Not a lot of high end pitchers for the NL this week, but the middle tier is stacked.
Here are the NL two-start pitchers and other favorable matchups for week 10:
Two-Start Pitchers
No-Brainers
Clayton Kershaw: 6/4 @ PHI; 6/9 @ SEA – the reigning Cy Young winner is always a must start
Cliff Lee: 6/5 vs LAD; 6/10 @ BAL – tough matchup against Kershaw in first start
Results
Week 8 – 10 GS, 4 QS, 5 W, 62.0 IP, 72 H+BB, 63 K’s, 25 ER, 3.63 ERA, 1.16 whip
YTD – 49 GS, 34 QS, 19 W, 315.2 IP, 353 H+BB, 305 K’s, 100 ER, 2.85 ERA, 1.12 whip
Not Too Shabby
Tim Lincecum: 6/5 @ SD; 6/10 vs TEX – control is a concern, but should be able to hold the Padres in check
Yovani Gallardo: 6/5 vs CHC; 6/10 vs SD – gets to face a couple weak hitting teams
Anibal Sanchez: 6/5 vs ATL; 6/10 vs TB – if he would get more wins, he’d be a no-brainer
Jordan Zimmermann: 6/5 vs NYM; 6/10 @ BOS – has to face a hot Mets team and the hard-hitting Red Sox
Ryan Dempster: 6/5 @ MIL; 6/10 @ MIN – Brewers are banged up and Twins can’t score
Kyle Lohse: 6/4 @ NYM; 6/9 vs CLE – keeps finding ways to win with less than dominant stuff
Jeff Samardzija: 6/4 @ SF; 6/9 @ MIN – a couple weak hitting opponents for the “Shark”
Homer Bailey: 6/5 vs PIT; 6/10 vs DET – 4 straight quality starts has pushed ERA under 4.00
Ryan Vogelsong: 6/4 vs CHC; 6/9 vs TEX – continues to prove that last year was not a fluke
Dillon Gee: 6/5 @ WAS; 6/10 @ NYY – 3 straight quality starts has dropped ERA nearly a full run
Joe Saunders: 6/4 vs COL; 6/10 vs OAK – Rockies don’t hit outside Coors, A’s just don’t hit
Jake Westbrook: 6/5 @ HOU; 6/10 vs CLE – has had a rough go of it last 4 starts, so tread carefully
Results
Week 8 – 26 GS, 15 QS, 13 W, 167.0 IP, 186 H+BB, 141 K’s, 65 ER, 3.50 ERA, 1.11 whip
YTD – 162 GS, 98 QS, 61 W, 1011.1 IP, 1248 H+BB, 788 K’s, 402 ER, 3.58 ERA, 1.23 whip
Risky at Best
Chad Billingsley: 6/5 @ PHI; 6/10 @ SEA – 5.52 ERA in May
Lucas Harrell: 6/5 vs STL; 6/10 @ CHW – followed up one of his better starts (7.1 IP, 1 ER), with worst (5 IP, 9 ER)
Randall Delgado: 6/5 @ MIA; 6/10 vs TOR – either he or Mike Minor will lose their spot to Kris Medlen
Christian Friedrich: 6/4 @ ARI; 6/10 vs LAA – don’t trust rookies
Jeremy Hefner: 6/4 vs STL; 6/9 @ NYY – see above
Brad Lincoln: 6/5 @ CIN; 6/10 vs KC – great season so far, but still has a career ERA of 4.77
Results
Week 8 – 11 GS, 4 QS, 2 W, 65.1 IP, 91 H+BB, 40 K’s, 34 ER, 4.68 ERA, 1.39 whip
YTD – 60 GS, 31 QS, 15 W, 359.0 IP, 487 H+BB, 245 K’s, 181 ER, 4.54 ERA, 1.36 whip
Other Favorable Matchups
Here are pitchers owned less than 50% in CBS leagues, with favorable matchups for Week 10
Anthony Bass (45% owned): 6/6 vs SF
What’s it gonna take for this guy to get some love? Owns career 1.10 ERA against the Giants
Mike Leake (20% owned): 6/7 vs PIT
2.84 career ERA against the Pirates, despite a 1-3 record
Clayton Richard (12% owned) 6/7 vs SF
Should come as no surprise considering the Giants’ weak off the last few years, but is 5-3 with 3.35 ERA against them
Results
Week 8 – 3 GS, 1 QS, 1 W, 19.1 IP, 27 H+BB, 17 K’s, 13 ER, 6.05 ERA, 1.40 whip
YTD – 23 GS, 14 QS, 13 W, 145.2 IP, 179 H+BB, 141 K’s, 55 ER, 3.40 ERA, 1.23 whip
AL is up next