Start These 4 Saturday Pitchers to Win Your Fantasy Baseball Playoffs

The final countdown is officially on! We have fewer than 10 days left in the regular season, meaning baseball is finally winding down after six long, grueling months. There is still plenty to figure out about the playoff picture, leaving plenty of intrigue and entertainment to come over the next week-plus. Don't blink; you might miss everything until October.

Moving to fantasy baseball, let's look at four starting pitchers in action on Saturday who are widely available in fantasy leagues and have good matchups. Most stats are from MLB.com, as are the probable starters. The full streamer rankings are listed at the bottom.

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Andrew Alvarez, Washington Nationals @ St. Louis Cardinals

Alvarez has shown up on our list a lot in the second half of the season, getting friendly matchups against teams like the Reds and Angels along the way. He faced those Angels his last time out and threw seven scoreless innings with just one hit allowed, four walks, and eight strikeouts. Alvarez has been good in every area except walking too many guys, and while that can be an issue, he has minimized damage and had a successful season, holding a 3.35 ERA in just over 100 innings.

The Cardinals aren't one of the worst offenses in baseball, but they are a below-average unit that gives our streaming pitchers a decent floor without a high ceiling. They are best described as “middling or worse” in most areas, missing power numbers more than anything else. We'd love a better matchup, but beggars can't be choosers in the streaming world, and St. Louis will have to do.

Alvarez is a low-to-mid-level streamer. I could see bumping him up another half-notch, but with the matchup not great and Alvarez having some control issues, we'll show just a little temperance with our expectations.

Robert Gasser, Milwaukee Brewers @ Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore has been at their worst later in the season. After more average offensive work earlier in the season, they rank in the bottom 10 in all four slash categories over the past month, bringing many of their season-long numbers to a bottom-10 level as well. They also strike out at a top-three rate, setting a high ceiling for opposing pitchers on any given day; this is a strong matchup over the rest of the season.

Gasser has very average numbers across the board over the full season, doing average strikeout work with a better-than-average walk rate and an ERA at 4.30. He has done well recently while making short starts, going more than 5 1/3 innings just once since the beginning of August but giving up two earned runs or fewer in five of those eight starts. Gasser is perfectly fine to consider when the matchup is right.

Gasser is a mid-level streamer. I like his rate stats, and with the matchup in his favor in this one, Gasser could be in line for another strong (but shorter) start. The ceiling is up here due to Baltimore's swing-and-miss ways.

Jackson Jobe, Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox

Jobe missed most of 2025 and 2026 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. He made his season debut on August 8 and has mostly fared well in seven starts. Jobe allowed two runs or fewer in five of those outings, though like Gasser, his starts have been limited to around five innings for the most part. He is coming off his best game, though: 6 1/3 innings with three hits, one run, one walk, and eight strikeouts. There's risk given his long layoff, but Jobe has found success in his limited time.

Chicago is getting cold at the wrong time. They entered Friday tied atop the AL Central but coming off 12 losses in 18 games, squandering their lead in a weak division. There is still the chance at a wild card if they can't hold off Cleveland, but the White Sox could look back at this month as a major missed opportunity. The offense has faltered over the past 30 days, ranking in the bottom 10 (or very close to it) in many areas, so we can take advantage with streaming pitchers on the right days.

Jobe is a low-to-mid-level streamer. We can temper expectations a bit with Jobe probably still working himself back into shape, and the White Sox have had much better stretches during the season, leaving this as more of a middling matchup than truly good.

Christian Scott, New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies have been a bit of an enigma this season. They came into 2026 with World Series aspirations but started as poorly as could be imagined, sitting at 9-19 after losing on April 26. That was the low point, as Philly was 11 games over .500 heading into the All-Star break. That margin above the break-even point fell to four games after they lost eight of nine heading into August, but they have gone 28-16 since August 1 and are in great position to make the postseason as a wild card. The offense has been uneven along the way, including the past month, where they rank in the bottom half of the league in runs, hits, home runs, walks, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS.

Scott's season-long numbers are strong, as he has been average or better in every box stat aside from walking a few too many hitters. His best asset has been his strikeout rate, which sits at 28% versus league average around 22%. Scott had his worst month in August, though, allowing 24 hits and 17 runs in 25 1/3 innings. He has been better in two September starts, allowing two runs in each game while totaling 14 strikeouts and just two walks in 10 2/3 innings.

Scott is a mid-level streamer. Even though the matchup is just OK, his strikeout work gives him a boost that many of our streamers don't have, and Philadelphia has been on the wrong side offensively recently.

Saturday's Streamer Rankings

1. Robert Gasser, MIL
2. Christian Scott, NYM
3. Andrew Alvarez, WSH
4. Jackson Jobe, DET