Fantasy baseball lineup advice for Tuesday: Shane Baz a quality option for streaming

ESPN FantasyJun 22, 2026, 04:45 PM ET
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STARTING PITCHERS FOR TUESDAY

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
15.8	Nolan McLean	R	CHC	89.5%	54%	6.4	6.8	1.7	6.2
15.3	Jesus Luzardo	L	@WSH	91.7%	56%	6.4	7.0	2.3	7.0
12.9	Joe Ryan	R	LAD	97.9%	44%	6.3	7.4	2.7	6.7
12.5	Parker Messick	L	@CWS	90.6%	38%	5.8	6.7	2.2	6.0
12.1	Carlos Rodon	L	@DET	64.8%	37%	5.8	6.9	2.3	6.0
12.0	Sandy Alcantara	R	TEX	77.6%	59%	6.4	8.0	2.8	5.6
11.5	JR Ritchie	R	@SD	3.2%	37%	5.4	6.1	1.8	4.6
11.4	Peter Lambert	R	@TOR	16.2%	40%	5.6	6.7	2.0	4.9
9.9	George Kirby	R	@PIT	89.9%	35%	6.0	7.8	2.9	5.6
9.8	Robbie Ray	L	ATH	50.6%	30%	5.5	7.1	2.4	5.4
9.8	Edward Cabrera	R	@NYM	26.3%	17%	4.9	5.9	1.8	5.0
9.7	Shane McClanahan	L	KC	51.2%	28%	4.9	6.1	1.8	4.8
9.4	Sean Burke	R	CLE	11.3%	24%	5.3	6.7	2.4	5.3
9.3	Shane Baz	R	@LAA	30.1%	39%	6.1	8.3	3.3	5.6
8.5	Mitch Keller	R	SEA	26.0%	35%	6.0	8.3	3.2	5.2
8.4	Brandon Sproat	R	@CIN	1.3%	24%	4.6	5.7	2.2	4.5
8.4	Eduardo Rodriguez	L	@STL	48.5%	32%	5.7	7.8	2.8	4.7
8.1	Casey Mize	R	NYY	30.1%	22%	4.9	6.3	2.4	4.8
7.6	Aaron Civale	R	@SF	3.0%	28%	5.4	7.2	2.7	4.1
7.5	Luinder Avila	R	@TB	0.4%	14%	4.2	5.6	1.7	3.9
7.1	Justin Wrobleski	L	@MIN	67.4%	18%	4.7	6.3	2.3	4.1
6.9	Kyle Leahy	R	ARI	3.2%	27%	5.1	7.2	2.7	4.3
6.9	Shane Bieber	R	HOU	28.2%	11%	4.3	5.5	2.1	4.0
6.8	Nick Lodolo	L	MIL	44.3%	22%	5.1	7.6	3.1	5.3
6.4	Ryan Johnson	R	BAL	0.1%	18%	4.6	6.1	2.6	4.1
5.9	German Marquez	R	ATL	0.4%	15%	4.5	6.3	2.3	3.4
5.5	Zack Littell	R	PHI	3.0%	8%	4.5	5.8	2.6	3.6
2.7	Sonny Gray	R	@COL	85.6%	31%	5.4	8.5	5.5	5.9
0.4	Sean Sullivan	L	BOS	0.0%	7%	3.8	6.0	4.0	3.4
	TBD		@MIA	0.0%	0%	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Pitchers to stream on Tuesday

Shane McClanahan is in a rut, with walks being the primary issue while making three straight road starts. But he's home for this matchup when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Kansas City Royals. Pitching at home, McClanahan has fanned 30 while issuing only nine free passes in 30 2/3 innings. The Royals sport a below-average lineup and could be without Bobby Witt Jr., who has not played since spraining his MCL last Thursday night.
Robbie Ray is having a typically inconsistent season, but he has the stuff to rack up a bunch of strikeouts every time he takes the hill. He is coming off a solid effort in which he took the hill in the resumption of the suspended game between the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves. He'll try to carry momentum into a home start against an Athletics lineup that fans 25% of the time against left-handers and will be experiencing a significant park downgrade from hitter-friendly Sutter Health Park.
Five of Shane Baz's last seven outings have been quality starts. He has recorded a 2.62 ERA and 1.16 WHIP over that span. Next up for the Baltimore Orioles is a road date in Anaheim with the Los Angeles Angels. He'll square off with a lineup sporting a league-average wOBA, but the Angels are impatient and strike out at an above-average clip.
Five of Eduardo Rodriguez's last six outings have been quality starts, including three seven-inning efforts. He's still prone to the occasional lapse in control, as shown by issuing five walks to the Cincinnati Reds two starts ago, but overall, the left-hander has been effective after struggling in his first two seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The strikeouts might not mount in this road tilt with the St. Louis Cardinals, but he'll face a lineup that puts the ball in play without much power, so Rodriguez should be able to post another lengthy outing.

Hitters to stream on Tuesday

Zack Littell has surrendered 20 homers this season, tied for second most in MLB through Sunday. He might lead the league at the end of Tuesday's slate after the Washington Nationals face Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies. Schwarber is clearly unavailable, but Brandon Marsh, Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott, J.T. Realmuto and Gabriel Rincones Jr. all have the pop to take advantage of Littell's generosity with the long ball.