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Fantasy Week 14: Two-Start Pitchers

7/05/2009 10:47 PM ET By Knox Bardeen

    • Knox Bardeen
    • Knox Bardeen is a Fantasy Baseball Writer for FanHouse.
Matt CainThere are 47 pitchers in fantasy Week 14 getting two starts. In an unusual turn of events, they are pretty evenly partitioned between "must starts," "solid starts" and "risky business".

Mike Pelfrey has it really tough, having to face Clayton Kershaw and Aaron Harang. Johnny Cueto doesn't have it much better having to face the Phillies and the Mets while getting their aces to boot in Cole Hamels and Johan Santana.

I love Matt Cain this week. He gets two home starts and gets very, very favorable pitching matchups. If he doesn't get two wins and put up impressive strikeout totals and a low ERA, I'll answer questions every Friday afternoon from here on out in a live chat.

First pitch on Monday is at 1:05 PM ET. Make sure you get your rosters set early.

Must Start
Jair Jurrjens, Braves - Monday at CHC (R. Wells) and Saturday at COL (J. Marquis)
Javier Vazquez, Braves - Tuesday at CHC (R. Dempster) and Sunday at COL (J. Hammel)
Brad Bergesen, Orioles - Monday at SEA (J. Washburn) and Sunday vs TOR (B. Mills)
Josh Beckett, Red Sox - Tuesday vs OAK (D. Braden) and Sunday vs KC (B. Chen)
Mark Buehrle, White Sox - Tuesday vs CLE (J. Sowers) and Sunday at MIN (S. Baker)
Aaron Harang, Reds - Tuesday at PHI (J. Happ) and Sunday at NYM (M. Pelfrey)
Josh Johnson, Marlins - Tuesday at SF (B. Zito) and Sunday at ARZ (D. Davis)
Yovani Gallardo, Brewers - Tuesday vs STL (A. Wainwright) and Sunday vs LAD (C. Kershaw)
Cole Hamels, Phillies - Monday vs CIN (J. Cueto) and Saturday vs PIT (R. Ohlendorf)
Matt Cain, Giants - Monday vs FLA (S. West) and Saturday vs SD (W. Silva)
Adam Wainwright, Cardinals - Tuesday at MLW (Y. Gallardo) and Sunday at CHC (R. Wells)
James Shields, Rays - Tuesday vs TOR (B. Mills) and Sunday vs OAK (D. Braden)
Kevin Millwood, Rangers - Monday at LAA (J. Weaver) and Saturday at SEA (J. Washburn)
Ricky Romero, Blue Jays - Monday at NYY (A. Pettitte) and Saturday at BAL (R. Hill)

Solid Start
Doug Davis, Diamondbacks - Tuesday vs SD (K. Correia) and Sunday vs FLA (J. Johnson)
John Smoltz, Red Sox - Monday vs OAK (B. Anderson) and Saturday vs KC (G. Meche)
Ryan Dempster, Cubs - Tuesday vs ATL (J. Vazquez) and Sunday vs STL (Wellemeyer)
Johnny Cueto, Reds - Monday at PHI (C. Hamels) and Saturday at NYM (J. Santana)
Jason Marquis, Rockies - Monday vs WAS (C. Stammen) and Saturday vs ATL (J. Jurrjens)
Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers - Tuesday at NYM (M. Pelfrey) and Sunday at MLW (Y. Gallardo)
Scott Baker, Twins - Tuesday vs NYY (C. Sabathia) and Sunday vs CWS (M. Buehrle)
CC Sabathia, Yankees - Tuesday at MIN (S. Baker) and Sunday at LAA (J. Weaver)
Andy Pettitte, Yankees - Monday vs TOR (R. Romero) and Saturday at LAA (J. Saunders)
Dallas Braden, Athletics - Tuesday at BOS (J. Beckett) and Sunday at TB (J. Shields)
J.A. Happ, Phillies - Tuesday vs CIN (A. Harang) and Sunday vs PIT (V. Vasquez)
Kevin Correia, Padres - Tuesday at ARZ (D. Davis) and Sunday at SF (B. Zito)
Jarrod Washburn, Mariners - Monday vs BAL (B. Bergesen) and Saturday vs TEX (K. Millwood)
Vicente Padilla, Rangers - Tuesday at LAA (J. Lackey) and Sunday at SEA (E. Bedard)
Jordan Zimmermann, Nationals - Tuesday at COL (J. Hammel) and Sunday at HOU (M. Hampton)

Risky Business
Jon Garland, Diamondbacks - Monday vs SD (W. Silva) and Saturday vs FLA (S. West)
Randy Wells, Cubs - Monday vs ATL (J. Jurrjens) and Sunday vs STL (A. Wainwright)
Jeremy Sowers, Indians - Tuesday at CWS (M. Buehrle) and Sunday at DET (A. Galarraga)
Jason Hammel, Rockies - Tuesday vs WAS (J. Zimmermann) and Sunday vs ATL (J. Vazquez)
Armando Galarraga, Tigers - Monday vs KC (G. Meche) and Sunday vs CLE (J. Sowers)
Sean West, Marlins - Monday at SF (M. Cain) and Saturday at ARZ (J. Garland)
Mike Hampton, Astros - Monday vs PIT (V. Vasquez) and Saturday vs WAS (C. Stammen)
Bruce Chen, Royals - Tuesday at DET (J. Verlander) and Sunday at BOS (J. Beckett)
Gil Meche, Royals - Monday at DET (A. Galarraga) and Saturday at BOS (J. Smoltz)
Jered Weaver, Angels - Monday vs TEX (K. Millwood) and Sunday vs NYY (C. Sabathia)
Mike Pelfrey, Mets - Tuesday vs LAD (C. Kershaw) and Sunday vs CIN (A. Harang)
Brett Anderson, Athletics - Monday at BOS (J. Smoltz) and Saturday at TB (J. Niemann)
Virgil Vasquez, Pirates - Monday at HOU (M. Hampton) and Sunday at PHI (J. Happ)
Walter Silva, Padres - Monday at ARZ (J. Garland) and Saturday at SF (M. Cain)
Barry Zito, Giants - Tuesday vs FLA (J. Johnson) and Sunday vs SD (K. Correia)
Erik Bedard, Mariners - Tuesday vs BAL (J. Guthrie) and Sunday vs TEX (V. Padilla)
Brad Mills, Blue Jays - Tuesday at TB (J. Shields) and Sunday at BAL (B. Bergesen)
Craig Stammen, Nationals - Monday at COL (J. Marquis) and Saturday at HOU (R. Oswalt)

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