Fantasy baseball forecaster: Pitcher projections for the next 10 days

Tristan H. CockcroftAug 18, 2026, 12:28 AM
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Plan ahead in fantasy baseball with help from our forecaster projections. We will provide an updated preview of the next 10 days for every team, projecting the starting pitcher for each game and their corresponding projected fantasy points, 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).

This page will be updated daily throughout the season, so be sure to check back often for the latest 10-day outlook.

For our 10-day projections for each team's hitting matchups, click here.

Pitching Matchups, August 17-26

DATE	OPP	PITCHER	T	FPTS
Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	@BOS @BOS @BOS OFF CIN CIN CIN CHC CHC CHC	Mitch Bratt Merrill Kelly Brandon Pfaadt Eduardo Rodriguez Michael Soroka Mitch Bratt Merrill Kelly Brandon Pfaadt Eduardo Rodriguez	L R R L R L R R L	5.6 6.4 6.5 8.2 9.8 8.1 7.9 8.2 7.1

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	@KC @KC @KC @KC @HOU @HOU @HOU MIN MIN MIN	Mason Barnett Jack Perkins Gage Jump J.T. Ginn Jacob Lopez Mason Barnett Jack Perkins Gage Jump J.T. Ginn Jacob Lopez	R R L R L R R L R L	4.5 6.5 7.6 7.4 10.6 6.9 10.1 3.6 5.7 5.3

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	@MIN @MIN @MIN @CWS @MIL @MIL @MIL OFF LAD LAD	Martin Perez Tyler Mahle Chris Sale Grant Holmes Bryce Elder Martin Perez Tyler Mahle Chris Sale Grant Holmes	L R L R R L R L R	6.7 8.5 13.1 7.6 7.2 6.3 10.4 12.4 5.2

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	@TB NYY NYY NYY TB TB TB OFF @STL @STL	Brandon Young Shane Baz Chris Bassitt Kyle Bradish Trevor Rogers Brandon Young Shane Baz Chris Bassitt Kyle Bradish	R R R R L R R R R	10.5 9.0 6.8 7.8 11.4 8.1 8.0 9.6 9.3

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	ARI ARI ARI OFF SF SF SF @MIA @MIA @MIA	Brayan Bello Ranger Suarez Payton Tolle Jake Bennett Sonny Gray Patrick Sandoval Ranger Suarez Payton Tolle Jake Bennett	R L L L R L L L L	5.7 6.2 7.7 8.1 8.6 5.9 10.1 11.4 10.0

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	CWS CWS CWS OFF @SEA @SEA @SEA @ARI @ARI @ARI	Shota Imanaga Kevin Gausman Clay Holmes Matthew Boyd Edward Cabrera Shota Imanaga Kevin Gausman Clay Holmes Matthew Boyd	L R R L R L R R L	11.0 10.9 8.1 11.0 9.3 11.6 9.8 7.3 8.8

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	@CHC @CHC @CHC ATL NYM NYM NYM TEX TEX TEX	Luis Castillo Erick Fedde Jose Urquidy Anthony Kay Sean Burke Luis Castillo Erick Fedde Jose Urquidy Anthony Kay Sean Burke	R R R L R R R R L R	9.3 6.4 6.6 11.2 10.4 10.3 7.2 7.5 11.0 10.4

Mon, 8/17 Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	STL (Gm. 1) STL (Gm. 2) STL STL STL @ARI @ARI @ARI @SF @SF @SF	Kent Emanuel Rhett Lowder Andrew Abbott Chase Burns Brady Singer Nick Lodolo Rhett Lowder Andrew Abbott Chase Burns Brady Singer Nick Lodolo	L R L R R L R L R R L	8.2 7.6 8.6 12.4 8.6 7.0 6.8 8.4 13.1 9.9 9.0

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	OFF SF SF SF @COL @COL @COL @LAA @LAA @LAA	Foster Griffin Parker Messick Gavin Williams Joey Cantillo Tanner Bibee Foster Griffin Parker Messick Gavin Williams Joey Cantillo	L L R L R L L R L	10.4 12.3 11.5 2.0 2.7 4.1 10.9 10.2 6.5

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	LAD LAD LAD OFF CLE CLE CLE @WSH @WSH @WSH	Tomoyuki Sugano Ryan Feltner Kyle Freeland Michael Lorenzen Gabriel Hughes Tomoyuki Sugano Ryan Feltner Kyle Freeland Michael Lorenzen	R R L R R R R L R	-2.5 -2.4 -0.7 -3.5 1.0 -2.1 5.8 8.4 5.4

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	@PIT @PIT @PIT OFF @KC @KC @KC TB TB TB	Framber Valdez Keider Montero Jackson Jobe Troy Melton Drew Anderson Framber Valdez Keider Montero Jackson Jobe Troy Melton	L R R R R L R R R	10.7 9.3 6.9 8.2 4.8 9.6 7.4 5.8 8.7

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	OFF LAA LAA LAA ATH ATH ATH OFF @NYY @NYY	Cristian Javier TBD Peter Lambert Hayden Wesneski Hunter Brown Cristian Javier TBD Peter Lambert	R R R R R R	8.1 13.1 10.7 14.9 8.3 12.5

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	ATH ATH ATH ATH DET DET DET OFF @TOR @TOR	Michael Wacha Daniel Lynch IV Seth Lugo Randy Dobnak Noah Cameron Michael Wacha Daniel Lynch IV Seth Lugo Randy Dobnak	R L R R L R L R R	8.8 4.0 8.0 6.2 8.8 7.7 4.3 9.4 7.6

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	OFF @HOU @HOU @HOU @TEX @TEX @TEX CLE CLE CLE	George Klassen Walbert Urena Grayson Rodriguez Reid Detmers Yusei Kikuchi George Klassen Walbert Urena Grayson Rodriguez Reid Detmers	R R R L L R R R L	7.6 10.1 7.9 10.6 7.8 6.0 6.8 4.2 9.2

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	@COL @COL @COL OFF PIT PIT PIT OFF @ATL @ATL	Blake Snell Eric Lauer Roki Sasaki Yoshinobu Yamamoto Tarik Skubal Blake Snell Eric Lauer Roki Sasaki	L L R R L L L R	5.6 1.4 1.8 15.5 15.3 10.6 7.1 6.8

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	@PHI @PHI @PHI OFF WSH WSH WSH BOS BOS BOS	Janson Junk Tyler Phillips Sandy Alcantara Ryan Gusto Eury Perez Janson Junk Tyler Phillips Sandy Alcantara Ryan Gusto	R R R R R R R R R	6.9 5.4 10.1 8.9 12.9 9.1 7.1 11.5 8.3

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	OFF SEA SEA SEA ATL ATL ATL OFF @NYM @NYM	Kyle Harrison Dustin May Robert Gasser Shane Drohan Jacob Misiorowski Logan Henderson Kyle Harrison Dustin May	L R L L R R L R	8.1 7.6 9.8 9.8 13.9 12.2 10.9 11.4

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	ATL ATL ATL OFF @SD @SD @SD @ATH @ATH @ATH	Bailey Ober Zebby Matthews Taj Bradley Connor Prielipp Dean Kremer Bailey Ober Joe Ryan Zebby Matthews Taj Bradley	R R R L R R R R R	7.5 6.9 8.5 8.4 10.8 9.4 7.3 2.7 4.5

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	SD SD SD OFF @CWS @CWS @CWS OFF MIL MIL	Nolan McLean Zac Thornton Robert Stock Sean Manaea Christian Scott Nolan McLean Zac Thornton Robert Stock	R L R L R R L R	14.5 9.6 9.2 10.8 10.2 12.7 9.6 9.2

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	OFF @BAL @BAL @BAL TOR TOR TOR OFF HOU HOU	Will Warren Max Fried Gerrit Cole Cam Schlittler Ryan Weathers Will Warren Carlos Rodon Max Fried	R L R R L R L L	8.4 11.9 11.3 13.1 11.9 9.3 12.4 12.1

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	MIA MIA MIA OFF STL STL STL @SEA @SEA @SEA	Cristopher Sanchez Zack Wheeler Aaron Nola Jesus Luzardo Andrew Painter Cristopher Sanchez Zack Wheeler Aaron Nola Jesus Luzardo	L R R L R L R R L	16.2 13.2 9.6 14.9 7.6 14.8 12.6 9.6 16.6

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	DET DET DET OFF @LAD @LAD @LAD @SD @SD @SD	Carmen Mlodzinski Braxton Ashcraft Paul Skenes Jared Jones Bubba Chandler Carmen Mlodzinski Braxton Ashcraft Paul Skenes Jared Jones	R R R R R R R R R	4.5 9.8 12.3 8.5 9.1 4.8 10.9 13.1 9.1

Mon, 8/17 Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	@CIN (Gm. 1) @CIN (Gm. 2) @CIN @CIN @CIN @PHI @PHI @PHI OFF BAL BAL	Quinn Mathews Andre Pallante Kyle Leahy Matthew Liberatore Michael McGreevy Hunter Dobbins Andre Pallante Kyle Leahy Matthew Liberatore Michael McGreevy	L R R L R R R R L R	8.1 8.6 9.0 6.9 9.0 8.5 8.3 6.7 8.4 9.5

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	@NYM @NYM @NYM OFF MIN MIN MIN PIT PIT PIT	Walker Buehler Robbie Ray Michael King Joe Musgrove Casey Mize Walker Buehler Robbie Ray Michael King Joe Musgrove	R L R R R R L R R	9.0 11.6 12.7 10.3 10.3 8.2 10.6 11.9 11.0

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	OFF @CLE @CLE @CLE @BOS @BOS @BOS CIN CIN CIN	Carson Whisenhunt Adrian Houser Landen Roupp Logan Webb Blade Tidwell Carson Whisenhunt Adrian Houser Landen Roupp Logan Webb	L R R R R L R R R	6.6 6.7 7.9 9.2 6.8 5.0 9.3 9.5 12.4

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	OFF @MIL @MIL @MIL CHC CHC CHC PHI PHI PHI	Bryce Miller Logan Gilbert George Kirby Emerson Hancock Bryan Woo Bryce Miller Logan Gilbert George Kirby Emerson Hancock	R R R R R R R R R	8.8 12.0 9.0 9.8 13.0 10.3 13.2 10.1 8.7

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	BAL TOR TOR TOR @BAL @BAL @BAL @DET @DET @DET	Shane McClanahan Nick Martinez Drew Rasmussen Ian Seymour Freddy Peralta Shane McClanahan Nick Martinez Drew Rasmussen Ian Seymour Freddy Peralta	L R R L R L R R L R	9.1 10.3 13.1 14.0 8.9 7.4 8.5 11.2 10.5 8.7

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	OFF WSH WSH WSH LAA LAA LAA @CWS @CWS @CWS	Cal Quantrill Jacob deGrom Kumar Rocker MacKenzie Gore Cody Bradford Cal Quantrill Jack Leiter Jacob deGrom Kumar Rocker	R R R L L R R R R	6.2 10.1 7.2 10.1 7.0 5.9 9.8 11.0 8.3

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	OFF @TB @TB @TB @NYY @NYY @NYY OFF KC KC	Jose Soriano Max Scherzer Shane Bieber Simeon Woods Richardson Dylan Cease Jose Soriano Max Scherzer Spencer Arrighetti	R R R R R R R R	10.1 8.2 7.8 6.9 13.9 10.3 7.6 8.0

Mon, 8/17 Tue, 8/18 Wed, 8/19 Thu, 8/20 Fri, 8/21 Sat, 8/22 Sun, 8/23 Mon, 8/24 Tue, 8/25 Wed, 8/26	OFF @TEX @TEX @TEX @MIA @MIA @MIA COL COL COL	Jackson Kent Cade Cavalli Andrew Alvarez Brad Lord Jake Irvin Jackson Kent Cade Cavalli Andrew Alvarez Brad Lord	L R L R R L R L R	7.0 8.2 8.2 5.0 7.5 8.7 9.7 9.1 3.9