Fantasy baseball lineup advice for Sunday: Add Early to finish your weekly matchups

ESPN FantasyJun 13, 2026, 05:00 PM ET
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STARTING PITCHERS FOR SUNDAY

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. W%: The individual starting pitcher's win probability using ESPN projections. IP: Projected innings pitched. H+BB: Projected hits plus walks allowed. ER: Projected earned runs allowed. K: Projected 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	H+BB	ER	K
16.1	Paul Skenes	R	MIA	99.9%	59%	6.8	7.5	2.3	7.2
15.3	Cristopher Sanchez	L	@MIL	99.8%	55%	6.5	7.0	2.2	6.5
13.1	Freddy Peralta	R	ATL	92.1%	35%	5.7	6.5	1.8	6.0
11.4	Logan Webb	R	CHC	92.5%	40%	6.0	7.3	2.4	5.4
11.2	Emmet Sheehan	R	@CWS	56.3%	32%	5.2	5.9	2.1	5.5
10.3	Bryce Elder	R	@NYM	88.1%	26%	5.3	6.5	2.0	4.8
10.2	Will Warren	R	@TOR	75.5%	30%	5.3	6.5	2.3	5.3
10.0	Taj Bradley	R	STL	47.9%	35%	6.0	8.1	3.0	5.9
9.9	Nathan Eovaldi	R	@BOS	83.7%	33%	5.8	7.2	3.0	5.7
9.5	Ian Seymour	L	@LAA	9.8%	30%	5.1	6.3	2.4	5.0
9.4	Max Meyer	R	@PIT	78.5%	29%	6.0	8.1	3.0	5.8
9.3	Michael McGreevy	R	@MIN	26.2%	32%	5.6	6.9	2.6	4.5
9.3	Connelly Early	L	TEX	34.8%	34%	5.6	7.5	3.0	5.8
9.2	Andrew Abbott	L	ARI	44.1%	39%	6.3	8.4	3.4	5.5
9.0	Gavin Williams	R	DET	95.5%	28%	5.2	7.2	2.6	5.9
8.9	Spencer Arrighetti	R	@KC	60.7%	37%	5.6	7.5	2.8	5.1
8.8	Casey Mize	R	@CLE	30.4%	21%	4.8	5.9	2.2	4.7
8.8	Patrick Corbin	L	NYY	1.6%	26%	5.1	6.4	2.2	4.6
8.5	Kyle Harrison	L	PHI	79.9%	18%	5.2	6.8	2.6	5.5
8.2	Zac Gallen	R	@CIN	45.6%	32%	5.5	7.6	3.2	5.7
8.2	Emerson Hancock	R	@WSH	84.2%	39%	5.6	7.4	3.0	4.7
8.0	Trevor Rogers	L	SD	29.6%	30%	5.4	7.2	2.7	4.5
7.7	Colin Rea	R	@SF	5.1%	25%	5.3	6.9	2.6	4.2
7.0	Erick Fedde	R	LAD	0.8%	27%	5.4	7.5	2.8	4.1
6.8	Stephen Kolek	R	HOU	15.5%	28%	5.7	7.9	3.2	4.1
6.7	Jeffrey Springs	L	COL	15.9%	38%	5.3	7.4	3.5	5.1
5.7	Walker Buehler	R	@BAL	6.3%	20%	4.6	6.7	2.7	3.9
5.5	Grayson Rodriguez	R	TB	3.8%	23%	5.1	7.7	3.3	4.8
5.2	Miles Mikolas	R	SEA	0.7%	20%	5.0	7.0	3.2	3.8
0.5	Tomoyuki Sugano	R	@ATH	2.6%	21%	5.2	8.6	5.1	4.1

Pitchers to stream on Sunday

Connelly Early is the top option for those needing to make up pitching points on the last day of the head-to-head period, or for those just wanting to pad their pitching stats. There are some other potential streamers, but they all carry even more risk than a usual streamer. Over his past six games, the young lefty posted a 2.80 ERA, 1.13 WHIP with an impressive 38 to 10 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 35⅓ innings. His only issue is homers, as he surrendered seven in that span, and this renders Early as risky when the Boston Red Sox host the Texas Rangers, since the Rangers have an above-average home run rate facing southpaws. Even so, Early leads a less-than-ideal streaming inventory.
Stephen Kolek's 3.04 ERA and 1.07 WHIP suggest that he should be safe to stream, but he has kept his ratios in check with solid command and control, with just 30 punchouts in 43 frames. Limiting hits, walks and homers is obviously impressive, but a lack of strikeouts renders a pitcher more vulnerable to a poor outing. The Kansas City Royals host the Houston Astros, and it's beginning to get hot and humid in the Midwest. However, Kolek will square off with a lineup sporting the 10th-lowest road wOBA facing righties for the past month.
If Ian Seymour were fully stretched out as a starter, he'd likely top this list. He managed to throw 55 pitches over four frames in his last time out, which was his first traditional start of the season. He can probably extend to five innings when the Tampa Bay Rays visit the Los Angeles Angels, and the Rays' bullpen can maintain a potential lead. Seymour benefits from facing one of the weakest lineups in the league when a left-hander is on the hill.

Pitchers to avoid on Sunday

Over the past month, the Chicago White Sox have averaged 6.0 runs per game at home, tied with the Dodgers for the most in MLB. They're especially productive against right-handers, and the Dodgers are sending righty Emmet Sheehan to the mound in the finale of a three-game set on the South Side. Sheehan has been effective in stretches, but overall, he has been inconsistent and is a risk, particularly for fantasy teams embroiled in a tight ratio battle in head-to-head formats.

Hitters to stream on Sunday

This is your last chance to take advantage of the Athletics spending the week at the Las Vegas Ballpark. Despite a couple of high-scoring games, overall the venue has not inflated runs as much as expected. Even so, any remaining Athletics and Rockies remain in play.
The top alternative venue for offense on Sunday is Nationals Park, with the Washington Nationals giving the nod to Miles Mikolas in the finale of an interleague set with the Seattle Mariners. Temperatures in the low 90s and the wind blowing out to left benefit Cole Young, Josh Naylor, Randy Arozarena, Luke Raley, Dominic Canzone, Patrick Wisdom and Colt Emerson.