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 20 start from 8/20 – 8/26:
Note: These matchups are subject to change.
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
8/20 | CLE vs BOS | Corey Kluber | Start | Rick Porcello | Start |
8/20 | STL vs LAD | Austin Gomber | Maybe | Alex Wood | Start |
8/20 | CIN vs MIL | Homer Bailey | Sit | Chase Anderson | Maybe |
8/20 | CHW vs MIN | Lucas Giolito | Maybe | Jose Berrios | Start |
8/20 | SFG vs NYM | Derek Holland | Start | Zack Wheeler | Start |
8/20 | TEX vs OAK | Yovani Gallardo | Sit | Mike Fiers | Start |
8/20 | ATL vs PIT | Kevin Gausman | Start | Chris Archer | Start |
8/20 | HOU vs SEA | Gerrit Cole | Start | Felix Hernandez | Sit |
8/20 | KCR vs TBR | Jorge Lopez | Sit | Bullpen | Sit |
8/20 | BAL vs TOR | Andrew Cashner | Sit | Marco Estrada | Sit |
8/21 | LAA vs ARI | Felix Pena | Sit | Patrick Corbin | Start |
8/21 | CLE vs BOS | Shane Bieber | Maybe | Nathan Eovaldi | Maybe |
8/21 | MIN vs CHW | Ervin Santana | Sit | Michael Kopech | Maybe |
8/21 | SDP vs COL | Robbie Erlin | Sit | Tyler Anderson | Maybe |
8/21 | CHC vs DET | Kyle Hendricks | Start | Jordan Zimmermann | Sit |
8/21 | STL vs LAD | Daniel Poncedeleon | Sit | Hyun-Jin Ryu | Start |
8/21 | NYY vs MIA | Masahiro Tanaka | Start | Pablo Lopez | Sit |
8/21 | CIN vs MIL | Sal Romano | Sit | Junior Guerra | Start |
8/21 | SFG vs NYM | Ty Blach? | Sit | Steven Matz | Maybe |
8/21 | TEX vs OAK | Ariel Jurado | Sit | Brett Anderson | Sit |
8/21 | ATL vs PIT | Julio Teheran | Maybe | Ivan Nova | Sit |
8/21 | HOU vs SEA | Colin McHugh? | Sit | Mike Leake | Sit |
8/21 | KCR vs TBR | Danny Duffy? | Sit | Blake Snell | Start |
8/21 | BAL vs TOR | Dylan Bundy | Maybe | Sam Gaviglio | Maybe |
8/21 | PHI vs WSH | Vince Velasquez | Start | ??? | Sit |
8/22 | LAA vs ARI | ??? | Sit | Clay Buchholz | Start |
8/22 | CLE vs BOS | Carlos Carrasco | Start | Brian Johnson | Sit |
8/22 | MIN vs CHW | Kyle Gibson | Start | Carlos Rodon | Start |
8/22 | SDP vs COL | Jacob Nix | Sit | Jon Gray | Start |
8/22 | CHC vs DET | Jon Lester | Start | Francisco Liriano | Sit |
8/22 | STL vs LAD | Jack Flaherty | Start | Walker Buehler | Start |
8/22 | NYY vs MIA | Lance Lynn | Start | Trevor Richards | Sit |
8/22 | CIN vs MIL | Robert Stephenson | Sit | Freddy Peralta | Maybe |
8/22 | SFG vs NYM | Casey Kelly | Sit | Noah Syndergaard | Start |
8/22 | TEX vs OAK | Mike Minor | Maybe | Edwin Jackson | Maybe |
8/22 | ATL vs PIT | Sean Newcomb | Maybe | Trevor Williams | Maybe |
8/22 | HOU vs SEA | Charlie Morton | Start | Marco Gonzales | Sit |
8/22 | KCR vs TBR | Jakob Junis | Maybe | Bullpen | Sit |
8/22 | BAL vs TOR | David Hess | Sit | Thomas Pannone | Sit |
8/22 | PHI vs WSH | Zach Eflin | Start | Tanner Roark | Start |
8/23 | CLE vs BOS | Adam Plutko | Sit | David Price | Start |
8/23 | CIN vs CHC | Anthony Desclafani | Sit | Cole Hamels | Start |
8/23 | SDP vs COL | Joey Lucchesi | Sit | Kyle Freeland | Start |
8/23 | CHW vs DET | James Shields | Sit | Matthew Boyd | Sit |
8/23 | ATL vs MIA | Mike Foltynewicz | Start | Dan Straily | Sit |
8/23 | OAK vs MIN | Trevor Cahill | Start | Kohl Stewart | Sit |
8/23 | SFG vs NYM | Madison Bumgarner | Start | Jacob Degrom | Start |
8/23 | KCR vs TBR | Brad Keller | Sit | Tyler Glasnow | Start |
8/23 | PHI vs WSH | Aaron Nola | Start | Max Scherzer | Start |
8/24 | SEA vs ARI | Wade Leblanc | Sit | Robbie Ray | Start |
8/24 | NYY vs BAL | Luis Severino | Start | Alex Cobb | Sit |
8/24 | CIN vs CHC | Matt Harvey | Sit | Tyler Chatwood? | Sit |
8/24 | STL vs COL | Miles Mikolas | Start | Antonio Senzatela | Sit |
8/24 | CHW vs DET | Dylan Covey | Sit | Ryan Carpenter | Sit |
8/24 | CLE vs KCR | Mike Clevinger | Start | Heath Fillmyer | Sit |
8/24 | HOU vs LAA | Dallas Keuchel | Start | Andrew Heaney | Start |
8/24 | SDP vs LAD | Clayton Richard | Sit | Rich Hill | Start |
8/24 | ATL vs MIA | Anibal Sanchez | Start | Wei-Yin Chen | Sit |
8/24 | PIT vs MIL | Joe Musgrove | Start | Wade Miley | Sit |
8/24 | OAK vs MIN | Sean Manaea | Start | Jake Odorizzi | Sit |
8/24 | WSH vs NYM | Jefry Rodriguez | Sit | Jason Vargas | Sit |
8/24 | TEX vs SFG | Martin Perez | Sit | Andrew Suarez | Sit |
8/24 | BOS vs TBR | Hector Velazquez | Sit | Bullpen | Sit |
8/24 | PHI vs TOR | Jake Arrieta | Start | Sean-Reid Foley | Sit |
8/25 | SEA vs ARI | Felix Hernandez | Sit | Zack Godley | Start |
8/25 | NYY vs BAL | CC Sabathia | Start | Yefry Ramirez | Sit |
8/25 | NYY vs BAL | J.A. Happ | Start | Andrew Cashner | Sit |
8/25 | CIN vs CHC | Luis Castillo | Start | Jose Quintana | Maybe |
8/25 | STL vs COL | John Gant | Sit | German Marquez | Start |
8/25 | CHW vs DET | Reynaldo Lopez | Maybe | ??? | Sit |
8/25 | CLE vs KCR | Corey Kluber | Start | Jorge Lopez | Sit |
8/25 | HOU vs LAA | Justin Verlander | Start | Jaime Barria | Sit |
8/25 | SDP vs LAD | Brett Kennedy | Sit | Clayton Kershaw | Start |
8/25 | ATL vs MIA | Kevin Gausman | Start | Jose Urena | Sit |
8/25 | PIT vs MIL | Jameson Taillon | Start | Jhoulys Chacin | Maybe |
8/25 | OAK vs MIN | Mike Fiers | Start | Jose Berrios | Start |
8/25 | WSH vs NYM | Gio Gonzalez | Sit | Zack Wheeler | Start |
8/25 | TEX vs SFG | Bartolo Colon | Sit | Derek Holland | Start |
8/25 | BOS vs TBR | Rick Porcello | Start | Bullpen | Sit |
8/25 | PHI vs TOR | Nick Pivetta | Start | Ryan Borucki | Sit |
8/26 | SEA vs ARI | Mike Leake | Sit | Zack Greinke | Start |
8/26 | NYY vs BAL | Masahiro Tanaka | Start | Dylan Bundy | Sit |
8/26 | CIN vs CHC | Homer Bailey | Sit | Kyle Hendricks | Start |
8/26 | STL vs COL | Austin Gomber | Sit | Tyler Anderson | Maybe |
8/26 | CHW vs DET | Lucas Giolito | Maybe | Jordan Zimmermann | Sit |
8/26 | CLE vs KCR | Shane Bieber | Start | Danny Duffy | Sit |
8/26 | HOU vs LAA | Gerrit Cole | Start | Felix Pena | Sit |
8/26 | SDP vs LAD | Robbie Erlin | Sit | Alex Wood | Start |
8/26 | ATL vs MIA | Julio Teheran | Maybe | Pablo Lopez | Sit |
8/26 | PIT vs MIL | Chris Archer | Start | Chase Anderson | Maybe |
8/26 | OAK vs MIN | Brett Anderson | Sit | Ervin Santana | Sit |
8/26 | WSH vs NYM | ??? | Sit | Steven Matz | Maybe |
8/26 | TEX vs SFG | Yovani Gallardo | Sit | ??? | Sit |
8/26 | BOS vs TBR | Nathan Eovaldi | Start | Blake Snell | Start |
8/26 | PHI vs TOR | Vince Velasquez | Start | Marco Estrada | Sit |
Gomber or Kopech this week, Nick?
I’d have some fun and roll the die with Kopech.