MLB Starting Pitchers · Projections & Recent Form

June 21, 2026 MLB Starting Pitchers

1 game · 2 starters · Updated Jul 20, 11:31 PM ET

The Almanac's Take

Thin slate today — just two starters, and they're facing each other, so the matchup dynamic runs both directions. Montero carries the cleaner profile at a 3.22 season ERA with 5.0 projected Ks over 5.1 IP, but 10 days of extended rest is a real flag; rust shows up in command early, and a neutral matchup doesn't offer much buffer. Martin projects nearly identical — 5.2 Ks, 5.1 IP, 2.2 projected ER — but draws an unfavorable matchup tag against that same Detroit lineup, which caps his ceiling. Both sit at medium confidence. Take the numbers here as directional, not precise.

#1Keider Montero(RHP)

Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox

Comerica Park · Final

GS
21
IP
100.7
W-L
6-5
ERA
3.22
WHIP
0.97
K/9
6.30
BB/9
2.00
K/BB
3.18

Projection

Matchup · neutral
IP
5.1
K
5.0
ER
2.1
H
4.6
HR
0.30
BB
0.9
QS%
15%
Win%
45%
DK pts
13.8
Floor
2.8
Ceiling
24.8
Rest
10d
  • Extended rest (10 days) — rust risk
  • low sample

Last 5 Starts

Recent starts for Keider Montero.
DateIPHERBBKHRPDec
2026-06-116.34014096W
2026-06-065.06411179L
2026-05-316.02004065
2026-05-265.78417189
2026-05-195.02341185

#2Davis Martin(RHP)

Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Comerica Park · Final

GS
18
IP
100.0
W-L
8-5
ERA
3.42
WHIP
1.31
K/9
8.30
BB/9
2.80
K/BB
2.97

Projection

Matchup · unfavorable
IP
5.1
K
5.2
ER
2.2
H
4.7
HR
0.20
BB
2.0
QS%
15%
Win%
45%
DK pts
13.3
Floor
2.7
Ceiling
23.9
Rest
5d
  • low sample

Last 5 Starts

Recent starts for Davis Martin.
DateIPHERBBKHRPDec
2026-06-163.38934388L
2026-06-106.060060100W
2026-06-024.710632092L
2026-05-225.76427098W
2026-05-166.05107191W

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