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 (Players in parentheses are the projected opposing pitcher. Be sure to double-check, as some teams’ pitching schedules change)
Aaron Harang ATL
@ HOU (Scott Feldman), @ PHI (David Buchanan)
Alex Cobb TB
vs. PIT (Edinson Volquez), @ BAL (Wei-Yin Chen)
Alfredo Simon CIN
@ CHC (Jeff Samardzija), @ SF (Matt Cain)
@ SF (Matt Cain), vs. ARZ (Mike Bolsinger)
Andrew Heaney MIA
@ PHI (David Buchanan), vs. OAK (Tommy Milone)
Bartolo Colon NYM
vs. OAK (Sonny Gray), @ PIT (Jeff Locke)
Chase Whitley NYY
@ TOR (Marcus Stroman), vs. BOS (John Lackey)
Chris Sale CWS
@ BAL (Wei-Yin Chen), @ TOR (Marcus Stroman)
C.J. Wilson LAA
vs. MIN (Kyle Gibson), @ KC (Jeremy Guthrie)
Clayton Kershaw LAD
@ KC (Danny Duffy), vs. STL (Shelby Miller)
Colby Lewis TEX
vs. DET (Drew Smyly), vs. MIN (Kyle Gibson)
David Buchanan PHI
vs. MIA (Andrew Heaney), vs. ATL (Aaron Harang)
Drew Smyly DET
@ TEX (Colby Lewis), @ HOU (Scott Feldman)
Edinson Volquez PIT
@ TB (Alex Cobb), vs. NYM (Jon Niese)
Felix Hernandez SEA
vs. BOS (John Lackey), vs. CLE (Justin Masterson)
Gio Gonzalez WAS
@ MIL (Matt Garza), @ CHC (Jeff Samardzija)
Homer Bailey CIN
@ CHC (Jake Arrieta), @ SF (Tim Hudson)
Jeff Locke PIT
@ TB (Chris Archer), vs. NYM (Bartolo Colon)
Jeff Samardzija CHC
vs. CIN (Alfredo Simon), vs. WAS (Gio Gonzalez)
Jeremy Guthrie KC
vs. LAD (Zack Greinke), vs. LAA (C.J. Wilson)
Jhoulys Chacin COL
vs. STL (Lance Lynn), @ MIL (Matt Garza)
John Lackey BOS
@ SEA (Felix Hernandez), @ NYY (Chase Whitley)
Jorge de la Rosa COL
vs. STL (Shelby Miller), @ MIL (Yovani Gallardo)
Jose Quintana CWS
@ BAL (Miguel Gonzalez), @ TOR (Mark Buehrle)
Justin Masterson CLE
@ ARZ (Wade Miley), @ SEA (Felix Hernandez)
Kyle Gibson MIN
@ LAA (C.J. Wilson), @ TEX (Colby Lewis)
Lance Lynn STL
@ COL (Jhoulys Chacin), @ LAD (Zack Greinke)
Marcus Stroman TOR
vs. NYY (Chase Whitley), vs. CWS (Chris Sale)
Mark Buehrle TOR
vs. NYY (David Phelps), vs. CWS (Jose Quintana)
Matt Cain SF
vs. SD (Andrew Cashner), vs. CIN (Alfredo Simon)
Matt Garza MIL
vs. WAS (Gio Gonzalez), vs. COL (Jhoulys Chacin)
Nate Eovaldi MIA
@ PHI (Roberto Hernandez), vs. OAK (Jesse Chavez)
Roberto Hernandez PHI
vs. MIA (Nate Eovaldi), vs. ATL (Ervin Santana)
Scott Feldman HOU
vs. ATL (Aaron Harang), vs. DET (Drew Smyly)
Shelby Miller STL
@ COL (Jorge de la Rosa), @ LAD (Clayton Kershaw)
Tim Hudson SF
vs. SD (Jesse Hahn), vs. CIN (Homer Bailey)
Wei-Yin Chen BAL
vs. CWS (Chris Sale), vs. TB (Alex Cobb)
Yovani Gallardo MIL
vs. WAS (Jordan Zimmermann), vs. COL (Jorge de la Rosa)
Zack Greinke LAD
@ KC (Jeremy Guthrie), vs. STL (Lance Lynn)
Good Starts
Tim Hudson ATL
vs. San Diego Padres
Max Scherzer DET
@ Houston Astros
Doug Fister WAS
@ Chicago Cubs
Julio Teheran ATL
@ Philadelphia Phillies
Tom Koehler MIA
@ Philadelphia Phillies
Bad Starts
Kyle Lohse MIL
vs. Colorado Rockies
Lance Lynn STL
@ Colorado Rockies
Drew Smyly DET
@ Houston Astros
Ubaldo Jimenez BAL
vs. Chicago White Sox
Kyle Gibson MIN
@ Los Angeles Angels
Streamers
@ Phillies, June 25
Tim Lincecum SF
vs. Padres, June 25
Tommy Milone OAK
@ Marlins, June 29
Tom Koehler MIA
@ Phillies, June 26
Brandon McCarthy ARZ
@ Padres, June 28
Stay tuned for next week’s edition of the starting pitcher forecast6
