Every Sunday here at Pitcher List, I review all expected starting pitcher matchups for the week ahead. There are three labels: Start, Maybe, and Sit. Outings marked with a Maybe are circumstantial and dependent on your needs in a 12-teamer, while the other two are self-explanatory. Feel free to question my designations in the comments and we’ll dive into it together.
Here’s the massive table containing every Week 18 start from 8/6 – 8/12:
Note: These matchups are subject to change.
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
8/6 | PHI vs ARI | Jake Arrieta | Start | Zack Godley | Start |
8/6 | NYY vs CHW | Lance Lynn | Maybe | Dylan Covey | Sit |
8/6 | MIN vs CLE | Kyle Gibson | Start | Trevor Bauer | Start |
8/6 | PIT vs COL | Joe Musgrove | Sit | Kyle Freeland | Maybe |
8/6 | CHC vs KCR | Cole Hamels | Maybe | Jakob Junis | Sit |
8/6 | DET vs LAA | Matthew Boyd | Maybe | Nick Tropeano | Sit |
8/6 | STL vs MIA | Luke Weaver | Sit | Wei-Yin Chen | Sit |
8/6 | CIN vs NYM | Homer Bailey | Maybe | Noah Syndergaard | Start |
8/6 | HOU vs SFG | Charlie Morton | Start | Dereck Rodriguez | Sit |
8/6 | SEA vs TEX | Wade LeBlanc | Maybe | Martin Perez | Sit |
8/7 | PHI vs ARI | Nick Pivetta | Start | Zack Greinke | Start |
8/7 | NYY vs CHW | CC Sabathia | Start | Reynaldo Lopez | Sit |
8/7 | MIN vs CLE | Adalberto Mejia | Sit | Carlos Carrasco | Start |
8/7 | PIT vs COL | Jameson Taillon | Start | Antonio Senzatela | Sit |
8/7 | CHC vs KCR | Mike Montgomery | Sit | Brad Keller | Sit |
8/7 | DET vs LAA | Mike Fiers | Maybe | Andrew Heaney | Start |
8/7 | STL vs MIA | Miles Mikolas | Start | Pablo Lopez | Sit |
8/7 | SDP vs MIL | Clayton Richard | Sit | Chase Anderson | Start |
8/7 | CIN vs NYM | Sal Romano | Sit | Jason Vargas | Sit |
8/7 | LAD vs OAK | Rich Hill | Start | Sean Manaea | Start |
8/7 | HOU vs SFG | Dallas Keuchel | Start | Madison Bumgarner | Start |
8/7 | BAL vs TBR | Alex Cobb | Sit | Bullpen | Sit |
8/7 | SEA vs TEX | Felix Hernandez | Sit | Bartolo Colon | Sit |
8/7 | BOS vs TOR | Drew Pomeranz | Maybe | Marcus Stroman | Sit |
8/7 | ATL vs WSH | Max Fried | Sit | ??? | Sit |
8/7 | ATL vs WSH | Sean Newcomb | Maybe | Tommy Milone | Sit |
8/8 | PHI vs ARI | Vince Velasquez | Start | Patrick Corbin | Start |
8/8 | NYY vs CHW | Luis Severino | Start | Lucas Giolito | Sit |
8/8 | MIN vs CLE | Jake Odorizzi | Sit | Mike Clevinger | Start |
8/8 | PIT vs COL | Chris Archer | Maybe | German Marquez | Maybe |
8/8 | CHC vs KCR | Jose Quintana | Maybe | Heath Fillmyer | Sit |
8/8 | DET vs LAA | Blaine Hardy | Sit | Jaime Barria | Maybe |
8/8 | STL vs MIA | John Gant | Sit | Trevor Richards | Maybe |
8/8 | SDP vs MIL | Robbie Erlin | Sit | Jhoulys Chacin | Maybe |
8/8 | CIN vs NYM | Lucas Sims? | Sit | Jacob Degrom | Start |
8/8 | LAD vs OAK | Clayton Kershaw | Start | Brett Anderson | Sit |
8/8 | BAL vs TBR | Andrew Cashner | Sit | Bullpen | Sit |
8/8 | SEA vs TEX | Marco Gonzales | Start | Yovani Gallardo | Sit |
8/8 | BOS vs TOR | Chris Sale | Start | Mike Hauschild | Sit |
8/8 | ATL vs WSH | Mike Foltynewicz | Start | Max Scherzer | Start |
8/9 | MIN vs CLE | Jose Berrios | Start | Corey Kluber | Start |
8/9 | LAD vs COL | Ross Stripling | Sit | Tyler Anderson | Maybe |
8/9 | SEA vs HOU | James Paxton | Start | Justin Verlander | Start |
8/9 | SDP vs MIL | Walker Lockett? | Sit | Junior Guerra | Maybe |
8/9 | TEX vs NYY | Ariel Jurado | Sit | J.A. Happ | Start |
8/9 | PIT vs SFG | Ivan Nova | Sit | ??? | Sit |
8/9 | BAL vs TBR | Dylan Bundy | Start | Bullpen | Sit |
8/9 | BOS vs TOR | Rick Porcello | Start | Ryan Borucki | Sit |
8/9 | ATL vs WSH | Anibal Sanchez | Start | Gio Gonzalez | Sit |
8/10 | MIL vs ATL | Freddy Peralta | Maybe | Kevin Gausman | Maybe |
8/10 | BOS vs BAL | Nathan Eovaldi | Start | Yefry Ramirez | Sit |
8/10 | WSH vs CHC | Jeremy Hellickson | Sit | Kyle Hendricks | Maybe |
8/10 | CLE vs CHW | Shane Bieber | Maybe | Carlos Rodon | Maybe |
8/10 | ARI vs CIN | Clay Buchholz | Maybe | Anthony Desclafani | Sit |
8/10 | LAD vs COL | Kenta Maeda | Maybe | Jon Gray | Start |
8/10 | MIN vs DET | Ervin Santana | Sit | Jordan Zimmermann | Sit |
8/10 | SEA vs HOU | Mike Leake | Sit | Collin McHugh? | Sit |
8/10 | STL vs KCR | Austin Gomber | Sit | Burch Smith | Sit |
8/10 | OAK vs LAA | Edwin Jackson | Sit | Felix Pena | Sit |
8/10 | NYM vs MIA | Zack Wheeler | Start | Jose Urena | Maybe |
8/10 | TEX vs NYY | Mike Minor | Sit | Masahiro Tanaka | Start |
8/10 | PHI vs SDP | Zach Eflin | Start | Joey Lucchesi | Maybe |
8/10 | PIT vs SFG | Trevor Williams | Sit | Andrew Suarez | Sit |
8/10 | TBR vs TOR | Blake Snell | Start | Marco Estrada | Sit |
8/11 | MIL vs ATL | Wade Miley | Sit | Julio Teheran | Sit |
8/11 | BOS vs BAL | David Price | Start | David Hess? | Sit |
8/11 | BOS vs BAL | Brian Johnson | Sit | Jimmy Yacbonis? | Sit |
8/11 | WSH vs CHC | Tanner Roark | Maybe | Jon Lester | Maybe |
8/11 | CLE vs CHW | Trevor Bauer | Start | James Shields | Sit |
8/11 | ARI vs CIN | Robbie Ray | Start | Matt Harvey | Sit |
8/11 | LAD vs COL | Walker Buehler | Maybe | Kyle Freeland | Maybe |
8/11 | MIN vs DET | Kyle Gibson | Start | Francisco Liriano | Sit |
8/11 | SEA vs HOU | Wade Leblanc | Sit | Gerrit Cole | Start |
8/11 | STL vs KCR | Jack Flaherty | Start | Danny Duffy | Sit |
8/11 | OAK vs LAA | Trevor Cahill | Start | Deck McGuire? | Sit |
8/11 | NYM vs MIA | Steven Matz? | Sit | Dan Straily | Maybe |
8/11 | TEX vs NYY | Martin Perez | Sit | Lance Lynn | Maybe |
8/11 | PHI vs SDP | Aaron Nola | Start | Phil Hughes? | Sit |
8/11 | PIT vs SFG | Joe Musgrove | Maybe | Derek Holland | Maybe |
8/11 | TBR vs TOR | Bullpen | Sit | Sam Gaviglio | Sit |
8/12 | MIL vs ATL | Chase Anderson | Maybe | Sean Newcomb | Maybe |
8/12 | BOS vs BAL | Drew Pomeranz | Maybe | Alex Cobb | Sit |
8/12 | WSH vs CHC | Tommy Milone | Sit | Cole Hamels | Maybe |
8/12 | CLE vs CHW | Carlos Carrasco | Start | Dylan Covey | Sit |
8/12 | ARI vs CIN | Zack Godley | Start | Luis Castillo | Start |
8/12 | LAD vs COL | Rich Hill | Start | Antonio Senzatela | Sit |
8/12 | MIN vs DET | Adalberto Mejia | Sit | Matthew Boyd | Maybe |
8/12 | SEA vs HOU | Felix Hernandez | Sit | Charlie Morton | Start |
8/12 | STL vs KCR | Luke Weaver | Maybe | Jakob Junis | Sit |
8/12 | OAK vs LAA | Sean Manaea | Start | Nick Tropeano | Sit |
8/12 | NYM vs MIA | Noah Syndergaard | Start | Wei-Yin Chen | Sit |
8/12 | TEX vs NYY | Bartolo Colon | Sit | CC Sabathia | Start |
8/12 | PHI vs SDP | Jake Arrieta | Start | Clayton Richard | Sit |
8/12 | PIT vs SFG | Jameson Taillon | Start | Dereck Rodriguez | Maybe |
8/12 | TBR vs TOR | Bullpen | Sit | Marcus Stroman | Maybe |
So, what I’m reading is that it’s time to jump back on the False God bandwagon? Excellent!
I like all of my pitcher matchups this week, presenting me with a lineup logjam. Would you prefer Clevinger or Pivetta this week?