Sit/Start Week 25: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 9/18 - 9/24

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

Quite a few more 10s than usual! Otherwise though, it’s a pretty barren landscape if you’re still fighting in the playoffs.

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 – 9/18
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/18	CLE at KCR	C. Quantrill	Sit-2	B. Singer	Sit-2
9/18	MIN at CIN	J. Ryan	Start-7	C. Phillips	Sit-1
9/18	NYM at MIA	J. Butto	Maybe-4	E. Cabrera	Maybe-5
9/18	CHW at WSN	M. Clevinger	Maybe-6	J. Adon	Sit-1
9/18	PHI at ATL	Z. Wheeler	Start-7	K. Wright	Maybe-4
9/18	MIL at STL	F. Peralta	Start-8	A. Wainwright	Sit-1
9/18	BOS at TEX	K. Crawford	Maybe-6	J. Montgomery	Maybe-6
9/18	BAL at HOU	J. Means	Sit-2	J. Verlander	Start-8
9/18	SEA at OAK	B. Woo	Start-7	J. Sears	Maybe-4
9/18	COL at SDP	T. Blach	Sit-1	M. Wacha	Maybe-6
9/18	DET at LAD	A. Faedo	Sit-1	L. Lynn	Maybe-5

Tuesday – 9/19
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/19	MIN at CIN	L. Varland	Sit-2	B. Lively	Sit-1
9/19	LAA at TBR	K. Rosenberg	Maybe-4	T. Bradley	Sit-3
9/19	NYM at MIA	J. Lucchesi	Sit-3	B. Garrett	Start-7
9/19	TOR at NYY	Y. Kikuchi	Maybe-5	C. Schmidt	Maybe-4
9/19	CHW at WSN	J. Urena	Sit-1	J. Rutledge	Sit-1
9/19	PHI at ATL	C. Sanchez	Maybe-4	M. Fried	Start-8
9/19	CLE at KCR	L. Taylor Allen	Start-7	A. Marsh	Sit-1
9/19	PIT at CHC	B. Falter	Maybe-4	M. Stroman	Start-7
9/19	MIL at STL	A. Houser	Sit-3	D. Rom	Sit-1
9/19	BOS at TEX	T. Houck	Maybe-4	N. Eovaldi	Maybe-4
9/19	BAL at HOU	K. Gibson	Sit-2	H. Brown	Maybe-5
9/19	SEA at OAK	L. Castillo	Start-10	P. Blackburn	Maybe-4
9/19	SFG at ARI	A. Cobb	Maybe-5	Z. Gallen	Start-8
9/19	COL at SDP	K. Kauffmann	Sit-1	B. Snell	Start-10
9/19	DET at LAD	E. Rodríguez	Maybe-6	R. Pepiot	Start-7

Wednesday – 9/20
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/20	PHI at ATL	A. Nola	Maybe-5	S. Strider	Start-8
9/20	MIN at CIN	B. Ober	Start-7	H. Greene	Maybe-5
9/20	CHW at WSN	J. Scholtens	Maybe-4	J. Gray	Maybe-4
9/20	BOS at TEX	B. Bello	Maybe-6	J. Gray	Maybe-4
9/20	CLE at KCR	L. Giolito	Sit-2	Z. Greinke	Sit-1
9/20	BAL at HOU	K. Bradish	Maybe-6	C. Javier	Maybe-5
9/20	SEA at OAK	G. Kirby	Start-8	S. Newcomb	Sit-3
9/20	SFG at ARI	L. Webb	Start-7	M. Kelly	Start-7
9/20	COL at SDP	C. Anderson	Sit-1	S. Lugo	Maybe-6
9/20	LAA at TBR	P. Sandoval	Maybe-4	A. Civale	Start-7
9/20	NYM at MIA	K. Senga	Start-8	E. Perez	Start-8
9/20	TOR at NYY	K. Gausman	Start-7	M. King	Maybe-4
9/20	PIT at CHC	Q. Priester	Sit-1	J. Taillon	Sit-2
9/20	MIL at STL	W. Miley	Maybe-5	Z. Thompson	Maybe-4
9/20	DET at LAD	R. Olson	Sit-3	B. Miller	Start-8

Thursday – 9/21
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/21	LAA at TBR	C. Silseth	Maybe-4	Z. Eflin	Start-8
9/21	MIL at STL	C. Burnes	Start-9	M. Mikolas	Sit-3
9/21	TOR at NYY	J. Berríos	Start-7	G. Cole	Start-8
9/21	ATL at WSN	B. Elder	Start-7	J. Irvin	Sit-2
9/21	BAL at CLE	J. Flaherty	Sit-2	T. Bibee	Maybe-6
9/21	NYM at PHI	D. Peterson	Sit-1	R. Suárez	Start-7
9/21	PIT at CHC	M. Keller	Start-7	J. Steele	Start-9
9/21	DET at OAK	T. Skubal	Start-10	L. Medina	Sit-1
9/21	SFG at LAD	R. Stripling	Sit-1	C. Kershaw	Start-8

Friday – 9/22
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/22	COL at CHC	K. Freeland	Sit-1	K. Hendricks	Start-7
9/22	PIT at CIN	J. Oviedo	Maybe-4	A. Abbott	Start-7
9/22	TOR at TBR	C. Bassitt	Start-7	T. Glasnow	Start-7
9/22	MIL at MIA	B. Woodruff	Start-10	J. Cueto	Sit-2
9/22	ARI at NYY	B. Pfaadt	Sit-1	C. Rodón	Sit-1
9/22	ATL at WSN	C. Morton	Start-8	T. Williams	Sit-1
9/22	NYM at PHI	T. Megill	Sit-1	T. Walker	Maybe-5
9/22	BAL at CLE	G. Rodriguez	Start-8	S. Bieber	Maybe-6
9/22	CHW at BOS	T. Toussaint	Sit-2	C. Sale	Start-7
9/22	SEA at TEX	B. Miller	Maybe-5	D. Dunning	Maybe-4
9/22	LAA at MIN	G. Canning	Maybe-5	K. Maeda	Start-7
9/22	KCR at HOU	C. Ragans	Maybe-6	J. France	Maybe-5
9/22	DET at OAK	S. Gipson-Long	Start-7	K. Waldichuk	Sit-2
9/22	STL at SDP	D. Hudson	Sit-1	M. Waldron	Sit-1
9/22	SFG at LAD	K. Winn	Maybe-4	E. Sheehan	Sit-1

Saturday – 9/23
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/23	ARI at NYY	Z. Davies	Sit-1	R. Vasquez	Sit-2
9/23	ATL at WSN	K. Wright	Maybe-4	P. Corbin	Sit-1
9/23	LAA at MIN	T. Anderson	Sit-2	P. López	Start-8
9/23	COL at CHC	C. Flexen	Sit-1	J. Wicks	Maybe-6
9/23	NYM at PHI	J. Quintana	Maybe-5	Z. Wheeler	Start-8
9/23	DET at OAK	J. Wentz	Sit-1	J. Sears	Maybe-5
9/23	CHW at BOS	D. Cease	Maybe-6	N. Pivetta	Maybe-4
9/23	TOR at TBR	H. Ryu	Maybe-6	Z. Littell	Maybe-4
9/23	MIL at MIA	F. Peralta	Start-9	J. Luzardo	Maybe-6
9/23	BAL at CLE	D. Kremer	Sit-3	G. Williams	Start-7
9/23	PIT at CIN	L. Ortiz	Sit-2	B. Williamson	Sit-3
9/23	SEA at TEX	L. Gilbert	Start-7	A. Heaney	Maybe-5
9/23	KCR at HOU	J. Lyles	Sit-1	F. Valdez	Start-10
9/23	STL at SDP	A. Wainwright	Sit-1	P. Avila	Maybe-4
9/23	SFG at LAD	S. Manaea	Sit-3	L. Lynn	Maybe-5

Sunday – 9/24
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/24	NYM at PHI	J. Butto	Maybe-4	C. Sanchez	Maybe-6
9/24	TOR at TBR	Y. Kikuchi	Maybe-5	T. Bradley	Sit-2
9/24	CHW at BOS	M. Clevinger	Maybe-5	K. Crawford	Maybe-6
9/24	ARI at NYY	R. Nelson	Sit-1	C. Schmidt	Maybe-5
9/24	ATL at WSN	M. Fried	Start-10	J. Adon	Sit-1
9/24	BAL at CLE	J. Means	Sit-2	C. Quantrill	Sit-1
9/24	PIT at CIN	A. Jackson	Sit-2	B. Lively	Sit-2
9/24	MIL at MIA	A. Houser	Maybe-4	E. Cabrera	Maybe-5
9/24	LAA at MIN	R. Detmers	Maybe-4	S. Gray	Start-8
9/24	KCR at HOU	B. Singer	Sit-2	J. Verlander	Start-9
9/24	COL at CHC	T. Blach	Sit-1	M. Stroman	Start-7
9/24	SEA at TEX	B. Woo	Maybe-6	J. Montgomery	Maybe-6
9/24	DET at OAK	A. Faedo	Sit-3	P. Blackburn	Maybe-5
9/24	STL at SDP	D. Rom	Sit-1	M. Wacha	Start-7
9/24	SFG at LAD	A. Cobb	Maybe-4	R. Pepiot	Maybe-6

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3 responses to “Sit/Start Week 25: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 9/18 – 9/24”

Jim says:

September 18, 2023 at 10:29 AM

Taillon at home vs PIT a Sit-2? I think you don’t understand how playoff streaming works. Taillon is a solid play at home vs his old team. Maybe-6 at minimum which is a Probably Start.

Eric says:

September 18, 2023 at 12:04 PM

curious where you find the projected starter schedules? Both ESPN and fantrax have Oviedo going Thursday at the Cubs, and Sandoval going Tuesday and Sunday. You have both going the days after (Oviedo at Cin, Sandoval Wednesday)? Do you know which is accurate?
Thanks for these every week, they have helped get me to this final championship week. Any feedback would be helpful!

Ramiro says:

September 24, 2023 at 9:44 AM

Increible, first time i try to ise this article and my fantasy matchs are:

J. Wicks Cubs vs Colorado
Gallen Ari vs New York
and Joe Ryan vs LAA

And none appear, this page is not updated…

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