Fantasy Baseball Week 26 Preview: Two-start pitcher rankings feature Michael Wacha, Lance Lynn

Much of this week's two-start slate is best left for points leagues

Every weekend, Scott White ranks the two-start pitchers for the upcoming scoring period, grouping them by how advisable they are (or aren't). The names depicted here are only speculative and subject to change from one day to the next.

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Below are the two-start pitchers for Fantasy Week 26 (Sept. 18-24). All information is up to date as of Sunday afternoon.

Must-start, all formats

1	S. Strider SP ATL Spencer Strider SP ATL	vs PHI Philadelphia	@ WAS Washington
2	F. Peralta SP MIL Freddy Peralta SP MIL	@ STL St. Louis	@ MIA Miami
3	Z. Wheeler SP PHI Zack Wheeler SP PHI	@ ATL Atlanta	vs NYM N.Y. Mets
4	J. Verlander SP SF Justin Verlander SP SF	vs BAL Baltimore	vs KC Kansas City

Advisable in most cases

5	J. Ryan SP MIN Joe Ryan SP MIN	@ CIN Cincinnati	vs LAA L.A. Angels
6	J. Montgomery SP MIL Jordan Montgomery SP MIL	vs BOS Boston	vs SEA Seattle
7	R. Pepiot RP TB Ryan Pepiot RP TB	vs DET Detroit	vs SF San Francisco
8	M. Wacha SP KC Michael Wacha SP KC	vs COL Colorado	vs STL St. Louis
9	E. Cabrera SP MIA Edward Cabrera SP MIA	vs NYM N.Y. Mets	vs MIL Milwaukee

Better left for points leagues

10	M. Clevinger RP CHW Mike Clevinger RP CHW	@ WAS Washington	@ BOS Boston
11	B. Woo SP SEA Bryan Woo SP SEA	@ ATH Athletics	@ TEX Texas
12	L. Lynn SP STL Lance Lynn SP STL	vs DET Detroit	vs SF San Francisco
13	Y. Kikuchi SP LAA Yusei Kikuchi SP LAA	@ NYY N.Y. Yankees	@ TB Tampa Bay
14	J. Assad RP CHC Javier Assad RP CHC	vs PIT Pittsburgh	vs COL Colorado
15	L. Allen SP CLE Logan Taylor Allen SP CLE	@ KC Kansas City	vs BAL Baltimore
16	E. Rodriguez SP ARI Eduardo Rodriguez SP ARI	@ LAD L.A. Dodgers	@ ATH Athletics
17	C. Sanchez SP PHI Cristopher Sanchez SP PHI	@ ATL Atlanta	vs NYM N.Y. Mets
18	P. Blackburn RP NYY Paul Blackburn RP NYY	vs SEA Seattle	vs DET Detroit
19	J. Sears SP SD JP Sears SP SD	vs SEA Seattle	vs DET Detroit

No thanks

20	C. Quantrill SP ATL Cal Quantrill SP ATL	@ KC Kansas City	vs BAL Baltimore
21	R. Olson SP DET Reese Olson SP DET	@ LAD L.A. Dodgers	@ ATH Athletics
22	T. Bradley SP MIN Taj Bradley SP MIN	vs LAA L.A. Angels	vs TOR Toronto
23	K. Crawford SP BOS Kutter Crawford SP BOS	@ TEX Texas	vs CHW Chi. White Sox
24	J. Butto SP SF Jose Butto SP SF	@ MIA Miami	@ PHI Philadelphia
25	J. Means SP CLE John Means SP CLE	@ HOU Houston	@ CLE Cleveland
26	C. Schmidt SP NYY Clarke Schmidt SP NYY	vs TOR Toronto	vs ARI Arizona
27	B. Falter SP KC Bailey Falter SP KC	@ CHC Chi. Cubs	@ CIN Cincinnati
28	K. Wright SP KC Kyle Wright SP KC	vs PHI Philadelphia	@ WAS Washington
29	B. Singer SP CIN Brady Singer SP CIN	vs CLE Cleveland	@ HOU Houston
30	P. Sandoval SP BOS Patrick Sandoval SP BOS	@ TB Tampa Bay	@ MIN Minnesota
31	D. Rom SP STL Drew Rom SP STL	vs MIL Milwaukee	@ SD San Diego
32	A. Houser SP TB Adrian Houser SP TB	@ STL St. Louis	@ MIA Miami
33	J. Adon SP WAS Joan Adon SP WAS	vs CHW Chi. White Sox	vs ATL Atlanta
34	A. Wainwright SP STL Adam Wainwright SP STL	vs MIL Milwaukee	@ SD San Diego