Welcome to Sit/Start where, every Saturday 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 contingent and dependent on your needs in a standard 5×5 Wins 12-teamer, while the other two are self-explanatory. You’ll notice a few question marks next to some of the names. These are either probable starters that have not been confirmed or is a situation where the team will use the bullpen to fill innings. As with the past couple Sit/Start articles, spots in the rotation where a potential opener may be used will be listed as Opener/potential long man. As for the Pirates, they are a mess next week. Currently, they only have three listed starters and have a doubleheader on Monday in Cincinnati. Feel free to question my designations in the comments and we’ll dive into it together.
Here’s the massive table containing every Week 9 start from 5/27 – 6/2:
Note: These matchups are subject to change.
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 5/27 | DET vs BAL | Norris | Maybe | Bullpen? | Sit |
| 5/27 | CLE vs BOS | Rodriguez | Sit | Porcello | Maybe |
| 5/27 | KCR vs CHW | Bailey | Sit | Nova | Sit |
| 5/27 | PIT vs CIN | Bullpen? | Sit | Gray | Start |
| 5/27 | PIT vs CIN | Opener/Brault? | Sit | Sims? | Maybe |
| 5/27 | ARI vs COL | Greinke | Start | Gray | Sit |
| 5/27 | CHC vs HOU | Hamels | Maybe | Cole | Start |
| 5/27 | NYM vs LAD | deGrom | Start | Kershaw | Start |
| 5/27 | MIL vs MIN | Gonzalez | Sit | Pineda | Sit |
| 5/27 | SDP vs NYY | Strahm | Maybe | Loaisiga | Start |
| 5/27 | LAA vs OAK | Cahill | Maybe | Bassitt | Start |
| 5/27 | TEX vs SEA | Lynn | Start | Milone | Maybe |
| 5/27 | TOR vs TBR | Sanchez | Maybe | Opener/Chirinos | Maybe |
| 5/27 | MIA vs WSH | Urena | Sit | Scherzer | Start |
| 5/28 | WSH vs ATL | Strasburg | Start | Fried | Start |
| 5/28 | DET vs BAL | Boyd | Start | Bundy | Maybe |
| 5/28 | CLE vs BOS | Plutko | Sit | Weber | Maybe |
| 5/28 | KCR vs CHW | Keller | Maybe | Giolito | Start |
| 5/28 | PIT vs CIN | Lyles | Maybe | Castillo | Start |
| 5/28 | ARI vs COL | Kelly | Sit | Senzatela | Sit |
| 5/28 | CHC vs HOU | Lester | Maybe | Martin | Maybe |
| 5/28 | NYM vs LAD | Matz | Sit | Hill | Start |
| 5/28 | SFG vs MIA | Samardzija | Start | Richards | Start |
| 5/28 | MIL vs MIN | Davies | Maybe | Perez | Maybe |
| 5/28 | SDP vs NYY | Lauer | Sit | Tanaka | Start |
| 5/28 | LAA vs OAK | Harvey | Sit | Montas | Start |
| 5/28 | STL vs PHI | Wainwright | Sit | Pivetta/Velasquez? | Sit |
| 5/28 | TEX vs SEA | Sampson | Maybe | Gonzales | Sit |
| 5/28 | TOR vs TBR | Richard | Sit | Opener/Yarbrough | Maybe |
| 5/29 | WSH vs ATL | McGowin | Sit | Gausman | Maybe |
| 5/29 | DET vs BAL | Soto | Sit | Means | Sit |
| 5/29 | CLE vs BOS | Bieber | Start | Sale | Start |
| 5/29 | KCR vs CHW | Bullpen? | Sit | Lopez | Maybe |
| 5/29 | PIT vs CIN | Bullpen? | Sit | DeSclafani | Maybe |
| 5/29 | ARI vs COL | Ray | Sit | Hoffman | Sit |
| 5/29 | CHC vs HOU | Hendricks | Maybe | Miley | Maybe |
| 5/29 | NYM vs LAD | Syndergaard | Start | Buehler | Start |
| 5/29 | SFG vs MIA | Bumgarner | Start | Lopez | Start |
| 5/29 | SDP vs NYY | Lucchesi | Maybe | Paxton? | Start |
| 5/29 | LAA vs OAK | Canning | Start | Mengden | Sit |
| 5/29 | STL vs PHI | Wacha | Sit | Nola | Start |
| 5/29 | TEX vs SEA | Smyly | Sit | LeBlanc | Sit |
| 5/29 | TOR vs TBR | Thornton | Maybe | Snell | Start |
| 5/30 | CLE vs CHW | Carrasco | Start | Banuelos | Sit |
| 5/30 | ARI vs COL | Clarke | Sit | Freeland | Sit |
| 5/30 | NYM vs LAD | Vargas | Sit | Ryu | Start |
| 5/30 | SFG vs MIA | Pomeranz | Maybe | Alcantara | Start |
| 5/30 | BOS vs NYY | Price | Start | Happ | Sit |
| 5/30 | STL vs PHI | Mikolas | Maybe | Eickhoff | Maybe |
| 5/30 | MIL vs PIT | Anderson | Maybe | Musgrove | Start |
| 5/30 | LAA vs SEA | Skaggs | Maybe | Kikuchi | Start |
| 5/30 | MIN vs TBR | Berrios | Start | Morton | Start |
| 5/30 | KCR vs TEX | Junis | Sit | Minor | Start |
| 5/31 | NYM vs ARI | Wheeler | Start | Weaver | Start |
| 5/31 | DET vs ATL | Turnbull | Maybe | Foltynewicz | Start |
| 5/31 | SFG vs BAL | Suarez | Sit | Cashner | Maybe |
| 5/31 | CLE vs CHW | Bauer | Start | Covey | Sit |
| 5/31 | WSH vs CIN | Corbin | Start | Mahle | Maybe |
| 5/31 | TOR vs COL | Jackson | Sit | Marquez | Start |
| 5/31 | PHI vs LAD | Arrieta | Maybe | Maeda | Start |
| 5/31 | BOS vs NYY | Rodriguez | Maybe | German | Start |
| 5/31 | HOU vs OAK | Peacock | Start | Fiers | Sit |
| 5/31 | MIL vs PIT | Chacin | Maybe | Archer | Maybe |
| 5/31 | MIA vs SDP | Smith | Start | Quantrill | Maybe |
| 5/31 | LAA vs SEA | Heaney | Maybe | Leake | Maybe |
| 5/31 | CHC vs STL | Darvish | Start | Hudson | Sit |
| 5/31 | MIN vs TBR | Gibson | Start | Opener/Beeks | Maybe |
| 5/31 | KCR vs TEX | Lopez | Sit | Jurado | Sit |
| 6/1 | NYM vs ARI | deGrom | Start | Greinke | Start |
| 6/1 | DET vs ATL | Carpenter | Sit | Soroka | Start |
| 6/1 | SFG vs BAL | Anderson | Sit | Hess | Sit |
| 6/1 | CLE vs CHW | Rodriguez | Sit | Nova | Sit |
| 6/1 | WSH vs CIN | Fedde | Sit | Roark | Maybe |
| 6/1 | TOR vs COL | Stroman | Maybe | Gray | Sit |
| 6/1 | PHI vs LAD | Eflin | Maybe | Kershaw | Start |
| 6/1 | BOS vs NYY | Porcello | Sit | Loaisiga | Maybe |
| 6/1 | HOU vs OAK | Verlander | Start | Anderson | Sit |
| 6/1 | MIL vs PIT | Woodruff | Start | ???? | |
| 6/1 | MIA vs SDP | Urena | Start | Paddack | Start |
| 6/1 | LAA vs SEA | Cahill | Maybe | Milone | Maybe |
| 6/1 | CHC vs STL | Quintana | Start | Flaherty | Start |
| 6/1 | MIN vs TBR | Odorizzi | Start | Opener/Chirinos | Maybe |
| 6/1 | KCR vs TEX | Duffy | Sit | Lynn | Start |
| 6/2 | NYM vs ARI | Matz | Start | Kelly | Sit |
| 6/2 | DET vs ATL | Norris | Sit | Teheran | Start |
| 6/2 | SFG vs BAL | Samardzija | Maybe | Bullpen? | Sit |
| 6/2 | CLE vs CHW | Plutko | Sit | Giolito | Start |
| 6/2 | WSH vs CIN | Scherzer | Start | Gray | Maybe |
| 6/2 | TOR vs COL | Sanchez | Sit | Senzatela | Sit |
| 6/2 | PHI vs LAD | Pivetta/Velasquez | Sit | Hill | Start |
| 6/2 | BOS vs NYY | Weber/Velazquez | Sit | Tanaka | Start |
| 6/2 | HOU vs OAK | Cole | Start | Bassitt | Maybe |
| 6/2 | MIL vs PIT | Gonzalez | Maybe | Lyles | Start |
| 6/2 | MIA vs SDP | Richards | Maybe | Strahm | Start |
| 6/2 | LAA vs SEA | Harvey | Sit | Gonzales | Maybe |
| 6/2 | CHC vs STL | Hamels | Start | Wainwright | Sit |
| 6/2 | MIN vs TBR | Pineda | Sit | Opener/Yarbrough | Sit |
| 6/2 | KCR vs TEX | Bailey | Sit | Sampson | Sit |