Sit/Start Week 19: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 8/5 - 8/11

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 and undeniable ace against a poor offensive team is going to be a Start-10. A Sit-1 is a pitcher who, under no circumstances, should you consider starting.

The trade deadline has thrown a wrench in a lot of rotations and scheduling, so please bear with me as I get a feel for the new rotations.

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 – 8/5
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/5	NYM at STL	S. Manaea	Maybe-6	A. Pallante	Sit-3
8/5	ARI at CLE	Z. Gallen	Start-7	L. Allen	Sit-3
8/5	CIN at MIA	N. Martinez	Maybe-5	R. Munoz	Sit-1
8/5	SFG at WSN	L. Webb	Start-8	P. Corbin	Sit-1
8/5	HOU at TEX	H. Brown	Start-7	A. Heaney	Maybe-5
8/5	MIN at CHC	D. Festa	Sit-1	K. Hendricks	Sit-2
8/5	BOS at KCR	J. Paxton	Sit-2	B. Singer	Maybe-4
8/5	CHW at OAK	K. Bush	Sit-2	J. Sears	Maybe-4
8/5	PHI at LAD	A. Nola	Start-7	T. Glasnow	Start-7

Tuesday – 8/6
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/6	ARI at CLE	E. Rodriguez	Sit-2	B. Lively	Maybe-5
8/6	SDP at PIT	D. Cease	Start-8	B. Falter	Sit-3
8/6	CIN at MIA	N. Lodolo	Start-8	M. Meyer	Maybe-5
8/6	SFG at WSN	H. Birdsong	Start-7	M. Gore	Maybe-4
8/6	LAA at NYY	D. Daniel	Sit-2	L. Gil	Maybe-6
8/6	BAL at TOR	G. Rodriguez	Start-7	C. Bassitt	Maybe-6
8/6	MIL at ATL	C. Rea	Sit-3	B. Elder	Sit-1
8/6	TBR at STL	J. Springs	Maybe-4	S. Gray	Start-8
8/6	HOU at TEX	F. Valdez	Start-7	T. Mahle	Sit-1
8/6	MIN at CHC	P. López	Maybe-6	S. Imanaga	Start-9
8/6	BOS at KCR	B. Bello	Sit-2	S. Lugo	Maybe-5
8/6	NYM at COL	L. Severino	Maybe-5	K. Freeland	Sit-1
8/6	CHW at OAK	J. Cannon	Sit-3	R. Stripling	Sit-1
8/6	DET at SEA	K. Montero	Sit-1	L. Castillo	Start-9
8/6	PHI at LAD	C. Sanchez	Maybe-6	C. Kershaw	Maybe-4

Wednesday – 8/7
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/7	ARI at CLE	B. Pfaadt	Maybe-6	C. Carrasco	Sit-1
8/7	MIN at CHC	J. Ryan	Start-8	J. Assad	Maybe-4
8/7	HOU at TEX	Y. Kikuchi	Maybe-5	J. Urena	Sit-2
8/7	CHW at OAK	D. Martin	Sit-1	J. Estes	Sit-2
8/7	SDP at PIT	M. King	Start-8	M. Gonzales	Sit-2
8/7	CIN at MIA	A. Abbott	Maybe-6	V. Bellozo	Sit-3
8/7	SFG at WSN	B. Snell	Start-9	J. Irvin	Maybe-6
8/7	LAA at NYY	C. Fulmer	Sit-3	N. Cortes	Start-7
8/7	BAL at TOR	T. Rogers	Sit-2	B. Francis	Sit-1
8/7	MIL at ATL	F. Peralta	Start-7	C. Sale	Start-8
8/7	TBR at STL	T. Bradley	Start-8	E. Fedde	Start-8
8/7	BOS at KCR	K. Crawford	Maybe-5	C. Ragans	Start-7
8/7	NYM at COL	P. Blackburn	Sit-3	R. Feltner	Sit-3
8/7	DET at SEA	T. Skubal	Start-9	G. Kirby	Start-9
8/7	PHI at LAD	T. Phillips	Sit-3	G. Stone	Maybe-4

Thursday – 8/8
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/8	MIL at ATL	F. Montas	Sit-2	C. Morton	Maybe-5
8/8	SDP at PIT	R. Vasquez	Sit-3	L. Ortiz	Maybe-4
8/8	NYM at COL	D. Peterson	Sit-2	A. Gomber	Sit-2
8/8	SFG at WSN	K. Harrison	Maybe-6	D. Herz	Sit-3
8/8	CIN at MIA	H. Greene	Start-9	K. Tyler	Sit-1
8/8	LAA at NYY	T. Anderson	Maybe-4	M. Stroman	Maybe-4
8/8	BAL at TOR	D. Kremer	Sit-2	K. Gausman	Maybe-5
8/8	TBR at STL	S. Baz	Maybe-4	A. Pallante	Sit-3
8/8	PHI at ARI	K. Allard	Sit-2	J. Montgomery	Sit-2
8/8	DET at SEA	K. Maeda	Sit-2	B. Woo	Start-9

Friday – 8/9
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/9	CLE at MIN	T. Bibee	Maybe-6	B. Ober	Start-7
8/9	LAA at WSN	J. Soriano	Maybe-4	M. Parker	Maybe-4
8/9	BAL at TBR	Z. Eflin	Maybe-6	R. Pepiot	Sit-3
8/9	TEX at NYY	C. Bradford	Sit-3	C. Rodón	Maybe-5
8/9	OAK at TOR	M. Spence	Maybe-5	J. Berríos	Start-7
8/9	HOU at BOS	R. Blanco	Start-7	T. Houck	Maybe-6
8/9	SDP at MIA	M. Perez	Sit-3	E. Cabrera	Sit-1
8/9	CHC at CHW	J. Taillon	Maybe-6	G. Crochet	Maybe-6
8/9	STL at KCR	M. Mikolas	Sit-3	M. Lorenzen	Sit-3
8/9	CIN at MIL	C. Spiers	Maybe-5	A. Civale	Start-8
8/9	CLE at MIN	T. McKenzie	Sit-2	L. Varland	Sit-1
8/9	ATL at COL	S. Schwellenbach	Maybe-4	T. Gordon	Sit-1
8/9	PHI at ARI	Z. Wheeler	Start-9	R. Nelson	Sit-3
8/9	NYM at SEA	T. Megill	Sit-2	B. Miller	Maybe-6
8/9	PIT at LAD	M. Keller	Maybe-5	J. Flaherty	Start-8
8/9	DET at SFG	B. Sammons	Sit-1	R. Ray	Maybe-5

Saturday – 8/10
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/10	CLE at MIN	TBD		TBD
8/10	LAA at WSN	G. Canning	Maybe-4	P. Corbin	Sit-1
8/10	BAL at TBR	C. Burnes	Start-9	Z. Littell	Maybe-4
8/10	TEX at NYY	N. Eovaldi	Maybe-5	G. Cole	Maybe-5
8/10	OAK at TOR	O. Bido	Sit-2	Y. Rodriguez	Sit-1
8/10	HOU at BOS	Y. Kikuchi	Maybe-5	N. Pivetta	Maybe-5
8/10	SDP at MIA	M. Waldron	Start-7	R. Munoz	Sit-3
8/10	CHC at CHW	J. Steele	Start-9	C. Flexen	Sit-3
8/10	STL at KCR	A. Pallante	Sit-3	M. Wacha	Maybe-4
8/10	CIN at MIL	N. Martinez	Maybe-4	F. Montas	Sit-2
8/10	CLE at MIN	A. Cobb	Sit-2	S. Woods Richardson	Maybe-6
8/10	ATL at COL	M. Fried	Maybe-6	C. Quantrill	Sit-2
8/10	PHI at ARI	A. Nola	Start-8	Z. Gallen	Maybe-6
8/10	NYM at SEA	S. Manaea	Maybe-6	L. Gilbert	Start-8
8/10	PIT at LAD	P. Skenes	Start-7	R. Ryan	Maybe-5
8/10	DET at SFG	TBD		TBD

Sunday – 8/11
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/11	LAA at WSN	D. Daniel	Sit-3	M. Gore	Maybe-5
8/11	HOU at BOS	H. Brown	Maybe-6	J. Paxton	Sit-2
8/11	TEX at NYY	A. Heaney	Maybe-4	L. Gil	Maybe-6
8/11	OAK at TOR	J. Sears	Sit-3	C. Bassitt	Start-7
8/11	SDP at MIA	D. Cease	Start-9	M. Meyer	Maybe-5
8/11	BAL at TBR	G. Rodriguez	Start-8	J. Springs	Maybe-4
8/11	CIN at MIL	N. Lodolo	Start-7	C. Rea	Sit-3
8/11	CLE at MIN	G. Williams	Sit-3	D. Festa	Sit-1
8/11	ATL at COL	C. Sale	Start-7	K. Freeland	Sit-1
8/11	DET at SFG	A. Faedo	Sit-3	TBD
8/11	PHI at ARI	C. Sanchez	Maybe-6	E. Rodríguez	Sit-1
8/11	PIT at LAD	B. Falter	Sit-3	T. Glasnow	Start-9
8/11	NYM at SEA	L. Severino	Maybe-6	L. Castillo	Start-8

5 responses to “Sit/Start Week 19: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 8/5 – 8/11”

Brian McMahon says:

August 4, 2024 at 5:34 PM

You have Houck pitching for Boston on both 8/9 and 8/10. I assume one of those should be Pivetta since he doesn’t seem to be listed.

Cable says:

August 4, 2024 at 9:55 PM

No way Lively gets two starts

Joe says:

August 5, 2024 at 10:07 AM

Waldron just started Sunday, so is not going Wednesday. Friday likely I would think.

Jimmy says:

August 5, 2024 at 10:46 AM

What about River Ryan?

Travis L says:

August 5, 2024 at 11:19 AM

I am starting to doubt this guy’s ability to plan pitching rotations. He has put a pitcher in for a day who had already pitched the day before. If this is your job, you should consider doing better.

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