitch twice in a week, and some picks for your streaming convenience.
Without further ado, this week’s Starting Pitcher Positional Forecast:
Two Starts (suggested starts in bold, suggested sits in strikethrough. Be sure to double-check, as some teams’ pitching schedules change)
Tyler Lyons, St. Louis Cardinals
vs. CHC
vs. ATL
Jordan Zimmermann, Washington Nationals
@ ARZ
vs. NYM
Josh Collmenter, Arizona Diamondbacks
vs. WAS
vs. LAD
Rick Porcello, Detroit Tigers
@ BAL
@ BOS
Ryan Vogelsong, San Francisco Giants
vs. ATL
vs. MIA
John Danks, Chicago White Sox
@ OAK
@ HOU
Mark Buehrle, Toronto Blue Jays
vs. LAA
@ TEX
C.J. Wilson, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
@ TOR
vs. TB
Danny Salazar, Cleveland Indians
@ TOR
vs. OAK
Jacob Turner, Miami Marlins
@ LAD
@ SF
Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners
vs. TB
@ MIN
Travis Wood, Chicago Cubs
@ STL
vs. MIL
Gerrit Cole, Pittsburgh Pirates
@ MIL
@ NYY
Felix Doubront, Boston Red Sox
@ MIN
vs. DET
Hiroki Kuroda, New York Yankees
vs. NYM
vs. PIT
Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants
vs. ATL
vs. MIA
Jesse Chavez, Oakland Athletics
vs. CWS
@ CLE
Bronson Arroyo, Arizona Diamondbacks
vs. WAS
vs. LAD
Cesar Ramos, Tampa Bay Rays
@ SEA
@ LAA
Ubaldo Jimenez, Baltimore Orioles
vs. DET
@ KC
Vidal Nuno, New York Yankees
vs. NYM
vs. PIT
Dan Haren, Los Angeles Dodgers
vs. Miami
@ Arizona
Mike Leake, Cincinnati Reds
vs. SD
@ PHI
David Price, Tampa Bay Rays
@ SEA
@ LAA
James Shields, Kansas City Royals
vs. COL
vs. BAL
Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals
vs. CHC
vs. ATL
Brad Peacock, Houston Astros
vs. TEX
vs. CWS
Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs
@ STL
vs. MIL
Tom Koehler, Miami Marlins
@ LAD
@ SF
Bud Norris, Baltimore Orioles
vs. DET
@ KC
Ricky Nolasco, Minnesota Twins
vs. BOS
vs. SEA
Marco Estrada, Milwaukee Brewers
vs. PIT
@ CHC
R.A. Dickey, Toronto Blue Jays
vs. CLE
@ TEX
Bartolo Colon, New York Mets
@ NYY
@ WAS
Zack Wheeler, New York Mets
@ NYY
@ WAS
Andrew Cashner, San Diego Padres
@ CIN
@ COL
Colby Lewis, Texas Rangers
@ HOU
vs. TOR
Drew Smyly, Detroit Tigers
@ BAL
@ BOS
Good Starts
Johnny Cueto, Cincinnati Reds vs. San Diego Padres
Julio Teheran, Atlanta Braves AT San Francisco
Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers AT Houston Astros
Michael Wacha, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs
Tanner Roark, Washington Nationals vs. New York Mets
Bad Starts
Phil Hughes, Minnesota Twins vs. Boston Red Sox
Jeff Samardzija, Chicago Cubs AT St. Louis Cardinals
Wei-Yin Chen, Baltimore Orioles vs. Detroit Tigers
Andre Rienzo, Chicago White Sox AT Oakland Athletics
Scott Feldman, Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers
Streamers
[Player, Team, Opponent, (Probable Start Date)]
Juan Nicasio, Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres (Sunday May 18th)
Jose Quintana, Chicago White Sox AT Houston Astros (Friday May 16th)
Tanner Roark, Washington Nationals vs. New York Mets (Friday May 16th)
Jordan Lyles, Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres (Saturday May 17th)
Kyle Gibson, Minnesota Twins vs. Seattle Mariners (Friday May 16th)
Stay tuned for next week’s edition of the starting pitcher forecast.
