Fantasy baseball lineup advice for Wednesday: Ride Jake Bennett's hot streak

ESPN FantasyJul 7, 2026, 04:30 PM ET
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STARTING PITCHERS FOR WEDNESDAY

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
14.5	Dylan Cease	R	@SF	98.8%	48%	6.6	8.1	2.5	7.4
11.8	Foster Griffin	L	HOU	75.7%	35%	5.8	6.5	2.3	5.4
11.8	Chase Burns	R	PHI	97.8%	36%	5.7	6.9	2.8	6.9
11.5	Gerrit Cole	R	@TB	86.0%	33%	5.4	6.4	2.1	5.6
11.4	George Kirby	R	@MIA	92.1%	43%	6.1	7.7	2.7	5.8
11.0	Jake Bennett	L	@CWS	19.0%	35%	5.4	6.1	2.0	4.8
10.8	Logan Webb	R	TOR	95.2%	32%	5.9	7.3	2.4	5.2
10.8	Michael King	R	ARI	80.9%	31%	5.3	6.5	1.9	5.0
10.5	Christian Scott	R	KC	5.2%	34%	4.9	5.9	1.9	5.3
10.4	Troy Melton	R	ATH	40.7%	36%	5.6	6.7	2.6	5.2
10.2	Michael McGreevy	R	MIL	20.5%	35%	5.9	7.2	2.5	4.5
9.6	Shane McClanahan	L	NYY	50.3%	18%	4.8	5.7	1.8	4.9
9.2	Dean Kremer	R	CHC	7.7%	34%	5.5	6.9	2.6	4.7
9.1	Roki Sasaki	R	COL	23.0%	36%	5.5	7.4	2.7	5.2
9.1	Kyle Harrison	L	@STL	85.2%	26%	4.9	6.1	2.0	4.7
9.0	Spencer Arrighetti	R	@WSH	32.7%	26%	5.3	6.8	2.6	5.3
8.9	Davis Martin	R	BOS	80.7%	21%	5.1	6.3	2.2	4.6
8.6	Walbert Urena	R	@TEX	14.1%	34%	5.5	7.5	2.6	4.7
8.4	MacKenzie Gore	L	LAA	59.6%	27%	5.3	7.6	2.9	6.0
8.1	Slade Cecconi	R	@MIN	5.3%	37%	5.6	7.5	3.0	4.6
7.9	Ryan Feltner	R	@LAD	1.0%	25%	5.4	7.3	2.6	4.5
7.9	Grant Holmes	R	@PIT	8.9%	28%	5.3	7.6	2.8	5.1
7.7	Jeffrey Springs	L	@DET	10.4%	25%	5.3	7.0	2.8	4.5
7.6	Connor Prielipp	L	CLE	2.1%	25%	5.3	8.0	2.9	5.7
7.4	Jose Cabrera	R	@SD	0.5%	13%	4.5	5.5	1.9	3.5
7.2	Tyler Phillips	R	SEA	2.3%	23%	5.5	7.5	2.9	4.4
7.1	Colin Rea	R	@BAL	3.6%	24%	5.3	7.1	2.9	4.5
6.1	Jared Jones	R	ATL	8.8%	9%	4.0	5.3	2.1	3.9
5.1	Stephen Kolek	R	@NYM	7.1%	3%	3.2	4.0	1.3	2.6
	TBD		@CIN	0.0%	0%	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Pitchers to stream on Wednesday

Jake Bennett recorded a 5.28 ERA and 1.50 WHIP over his first three starts, fanning only eight in 15 1/3 innings. Since then, he has registered a 1.78 ERA and 0.67 WHIP with 23 punchouts spanning 25 1/3 stanzas. Next up for the Boston Red Sox lefty is a road date with the Chicago White Sox, who have ninth-best wOBA facing left-handers but strike out at the fifth-highest clip against southpaws.
Troy Melton continues to give Detroit Tigers fans a reason to believe the club will hold onto Tarik Skubal and hope for a second-half run. The Tigers have won five of Melton's seven starts and now face a reeling Athletics squad at home. Heading into Tuesday's action, the Athletics had won three of their previous 14 games.
Walbert Urena rebounded from the worst game of his fledgling career with a solid effort in his last start, though he did walk a career-high four batters. Control has troubled Urena throughout his development, but he counters it with solid strikeout upside. The Los Angeles Angels visit the Texas Rangers, so Urena will benefit from a better pitcher's park, as well as facing a depleted Rangers lineup that is missing Corey Seager and Wyatt Langford and could be without Josh Jung, who missed last game with a sore knee.

Hitters to stream on Wednesday

Jeffrey Springs has understandably struggled at home, but the lefty has also had issues on the road. On Wednesday, Springs will take the hill in Comerica Park when the Athletics visit the Tigers. Matt Vierling, Spencer Torkelson and Ben Malgeri are some right-handed hitting targets benefiting from the platoon advantage.