Fantasy baseball lineup advice for Sunday: Finish your matchup with these streamers

ESPN FantasyJun 27, 2026, 05:00 PM ET
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Check out all of our starting pitcher rankings and other lineup selection tools here to help you make smart fantasy baseball lineup decisions. All fantasy advice is geared toward ESPN 10-team leagues with standard scoring.

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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
18.8	Jesus Luzardo	L	@NYM	92.7%	74%	6.9	7.0	1.8	7.7
15.7	Chris Sale	L	@SF	99.6%	49%	6.2	6.7	2.0	7.2
14.8	Drew Rasmussen	R	ARI	91.6%	47%	6.3	6.7	1.9	6.1
11.8	Hunter Brown	R	@DET	94.7%	38%	5.5	6.6	2.2	5.9
11.6	Emmet Sheehan	R	@SD	50.9%	30%	5.4	6.2	2.0	5.7
11.6	Michael King	R	LAD	81.5%	34%	6.0	7.6	2.3	5.7
11.0	Anthony Kay	L	KC	6.9%	34%	5.8	7.3	2.4	5.6
10.5	Carlos Rodon	L	@BOS	64.8%	36%	5.6	7.1	2.6	6.0
10.5	Robbie Ray	L	ATL	55.6%	25%	5.8	7.2	2.4	5.4
10.0	Mitch Keller	R	CIN	25.8%	41%	6.0	7.8	2.8	5.4
9.7	Kyle Bradish	R	WSH	70.2%	40%	6.0	8.0	3.1	5.8
9.5	Merrill Kelly	R	@TB	22.0%	26%	5.5	6.8	2.3	4.7
9.2	Brady Singer	R	@PIT	7.8%	29%	6.1	8.2	3.1	5.4
9.0	Brandon Woodruff	R	CHC	79.9%	26%	4.6	5.5	2.0	4.6
8.6	Sonny Gray	R	NYY	87.3%	31%	5.9	8.0	3.6	6.3
8.5	Luinder Avila	R	@CWS	0.8%	24%	5.1	6.8	2.2	4.8
8.5	Tobias Myers	R	PHI	0.5%	11%	4.7	5.7	1.7	4.3
8.5	Gavin Williams	R	SEA	94.9%	25%	5.0	7.0	2.6	5.7
8.1	Kumar Rocker	R	@TOR	3.7%	21%	4.8	5.9	2.1	4.1
7.9	Tyler Phillips	R	@STL	1.9%	31%	5.4	7.2	2.7	4.3
7.8	Ryan Feltner	R	@MIN	0.6%	35%	5.6	8.0	2.9	4.7
7.8	Connor Prielipp	L	COL	1.7%	27%	5.2	7.6	2.8	5.4
7.7	Kyle Leahy	R	MIA	3.7%	27%	5.3	7.3	2.6	4.5
7.4	Emerson Hancock	R	@CLE	71.8%	28%	4.9	6.7	2.7	4.6
7.3	Jack Flaherty	R	HOU	30.8%	12%	4.4	5.8	2.3	4.8
7.0	Zack Littell	R	@BAL	2.7%	23%	5.0	6.4	2.8	4.1
6.9	Shane Bieber	R	TEX	25.8%	14%	4.4	5.6	2.3	4.1
6.4	Vince Velasquez	R	@MIL	0.0%	10%	4.4	6.4	2.3	4.5
6.1	Aaron Civale	R	@LAA	2.9%	26%	4.9	6.7	2.9	4.1
4.7	Sam Aldegheri	L	ATH	0.2%	20%	4.7	7.2	2.9	3.8

Pitchers to stream on Sunday

Hopefully, you are not trying to make up ground by streaming pitchers on the last day of this scoring period, as the top choices available wouldn't be included on most slates. Heading Sunday's rankings is Chicago White Sox righty Anthony Kay for his home date with the Kansas City Royals. He's coming off six scoreless frames featuring a season-high eight strikeouts. The Royals don't run much, but they lack power, and if Kay can keep the ball in the yard, he's usually effective.
Jack Flaherty checks in as a high-risk, high-reward option. He'll be making his first start since coming off the 15-day IL with a left peroneal strain. The veteran righty was finding his form before the injury and dominated in his rehab start with Double-A Erie, punching out seven with one walk over 5⅔ innings. The Detroit Tigers host the Houston Astros, and the visitors sport a lineup with the 10th-lowest wOBA facing right-handed pitching.
Mitch Keller is the "break glass in case of emergency" candidate on the Sunday docket. On paper, it's a good matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates hosting the Cincinnati Reds, but Keller has been in a rut, fueled by spotty command and control. The Reds can be productive versus right-handers, though they strike out 25% of the time with a righty on the hill.

Hitters to stream on Sunday

Aaron Civale has been unable to pitch more than four innings in any of his last three outings, posting a 12.27 ERA and 2.45 WHIP over that 11-inning stretch. Next up for the veteran righty is a road matchup with the Athletics Athletics visiting the Los Angeles Angels, and the ball usually carries better during the afternoon in Anaheim. Zach Neto, Nolan Schanuel, Jo Adell, Jorge Soler, Wade Meckler and Denzer Guzman all line up for a productive effort facing the vulnerable Civale.