Sit/Start Week 1: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 7/23-7/26

Welcome back to Sit/Start where every Saturday here at Pitcher List, or in this case, Wednesday, 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 circumstantial and dependent on your needs in a standard 5×5 Wins 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.

Given the Thursday start, this article will only cover the games through Sunday, 7/26. This Saturday, another Sit/Start article will come out covering the week ahead. 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 1. Spots in the rotation where a potential opener may be used will be listed as Opener/potential long man. Feel free to question my designations in the comments and we’ll dive into it together.

Here’s the massive table containing every Week 1 start from 7/23 – 7/26:

Note: These matchups are subject to change.

Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
07/23	NYY vs WSH	Cole	Start-9	Scherzer	Start-8
07/23	SFG vs LAD	Cueto	Maybe-5	Kershaw	Start-10
FRIDAY – 7/24
07/24	BAL vs BOS	Milone	Sit-2	Eovaldi	Maybe-6
07/24	MIL vs CHC	Woodruff	Start-7	Hendricks	Start-7
07/24	MIN vs CHW	Berrios	Start-7	Giolito	Start-8
07/24	DET vs CIN	Boyd	Maybe-6	Gray	Start-8
07/24	KCR vs CLE	Duffy	Sit-3	Bieber	Start-9
07/24	SEA vs HOU	Gonzales	Sit-1	Verlander	Start-9
07/24	SFG vs LAD	Samardzija	Sit-1	Stripling	Start-8
07/24	ATL vs NYM	Soroka	Start-7	deGrom	Start-9
07/24	LAA vs OAK	Heaney	Start-7	Montas	Start-8
07/24	MIA vs PHI	Alcantara	Sit-3	Nola	Start-9
07/24	ARI vs SDP	Bumgarner	Start-7	Paddack	Start-8
07/24	PIT vs STL	Musgrove	Start-7	Flaherty	Start-9
07/24	TOR vs TBR	Ryu	Maybe-6	Morton	Start-8
07/24	COL vs TEX	Marquez	Start-7	Lynn	Start-8
Saturday – 7/25
07/25	BAL vs BOS	Cobb	Sit-1	Perez	Maybe-5
07/25	MIL vs CHC	Burnes	Maybe-6	Darvish	Start-7
07/25	MIN vs CHW	Odorizzi	Maybe-5	Keuchel	Maybe-6
07/25	DET vs CIN	Nova	Sit-3	Castillo	Start-9
07/25	KCR vs CLE	Montgomery	Sit-3	Clevinger	Start-9
07/25	SEA vs HOU	Walker	Sit-2	McCullers Jr.	Start-8
07/25	SFG vs LAD	Gausman	Sit-3	Urias	Start-8
07/25	ATL vs NYM	Fried	Start-7	Stroman	Maybe-6
07/25	LAA vs OAK	Bundy	Start-7	Manaea	Maybe-5
07/25	MIA vs PHI	Smith	Maybe-6	Wheeler	Start-8
07/25	ARI vs SDP	Ray	Start-7	Lamet	Start-7
07/25	PIT vs STL	Williams	Maybe-5	Wainwright	Maybe-6
07/25	TOR vs TBR	Shoemaker	Maybe-4	Yarbrough	Maybe-6
07/25	COL vs TEX	Gray	Maybe-6	Minor	Start-8
07/25	NYY vs WSH	Paxton	Start-7	Strasburg	Start-8
Sunday – 7/26
07/26	BAL vs BOS	LeBlanc	Sit-2	Weber	Sit-3
07/26	MIL vs CHC	Peralta	Maybe-4	Chatwood	Sit-3
07/26	MIN vs CHW	Maeda	Start-7	R. Lopez	Sit-3
07/26	DET vs CIN	Turnbull	Maybe-5	Bauer	Start-8
07/26	KCR vs CLE	J. Lopez	Sit-3	Carrasco	Start-7
07/26	SEA vs HOU	Kikuchi	Sit-2	Greinke	Start-8
07/26	SFG vs LAD	Smyly	Sit-3	Wood	Start-7
07/26	ATL vs NYM	Newcomb	Sit-3	Porcello	Sit-2
07/26	LAA vs OAK	Ohtani	Start-7	Fiers	Maybe-4
07/26	MIA vs PHI	Urena	Sit-3	Velasquez	Maybe-6
07/26	ARI vs SDP	Gallen	Start-7	Richards	Maybe-6
07/26	PIT vs STL	Keller	Maybe-6	Hudson	Maybe-5
07/26	TOR vs TBR	Roark	Maybe-4	Snell	Start-7
07/26	COL vs TEX	Freeland	Sit-3	Kluber	Start-7
07/26	NYY vs WSH	King/Loaisiga	Sit-3	Corbin	Start-7

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