Fantasy baseball lineup advice for Wednesday: Get Trevor Rogers, Reid Detmers into your lineup

ESPN FantasyAug 4, 2026, 05:09 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
14.3	Bryan Woo	R	DET	93.6%	50%	6.3	6.9	2.3	6.5
13.8	Dylan Cease	R	@HOU	99.1%	30%	6.0	7.2	2.1	7.4
12.9	Hunter Brown	R	TOR	91.3%	37%	5.7	6.3	1.8	5.7
12.7	Paul Skenes	R	@MIL	99.8%	37%	5.8	6.9	2.4	6.7
11.1	Nolan McLean	R	@CLE	92.7%	29%	5.6	7.1	2.3	5.9
11.0	Shota Imanaga	L	LAD	82.2%	36%	5.8	6.8	2.6	5.5
10.7	Reid Detmers	L	@BAL	53.8%	27%	5.5	6.6	2.6	6.2
10.6	Nathan Eovaldi	R	SF	86.3%	36%	6.1	7.6	3.2	6.2
10.5	Trevor Rogers	L	LAA	46.1%	37%	5.7	7.0	2.5	5.2
9.8	Eury Perez	R	@ATL	77.4%	32%	5.2	6.4	2.4	5.4
9.6	Will Warren	R	STL	40.8%	31%	5.2	6.7	2.4	5.4
8.9	Jacob Lopez	L	@CIN	0.6%	28%	4.9	6.6	2.4	5.6
8.8	Andre Pallante	R	@NYY	16.2%	30%	5.5	7.2	2.5	4.6
8.3	Sean Burke	R	@BOS	73.1%	27%	5.3	7.1	3.0	5.6
8.3	Kyle Harrison	L	PIT	70.7%	17%	4.8	6.1	2.3	4.9
8.3	Noah Cameron	L	MIN	13.7%	34%	5.6	7.5	3.0	4.9
7.9	Eric Lauer	L	@CHC	5.1%	23%	5.1	6.5	2.5	4.3
7.9	Sonny Gray	R	CWS	92.9%	31%	5.4	7.4	3.2	5.6
7.7	Robbie Ray	L	@ARI	70.3%	26%	5.1	7.1	2.5	4.7
7.1	Dean Kremer	R	@KC	2.2%	28%	5.2	7.1	3.0	4.6
7.1	Slade Cecconi	R	NYM	2.5%	28%	5.1	7.0	2.9	4.5
7.1	Mitch Bratt	L	SD	0.2%	27%	5.0	6.7	2.8	4.2
7.0	Andrew Painter	R	WSH	5.4%	31%	4.9	6.9	2.8	4.5
7.0	Bryce Elder	R	MIA	39.2%	29%	5.6	8.0	3.4	5.0
6.6	Carson Whisenhunt	L	@TEX	1.0%	20%	4.7	6.6	2.5	4.4
6.4	Jake Irvin	R	@PHI	0.6%	21%	5.1	7.1	3.0	4.3
6.3	Ty Madden	R	@SEA	0.5%	11%	4.2	5.8	2.0	3.9
6.0	Rhett Lowder	R	ATH	2.2%	19%	4.7	6.8	2.8	4.5
2.0	Nick Martinez	R	@COL	63.6%	33%	5.2	7.9	5.1	4.4
-2.2	Tomoyuki Sugano	R	TB	3.4%	18%	4.6	7.9	5.7	3.5

Pitchers to stream on Wednesday

Reid Detmers was reportedly the subject of trade talks, but he remains with the Los Angeles Angels to continue his breakthrough season. His 4.03 ERA is deemed about half a run too high by the associated estimators, and his 20.9% K-BB% is pacing toward a career best. The lefty faces the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards, giving Detmers a chance to pad his strikeout total since the Orioles fan at the second-highest clip in the league facing southpaw pitching.
Detmers and the Angels will be opposed by Trevor Rogers, another hurler allegedly available at the deadline. Rogers has logged at least six frames in seven of his last eight outings, including six quality starts. His ERA over this span is 1.99 with a 1.03 WHIP. While the Angels didn't gut their lineup, they parted with Jo Adell, weakening an already below-average offense.
Will Warren rebounded from a rough effort against the Philadelphia Phillies by posting six scoreless innings with seven punchouts against the Chicago Cubs in his last outing. The New York Yankees are facing another NL Central club with the St. Louis Cardinals visiting the Bronx. They put the ball in play, but the Cardinals lack power and are very top-heavy, especially after dealing Lars Nootbaar to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Noah Cameron has seemingly taken a step back this season, which is one of the reasons the Kansas City Royals are not meeting initial expectations. However, Cameron's skills have improved a tick, but his surface stats reflect an unlucky BABIP and left-on-base rate. The Royals will try to play spoiler over the final two months, including a home series with the Minnesota Twins. Cameron held the Twins scoreless in eight stanzas at Target Field in his last outing. He'll be hard-pressed to match that performance, but Cameron should notch another solid effort.

Hitters to stream on Wednesday

Jake Irvin will make his second start since missing over two months with a right shoulder strain. He struggled in his return and now draws a tough road assignment against the Philadelphia Phillies and newly acquired Luis Arraez. Arraez is likely rostered, but Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh, Bryson Stott and J.T. Realmuto are all in a great spot for a productive evening against Irvin and a depleted bullpen.