The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1491 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 1

by Paul Sporer

March 27, 2026

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2-START PITCHERS FOR WK1 (Mar 30th)

AUTO-START: Max Fried
Chase Burns vs. PIT, at TEX 3:08
Edward Cabrera vs. LAA, at CLE 4:00
Luis Castillo vs. NYY, at LAA 6:05
Ranger Suarez at HOU, vs. SD 8:15
Kris Bubic vs. MIN, vs. MIL 9:41
Kodai Senga at STL, at SF 11:00

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Braxton Ashcraft at CIN, vs. BAL 13:32
Jack Leiter at BAL, vs. CIN 17:50
Cody Ponce 폰세 vs. COL, at CWS 19:58
Ryan Weathers at SEA, vs. MIA 23:35
Mick Abel at KC, vs. TB 25:04
Parker Messick at LAD, vs. CHC 26:02
Kyle Harrison vs. TB, at KC 28:28
Clay Holmes at STL, at SF 30:44
Justin Verlander at ARI, vs. STL 33:48
Landen Roupp at SD, vs. NYM 35:09
Michael Soroka vs. DET, vs. ATL 37:00
Chris Bassitt vs. TEX, at PIT 39:57
SPEED ROUND THROUGH THE REST: 43:25
- Brandon Pfaadt vs. DET,vs. ATL
- Roki Sasaki vs. CLE,at WSH
- Kyle Leahy vs. NYM,at DET
- Foster Griffin at PHI,vs. LAD
- Adrian Houser at SD,vs. NYM
- Nick Martinez at MIL,at MIN
- Ryan Johnson at CHC,vs. SEA
- Lance McCullers Jr. vs. BOS,at ATH
- Davis Martin at MIA,vs. TOR
- Germán Márquez vs. SF,at BOS
- Chris Paddack vs. CWS,at NYY
- Bryce Elder vs. ATH,at ARI
- Aaron Civale at ATL,vs. HOU
- José Suarez vs. ATH,at ARI
- Tomoyuki Sugano at TOR,vs. PHI
- Taijuan Walker vs. WSH,at COL

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BAL	CHW	ATH
BOS	CLE	HOU
NYY	DET	LAA
TBR	KCR	SEA
TOR	MIN	TEX

ATL	CHC	ARI
MIA	CIN	COL
NYM	MIL	LAD
PHI	PIT	SDP
WSN	STL	SFG