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Fantasy baseball streaming pitchers: May 5, 2016

Apr 30, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Wade Miley (20) is doused with water and a sports drink following a 6-0 complete game victory against the Kansas City Royals at Safeco Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 30, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Wade Miley (20) is doused with water and a sports drink following a 6-0 complete game victory against the Kansas City Royals at Safeco Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
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With 11 MLB games on the Thursday schedule, check out my top 5 fantasy baseball streaming pitchers if your team needs some starting pitching help.

Apr 17, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tyler Chatwood (32) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tyler Chatwood (32) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports

The Phillies and Cardinals start the MLB schedule early this Thursday with a 1:45 ET game, but the rest of the 11 games today are all scheduled to be under the lights tonight.  Some of the games are the first in a weekend series while others are the final game before teams travel and start their weekend sets tomorrow.  If your fantasy baseball team needs a starting pitching boost going into the weekend, check out my top 5 fantasy baseball streaming pitchers who are available in many leagues but should still produce good stats today.

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You can find this post every morning here at Fancied listing the top five scheduled starters who are available in over 50% of ESPN leagues.  I’ve included their ownership level in ESPN leagues in parentheses after their name at the top of each slide. These pitchers are available on waiver wire in most season-long leagues and usually don’t have high salaries in daily fantasy baseball competitions. I think they can step up and produce solid outings given their current form, opponent, and potential to put together solid numbers. Each morning, you can find these “best available” starting pitchers on our FanSided fantasy baseball hub.

Yesterday, my top 5 fantasy baseball streaming pitchers were split down the middle going 2-2 with a no-decision.  My top option, Tyler Chatwood (pictured above) was excellent throwing eight shutout innings against the Padres and picking up the win while three of the other four starts I listed turned in quality starts with the one exception being the still-struggling Alex Wood. Overall, my 5 picks yesterday went 2-2 with a 3.61 ERA, a 1.019 WHIP, and a 8.61 K/9.  Since I started this post a couple of weeks ago my 85 selections are a combined 31-31 with a 4.23 ERA, a 1.303 WHIP, and 7.57 K/9.

If you want to discuss your fantasy baseball streaming pitchers, other waiver wire pickups, offer alternative options, or let me know how our fantasy baseball coverage can be more of a help to you, find me throughout the day @FansidedFantasy on Twitter. In the coming weeks as the NBA playoffs start to slow down, we’ll be able to expand our daily league fantasy baseball coverage, so stay tuned.

It’s time to get started with today’s top five fantasy baseball streaming pitchers starting with a veteran option that may be strung to turn things around for his new tea.

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