Sit/Start Week 3: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 8/3-8/9

Welcome back to Sit/Start, where every Saturday here at Pitcher List, we 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 standard 5×5 ,wins-based 12-teamer, while the other two are self-explanatory. Last year, I modified the ranking system to make designations a little clearer. Here’s an overview. I implemented a scoring system (1-10) next to each designation. A score of 10 is a top-tier start option and a score of 1 is a bottom-of-the-barrel option. Here are the labels: Start 7-10, Maybe 4-6, and Sit 1-3. For example, Max Scherzer at home against the Marlins would look like this: Start-10. Meanwhile, Kendall Graveman against the Rockies in Colorado would have this designation: Sit-1.

It’s important to note that several teams have not officially announced how their rotations will unfold but given the information we have, the starters listed below are the expected starters for week 3. Spots in the rotation where a potential opener may be used will be listed as Opener/potential long man. It’s important to note the Phillies, Blue Jays, Marlins, and Nationals rotations have not been determined as of this morning, so the probable starters below are my best guess. Feel free to question my designations in the comments and we’ll dive into it together.

Here’s the massive table containing every Week 3 start from 8/3 – 8/9:

Note: Given the increase in COVID-19 outbreaks and postponements, these matchups are subject to change. 

Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
08/03	NYM vs ATL	deGrom	Start-9	Soroka	Start-7
08/03	KCR vs CHC	Duffy	Maybe-4	Mills	Start-7
08/03	CLE vs CIN	Plesac	Maybe-6	Gray	Start-9
08/03	SFG vs COL	Cueto	Sit-1	Gonzalez	Sit-1
08/03	STL vs DET	Hudson	Maybe-4	Boyd	Start-7
08/03	CHW vs MIL	Rodon	Sit-2	Lindblom	Maybe-6
08/03	PIT vs MIN	Holland	Sit-1	Hill	Start-8
08/03	LAD vs SDP	Buehler	Start-7	Paddack	Start-7
08/03	OAK vs SEA	Montas	Start-7	Sheffield	Sit-3
TUESDAY – 8/4
08/04	HOU vs ARI	Valdez	Maybe-5	Bumgarner	Sit-3
08/04	TOR vs ATL	Shoemaker	Maybe-6	Fried	Start-8
08/04	KCR vs CHC	Singer	Sit-3	Hendricks	Start-9
08/04	CLE vs CIN	Bieber	Start-9	Mahle	Maybe-4
08/04	SFG vs COL	Gausman	Sit-2	Marquez	Maybe-6
08/04	STL vs DET	Martinez	Start-7	Nova	Sit-3
08/04	PHI vs MIA	Nola	Start-8	Alcantara	Maybe-6
08/04	CHW vs MIL	Giolito	Start-7	Woodruff	Start-8
08/04	PIT vs MIN	Musgrove	Sit-3	Berrios	Start-8
08/04	TEX vs OAK	Gibson	Maybe-6	Luzardo	Start-7
08/04	LAD vs SDP	May	Maybe-6	Lamet	Maybe-6
08/04	LAA vs SEA	Heaney	Start-8	Dunn	Sit-2
08/04	BOS vs TBR	Eovaldi	Sit-3	Morton	Maybe-6
08/04	NYM vs WSH	Matz	Maybe-4	Scherzer	Start-9
WEDNESDAY – 8/5
08/05	HOU vs ARI	Javier	Start-7	Ray	Sit-3
08/05	TOR vs ATL	Ryu	Maybe-6	Newcomb	Sit-3
08/05	NYY vs BAL	Cole	Start-9	Wojciechowski	Sit-2
08/05	MIL vs CHW	Burnes	Maybe-5	Keuchel	Maybe-6
08/05	CIN vs CLE	Castillo	Start-8	Clevinger	Start-8
08/05	SFG vs COL	Webb	Sit-1	Gray	Sit-3
08/05	CHC vs KCR	Darvish	Start-8	Bubic	Sit-3
08/05	PHI vs MIA	Wheeler	Start-8	Smith	Maybe-6
08/05	TEX vs OAK	Lynn	Start-8	Manaea	Sit-3
08/05	MIN vs PIT	Dobnak	Maybe-6	Williams	Sit-2
08/05	LAD vs SDP	Stripling	Start-7	Richards	Maybe-6
08/05	LAA vs SEA	Bundy	Start-7	Gonzales	Sit-3
08/05	DET vs STL	Turnbull	Maybe-6	Ponce de Leon	Maybe-5
08/05	BOS vs TBR	Perez	Sit-3	Yarbrough	Maybe-5
08/05	NYM vs WSH	Porcello	Sit-2	Corbin	Start-8
THURSDAY – 8/6
08/06	HOU vs ARI	McCullers Jr.	Start-7	Gallen	Maybe-6
08/06	TOR vs ATL	Thornton	Sit-3	Toussaint	Sit-3
08/06	MIL vs CHW	Anderson	Sit-3	Gonzalez	Sit-2
08/06	CIN vs CLE	Bauer	Start-7	Carrasco	Start-8
08/06	SFG vs COL	Smyly	Sit-2	Freeland	Sit-3
08/06	CHC vs KCR	Chatwood	Start-7	Bolanos	Sit-2
08/06	PHI vs MIA	Arrieta	Maybe-5	Lopez	Maybe-5
08/06	TEX vs OAK	Minor	Start-7	Fiers	Sit-3
08/06	MIN vs PIT	Maeda	Start-8	Keller	Sit-3
08/06	LAA vs SEA	Andriese	Maybe-5	Walker	Maybe-4
08/06	DET vs STL	Fulmer	Sit-3	Flaherty	Start-9
08/06	NYY vs TBR	Happ	Sit-3	Snell	Maybe-6
FRIDAY – 8/7
08/07	TOR vs BOS	Roark	Sit-3	Weber	Sit-2
08/07	CLE vs CHW	Civale	Start-7	Cease	Sit-3
08/07	MIN vs KCR	Bailey	Maybe-6	TBD
08/07	SFG vs LAD	Samardzija	Sit-1	Urias	Start-8
08/07	CIN vs MIL	DeSclafani	Sit-3	Houser	Maybe-5
08/07	MIA vs NYM	Hernandez	Sit-3	Wacha	Maybe-4
08/07	HOU vs OAK	Greinke	Start-7	Bassitt	Sit-3
08/07	ATL vs PHI	Wright	Maybe-5	Velasquez	Sit-3
08/07	DET vs PIT	Norris/TBD?	Sit-3	Brault/Kuhl	Maybe-5
08/07	ARI vs SDP	Weaver	Maybe-6	Lucchesi	Maybe-4
08/07	COL vs SEA	Senzatela	Sit-3	Kikuchi	Maybe-5
08/07	CHC vs STL	Lester	Maybe-4	Wainwright	Sit-3
08/07	NYY vs TBR	Montgomery	Sit-3	Glasnow	Start-8
08/07	LAA vs TEX	Canning	Start-7	Lyles	Maybe-4
08/07	BAL vs WSH	Means	Sit-3	Strasburg	Start-8
SATURDAY – 8/8
08/08	TOR vs BOS	Pearson	Maybe-5	Hall	Sit-2
08/08	CLE vs CHW	Plesac	Start-7	Rodon	Sit-2
08/08	MIN vs KCR	Hill	Start-8	Duffy	Sit-3
08/08	SFG vs LAD	Cueto	Sit-3	Kershaw	Start-8
08/08	CIN vs MIL	Gray	Start-8	Lindblom	Maybe-4
08/08	MIA vs NYM	Yamamoto?	Sit-2	Peterson	Maybe-5
08/08	HOU vs OAK	James	Maybe-5	Montas	Maybe-6
08/08	ATL vs PHI	Soroka	Start-7	Eflin	Sit-3
08/08	DET vs PIT	Boyd	Start-7	Holland	Sit-3
08/08	ARI vs SDP	Kelly	Start-7	Davies	Sit-3
08/08	COL vs SEA	Gonzalez	Sit-2	Graveman	Maybe-4
08/08	CHC vs STL	Mills	Maybe-5	Hudson	Sit-3
08/08	NYY vs TBR	Tanaka	Maybe-4	Chirinos	Maybe-5
08/08	LAA vs TEX	Opener/Pena	Sit-3	Allard	Sit-2
08/08	BAL vs WSH	Cobb	Sit-3	Sanchez	Maybe-5
SUNDAY – 8/9
08/09	TOR vs BOS	Shoemaker	Maybe-4	Godley	Maybe-4
08/09	CLE vs CHW	Bieber	Start-9	Giolito	Start-8
08/09	MIN vs KCR	Berrios	Start-9	Singer	Sit-3
08/09	SFG vs LAD	Gausman	Sit-3	Buehler	Start-8
08/09	CIN vs MIL	Mahle	Sit-3	Woodruff	Start-8
08/09	MIA vs NYM	Alcantara	Maybe-6	deGrom	Start-10
08/09	HOU vs OAK	Valdez	Maybe-4	Luzardo	Maybe-6
08/09	ATL vs PHI	Fried	Start-7	Nola	Start-8
08/09	DET vs PIT	Nova	Sit-3	Musgrove	Start-7
08/09	ARI vs SDP	Bumgarner	Maybe-4	Paddack	Start-9
08/09	COL vs SEA	Marquez	Start-9	Sheffield	Sit-3
08/09	CHC vs STL	Hendricks	Maybe-6	Martinez	Maybe-5
08/09	NYY vs TBR	Paxton	Maybe-4	Morton	Maybe-6
08/09	LAA vs TEX	Ohtani	Maybe-6	Gibson	Maybe-5
08/09	BAL vs WSH	LeBlanc	Sit-1	Voth	Maybe-6

 

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