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Dustin May or Cristian Javier

Who Should I Start? - Week 12 • Start New
Dustin May

Dustin May

SP • St. Louis Cardinals STL
Cristian Javier

Cristian Javier

SP • Houston Astros HOU
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting May over Javier

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Dustin May

Dustin May has found his elite strikeout form, but can be benched for the weekend with his weekly work complete.

Dustin May is thriving for the third-place Cardinals (32-28), recently flirting with a no-hitter on May 27. May slots in as the number three starter in the rotation, racking up 25 strikeouts over his last 17.3 innings. He has settled in beautifully, boasting a stellar 0.98 WHIP over his last 14 days.

May's recent 13.01 K/9 is a massive jump from our projection of 100 strikeouts over 139.0 innings. While his 3.99 ERA over the last month is highly sustainable, his career metrics suggest some minor WHIP regression could occur if his walks tick back up. Still, his elite velocity makes him a rest-of-season breakout candidate.

Looking at the schedule, the Cardinals host the Reds for three games starting Friday. However, May already pitched on Tuesday against Texas, striking out nine over 5.2 innings. With no remaining games scheduled for him this week, he can be safely benched. Verdict: Sit.

Updated 2 days ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Javier over May

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Dustin May
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.190-000921.351
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.950-1001820.742
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Cristian Javier
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Dustin May
OWN
32%
+10.01 compared to last week
START
14%
+5.5 compared to last week
OWN/START Cristian Javier
OWN
 
3%
+0.03 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Dustin May
90th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Cristian Javier
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Dustin May

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 91st among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 38th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Cristopher Sanchez
  • He is performing amazing in the past 30 days. Will he keep it up?

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 45th with 1.13
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 42nd with 3.24
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 91st with 16
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 94th
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 85th with 59.1
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: +2, WHIP: +0.027, ERA: +0.455, K's: -3, Walks: -3
Breakdown Cristian Javier

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 243rd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Cristopher Sanchez
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Shoulder (Since Apr 9, 2026). Stay clear of him if its going to stick around, otherwise now is the time to get a guy at a bargain price since he is hurt. Check out his player news.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: +1, WHIP: +2.42, ERA: +12.86, K's: +4, Walks: +9
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Dustin May

No Injury Reported

Injury Cristian Javier

SHOULDER - Since Apr 9, 2026

Javier is dealing with a right shoulder strain and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Dustin May
DateOpponentResult
Jun 01VS TEXJacob deGromL 1-2
Jun 02VS TEXCal QuantrillL 4-7
Jun 03VS TEXAndre PallanteW 5-3
Jun 05VS CINHunter DobbinsW 10-3
Jun 06VS CINNick Lodolo
Jun 07VS CINRhett Lowder
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.190-000921.351
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Cristian Javier
DateOpponentResult
Jun 02VS PITBubba ChandlerL 6-10
Jun 03VS PITAJ BlubaughW 11-9
Jun 04VS PITJared JonesL 1-5
Jun 05VS ATHPeter LambertW 5-1
Jun 06VS ATHKade Morris
Jun 07VS ATHGage Jump
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
16.880-100253.441
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Dustin May
9.05
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Cristian Javier
5.85
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Dustin May
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 LAD 16 38.0 613 33 6 0 2-3 3.55 1.11 7.8 72
2020 LAD 19 64.1 1058 57 22 0 4-1 2.94 1.2 8 153
2021 LAD 5 23.0 368 35 6 0 1-1 2.74 0.96 13.7 69
2022 LAD 6 30.0 474 29 14 0 2-3 4.8 1.2 8.7 53
2023 LAD 9 48.0 736 34 16 0 4-1 2.63 0.94 6.4 121
2025 LAD 25 130.0 2169 123 56 0 7-11 5.05 1.45 8.5 231
2026 STL 12 66.2 1049 60 19 0 3-6 4.59 1.29 8.1 122
ON PACE 31 176 2785 159 50 0 7-15 4.59 1.29 8.1 324
3-YEAR AVG 11 59 968 52 24 0 4-4 4.35 1.3 7.8 117
Career 92 395.1 6467 371 139 0 0-0 4.1 1.25 8.5
Career Cristian Javier
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 HOU 17 . . . 0
2021 HOU 41 . . . 0
2022 HOU 29 . . . 0
2023 HOU 34 . . . 0
2024 HOU 7 . . . 0
2025 HOU 8 . . . 0
2026 HOU 3 . . . 0
ON PACE 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 16 . . . 0
Career 139 . . .
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ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs WAS 04:10 EDT EST Eduardo Rodriguez
Zack Littell
ATH @HOU 04:10 EDT EST Kade Morris
Tatsuya Imai
ATL vs PIT 04:10 EDT EST Spencer Strider
Braxton Ashcraft
BAL @TOR 03:07 EDT EST Kyle Bradish
Braydon Fisher
BOS @NYY 07:35 EDT EST Ranger Suarez
Will Warren
CHC vs SF 02:20 EDT EST Ben Brown
Landen Roupp
CHW @PHI 04:05 EDT EST Brandon Eisert
Andrew Painter
CIN @STL 02:15 EDT EST Nick Lodolo
Matthew Liberatore
CLE @TEX 07:35 EDT EST Tanner Bibee
Jack Leiter
COL vs MIL 09:10 EDT EST
Jacob Misiorowski
DET vs SEA 01:10 EDT EST Keider Montero
Bryce Miller
KC @MIN 02:10 EDT EST Luinder Avila
Joe Ryan
LAA @LAD 10:10 EDT EST Jack Kochanowicz
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
MIA vs TB 04:10 EDT EST Lake Bachar
Shane McClanahan
NYM @SD 10:10 EDT EST Nolan McLean
Griffin Canning
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