Now more than ever, having a two-start week is a big advantage. With only five weeks left in the season, there’s a big difference between pitchers with six starts remaining versus only four total starts. This week, we have a bevy of high-end pitchers with two-starts. This list includes names like Zach Wheeler, Chase Burns, Michael King, and more. As a result, we’ve factored in that advantage into our rankings, with difficulty of matchups as another key factor. See what two-start options are worth using, along with other pitchers, in our weekly starting pitcher rankings for week 23.
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Starting Pitcher Rankings for Week 23 (8/24 – 8/30)
| Rank | Pitcher | Team | Opponent | Start Confidence Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | TEX | 10 |
| 2 | Gavin Williams | CLE | @LAA | 9 |
| 3 | Tarik Skubal | LAD | @DET | 9 |
| 4 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | @LAA | 9 |
| 5 | Dylan Cease | TOR | SEA | 9 |
| 6 | Chris Sale | ATL | COL | 8 |
| 7 | Sonny Gray | BOS | @MIA | 8 |
| 8 | Chase Burns | CIN | @SF/ @CHC | 8 (@SF=9 & @CHC=7) |
| 9 | Parker Messick | CLE | @LAA/ KC | 8 (both matchups) |
| 10 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | @DET | 8 |
| 11 | Logan Henderson | MIL | TEX | 8 |
| 12 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | HOU | 8 |
| 13 | Payton Tolle | BOS | @MIA | 7 |
| 14 | Noah Cameron | KC | @TOR | 7 |
| 15 | Eury Perez | MIA | @WSH | 7 |
| 16 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | HOU | 7 |
| 17 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | @SEA/ @LAA | 7 (both matchups) |
| 18 | Jesus Luzardo | PHI | @SEA | 7 |
| 19 | Michael King | SD | PIT/ @TB | 7 (both matchups) |
| 20 | Logan Webb | SF | CIN | 7 |
| 21 | Bryan Woo | TB | @TOR | 7 |
| 22 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | @DET | 7 |
| 23 | Cade Cavalli | WSH | COL/ MIA | 7 (COL=8 & MIA=6) |
| 24 | Kevin Gausman | CHC | @ARI/ CIN | 6 (both matchups) |
| 25 | Matthew Boyd | CHC | @ARI | 6 |
| 26 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | CIN | 6 |
| 27 | Brady Singer | CIN | @SF | 6 |
| 28 | Foster Griffin | CLE | KC | 6 |
| 29 | Troy Melton | DET | TB | 6 |
| 30 | Hunter Brown | HOU | @NYM | 6 |
| 31 | Michael Wacha | KC | @CLE | 6 |
| 32 | Reid Detmers | LAA | CLE | 6 |
| 33 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | @ATL | 6 |
| 34 | Blake Snell | LAD | @DET | 6 |
| 35 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | BOS | 6 |
| 36 | Kyle Harrison | MIL | @NYM/ TEX | 6 (both matchups) |
| 37 | Dean Kremer | MIN | CWS | 6 |
| 38 | Nolan McLean | NYM | HOU | 6 |
| 39 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | @SD/ @STL | 6 (both matchups) |
| 40 | Paul Skenes | PIT | @SD | 6 |
| 41 | Robbie Ray | SD | PIT | 6 |
| 42 | Joe Musgrove | SD | PIT | 6 |
| 43 | Casey Mize | SD | @TB | 6 |
| 44 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | PHI | 6 |
| 45 | Kade Anderson | SEA | @TOR | 6 |
| 46 | Ian Seymour | TB | @DET | 6 |
| 47 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | @CWS | 6 |
| 48 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | CHC | 5 |
| 49 | J.T. Ginn | ATH | MIN | 5 |
| 50 | Tyler Mahle | ATL | COL | 5 |
| 51 | Chris Bassitt | BAL | @STL/ @ATH | 5 (@STL=4 & @ATH=6) |
| 52 | Trevor Rogers | BAL | @STL | 5 |
| 53 | Ranger Suarez | BOS | @MIA/ @NYY | 5 (both matchups) |
| 54 | Clay Holmes | CHC | @ARI | 5 |
| 55 | David Peterson | CHC | CIN | 5 |
| 56 | Anthony Kay | CWS | TEX | 5 |
| 57 | Luis Castillo | CWS | @MIN | 5 |
| 58 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | @SF | 5 |
| 59 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | @LAA | 5 |
| 60 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | KC | 5 |
| 61 | Jackson Jobe | DET | TB | 5 |
| 62 | Framber Valdez | DET | LAD | 5 |
| 63 | Peter Lambert | HOU | @NYY | 5 |
| 64 | Grayson Rodriguez | LAA | CLE | 5 |
| 65 | Dustin May | MIL | @NYM | 5 |
| 66 | Robert Gasser | MIL | @NYM | 5 |
| 67 | Christian Scott | NYM | HOU | 5 |
| 68 | Carlos Rodon | NYY | BOS | 5 |
| 69 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @SEA | 5 |
| 70 | Bubba Chandler | PIT | @SD | 5 |
| 71 | Jared Jones | PIT | @STL | 5 |
| 72 | Michael McGreevy | STL | BAL | 5 |
| 73 | Kyle Leahy | STL | PIT | 5 |
| 74 | Walker Buehler | SD | @TB | 5 |
| 75 | Landen Roupp | SF | CIN | 5 |
| 76 | Bryce Miller | SEA | PHI | 5 |
| 77 | Nick Martinez | TEX | SD | 5 |
| 78 | MacKenzie Gore | TEX | @MIL | 5 |
| 79 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | @MIL | 5 |
| 80 | Shane Bieber | TOR | KC | 5 |
| 81 | Jose Soriano | TOR | SEA | 5 |
| 82 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | CHC/ @SF | 4 (CHC=3 & @SF=5) |
| 83 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | CHC | 4 |
| 84 | Michael Soroka | ARI | @SF | 4 |
| 85 | Jacob Lopez | ATH | BAL | 4 |
| 86 | Grant Holmes | ATL | LAD | 4 |
| 87 | Martin Perez | ATL | COL | 4 |
| 88 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | @STL | 4 |
| 89 | Shane Baz | BAL | @ATH | 4 |
| 90 | Jake Bennett | BOS | @NYY | 4 |
| 91 | Brayan Bello | BOS | @NYY | 4 |
| 92 | Jose Urquidy | CWS | TEX/ @MIN | 4 (both matchups) |
| 93 | Erick Fedde | CWS | @MIN | 4 |
| 94 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | @CHC | 4 |
| 95 | Kyle Freeland | COL | @WSH/ @ATL | 4 (both matchups) |
| 96 | Keider Montero | DET | TB/ LAD | 4 (TB=5 & LAD=3) |
| 97 | Hayden Wesneski | HOU | @NYY | 4 |
| 98 | Cristian Javier | HOU | @NYM | 4 |
| 99 | Seth Lugo | KC | @TOR/ @CLE | 4 (@TOR=3 & @CLE=5) |
| 100 | Walbert Urena | LAA | CLE/ PHI | 4 (CLE=5 & PHI=3) |
| 101 | George Klassen | LAA | PHI | 4 |
| 102 | Roki Sasaki | LAD | @ATL | 4 |
| 103 | Tyler Phillips | MIA | BOS/ @WSH | 4 (both matchups) |
| 104 | Janson Junk | MIA | @WSH | 4 |
| 105 | Zebby Matthews | MIN | @ATH/ CWS | 4 (@ATH=3 & CWS=5) |
| 106 | Bailey Ober | MIN | CWS | 4 |
| 107 | Sean Manaea | NYM | MIL | 4 |
| 108 | Will Warren | NYY | HOU | 4 |
| 109 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT | @STL | 4 |
| 110 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | BAL/ PIT | 4 (both matchups) |
| 111 | Hunter Dobbins | STL | BAL | 4 |
| 112 | Andre Pallante | STL | PIT | 4 |
| 113 | Adrian Houser | SF | CIN/ ARI | 4 (both matchups) |
| 114 | Blade Tidwell | SF | ARI | 4 |
| 115 | Emerson Hancock | SEA | @TOR | 4 |
| 116 | Freddy Peralta | TB | @DET | 4 |
| 117 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA | PHI | 4 |
| 118 | Shane McClanahan | TB | SD | 4 |
| 119 | Griffin Jax | TEX | SD | 4 |
| 120 | Jack Leiter | TEX | @CWS | 4 |
| 121 | Cody Bradford | TEX | @MIL | 4 |
| 122 | Max Scherzer | TOR | KC/ SEA | 4 (KC=5 & SEA=3) |
| 123 | Spencer Arrighetti | TOR | KC | 4 |
| 124 | Andrew Alvarez | WSH | COL/ MIA | 4 (both matchups) |
| 125 | Mitch Bratt | ARI | @SF | 3 |
| 126 | Zack Littell | ATH | @SF | 3 |
| 127 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH | MIN/ BAL | 3 (MIN=4 & BAL=2) |
| 128 | Gage Jump | ATH | MIN | 3 |
| 129 | Jack Perkins | ATH | BAL | 3 |
| 130 | AJ Smith-Shawver | ATL | LAD | 3 |
| 131 | Brandon Young | BAL | @ATH | 3 |
| 132 | Patrick Sandoval | BOS | @NYY | 3 |
| 133 | Sean Burke | CWS | TEX | 3 |
| 134 | Rhett Lowder | CIN | @CHC | 3 |
| 135 | Ryan Feltner | COL | @WSH/ @ATL | 3 (both matchups) |
| 136 | Tanner Gordon | COL | @WSH | 3 |
| 137 | Drew Anderson | DET | LAD | 3 |
| 138 | Randy Dobnak | KC | @TOR | 3 |
| 139 | Daniel Lynch IV | KC | @CLE | 3 |
| 140 | Eric Lauer | LAD | @ATL | 3 |
| 141 | Ryan Gusto | MIA | BOS | 3 |
| 142 | Taj Bradley | MIN | @ATH | 3 |
| 143 | Zac Thornton | NYM | MIL/ HOU | 3 (both matchups) |
| 144 | Robert Stock | NYM | MIL | 3 |
| 145 | Elmer Rodriguez | NYY | BOS | 3 |
| 146 | Andrew Painter | PHI | @LAA | 3 |
| 147 | Carson Whisenhunt | SF | ARI | 3 |
| 148 | George Kirby | SEA | PHI | 3 |
| 149 | Kumar Rocker | TEX | @CWS | 3 |
| 150 | Jake Irvin | WSH | COL | 3 |
| 151 | Jackson Kent | WSH | MIA | 3 |
| 152 | Bryce Elder | ATL | LAD | 2 |
| 153 | Gabriel Hughes | COL | @WSH | 2 |
| 154 | Tomoyuki Sugano | COL | @ATL | 2 |
| 155 | Ethan Pecko | HOU | @NYY/ @NYM | 2 (@NYY=3 & @NYM=1) |
| 156 | Connor Prielipp | MIN | @ATH | 2 |
| 157 | Brad Lord | WSH | COL | 2 |
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