Tristan H. CockcroftApr 4, 2026, 03:10 AM

CloseTristan H. Cockcroft is senior writer for fantasy baseball and football at ESPN. Tristan is a member of the FSWA Hall of Fame. He is also a two-time LABR and three-time Tout Wars champion.

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With most teams having completed two full rotation turns over the season’s first week and a half, it’s the aces who lead the two-start pitcher list for fantasy’s Week 2.

Opening Day starters Sandy Alcantara, Tanner Bibee, Zac Gallen, Freddy Peralta, Kevin Gausman, Logan Gilbert, Nick Pivetta, Joe Ryan, Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal all project for two-start weeks and dominate the weekly pitching rankings.

Lineup lock times Week 2

Date

Total games

First game time

Day games

Monday, April 6

13

4:10 PM

1

Tuesday, April 7

15

6:10 PM

0

Wednesday, April 8

15

12:35 PM

10

Thursday, April 9

6

12:10 PM

3

Friday, April 10

15

2:20 PM

1

Saturday, April 11

15

1:05 PM

7

Sunday, April 12

15

1:35 PM

14

Scheduling quirks Week 2: Teams with the most games

Total

Home

vs. LHSP

vs. RHSP

 

8 tied with

7

Mets

6

Guardians

4

Reds

7

 

Rays

6

White Sox

4

Rockies

7

 

Blue Jays

6

Braves

3

Tigers

7

  

4 tied with

4

Angels

3

 

5 tied with

6

  

Marlins

3

   

Twins

3

 Starting pitcher ranks Week 2: April 6-12Hitter ratings Week 2: April 6-12

Overall

LHB

RHB

SB

Cardinals

10.0

Cardinals

10.0

Rockies

9.8

Reds

10.0

Rockies

9.5

White Sox

10.0

Cardinals

9.2

Tigers

10.0

Padres

8.9

Orioles

9.2

Braves

8.8

Royals

10.0

Braves

8.0

Padres

9.2

Astros

8.3

Angels

10.0

Astros

7.7

Royals

8.9

Padres

7.8

Dodgers

10.0

Orioles

7.5

Marlins

8.6

Phillies

7.0

Yankees

10.0