The Week Ahead: August 21 - August 27

Every Sunday an automated report gives you a look at two-start SPs, hitter strength of schedules, and other fantasy-relevant information for the week ahead.

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Two-Start SPs

Allan Winans (vs NYM, @SF): 11.3 IP, 23.9 K-BB%, 1.59 ERA, 1.06 WHIP

Zac Gallen (vs TEX, vs CIN): 162.0 IP, 21.0 K-BB%, 3.17 ERA, 1.05 WHIP

James Paxton (@HOU, vs LAD): 86.3 IP, 19.8 K-BB%, 3.34 ERA, 1.14 WHIP

Bailey Ober (@MIL, vs TEX): 113.7 IP, 19.8 K-BB%, 3.4 ERA, 1.13 WHIP

Aaron Nola (vs SF, vs STL): 153.3 IP, 19.2 K-BB%, 4.58 ERA, 1.15 WHIP

Yusei Kikuchi (@BAL, vs CLE): 128.3 IP, 18.3 K-BB%, 3.44 ERA, 1.21 WHIP

Zack Littell (vs COL, vs NYY): 47.3 IP, 17.7 K-BB%, 3.99 ERA, 1.23 WHIP

Blake Snell (vs MIA, @MIL): 136.0 IP, 17.3 K-BB%, 2.65 ERA, 1.26 WHIP

Alex Faedo (vs CHC, vs HOU): 45.3 IP, 16.6 K-BB%, 5.16 ERA, 0.99 WHIP

Jordan Montgomery (@ARI, @MIN): 139.0 IP, 15.7 K-BB%, 3.3 ERA, 1.24 WHIP

Bobby Miller (@CLE, @BOS): 75.4 IP, 15.3 K-BB%, 3.7 ERA, 1.17 WHIP

Paul Blackburn (vs KC, @CWS): 72.7 IP, 14.9 K-BB%, 4.09 ERA, 1.5 WHIP

Tanner Houck (@HOU, vs LAD): 67.7 IP, 14.4 K-BB%, 5.05 ERA, 1.26 WHIP

Drew Smyly (@DET, @PIT): 120.7 IP, 13.7 K-BB%, 5.15 ERA, 1.37 WHIP

Cristian Javier (vs BOS, @DET): 122.3 IP, 13.6 K-BB%, 4.49 ERA, 1.23 WHIP

David Peterson (@ATL, vs LAA): 72.7 IP, 13.2 K-BB%, 5.45 ERA, 1.65 WHIP

Johnny Cueto (@SD, vs WSH): 32.3 IP, 13.1 K-BB%, 5.57 ERA, 1.11 WHIP

Bailey Falter (vs STL, vs CHC): 53.7 IP, 11.1 K-BB%, 4.86 ERA, 1.49 WHIP

Mike Clevinger (vs SEA, vs OAK): 85.7 IP, 10.8 K-BB%, 3.26 ERA, 1.25 WHIP

Johan Oviedo (vs STL, vs CHC): 140.3 IP, 10.2 K-BB%, 4.55 ERA, 1.34 WHIP

Alec Marsh (@OAK, @SEA): 38.0 IP, 9.5 K-BB%, 5.68 ERA, 1.68 WHIP

Alex Wood (@PHI, vs ATL): 72.3 IP, 8.1 K-BB%, 4.85 ERA, 1.45 WHIP

Javier Assad (@DET, @PIT): 66.7 IP, 7.8 K-BB%, 3.1 ERA, 1.24 WHIP

Graham Ashcraft (@LAA, @ARI): 127.0 IP, 7.7 K-BB%, 4.89 ERA, 1.4 WHIP

Touki Toussaint (vs SEA, vs OAK): 50.3 IP, 6.4 K-BB%, 4.47 ERA, 1.45 WHIP

Carlos Rodon (vs WSH, @TB): 27.0 IP, 5.7 K-BB%, 7.33 ERA, 1.52 WHIP

Kyle Muller (vs KC, @CWS): 55.3 IP, 4.5 K-BB%, 7.65 ERA, 1.97 WHIP

Ty Blach (@TB, @BAL): 37.0 IP, 4.4 K-BB%, 4.14 ERA, 1.46 WHIP

Kyle Harrison (@PHI, vs ATL): nan IP, nan K-BB%, nan ERA, nan WHIP

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Games Scheduled

CWS: 7 games (3 vs. RHP, 4 vs. LHP)

HOU: 7 games (4 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP)

OAK: 7 games (5 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP)

BOS: 7 games (6 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP)

CHC: 7 games (5 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP)

CIN: 7 games (6 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP)

PIT: 7 games (3 vs. RHP, 4 vs. LHP)

PHI: 6 games (3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP)

SD: 6 games (5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP)

SEA: 6 games (6 vs. RHP, 0 vs. LHP)

ARI: 6 games (3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP)

SF: 6 games (5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP)

NYM: 6 games (4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP)

STL: 6 games (4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP)

TB: 6 games (3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP)

TEX: 6 games (6 vs. RHP, 0 vs. LHP)

NYY: 6 games (4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP)

WSH: 6 games (4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP)

MIN: 6 games (3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP)

ATL: 6 games (2 vs. RHP, 4 vs. LHP)

MIA: 6 games (4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP)

LAD: 6 games (5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP)

LAA: 6 games (4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP)

KC: 6 games (5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP)

DET: 6 games (4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP)

COL: 6 games (5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP)

CLE: 6 games (3 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP)

BAL: 6 games (3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP)

TOR: 5 games (5 vs. RHP, 0 vs. LHP)

MIL: 5 games (4 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP)

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Softest Hitter Schedules

PHI: Sean Manaea, Ryan Walker, Alex Cobb, Miles Mikolas, Dakota Hudson, Matthew Liberatore

PIT: Matthew Liberatore, Adam Wainwright, Zack Thompson, Justin Steele, Kyle Hendricks, Javier Assad, Drew Smyly

TB: Ty Blach, Austin Gomber, Peter Lambert, Jhony Brito, Clarke Schmidt, Carlos Rodon

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Toughest Hitter Schedules

MIL: Bailey Ober, Kenta Maeda, Yu Darvish, Michael Wacha, Blake Snell

SD: Johnny Cueto, Jesus Luzardo, Sandy Alcantara, Brandon Woodruff, Freddy Peralta, Adrian Houser

TEX: Slade Cecconi, Zac Gallen, Pablo Lopez, Sonny Gray, Joe Ryan, Bailey Ober

Coors Games

None

Great American Ballpark Games

None!