Sit/Start Week 20: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 8/15-8/21

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 Pittsburgh Pirates. A Sit-1 is a pitcher who, under no circumstances, should you consider starting.

A lot of high-end pitchers are getting the easy matchups, so streaming picks may be fewer and far between. If you’re reaching for a playoff spot though, now is the time to take the risks.

For some housekeeping, I will try my best to update these at least once after they go live, but there are a ton of schedule and rotation shuffling. I apologize ahead of time if something is not current 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 – 8/15
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/15	DET at CLE	D. Hutchison	Sit-2	A. Civale	Sit-3
8/15	NYM at CIN	N. Syndergaard	Maybe-4	M. Minor	Sit-1
8/15	SDP at MIA	J. Musgrove	Start-10	S. Alcantara	Start-9
8/15	DET at CLE	B. Garcia	Sit-1	K. Pilkington	Maybe-4
8/15	CHC at WSN	M. Stroman	Maybe-5	J. Gray	Maybe-4
8/15	TBR at NYY	R. Yarbrough	Sit-1	G. Cole	Start-9
8/15	BAL at TOR	K. Bradish	Sit-2	Y. Kikuchi	Maybe-4
8/15	NYM at ATL	C. Carrasco	Maybe-6	S. Strider	Start-8
8/15	KCR at MIN	K. Bubic	Sit-2	J. Ryan	Maybe-6
8/15	OAK at TEX	J. Kaprielian	Sit-1	G. Otto	Sit-2
8/15	HOU at CHW	J. Urquidy	Start-7	J. Cueto	Maybe-4
8/15	LAD at MIL	J. Urías	Start-7	F. Peralta	Maybe-6
8/15	SEA at LAA	L. Castillo	Start-10	S. Ohtani	Start-9
8/15	ARI at SFG	M. Bumgarner	Sit-2	A. Cobb	Maybe-6

Tuesday – 8/16
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/16	PHI at CIN	K. Gibson	Maybe-5	T. Zeuch	Sit-1
8/16	SDP at MIA	S. Manaea	Maybe-6	E. Cabrera	Maybe-5
8/16	CHC at WSN	J. Steele	Maybe-6	P. Corbin	Sit-1
8/16	TBR at NYY	J. Springs	Maybe-6	N. Cortes	Start-7
8/16	BOS at PIT	N. Pivetta	Sit-3	M. Keller	Maybe-4
8/16	BAL at TOR	D. Kremer	Sit-3	A. Manoah	Start-9
8/16	DET at CLE	G. Hill	Sit-1	Z. Plesac	Maybe-4
8/16	NYM at ATL	T. Walker	Maybe-5	C. Morton	Start-7
8/16	KCR at MIN	Z. Greinke	Sit-3	S. Gray	Maybe-6
8/16	COL at STL	K. Freeland	Sit-3	J. Quintana	Start-7
8/16	OAK at TEX	J. Sears	Sit-3	C. Ragans	Sit-1
8/16	HOU at CHW	J. Verlander	Start-9	D. Cease	Start-8
8/16	LAD at MIL	R. Pepiot	Sit-1	B. Woodruff	Start-7
8/16	SEA at LAA	R. Ray	Start-7	J. Suarez	Sit-3
8/16	ARI at SFG	M. Kelly	Maybe-5	J. Junis	Sit-3

Wednesday – 8/17
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/17	PHI at CIN	R. Suárez	Start-7	N. Lodolo	Maybe-6
8/17	CHC at WSN	D. Smyly	Maybe-6	C. Abbott	Sit-1
8/17	KCR at MIN	D. Lynch	Maybe-4	T. Mahle	Start-7
8/17	BAL at TOR	A. Voth	Maybe-5	J. Berríos	Maybe-4
8/17	SEA at LAA	G. Kirby	Start-7	T. Toussaint	Maybe-5
8/17	SDP at MIA	M. Clevinger	Start-7	P. López	Start-7
8/17	TBR at NYY	C. Kluber	Maybe-4	D. German	Sit-2
8/17	BOS at PIT	R. Hill	Maybe-4	J. Brubaker	Maybe-4
8/17	DET at CLE	D. Norris	Sit-1	C. Quantrill	Maybe-4
8/17	NYM at ATL	M. Scherzer	Start-8	K. Wright	Start-7
8/17	COL at STL	G. Márquez	Sit-3	D. Hudson	Sit-3
8/17	OAK at TEX	A. Oller	Sit-1	D. Keuchel	Sit-3
8/17	HOU at CHW	F. Valdez	Start-8	M. Kopech	Maybe-5
8/17	LAD at MIL	T. Gonsolin	Start-7	E. Lauer	Maybe-5
8/17	ARI at SFG	Z. Davies	Sit-3	C. Rodón	Start-10

Thursday – 8/18
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/18	COL at STL	A. Senzatela	Sit-1	J. Montgomery	Start-7
8/18	OAK at TEX	Z. Logue	Sit-1	D. Dunning	Start-7
8/18	HOU at CHW	L. Garcia	Start-7	L. Giolito	Maybe-4
8/18	LAD at MIL	A. Heaney	Start-7	C. Burnes	Start-8
8/18	CHC at BAL	A. Sampson	Sit-2	S. Watkins	Sit-2
8/18	ARI at SFG	Z. Gallen	Maybe-6	L. Webb	Start-8
8/18	TOR at NYY	M. White	Sit-3	F. Montas	Start-7
8/18	BOS at PIT	N. Eovaldi	Maybe-5	B. Wilson	Sit-1
8/18	KCR at TBR	B. Keller	Maybe-4	S. McClanahan	Start-9
8/18	NYM at ATL	J. deGrom	Start-9	M. Fried	Maybe-6
8/18	WSN at SDP	A. Sánchez	Sit-1	Y. Darvish	Start-9

Friday – 8/19
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/19	MIL at CHC	A. Ashby	Maybe-5	K. Thompson	Sit-3
8/19	BOS at BAL	K. Crawford	Maybe-6	J. Lyles	Sit-2
8/19	TOR at NYY	K. Gausman	Start-8	J. Taillon	Maybe-4
8/19	NYM at PHI	C. Bassitt	Start-7	A. Nola	Start-8
8/19	CIN at PIT	G. Ashcraft	Maybe-5	T. Beede	Maybe-4
8/19	CHW at CLE	L. Lynn	Maybe-6	T. McKenzie	Start-8
8/19	LAA at DET	P. Sandoval	Start-7	M. Manning	Maybe-4
8/19	KCR at TBR	B. Singer	Start-7	D. Rasmussen	Start-7
8/19	HOU at ATL	L. McCullers	Maybe-5	J. Odorizzi	Sit-2
8/19	TEX at MIN	M. Pérez	Maybe-6	D. Bundy	Sit-3
8/19	SFG at COL	A. Wood	Maybe-5	J. Urena	Sit-1
8/19	WSN at SDP	P. Espino	Sit-1	B. Snell	Start-8
8/19	STL at ARI	A. Wainwright	Start-7	T. Henry	Sit-1
8/19	SEA at OAK	M. Gonzales	Maybe-5	C. Irvin	Start-7
8/19	MIA at LAD	J. Luzardo	Maybe-5	T. Anderson	Start-8

Saturday – 8/20
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/20	TOR at NYY	Y. Kikuchi	Sit-2	G. Cole	Start-8
8/20	NYM at PHI	C. Carrasco	Start-7	Z. Wheeler	Start-8
8/20	LAA at DET	R. Detmers	Start-8	T. Alexander	Maybe-4
8/20	MIL at CHC	F. Peralta	Start-7	M. Stroman	Maybe-4
8/20	BOS at BAL	M. Wacha	Maybe-4	K. Bradish	Sit-1
8/20	KCR at TBR	K. Bubic	Sit-2	R. Yarbrough	Sit-2
8/20	CHW at CLE	J. Cueto	Maybe-6	S. Bieber	Start-8
8/20	CIN at PIT	J. Dunn	Sit-1	Z. Thompson	Sit-1
8/20	TEX at MIN	G. Otto	Sit-1	C. Archer	Sit-3
8/20	HOU at ATL	C. Javier	Maybe-6	S. Strider	Start-7
8/20	SEA at OAK	L. Gilbert	Start-9	J. Kaprielian	Sit-1
8/20	NYM at PHI	D. Peterson	Start-7	B. Falter	Sit-1
8/20	STL at ARI	M. Mikolas	Start-7	M. Bumgarner	Sit-1
8/20	SFG at COL	A. Cobb	Maybe-5	R. Feltner	Sit-1
8/20	WSN at SDP	J. Gray	Maybe-4	J. Musgrove	Start-10
8/20	MIA at LAD	T. Rogers	Sit-1	D. May	Maybe-6

Sunday – 8/21
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/21	CHW at CLE	D. Cease	Start-10	A. Civale	Sit-3
8/21	HOU at ATL	J. Urquidy	Maybe-5	C. Morton	Start-7
8/21	TOR at NYY	A. Manoah	Start-7	N. Cortes	Maybe-5
8/21	NYM at PHI	T. Walker	Maybe-6	N. Syndergaard	Maybe-4
8/21	CIN at PIT	M. Minor	Sit-1	M. Keller	Maybe-5
8/21	LAA at DET	T. Davidson	Sit-1	D. Hutchison	Sit-1
8/21	KCR at TBR	Z. Greinke	Maybe-4	J. Springs	Start-8
8/21	TEX at MIN	C. Ragans	Sit-1	J. Ryan	Maybe-6
8/21	MIL at CHC	B. Woodruff	Start-8	W. Miley	Sit-3
8/21	SFG at COL	J. Junis	Sit-1	K. Freeland	Sit-2
8/21	SEA at OAK	L. Castillo	Start-10	J. Sears	Sit-3
8/21	MIA at LAD	B. Garrett	Maybe-5	J. Urías	Start-8
8/21	WSN at SDP	P. Corbin	Sit-1	S. Manaea	Start-7
8/21	STL at ARI	J. Quintana	Start-7	M. Kelly	Maybe-5
8/21	BOS at BAL	N. Pivetta	Sit-3	D. Kremer	Sit-3

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Sit/Start Week 20: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 8/15-8/21

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