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What you need to know for Wednesday's MLB Games

By Todd Zola

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Starting pitcher rankings for Wednesday

Pitchers are ranked in order of their Forecaster/Daily Notes projected fantasy points (FPTS), using ESPN's standard scoring system (2 points per win, minus-2 per loss, 3 per inning, 1 per K, minus-1 apiece per hit or walk allowed, minus-2 per earned run allowed).

T: The pitcher's handedness. OPP: Opposing team. RST%: The pitcher's roster percentage in ESPN leagues. ML: Caesars Money Line. O/U: Caesars Over/Under for runs scored. For the projected stat line, W% is the team's win probability using ESPN projections, IP is innings pitched, ER is earned runs allowed and K is strikeouts.

If a team is planning on using an "opener" to start their game, but will rely on a "bulk pitcher" to follow him on the mound after 1-2 innings, the bulk pitcher is listed and indicated with an asterisk.

FPTS	Pitcher	T	Opp	Rst%	W%	IP	ER	K
12.9	Freddy Peralta	R	DET	85.1%	57%	5.2	1.7	6.1
12.6	Sandy Alcantara	R	@ATL	99.8%	52%	6.3	2.6	6.3
12.3	Zac Gallen	R	KC	98.7%	56%	5.6	2.3	6.3
12.3	Patrick Sandoval	L	OAK	48.4%	62%	5.8	2.1	5.7
11.8	Kodai Senga	R	WSH	82.0%	56%	5.8	2.3	5.7
11.0	Logan Gilbert	R	@PHI	94.8%	52%	5.5	2.5	5.9
10.8	Hunter Brown	R	@TB	51.9%	57%	5.6	2.3	5.7
10.5	Jon Gray	R	@CIN	57.0%	50%	5.2	2.3	5.9
9.9	Tony Gonsolin	R	@PIT	61.9%	55%	4.7	1.7	4.7
9.8	Anthony DeSclafani	R	STL	57.7%	51%	5.2	2.1	4.7
9.6	MacKenzie Gore	L	@NYM	17.4%	44%	5.2	2.1	5.4
9.6	Taijuan Walker	R	SEA	10.8%	48%	5.3	2.4	5.1
9.4	Steven Matz	L	@SF	1.9%	49%	5.1	2.3	5.6
8.9	Graham Ashcraft	R	TEX	45.0%	50%	5.3	2.5	5.1
8.9	Bryce Elder	R	MIA	54.4%	48%	5.5	2.7	5.4
8.8	Michael Lorenzen	R	@MIL	0.3%	43%	5.3	2.5	5.2
8.6	Luis Medina	R	@LAA	0.1%	38%	5.2	2.5	5.1
8.5	Yusei Kikuchi	L	CWS	12.4%	52%	5.2	2.7	5.1
8.3	Domingo German	R	@MIN	9.2%	53%	4.8	2.4	4.9
8.0	Kenta Maeda	R	NYY	6.2%	47%	4.8	2.5	4.9
8.0	Tanner Houck	R	@BAL	8.6%	52%	4.7	2.3	4.6
7.6	German Marquez	R	@CLE	10.5%	47%	5.5	3.2	4.9
7.6	Ryan Yarbrough	L	@ARI	0.3%	44%	5.1	2.7	4.5
7.5	Drew Smyly	L	SD	9.8%	49%	5.0	2.7	4.6
7.4	Tyler Wells	R	BOS	6.0%	48%	4.6	2.3	3.9
7.2	Michael Wacha	R	@CHC	8.7%	51%	4.9	2.7	4.6
7.1	Tanner Bibee	R	COL	0.9%	53%	5.0	2.8	4.8
7.1	Michael Kopech	R	@TOR	18.9%	48%	4.8	2.6	4.5
6.9	Roansy Contreras	R	LAD	6.2%	45%	4.9	2.5	4.3
4.5	Calvin Faucher	R	HOU	0.1%	43%	2.6	1.2	2.6

Best Sub-50% Rostered Hitters for Wednesday

Best and worst hitters from the day are generated by THE BAT X, a projection system created by Derek Carty using advanced methods like those used in MLB front offices, accounting for a variety of factors including player talent, ballparks, bullpens, weather, umpires, defense, catcher pitch-framing, and lots more.

Worst Over-50% Rostered Hitters for Wednesday

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2023-04-26 06:00:50