Sit/Start Week 18: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 7/31 - 8/6

Welcome back to Sit/Start, where we review all expected starting pitcher matchups for the week ahead. I will be carrying over the ranking system from last year. There are three labels: Start, Maybe, and Sit.

Starts are surefire starts for those particular pitchers. This does not mean that they are incapable of having a bad outing, but I consider them more likely than not to have a good outing if they are designated as a Start. However, the degree of confidence I have in a pitcher to have a strong outing is judged by their number in the tier. For example, I am much more confident that a Start-10 will have a good outing than a Start-7, even though I expect both to perform well. The same goes for the other tiers.

Maybes are starts that are a bit riskier, but depending on your league size or roster requirements, they may need to be used. A Start-10 is a pitcher who I believe will almost definitely have a strong outing: For example, a healthy Jacob deGrom at the Oakland Athletics. A Sit-1 is a pitcher who, under no circumstances, should you consider starting.

It’s trade deadline week, so plenty of these are liable to change. Keep an ear to the ground, and make sure that you only put solidly safe arms in your rotation if possible.

For some housekeeping, I will try my best to update these at least once after they go live, but there is a ton of schedule and rotation shuffling. I apologize ahead of time if something is not currently in the table below.

Without further ado, let’s see how your rotation is shaping up for this week. Feel free to question my rankings in the comments, and let’s discuss!

Monday – 7/31
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/31	PHI at MIA	T. Walker	Maybe-6	E. Cabrera	Maybe-5
7/31	TBR at NYY	Z. Littell	Sit-1	D. German	Maybe-5
7/31	MIL at WSN	C. Burnes	Start-10	J. Irvin	Sit-1
7/31	BAL at TOR	K. Gibson	Sit-2	C. Bassitt	Maybe-6
7/31	LAA at ATL	G. Canning	Maybe-4	S. Strider	Start-9
7/31	CIN at CHC	A. Abbott	Start-7	M. Stroman	Start-7
7/31	CLE at HOU	N. Syndergaard	Sit-1	J. France	Maybe-6
7/31	SDP at COL	S. Lugo	Sit-3	A. Gomber	Sit-1
7/31	BOS at SEA	B. Bello	Maybe-6	G. Kirby	Start-8
7/31	ARI at SFG	R. Nelson	Sit-1	A. Cobb	Maybe-5

Tuesday – 8/1
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/1	PHI at MIA	R. Suárez	Maybe-6	S. Alcantara	Maybe-6
8/1	TBR at NYY	Z. Eflin	Start-7	C. Rodón	Sit-1
8/1	MIL at WSN	F. Peralta	Maybe-6	J. Gray	Maybe-5
8/1	DET at PIT	E. Rodríguez	Start-7	J. Oviedo	Sit-2
8/1	BAL at TOR	K. Bradish	Maybe-6	H. Ryu	Sit-1
8/1	LAA at ATL	P. Sandoval	Maybe-4	A. Smith-Shawver	Sit-3
8/1	MIN at STL	P. López	Start-7	J. Flaherty	Maybe-5
8/1	CIN at CHC	B. Lively	Sit-3	J. Steele	Start-8
8/1	CHW at TEX	J. Scholtens	Sit-1	J. Gray	Maybe-6
8/1	NYM at KCR	J. Quintana	Maybe-5	Z. Greinke	Sit-1
8/1	CLE at HOU	G. Williams	Maybe-4	F. Valdez	Start-9
8/1	SDP at COL	R. Weathers	Sit-1	P. Lambert	Sit-1
8/1	BOS at SEA	C. Murphy	Sit-1	B. Miller	Maybe-5
8/1	ARI at SFG	Z. Gallen	Start-8	A. Wood	Sit-1
8/1	OAK at LAD	K. Waldichuk	Sit-1	J. Urías	Start-8

Wednesday – 8/2
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/2	LAA at ATL	L. Giolito	Maybe-6	Y. Chirinos	Sit-1
8/2	DET at PIT	M. Lorenzen	Maybe-6	M. Keller	Start-7
8/2	MIL at WSN	A. Houser	Maybe-4	M. Gore	Maybe-4
8/2	CLE at HOU	T. Bibee	Maybe-6	C. Javier	Start-7
8/2	SDP at COL	J. Musgrove	Maybe-5	K. Freeland	Sit-1
8/2	BOS at SEA	K. Crawford	Maybe-6	L. Gilbert	Start-8
8/2	PHI at MIA	Z. Wheeler	Start-9	B. Garrett	Maybe-6
8/2	TBR at NYY	S. McClanahan	Start-9	G. Cole	Start-8
8/2	BAL at TOR	G. Rodriguez	Maybe-4	Y. Kikuchi	Maybe-5
8/2	MIN at STL	J. Ryan	Start-7	J. Montgomery	Start-7
8/2	CIN at CHC	B. Williamson	Sit-1	D. Smyly	Maybe-4
8/2	CHW at TEX	D. Cease	Maybe-5	A. Heaney	Maybe-4
8/2	NYM at KCR	K. Senga	Start-7	A. Marsh	Sit-1
8/2	ARI at SFG	T. Henry	Sit-3	L. Webb	Start-8
8/2	OAK at LAD	H. Harris	Sit-1	L. Lynn	Maybe-5

Thursday – 8/3
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/3	PHI at MIA	A. Nola	Start-8	J. Cueto	Sit-2
8/3	CHW at TEX	T. Toussaint	Maybe-4	D. Dunning	Maybe-4
8/3	NYM at KCR	TBD		B. Singer	Sit-1
8/3	BAL at TOR	T. Wells	Maybe-6	K. Gausman	Start-9
8/3	ARI at SFG	B. Pfaadt	Sit-1	A. DeSclafani	Sit-3
8/3	PIT at MIL	Q. Priester	Sit-1	J. Teheran	Maybe-4
8/3	HOU at NYY	H. Brown	Maybe-6	C. Schmidt	Maybe-5
8/3	MIN at STL	S. Gray	Start-7	M. Mikolas	Maybe-4
8/3	CIN at CHC	L. Weaver	Sit-1	J. Taillon	Sit-1
8/3	SEA at LAA	B. Woo	Maybe-5	S. Ohtani	Start-9
8/3	OAK at LAD	J. Sears	Maybe-4	T. Gonsolin	Maybe-6

Friday – 8/4
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/4	ATL at CHC	M. Fried	Start-7	K. Hendricks	Maybe-5
8/4	TBR at DET	T. Bradley	Maybe-6	M. Manning	Sit-2
8/4	WSN at CIN	P. Corbin	Sit-1	G. Ashcraft	Maybe-4
8/4	NYM at BAL	C. Carrasco	Sit-1	D. Kremer	Sit-1
8/4	HOU at NYY	J. Urquidy	Sit-1	L. Severino	Sit-1
8/4	KCR at PHI	J. Lyles	Sit-1	C. Sanchez	Maybe-6
8/4	CHW at CLE	M. Clevinger	Sit-1	L. Taylor Allen	Maybe-6
8/4	TOR at BOS	A. Manoah	Maybe-4	J. Paxton	Maybe-6
8/4	MIA at TEX	J. Luzardo	Start-7	M. Pérez	Sit-3
8/4	PIT at MIL	R. Hill	Sit-1	C. Rea	Sit-3
8/4	ARI at MIN	M. Kelly	Maybe-6	B. Ober	Start-7
8/4	COL at STL	C. Flexen	Sit-1	A. Wainwright	Sit-1
8/4	SEA at LAA	L. Castillo	Start-9	R. Detmers	Maybe-5
8/4	LAD at SDP	B. Miller	Maybe-6	Y. Darvish	Maybe-6

Saturday – 8/5
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/5	HOU at NYY	J. France	Maybe-6	D. German	Maybe-5
8/5	TBR at DET	T. Glasnow	Start-8	R. Olson	Sit-3
8/5	ATL at CHC	B. Elder	Maybe-5	M. Stroman	Maybe-6
8/5	MIA at TEX	E. Cabrera	Maybe-4	N. Eovaldi	Start-7
8/5	TOR at BOS	J. Berríos	Start-7	N. Pivetta	Maybe-4
8/5	WSN at CIN	T. Williams	Sit-1	A. Abbott	Start-8
8/5	KCR at PHI	R. Yarbrough	Sit-1	T. Walker	Start-7
8/5	NYM at BAL	J. Verlander	Start-7	K. Gibson	Sit-2
8/5	SFG at OAK	R. Stripling	Sit-1	P. Blackburn	Sit-1
8/5	CHW at CLE	M. Kopech	Sit-3	A. Civale	Maybe-5
8/5	PIT at MIL	O. Bido	Sit-1	C. Burnes	Start-10
8/5	ARI at MIN	R. Nelson	Sit-1	K. Maeda	Start-7
8/5	COL at STL	A. Gomber	Sit-1	S. Matz	Start-7
8/5	LAD at SDP	C. Kershaw	Maybe-4	B. Snell	Start-7
8/5	SEA at LAA	G. Kirby	Start-8	T. Anderson	Sit-1

Sunday – 8/6
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/6	CHW at CLE	J. Scholtens	Sit-1	N. Syndergaard	Sit-1
8/6	HOU at NYY	F. Valdez	Start-9	C. Rodón	Sit-1
8/6	NYM at BAL	J. Quintana	Maybe-5	K. Bradish	Maybe-6
8/6	TOR at BOS	C. Bassitt	Start-7	B. Bello	Maybe-6
8/6	KCR at PHI	Z. Greinke	Sit-1	R. Suárez	Maybe-6
8/6	TBR at DET	Z. Eflin	Start-8	T. Skubal	Maybe-6
8/6	WSN at CIN	J. Irvin	Sit-1	B. Lively	Sit-3
8/6	PIT at MIL	J. Oviedo	Sit-3	F. Peralta	Start-7
8/6	ARI at MIN	Z. Gallen	Start-9	P. López	Start-7
8/6	COL at STL	P. Lambert	Sit-1	J. Flaherty	Maybe-5
8/6	ATL at CHC	C. Morton	Start-7	J. Steele	Start-7
8/6	MIA at TEX	S. Alcantara	Maybe-6	J. Gray	Start-7
8/6	SFG at OAK	A. Cobb	Maybe-6	L. Medina	Sit-1
8/6	SEA at LAA	B. Miller	Maybe-5	G. Canning	Maybe-5
8/6	LAD at SDP	J. Urías	Start-7	S. Lugo	Maybe-6

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2 responses to “Sit/Start Week 18: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 7/31 – 8/6”

kelly foudray says:

August 1, 2023 at 5:29 PM

Bellos starting tonight
Murphy???? Start or pass
Please keep updated thanks

Dupin says:

August 2, 2023 at 10:23 AM

This is such a valuable resource, I check it at least 3 times/week. Keep up the great work, wish I could do premium!

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