Sit/Start Week 20: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 8/12 - 8/18

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 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.

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 – 8/12
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/12	CHC at CLE	K. Hendricks	Sit-1	B. Lively	Maybe-5
8/12	STL at CIN	S. Gray	Start-7	A. Abbott	Sit-3
8/12	HOU at TBR	F. Valdez	Start-9	T. Bradley	Maybe-6
8/12	TEX at BOS	T. Mahle	Sit-3	B. Bello	Sit-1
8/12	KCR at MIN	B. Singer	Sit-3	P. López	Maybe-6
8/12	NYY at CHW	L. Gil	Start-7	K. Bush	Sit-1
8/12	LAD at MIL	C. Kershaw	Maybe-6	F. Peralta	Maybe-6
8/12	TOR at LAA	B. Francis	Sit-1	D. Daniel	Sit-1
8/12	COL at ARI	C. Quantrill	Sit-2	B. Pfaadt	Start-7
8/12	PIT at SDP	M. Gonzales	Sit-1	D. Cease	Start-8
8/12	ATL at SFG	C. Sale	Start-8	B. Snell	Start-8

Tuesday – 8/13
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/13	WSN at BAL	J. Irvin	Maybe-4	T. Rogers	Sit-1
8/13	CHC at CLE	S. Imanaga	Start-7	M. Boyd	Sit-1
8/13	MIA at PHI	V. Bellozo	Maybe-4	T. Walker	Sit-1
8/13	SEA at DET	G. Kirby	Start-9	T. Skubal	Start-10
8/13	STL at CIN	E. Fedde	Maybe-5	H. Greene	Start-9
8/13	HOU at TBR	Y. Kikuchi	Maybe-6	S. Baz	Maybe-4
8/13	OAK at NYM	R. Stripling	Sit-1	P. Blackburn	Maybe-4
8/13	TEX at BOS	J. Urena	Sit-2	K. Crawford	Maybe-4
8/13	KCR at MIN	S. Lugo	Start-7	Z. Matthews	Sit-1
8/13	NYY at CHW	N. Cortes	Start-7	J. Cannon	Sit-3
8/13	LAD at MIL	G. Stone	Maybe-4	F. Montas	Sit-1
8/13	TOR at LAA	K. Gausman	Maybe-5	C. Fulmer	Maybe-4
8/13	COL at ARI	A. Gomber	Sit-1	E. Rodríguez	Sit-3
8/13	PIT at SDP	L. Ortiz	Maybe-4	M. King	Start-8
8/13	ATL at SFG	C. Morton	Maybe-4	K. Harrison	Sit-3

Wednesday – 8/14
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/14	KCR at MIN	C. Ragans	Start-8	B. Ober	Start-7
8/14	COL at ARI	T. Gordon	Sit-1	J. Montgomery	Sit-2
8/14	PIT at SDP	M. Keller	Maybe-5	M. Pérez	Sit-3
8/14	TEX at BOS	D. Dunning	Sit-2	N. Pivetta	Maybe-6
8/14	WSN at BAL	D. Herz	Maybe-4	D. Kremer	Sit-2
8/14	CHC at CLE	J. Assad	Sit-3	A. Cobb	Sit-1
8/14	SEA at DET	B. Woo	Start-9	B. Sammons	Sit-3
8/14	STL at CIN	K. Gibson	Sit-3	C. Spiers	Maybe-5
8/14	MIA at PHI	X. Curry	Sit-1	T. Phillips	Sit-2
8/14	HOU at TBR	R. Blanco	Start-7	Z. Littell	Maybe-4
8/14	OAK at NYM	J. Estes	Sit-2	D. Peterson	Sit-2
8/14	NYY at CHW	Y. Gomez	Sit-1	D. Martin	Sit-2
8/14	LAD at MIL	J. Flaherty	Start-8	A. Civale	Sit-2
8/14	TOR at LAA	J. Berríos	Start-7	T. Anderson	Maybe-4
8/14	ATL at SFG	G. Holmes	Maybe-5	R. Ray	Start-7

Thursday – 8/15
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/15	OAK at NYM	M. Spence	Maybe-4	J. Quintana	Sit-3
8/15	SEA at DET	B. Miller	Start-7	K. Maeda	Sit-1
8/15	LAD at MIL	W. Buehler	Sit-2	A. Civale	Sit-3
8/15	ATL at SFG	M. Fried	Start-8	L. Webb	Start-7
8/15	BOS at BAL	T. Houck	Start-7	Z. Eflin	Start-7
8/15	WSN at PHI	M. Parker	Maybe-4	Z. Wheeler	Start-10
8/15	MIN at TEX	L. Varland	Sit-1	N. Eovaldi	Maybe-6

Friday – 8/16
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/16	TOR at CHC	Y. Rodriguez	Sit-3	J. Taillon	Maybe-5
8/16	NYY at DET	G. Cole	Maybe-6	TBD
8/16	KCR at CIN	M. Lorenzen	Maybe-4	N. Martinez	Maybe-5
8/16	WSN at PHI	P. Corbin	Sit-1	A. Nola	Start-9
8/16	SEA at PIT	L. Gilbert	Start-9	P. Skenes	Start-9
8/16	ARI at TBR	R. Nelson	Maybe-4	R. Pepiot	Maybe-5
8/16	BOS at BAL	J. Paxton	Sit-2	C. Burnes	Start-8
8/16	MIA at NYM	E. Cabrera	Sit-1	S. Manaea	Start-7
8/16	MIN at TEX	S. Woods Richardson	Maybe-5	M. Scherzer	Start-8
8/16	CHW at HOU	G. Crochet	Maybe-5	S. Arrighetti	Maybe-6
8/16	CLE at MIL	G. Williams	Maybe-5	T. Myers	Maybe-5
8/16	LAD at STL	R. Ryan	Maybe-6	M. Mikolas	Sit-2
8/16	SDP at COL	M. Waldron	Maybe-5	D. Hudson	Sit-1
8/16	ATL at LAA	S. Schwellenbach	Start-7	J. Soriano	Maybe-4

Saturday – 8/17
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/17	SEA at PIT	L. Castillo	Start-9	B. Falter	Sit-3
8/17	NYY at DET	C. Rodón	Start-7	K. Montero	Sit-1
8/17	TOR at CHC	C. Bassitt	Maybe-6	J. Steele	Start-7
8/17	MIA at NYM	R. Munoz	Sit-1	L. Severino	Start-7
8/17	ARI at TBR	Z. Gallen	Start-8	J. Springs	Sit-1
8/17	WSN at PHI	M. Gore	Maybe-4	C. Sanchez	Start-8
8/17	KCR at CIN	M. Wacha	Maybe-5	N. Lodolo	Start-7
8/17	BOS at BAL	B. Bello	Sit-2	A. Suarez	Maybe-5
8/17	MIN at TEX	D. Festa	Sit-1	A. Heaney	Start-7
8/17	SFG at OAK	H. Birdsong	Maybe-6	O. Bido	Sit-2
8/17	CHW at HOU	C. Flexen	Sit-1	H. Brown	Start-9
8/17	CLE at MIL	T. Bibee	Start-7	F. Peralta	Maybe-6
8/17	LAD at STL	T. Glasnow	Start-9	L. Lynn	Sit-1
8/17	SDP at COL	D. Cease	Start-7	K. Freeland	Sit-1
8/17	ATL at LAA	C. Sale	Start-9	G. Canning	Sit-2

Sunday – 8/18
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/18	MIA at NYM	M. Meyer	Sit-3	P. Blackburn	Maybe-4
8/18	BOS at BAL	K. Crawford	Maybe-4	T. Rogers	Sit-1
8/18	WSN at PHI	J. Irvin	Maybe-4	T. Walker	Sit-1
8/18	SEA at PIT	G. Kirby	Start-9	M. Gonzales	Sit-1
8/18	KCR at CIN	B. Singer	Sit-3	A. Abbott	Sit-3
8/18	ARI at TBR	M. Kelly	Sit-1	T. Bradley	Maybe-6
8/18	CHW at HOU	K. Bush	Sit-1	F. Valdez	Start-10
8/18	CLE at MIL	B. Lively	Maybe-5	F. Montas	Sit-2
8/18	LAD at STL	C. Kershaw	Start-7	S. Gray	Start-7
8/18	TOR at CHC	B. Francis	Sit-1	K. Hendricks	Sit-1
8/18	MIN at TEX	J. Ryan	Maybe-4	T. Mahle	Maybe-4
8/18	SDP at COL	J. Musgrove	Sit-2	C. Quantrill	Sit-2
8/18	ATL at LAA	C. Morton	Maybe-5	D. Daniel	Sit-1
8/18	SFG at OAK	B. Snell	Start-10	J. Sears	Maybe-4
8/18	NYY at DET	M. Stroman	Maybe-5	T. Skubal	Start-7

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Sit/Start Week 20: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 8/12 – 8/18

Lucas Zenobi

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