Two start pitchers for week 18 (July 30th – August 5th, 2012) fantasy baseball

Here is your weekly dose of two start pitchers for week 18 of fantasy baseball 2012.  The week runs from Monday July 30th through Sunday August 5th.

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All stats and starts are current as of July 23rd, 2012.  The start dates can change because of weather or rotation moves.

Tier 1

Jered Weaver carries a 12-1 record as of July 23rd, 2012 (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

Stephen Strasburg (10-4, 2.85, 110.1 IP, 140 K/ 32 BB)   7/31 vs PHI – Lee   8/5 vs MIA – Nolasco

Madison Bumgarner (11-6, 3.12, 129.2 IP, 112 K/ 25 BB)   7/30 vs NYM – TBD   8/4 @ COL – Francis

David Price (13-4, 2.64, 126 IP, 120 K/ 43 BB)   7/30 @ OAK – Griffin   8/5 vs BAL - Gonzalez

Jake Peavy (7-7, 3.22, 134 IP, 120 K/ 27 BB)  7/30 @ MIN – De Vries   8/5 vs LAA – Weaver

Jered Weaver (12-1, 2.19, 110.2 IP, 81 K/ 24 BB)   7/31 @ TEX – Holland   8/5 @ CHW – Peavy

Tier 2

Cliff Lee has decent peripherals for a 1-6 pitcher (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

Tommy Hanson (10-5, 4.50, 116 IP, 103 K/ 44 BB)  7/31 vs MIA – Nolasco   8/5 vs HOU – Norris

Homer Bailey (9-6, 3.74, 120.1 IP, 88 K/ 30 BB)   7/31 vs SD – Marquis   8/5 vs PIT – Correia

Cliff Lee (1-6, 3.71, 111.1 IP, 106 K/ 22 BB)   7/31 @ WAS – Strasburg   8/5 vs ARI – Cahill

Edinson Volquez (6-7, 3.33, 121.1 IP, 109 K/ 70 BB)   7/30 @ CIN – Leake   8/4 vs NYM – TBD

Mark Buerhle (9-9, 3.29, 125.2 IP, 74 K/ 19 BB)  7/30 @ ATL – Hudson   8/4 @ WAS – Gonzalez

Kyle Lohse (10-2, 2.71, 129.1 IP, 74 K/ 22 BB)   7/31 @ COL – Francis   8/5 vs MIL – Estrada

Tommy Milone (9-6, 3.33, 121.1 IP, 86 K/ 26 BB)   7/31 vs TB – Shields   8/5 vs TOR – Laffey

Tier 3

Lincecum has started to rebound in the second half (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

Tim Lincecum (4-10, 5.72, 111.2 IP, 121 K/ 53 BB)   7/31 vs NYM – TBD   8/5 @ COL – Friedrich

Edwin Jackson (5-6, 3.73, 113.1 IP, 86 K/ 34 BB)   8/1 vs PHI – Worley   8/5 vs MIA – Zambrano

Trevor Cahill (8-8, 3.77, 119.1 IP, 85 K/ 47 BB)   7/30 @ LAD – Harang   8/5 @ PHI – Lee

Josh Beckett (5-8, 4.53, 101.1 IP, 79 K/ 27 BB)   7/31 vs DET – Verlander   8/5 vs MIN – Blackburn

Max Scherzer (9-5, 4.61, 109.1 IP, 134 K/ 39 BB)   7/30 @ BOS – Buchholz   8/5 vs CLE – Lowe

Aaron Harang (7-5, 3.45, 112 IP, 87 K/ 48 BB)   7/30 vs ARI – Cahill   8/5 vs CHC – Maholm

A.J. Griffin (2-0, 2.70, 30 IP, 20 K/ 6 BB)   7/30 vs TB – Price   8/4 vs TOR – Romero

Tim Hudson (8-4, 3.69, 97.1 IP, 61 K/ 28 BB)   7/30 vs MIA – Buehrle   8/4 vs HOU – Harrell

Marco Estrada (0-4, 4.09, 63.2 IP, 71 K/ 11 BB)   7/30 vs HOU – Norris   8/5 @ STL – Lohse

Garret Richards (3-1, 3.53, 43.1 IP, 30 K/ 23 BB)   7/30 @ TEX – TBD   8/4 @ CHW – Quintana

Aaron Laffey (2-1, 2.76, 39 IP, 22 K/ 8 BB)   7/31 @ SEA – Vargas   8/5 @ OAK – Milone

Miguel Gonzalez (2-1, 2.61, 31 IP, 26 K/ 14 BB)   7/30 @ NYY – Garcia   8/5 @ TB – Price

Matt Harvey (NYM – No Stats)   7/31 @ SF – Lincecum   8/5 @ SD – Marquis

Tier 4

Derek Lowe (8-8, 5.04, 110.2 IP, 39 K/ 40 BB)   7/31 @ KC – Hochevar   8/5 @ DET – Scherzer

Paul Maholm (8-6, 4.08, 105.2 IP, 69 K/ 29 BB)   7/30 vs PIT – Correia   8/5 @ LAD – Harang

Ricky Romero (8-6, 5.22, 122.1 IP, 84 K/ 62 BB)   7/30 @ SEA – Iwakuma   8/4 @ OAK – Griffin

Clay Buchholz (8-3, 5.18, 100.2 IP, 72 K/ 36 BB)   7/30 vs DET – Scherzer  8/4 vs MIN – De Vries

Mike Leake (3-6, 4.25, 110 IP, 72 K/ 24 BB)  7/30 vs SD – Volquez   8/4 vs PIT - McDonald

Ricky Nolasco (8-8, 114.2 IP, 73 K/ 31 BB)   7/31 @ ATL – Hanson   8/4 @ WAS – Strasburg

Carlos Zambrano (5-8, 4.41, 110 IP, 79 K/ 63 BB)   8/1 @ ATL – Sheets   8/5 @ WAS – Jackson

Freddy Garcia (4-3, 5.36, 53.2 IP, 42 K/ 17 BB)   7/30 vs BAL – Gonzalez   8/5 vs SEA – Iwakuma

Tier 5

Bud Norris (5-8, 5.32, 96.1 IP, 101 K/ 43 BB)   7/30 @ MIL – Estrada   8/5 @ ATL – Hanson

Luke Hochevar (6-8, 4.90, 110 IP, 81 K/ 33 BB)  7/31 vs CLE – Lowe   8/5 vs TEX – Holland

Kevin Correia (7-6, 4.30, 102.1 IP, 46 K/ 28 BB)   7/30 @ CHC – Maholm   8/5 @ CIN – Bailey

Cole De Vries (2-2, 3.95, 41 IP, 29 K/ 9 BB)  7/30 vs CHW – Peavy   8/4 @ BOS – Buchholz

Jason Marquis (5-9, 5.58, 88.2 IP, 60 K/ 30 BB)  7/31 @ CIN – Bailey   8/5 vs NYM – Harvey

Hisashi Iwakuma (1-2, 4.85, 46.1 IP, 34 K/ 22 BB)   7/30 vs TOR – Romero   8/5 @ NYY – Garcia

Nick Blackburn (4-5, 7.45, 70 IP, 32 K/ 22 BB)  7/31 vs CHW – Floyd   8/5 @ BOS – Beckett

Jeremy Hefner (1-3, 5.84, 32.1 IP, 18 K/ 4 BB)   7/30 @ SF – Bumgarner   8/4 @ SD – Volquez