Sit/Start Week 9: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 5/27 - 6/2

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.

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 – 5/27
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
5/27	BOS at BAL	C. Criswell	Maybe-5	C. Irvin	Maybe-4
5/27	TOR at CHW	C. Bassitt	Start-7	N. Nastrini	Sit-1
5/27	KCR at MIN	A. Marsh	Maybe-5	J. Ryan	Start-8
5/27	LAD at NYM	G. Stone	Maybe-5	T. Megill	Sit-3
5/27	CHC at MIL	S. Imanaga	Start-8	F. Peralta	Start-7
5/27	WSN at ATL	M. Parker	Maybe-4	C. Morton	Start-8
5/27	STL at CIN	L. Lynn	Maybe-4	N. Lodolo	Maybe-5
5/27	CLE at COL	X. Curry	Sit-2	A. Gomber	Sit-3
5/27	PHI at SFG	T. Walker	Sit-1	B. Snell	Maybe-5
5/27	MIA at SDP	T. Rogers	Sit-3	M. King	Maybe-5
5/27	HOU at SEA	F. Valdez	Start-7	B. Miller	Maybe-6

Tuesday – 5/28
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
5/28	BOS at BAL	B. Bello	Maybe-4	G. Rodriguez	Start-8
5/28	PIT at DET	J. Jones	Start-8	T. Skubal	Start-10
5/28	STL at CIN	K. Gibson	Sit-3	A. Abbott	Maybe-5
5/28	OAK at TBR	M. Spence	Sit-1	Z. Littell	Start-7
5/28	LAD at NYM	T. Glasnow	Start-9	J. Quintana	Sit-1
5/28	WSN at ATL	J. Irvin	Sit-3	M. Fried	Start-10
5/28	TOR at CHW	K. Gausman	Start-8	M. Clevinger	Sit-1
5/28	CHC at MIL	J. Steele	Maybe-6	T. Myers	Sit-1
5/28	KCR at MIN	C. Ragans	Start-8	S. Woods Richardson	Maybe-4
5/28	ARI at TEX	R. Nelson	Sit-1	D. Dunning	Sit-3
5/28	CLE at COL	T. McKenzie	Sit-3	R. Feltner	Sit-1
5/28	NYY at LAA	N. Cortes	Start-8	G. Canning	Sit-1
5/28	HOU at SEA	C. Javier	Maybe-6	L. Castillo	Start-7
5/28	MIA at SDP	J. Luzardo	Start-7	M. Waldron	Sit-3
5/28	PHI at SFG	Z. Wheeler	Start-9	S. Hjelle	Sit-1

Wednesday – 5/29
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
5/29	PIT at DET	P. Skenes	Start-8	J. Flaherty	Start-7
5/29	STL at CIN	A. Pallante	Sit-1	F. Montas	Sit-3
5/29	ARI at TEX	Z. Gallen	Start-8	A. Heaney	Maybe-4
5/29	PHI at SFG	C. Sanchez	Maybe-6	K. Harrison	Sit-3
5/29	LAD at NYM	J. Paxton	Sit-3	C. Scott	Maybe-6
5/29	MIA at SDP	B. Garrett	Sit-2	Y. Darvish	Start-8
5/29	BOS at BAL	K. Crawford	Start-7	C. Burnes	Start-8
5/29	OAK at TBR	J. Estes	Sit-1	R. Pepiot	Start-7
5/29	WSN at ATL	M. Gore	Maybe-5	R. Kerr	Sit-1
5/29	TOR at CHW	A. Manoah	Maybe-4	C. Flexen	Sit-1
5/29	CHC at MIL	B. Brown	Sit-2	B. Wilson	Sit-3
5/29	KCR at MIN	S. Lugo	Start-7	B. Ober	Start-7
5/29	CLE at COL	L. Taylor Allen	Maybe-4	T. Blach	Sit-1
5/29	NYY at LAA	L. Gil	Start-8	T. Anderson	Maybe-4
5/29	HOU at SEA	J. Urquidy	Sit-1	G. Kirby	Start-7

Thursday – 5/30
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
5/30	CHC at MIL	J. Taillon	Maybe-5	C. Rea	Sit-1
5/30	KCR at MIN	B. Singer	Maybe-6	C. Paddack	Maybe-4
5/30	OAK at TBR	K. Muller	Sit-2	T. Alexander	Sit-1
5/30	HOU at SEA	J. Verlander	Start-8	L. Gilbert	Start-7
5/30	ARI at NYM	J. Montgomery	Maybe-5	L. Severino	Maybe-5
5/30	DET at BOS	K. Maeda	Sit-1	N. Pivetta	Start-7
5/30	WSN at ATL	T. Williams	Sit-2	R. Lopez	Start-7
5/30	NYY at LAA	C. Rodón	Start-7	P. Sandoval	Sit-3

Friday – 5/31
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
5/31	CIN at CHC	G. Ashcraft	Sit-3	J. Assad	Maybe-6
5/31	STL at PHI	M. Mikolas	Sit-1	A. Nola	Start-8
5/31	TBR at BAL	A. Civale	Sit-3	A. Suarez	Sit-1
5/31	PIT at TOR	B. Falter	Sit-3	J. Berríos	Start-7
5/31	WSN at CLE	P. Corbin	Sit-1	T. Bibee	Start-7
5/31	ARI at NYM	B. Pfaadt	Maybe-5	S. Manaea	Maybe-5
5/31	DET at BOS	R. Olson	Start-7	T. Houck	Start-8
5/31	TEX at MIA	J. Urena	Sit-2	S. Sanchez	Sit-1
5/31	OAK at ATL	J. Sears	Maybe-4	C. Sale	Start-10
5/31	MIN at HOU	P. López	Start-7	H. Brown	Sit-2
5/31	SDP at KCR	D. Cease	Start-8	M. Wacha	Maybe-6
5/31	CHW at MIL	E. Fedde	Start-7	R. Gasser	Maybe-6
5/31	LAA at SEA	J. Soriano	Maybe-5	B. Woo	Start-7
5/31	COL at LAD	D. Hudson	Sit-1	W. Buehler	Start-7
5/31	NYY at SFG	M. Stroman	Start-7	J. Hicks	Maybe-6

Saturday – 6/1
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
6/1	PIT at TOR	M. Keller	Maybe-5	Y. Kikuchi	Start-8
6/1	TBR at BAL	T. Bradley	Maybe-4	K. Bradish	Start-7
6/1	WSN at CLE	M. Parker	Maybe-5	B. Lively	Maybe-6
6/1	ARI at NYM	T. Henry	Sit-1	T. Megill	Sit-3
6/1	MIN at HOU	J. Ryan	Start-7	R. Blanco	Start-8
6/1	DET at BOS	C. Mize	Maybe-5	C. Criswell	Maybe-6
6/1	SDP at KCR	J. Musgrove	Maybe-5	A. Marsh	Maybe-4
6/1	CHW at MIL	G. Crochet	Start-7	F. Peralta	Start-8
6/1	OAK at ATL	A. Brooks	Sit-1	C. Morton	Start-8
6/1	TEX at MIA	M. Lorenzen	Maybe-4	R. Weathers	Maybe-5
6/1	LAA at SEA	R. Detmers	Sit-3	B. Miller	Maybe-6
6/1	CIN at CHC	H. Greene	Start-7	S. Imanaga	Start-8
6/1	STL at PHI	S. Gray	Start-7	R. Suárez	Start-7
6/1	NYY at SFG	C. Schmidt	Start-7	L. Webb	Maybe-6
6/1	COL at LAD	C. Quantrill	Sit-3	Y. Yamamoto	Start-8

Sunday – 6/2
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
6/2	MIN at HOU	S. Woods Richardson	Maybe-4	F. Valdez	Start-8
6/2	TBR at BAL	Z. Littell	Start-7	C. Irvin	Maybe-4
6/2	DET at BOS	T. Skubal	Start-8	B. Bello	Maybe-5
6/2	OAK at ATL	M. Spence	Sit-1	M. Fried	Start-10
6/2	PIT at TOR	M. Pérez	Sit-3	C. Bassitt	Start-8
6/2	WSN at CLE	J. Irvin	Sit-3	X. Curry	Sit-2
6/2	ARI at NYM	R. Nelson	Sit-1	J. Quintana	Sit-3
6/2	TEX at MIA	N. Eovaldi	Maybe-4	T. Rogers	Sit-2
6/2	SDP at KCR	M. King	Maybe-5	C. Ragans	Start-7
6/2	CHW at MIL	N. Nastrini	Sit-1	T. Myers	Sit-1
6/2	CIN at CHC	N. Lodolo	Maybe-6	J. Steele	Maybe-6
6/2	NYY at SFG	N. Cortes	Start-7	B. Snell	Maybe-5
6/2	LAA at SEA	G. Canning	Sit-1	L. Castillo	Start-9
6/2	COL at LAD	A. Gomber	Sit-2	G. Stone	Maybe-5
6/2	STL at PHI	L. Lynn	Sit-3	T. Walker	Sit-1

5 responses to “Sit/Start Week 9: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 5/27 – 6/2”

Mark says:

May 27, 2024 at 1:20 AM

Pfaadt is starting Tuesday 5/28

Kevin says:

May 27, 2024 at 9:30 AM

It’s a bit difficult to take this article seriously each week when you get the matchups wrong. Imanaga has been slated for a 3/29 start since Friday.

Jon says:

May 28, 2024 at 9:35 AM

Littell is fairly low in your rankings, yet you have him starting in Balt? He seems to get more love here than there.

George Lindholm says:

May 28, 2024 at 10:09 AM

I’m assuming David Peterson is a SIT this week?

Gil Viera says:

May 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM

Does PitcherList run analytics on the success rate of Start/Sit weekly article? For example, what percentage of against the team in the article (obviously there are some schedule changes) result in a QS? I would think there’s a sliding scale upwards (i.e. Sit-1 5%, Sit-2 10%, … Start 9 90%, Start-10 95%). Just curious.

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