Here are your morning rankings for today’s starting pitcher options.
It’s not perfect and will be far from the actual results at the end of the day, though it should give guidance for those questioning who to slot into your lineup on a given day.
There is a second table for tomorrow’s starting pitcher matchups as well, helping everyone get a jump on their nightly pickups. Please note that these matchups are subject to change, though, and there will be times when I have the incorrect pitcher going. I thank you for your future understanding.
Pitchers highlighted in yellow = Possible streaming options.
FS = False Starter where there is an assumed opener actually starting the game.
Red = Postponed.
Today’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
| Rank | Pitcher | Matchup |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Scherzer | vs. KC |
| 2 | Gerrit Cole | vs. LAA |
| 3 | Blake Snell | vs. NYY |
| 4 | Shane Bieber | @ CIN |
| 5 | Lucas Giolito | vs. CHC |
| 6 | Caleb Smith | @ ATL |
| 7 | Madison Bumgarner | vs. STL |
| 8 | Kenta Maeda | vs. SD |
| 9 | Chris Paddack | @ LAD |
| 10 | Max Fried | vs. MIA |
| 11 | Noah Syndergaard | vs. PHI |
| 12 | Jon Lester | @ CHW |
| 13 | Andrew Heaney | @ HOU |
| 14 | Robbie Ray | vs. COL |
| 15 | Jon Gray | @ ARI |
| 16 | Miles Mikolas | @ SF |
| 17 | Anthony DeSclafani | vs. CLE |
| 18 | Chris Bassitt | @ SEA |
| 19 | Rick Porcello | @ DET |
| 20 | CC Sabathia | @ TB |
| 21 | Michael Pineda | vs. TEX |
| 22 | Jake Arrieta | @ NYM |
| 23 | Jesse Chavez | @ MIN |
| 24 | Andrew Cashner | @ TOR |
| 25 | Marco Gonzales | vs. OAK |
| 26 | Adrian Houser | @ PIT |
| 27 | Dario Agrazal | vs. MIL |
| 28 | Glenn Sparkman | @ WSH |
| 29 | Clayton Richard | vs. BAL |
| 30 | Jordan Zimmermann | vs. BOS |
Tomorrow’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
| Rank | Pitcher | Matchup |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Nola | @ NYM |
| 2 | David Price | @ DET |
| 3 | Trevor Bauer | @ CIN |
| 4 | Patrick Corbin | vs. KC |
| 5 | Charlie Morton | vs. NYY |
| 6 | Zack Wheeler | vs. PHI |
| 7 | James Paxton | @ TB |
| 8 | Mike Minor | @ MIN |
| 9 | Ross Stripling | vs. SD |
| 10 | Jack Flaherty | @ SF |
| 11 | German Marquez | @ ARI |
| 12 | Kyle Hendricks | @ CHW |
| 13 | Dallas Keuchel | vs. MIA |
| 14 | Tyler Mahle | vs. CLE |
| 15 | Joe Musgrove | vs. MIL |
| 16 | Jose Urquidy | vs. LAA |
| 17 | Joey Lucchesi | @ LAD |
| 18 | Trevor Richards | @ ATL |
| 19 | Jeff Samardzija | vs. STL |
| 20 | Daniel Mengden | @ SEA |
| 21 | Trent Thornton | vs. BAL |
| 22 | Chase Anderson | @ PIT |
| 23 | Jose Suarez | @ HOU |
| 24 | Jake Junis | @ WSH |
| 25 | Ivan Nova | vs. CHC |
| 26 | Gabriel Ynoa | @ TOR |
| 27 | Alex Young | vs. COL |
| 28 | Mystery Minnesota SP | vs. TEX |
| 29 | Mystery Seattle SP | vs. OAK |
| 30 | Gregory Soto | vs. BOS |
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Why so down on Hendricks @ CHW tomorrow? Enduring effects of the DLH because he had a rain-shortened outing last start? Might need one more start this week in H2H and my biggest needs would be avoiding BBs and a L… would be deciding between Giolito v. CHC tonight, Bauer @ CIN tomorrow or Hendricks @ CHW tomorrow. Hendricks seems like the best bet.
For those specific needs I think you’re dead on. Giolito has 3+ walks in 3 of his last 4 games and that’s a tough matchup. Bauer’s had walk issues this year too and I don’t trust the Indians offense. Hendricks has only walked more than 2 batters once this year (his first start of the season) and has walked 0 or 1 in 11 of 15 starts, and the matchup against Nova is prime to avoid an L.
Nick, I think the dates in the headline have been off the past couple of days. Should be 7/6 and 7/7, right?