{"id":693348,"date":"2026-03-30T21:49:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/693348\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:49:11","slug":"fantasy-baseball-lineup-advice-for-tuesday-matchups-bode-well-for-taillon-scherzer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/693348\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy baseball lineup advice for Tuesday: Matchups bode well for Taillon, Scherzer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out all of our starting pitcher rankings and other lineup selection tools here to help you make smart <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/fantasy\/baseball\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fantasy baseball<\/a> lineup decisions. All fantasy advice is geared toward ESPN 10-team leagues with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/fantasy\/baseball\/story\/_\/id\/43425955\/espn-playbook-inning-1-draft-kit-advice-how-play-fantasy-baseball\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">standard scoring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> All information is accurate as of the time of publication. For updates, as well as any breaking news that might impact today&#8217;s MLB slate, be sure to check out the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/fantasy\/baseball\/story\/_\/id\/48297021\/espn-fantasy-baseball-buzz-injuries-promotions-demotions-trades-prospects-lineup-changes-mlb-news-analysis-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fantasy baseball buzz<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Other resources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/fantasy\/baseball\/flb\/story?page=REcloserorgchart&amp;addata=flb_mainnav_closers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RP depth chart<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/fantasy.espn.com\/baseball\/welcome?addata=flb_2025_context\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Start new league<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/fantasy\/baseball\/story\/_\/id\/47683716\/espn-mlb-2026-fantasy-baseball-draft-guide-rankings-analysis-projections-cheat-sheets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN&#8217;s 2026 Draft Guide<\/a> | Betting notes for Tuesday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pitchers to stream on Tuesday<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong><a data-player-guid=\"7b22dbac-bf27-d507-096c-642a550c4c6b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/31258\/jameson-taillon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jameson Taillon<\/a><\/strong> is limited to home starts, especially early in the season when Wrigley Field plays big with the cooler temperatures and the wind blowing in. The <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"5cda5067-7075-66b1-4b94-2333ab8d9807\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/chc\/chicago-cubs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Cubs<\/a> host the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"053868c7-8bff-5edb-3cb6-f5490f33ef99\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/laa\/los-angeles-angels\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Angels<\/a>, and while <a data-player-guid=\"e1be67bf-3688-8bd6-9bd6-c01d0e34e119\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/30836\/mike-trout\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Trout<\/a> has seemingly found the fountain of youth and <a data-player-guid=\"33fc8d7f-a7cf-3281-a7b9-218e21677bda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4666100\/zach-neto\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zach Neto<\/a> is an under-the-radar star, the visitors&#8217; lineup isn&#8217;t daunting.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>There was a chance that the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"0151aed9-9f11-ceae-195d-180ca603b64a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/tor\/toronto-blue-jays\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> would ease <strong><a data-player-guid=\"a9fe8a8f-25e3-3d90-b410-96f40b03a927\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/28976\/max-scherzer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Scherzer<\/a><\/strong> into action early in the season, but with injuries to Trey Yesavage, Jose Berrios and Shane Bieber, the future Hall of Famer opens the season in the rotation and draws a favorable matchup at home against the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"f3f1ba71-05f1-a49a-0363-3b1d8e0db4cf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/col\/colorado-rockies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado Rockies<\/a>. Scherzer threw 75 pitches in his final Grapefruit League effort, finishing the spring with 13 2\/3 scoreless stanzas, though he fanned only nine and issued four walks during that span.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>With Braxton Garrett continuing to recover from internal brace surgery with Triple-A Jacksonville, <strong><a data-player-guid=\"d8ba003e-5658-3473-84e5-9300f2aa3b31\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4881980\/janson-junk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Janson Junk<\/a> <\/strong>opens the season in the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"74909d10-eacb-1376-ef1e-d0f37d7c67ca\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/mia\/miami-marlins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami Marlins<\/a> rotation. He sports a modest strikeout rate but exhibits solid command and control, limiting walks and home runs. His first start of the year is a juicy matchup at home against the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"8f4800c6-3c05-b3d5-8186-9750cd72a3c2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/chw\/chicago-white-sox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago White Sox<\/a>. The visitors are gradually improving, but most of the upgrades are on the pitching side; the lineup is still one of the least productive in the league.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>For much of the spring, the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"4dec648c-3eb9-055c-aebc-2711f30975a0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/sd\/san-diego-padres\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Diego Padres<\/a> were quiet, appearing to head into the season with holes in their rotation. As they have done for the past few years, the club swooped in late, signing <a data-player-guid=\"4f3a9a2c-768f-e9fe-0ae2-175d62644ea4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/39251\/walker-buehler\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Walker Buehler<\/a>, Griffin Canning and <strong><a data-player-guid=\"a07ff769-70c9-fe1c-5a69-bf93480c8827\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/34874\/german-marquez\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">German Marquez<\/a><\/strong>. While it would have been intriguing to see how Marquez would have fared outside of Coors Field in his prime, the 31-year-old righty still has gas left in the tank. His first start for the Padres is in Petco Park against the struggling <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"e072b79c-4fa1-3a55-bdcd-4d7d9734d79b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/sf\/san-francisco-giants\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Giants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Tuesday is a great day for streaming, as most clubs are starting their fourth or fifth starters. It won&#8217;t take long for the matchups to be more evenly distributed. The last pitcher highlighted today is making his long-awaited major league debut, with <strong><a data-player-guid=\"9444794d-8a45-3c98-891a-144319134bf7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4872683\/andrew-painter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Painter<\/a><\/strong> taking the mound at home when the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"ff1e263a-f6a6-93c3-1373-418623652ff0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/phi\/philadelphia-phillies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> host the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"a73e1046-e9aa-ef6b-4e0d-2a7c808cb284\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/wsh\/washington-nationals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Nationals<\/a>. Painter was one of the top pitching prospects in the league before his development was hindered by injuries. He&#8217;s healthy now and will face perhaps the weakest offense in the league in his inaugural outing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pitchers to avoid on Tuesday<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>In his season debut, <strong><a data-player-guid=\"ed7e615c-a7de-3458-ac72-6625baf04354\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4345278\/tanner-bibee\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tanner Bibee<\/a><\/strong> was warming up to pitch the sixth inning when he alerted the dugout that his shoulder didn&#8217;t feel right. He left the game and was diagnosed with shoulder inflammation. Even after completing a weekend bullpen session without issues, this is already enough to be leery of the right-hander. However, a road date with the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"fb7cf413-5156-9fc2-abe0-2273b89f70db\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/lad\/los-angeles-dodgers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> seals it; there are safer options, especially on Tuesday&#8217;s streamer-friendly slate.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hitters to stream on Tuesday<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Granted, his expected ERA was better, but <a data-player-guid=\"5ac1018a-9135-3239-9b4c-dc31c11826f8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4109034\/andre-pallante\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andre Pallante<\/a>&#8216;s 5.31 ERA ranked fourth highest among qualified starters. The <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"c781e7c6-2c5b-beaf-55b8-999c76f76661\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/stl\/st-louis-cardinals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> have some young pitching in the pipeline, but for now, he&#8217;ll continue to eat innings. He&#8217;s at home against a Mets lineup featuring several lefty swingers available in most ESPN leagues. <strong><a data-player-guid=\"ddce8b46-7c9e-20b5-7e99-56723808563b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/32525\/jorge-polanco\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jorge Polanco<\/a><\/strong> is a switch-hitter who has been batting cleanup. Bret Baty has emerged as the regular first baseman, while rookie <strong><a data-player-guid=\"d4b66ceb-2e55-37d4-8203-9e0ae0358c11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4925604\/carson-benge\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carson Benge<\/a><\/strong> didn&#8217;t wait long to hit his first major league home run.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Check out all of our starting pitcher rankings and other lineup selection tools here to help you make&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":693349,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[1266,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-693348","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-mlb","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116320335678379511","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=693348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/693349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=693348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=693348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=693348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}