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Fantasy Baseball 2-Start Pitcher Rankings: Jack Leiter far-and-away the best streaming option this week
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Nestor Cortes, Padres, 21% (vs. SF, vs. LAD): Cortes has been decent in two starts since returning from a long injured list stint. On a positive note, he has allowed just three runs. However, he didn't finish the fifth inning in either game and logged a mediocre 9:4 K:BB ratio. Cortes could benefit from working at his pitcher-friendly home park this week, and the Giants matchup is a favorable one. But the Dodgers matchup is enough to scare me away, especially when I worry that Cortes isn't in his top form. Dustin May, Red Sox, 37% (vs. BAL, @ NYY): May is coming off his best start of the season, when he struck out eight Astros across six scoreless innings. The righty has been inconsistent throughout 2025, which makes it unlikely that he will follow up a dominant outing with an effective two-start week. He would need to have favorable matchups to be considered in mixed leagues, and that's not the case. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Spencer Arrighetti, Astros, 29% (@ DET, @ BAL): Arrighetti has not looked his best since returning from four months on the IL, allowing seven runs on 12 hits and six walks over 8.2 innings in two starts. His matchups are tough this week, as the Tigers have had a productive offense this season and the Orioles have been one of the highest-scoring groups since the All-Star break. He should stay on waivers in mixed leagues. Matthew Liberatore, Cardinals, 22% (@ MIA, @ TB): Liberatore may be wearing down in his first full MLB season. His last quality start came on June 29, and he hasn't thrown five innings in any of his past five starts. He has also watched his strikeout rate drop, as he has tallied just eight strikeouts in his past five outings. Despite having respectable season-long numbers, Liberatore belongs on waivers in all mixed leagues. 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