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What you need to know for Tuesday's MLB Games

By Derek Carty

Starting pitcher rankings for Tuesday

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
15.9	Shohei Ohtani	R	WSH	99.9%	67%	6.1	1.9	7.1
15.3	Alek Manoah	R	DET	98.6%	69%	6.3	2.0	6.1
14.1	Jacob deGrom	R	KC	99.6%	65%	5.4	2.3	7.7
14.1	Corbin Burnes	R	@ARI	99.8%	61%	5.9	2.1	6.9
13.2	Aaron Nola	R	MIA	99.8%	56%	5.8	2.4	6.8
13.2	Cristian Javier	R	@PIT	97.8%	63%	5.5	1.9	6.2
11.9	Gerrit Cole	R	@CLE	99.9%	58%	5.8	2.9	7.2
11.5	Shane McClanahan	L	BOS	99.7%	58%	5.2	2.0	6.0
11.1	Pablo Lopez	R	CWS	95.4%	52%	5.5	2.5	5.9
11.1	Lance Lynn	R	@MIN	86.3%	48%	5.8	2.7	6.0
10.9	Kyle Wright	R	CIN	80.9%	57%	5.6	2.4	5.6
10.3	Jesus Luzardo	L	@PHI	84.2%	44%	5.3	2.4	6.2
9.9	Alex Wood	L	LAD	3.6%	46%	5.2	2.1	5.2
9.6	Dustin May	R	@SF	83.9%	54%	4.7	1.8	4.9
9.5	Hayden Wesneski	R	SEA	9.0%	48%	5.4	2.5	5.3
9.3	Josiah Gray	R	@LAA	4.5%	33%	5.6	2.8	5.5
9.0	David Peterson	L	SD	12.5%	53%	4.9	2.1	5.0
8.5	Merrill Kelly	R	MIL	71.1%	39%	5.6	2.9	5.3
8.0	Kyle Muller	L	@BAL	3.0%	55%	4.8	2.3	4.5
7.7	Chris Flexen	R	@CHC	1.6%	52%	5.4	2.8	4.4
7.7		R	OAK	27.3%	45%	4.9	2.5	4.5
7.5	Garrett Whitlock	R	@TB	18.9%	42%	4.3	1.9	4.3
7.1	Mitch Keller	R	HOU	11.0%	37%	5.1	2.7	5.0
6.5	Ryan Weathers	L	@NYM	0.3%	47%	4.2	1.9	3.6
6.5	Luis Cessa	R	@ATL	0.8%	43%	4.6	2.5	3.9
6.3	Matt Manning	R	@TOR	1.2%	31%	5.1	2.7	4.0
5.7	Hunter Gaddis	R	NYY	0.8%	42%	4.6	2.9	4.4
4.8	Miles Mikolas	R	@COL	38.4%	60%	5.3	4.1	4.7
3.7	Jordan Lyles	R	@TEX	1.4%	35%	5.3	4.2	4.8
0.4	Kyle Freeland	L	STL	23.9%	40%	4.8	4.7	4.2

Best Sub-50% Rostered Hitters for Tuesday

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.

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