Fantasy baseball: Two-start pitchers for Week 1, who to start, who to bench in weekly leagues

In fantasy leagues with weekly lineup changes, selecting pitchers that are making two starts in a particular scoring period is a major advantage. Sports World News has you covered, as every Sunday we will let you know every pitcher scheduled to make two starts in the upcoming week.

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The first week of the season is as easy as it gets, as most team’s top starters are pitching twice. Don’t expect so many easy decisions in the upcoming week.

No-brainer options:
Adam Wainright: @CIN, @PIT
Justin Verlander: vs. KC, vs. BAL
Stephen Strasburgh: @NYM, vs. ATL
Chris Sale: vs. MIN, @KC
Felix Hernandez: @LAA, @OAK
Cliff Lee: @TEX, @CHC
Jose Fernandez: vs. COL, vs. SD
David Price: vs. TOR, vs. TEX
Madison Bumgarner: @ARI, @LAD
James Shields: @DET, vs. CHW
Zach Greinke: @SD, vs. SF

Top-notch options
Sonny Gray: vs. CLE, vs. SEA
Matt Cain, @ARI, @LAD
Johnny Cueto: vs. STL, @NYM
Julio Teheran: @MIL, @WAS
Alex Cobb: vs. TOR, vs. TEX
Jered Weaver: vs. SEA, @HOU
Justin Masterson: @OAK, vs. MIN
Alex Wood: @MIL, @WAS

Best of the rest
Andrew Cashner: vs. LAD, @MIA
John Lester: @BAL, vs. MIL
Tanner Scheppers: vs. PHI, @TB
Jeff Samardzija: @PIT, vs. PHI

Scary matchups, but hard to bench
R.A. Dickey: @TB, vs. NYY
Yovani Gallardo: vs. ATL, @BOS
Scott Kazmir: vs. CLE, SEA

Questionable decisions
C.C. Sabathia: @HOU, @TOR
Ricky Nolasco: @CHW, @CLE
Dillon Gee: vs. WAS, vs. CIN
Brett Anderson: @MIA, vs. ARI

Two-start pitchers that can do more harm than good
Brandon McCarthy: vs. SF, @COL
Wade Miley: vs. SF, @COL
Nate Evaldi: vs. COL, vs. SD
Drew Hutchison: @TB, vs. NYY
Scott Feldman: @TEX, @CHC
Erasmo Ramirez: @LAA, @OAK
Chris Tillman: vs. BOS, @DET
Jorge De La Rosa: @MIA, vs. ARI

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