Sit/Start Week 10: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 9/21-9/27

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. 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, Mike Fiers against the Rockies in Colorado would have this designation: Sit-1.

There are a few TBD listed below. Once these spots are determined, I’ll update the sheet. Spots in the rotation where a potential opener may be used will be listed as Opener/potential long man. In the final week of the season, anything goes. You’ll want to maximize the number of starts next week but pay attention to the playoff picture. I’d try to stack pitchers early in the week because once teams clinch or are eliminated from the playoffs, probable starters could change. Or worse, starters are limited to an inning or two rendering them nearly useless. I’ve done my best to determine who will fill those extra spots. Let’s dive in and as always, please feel free to question my designations in the comments.

Here’s the massive table containing every Week 10 start from 9/21 – 9/27:

Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
09/21	MIA vs ATL	Rogers	Sit-2	Tomlin	Sit-3
09/21	MIL vs CIN	Anderson	Maybe-4	DeSclafani	Sit-3
09/21	CHW vs CLE	Dunning	Maybe-5	Civale	Maybe-6
09/21	STL vs KCR	Wainwright	Start-7	C. Hernández	Sit-2
09/21	TEX vs LAA	Gibson	Sit-3	Bundy	Start-8
09/21	TBR vs NYM	Fleming	Sit-2	deGrom	Start-9
09/21	CHC vs PIT	Lester	Start-7	Brubaker	Sit-2
09/21	HOU vs SEA	McCullers Jr.	Start-7	Gonzales	Maybe-6
09/21	COL vs SFG	Márquez	Start-8	Smyly	Start-7
09/21	NYY vs TOR	Cole	Start-9	Roark	Sit-1
09/21	PHI vs WSH	Wheeler	Start-7	Sánchez	Sit-2
TUESDAY – 9/22
09/22	TEX vs ARI	Lyles	Sit-2	Smith	Maybe-5
09/22	MIA vs ATL	Ureña	Sit-2	Hamels	Sit-3
09/22	BAL vs BOS	Akin	Sit-3	Eovaldi	Maybe-5
09/22	MIL vs CIN	Woodruff	Start-7	Castillo	Start-9
09/22	CHW vs CLE	Giolito	Start-8	Bieber	Start-9
09/22	STL vs KCR	TBD		Singer	Start-7
09/22	OAK vs LAD	Montas	Sit-3	May	Maybe-6
09/22	DET vs MIN	Skubal	Sit-3	Maeda	Start-9
09/22	TBR vs NYM	Snell	Start-8	Lugo	Start-7
09/22	CHC vs PIT	TBD		Brault	Sit-3
09/22	LAA vs SDP	Canning	Maybe-4	Davies	Maybe-6
09/22	HOU vs SEA	Valdez	Start-7	Newsome	Sit-2
09/22	COL vs SFG	Freeland	Maybe-6	T. Anderson	Maybe-4
09/22	NYY vs TOR	Tanaka	Start-7	C. Anderson	Sit-1
09/22	PHI vs WSH	Nola	Start-8	Voth	Sit-2
09/22	PHI vs WSH	TBD		TBD
WEDNESDAY – 9/23
09/23	TEX vs ARI	Opener/Benjamin	Sit-3	Young	Sit-2
09/23	MIA vs ATL	S. Sánchez	Maybe-6	Fried	Start-8
09/23	BAL vs BOS	Kremer	Sit-3	Pérez	Maybe-5
09/23	MIL vs CIN	Lindblom	Sit-3	Mahle	Maybe-6
09/23	CHW vs CLE	López	Sit-3	Plesac	Start-8
09/23	STL vs KCR	Martínez	Maybe-4	Duffy	Maybe-5
09/23	OAK vs LAD	Manaea	Maybe-4	Urias	Start-7
09/23	DET vs MIN	Mize	Sit-3	Hill	Start-7
09/23	TBR vs NYM	Glasnow	Start-8	Matz	Sit-2
09/23	CHC vs PIT	Hendricks	Start-8	Williams	Sit-2
09/23	LAA vs SDP	Barria	Sit-3	Paddack	Maybe-6
09/23	HOU vs SEA	Greinke	Start-8	Margevicius	Sit-3
09/23	COL vs SFG	Castellani	Sit-2	Webb	Sit-3
09/23	NYY vs TOR	Montgomery	Maybe-5	Ray	Sit-2
09/23	PHI vs WSH	Eflin	Maybe-4	Fedde	Sit-3
THURSDAY – 9/24
09/24	MIA vs ATL	P. Lopez	Maybe-6	I. Anderson	Start-8
09/24	BAL vs BOS	Cobb	Sit-3	TBD
09/24	CHW vs CLE	Stiever	Sit-2	McKenzie	Maybe-5
09/24	DET vs KCR	Fulmer	Sit-2	Bubic	Start-7
09/24	OAK vs LAD	Fiers	Sit-2	Kershaw	Start-9
09/24	CHC vs PIT	Mills	Start-7	Kuhl	Sit-3
09/24	COL vs SFG	Gonzales	Sit-2	Gausman	Start-7
09/24	MIL vs STL	Woodruff	Start-8	Kim	Maybe-6
09/24	HOU vs TEX	Javier	Start-7	Lynn	Start-8
09/24	NYY vs TOR	Happ	Maybe-5	Ryu	Start-7
09/24	NYM vs WSH	Peterson	Sit-2	Corbin	Start-7
FRIDAY – 9/25
09/25	COL vs ARI	Senzatela	Sit-3	Gallen	Start-8
09/25	COL vs ARI	TBD		Weaver	Maybe-4
09/25	BOS vs ATL	Houck	Maybe-4	Wright	Sit-2
09/25	CHC vs CHW	Darvish	Start-9	Keuchel	Maybe-6
09/25	PIT vs CLE	Keller	Maybe-6	Carrasco	Start-9
09/25	DET vs KCR	Turnbull	Maybe-4	Keller	Start-7
09/25	LAA vs LAD	Heaney	Maybe-5	Kershaw	Start-9
09/25	STL vs MIL	Flaherty	Start-7	Burnes	Start-9
09/25	CIN vs MIN	Bauer	Start-9	Pineda	Start-7
09/25	MIA vs NYY	Alcantara	Maybe-5	Garcia	Start-7
09/25	SEA vs OAK	Kikuchi	Sit-3	Bassitt	Maybe-6
09/25	SFG vs SDP	Cahill	Sit-2	TBD
09/25	SDP vs SFG	Clevinger	Start-8	Cueto	Sit-3
09/25	MIL vs STL	Suter	Sit-1	Ponce de Leon	Maybe-4
09/25	PHI vs TBR	Velasquez	Sit-3	Morton	Start-7
09/25	HOU vs TEX	Urquidy	Start-7	Cody	Sit-1
09/25	BAL vs TOR	Lopez	Sit-2	Walker	Sit-3
09/25	NYM vs WSH	Porcello	Sit-2	Scherzer	Start-8
SATURDAY – 9/26
09/26	COL vs ARI	Marquez	Start-8	Bumgarner	Sit-3
09/26	BOS vs ATL	TBD		Tomlin	Sit-2
09/26	CHC vs CHW	Lester	Maybe-5	Cease	Sit-2
09/26	PIT vs CLE	Musgrove	Maybe-5	Civale	Start-8
09/26	DET vs KCR	Boyd	Maybe-6	C. Hernández	Sit-3
09/26	LAA vs LAD	Teheran	Sit-1	Buehler?	Start-7
09/26	CIN vs MIN	DeSclafani	Sit-2	Berrios	Start-8
09/26	MIA vs NYY	Rogers	Sit-2	Cole	Start-9
09/26	SEA vs OAK	Dunn	Sit-3	Luzardo	Start-7
09/26	OAK vs SEA	TBD		Sheffield	Maybe-5
09/26	SDP vs SFG	Lamet	Start-8	Smyly	Maybe-5
09/26	MIL vs STL	B. Anderson	Maybe-4	Wainwright	Maybe-6
09/26	PHI vs TBR	Wheeler	Start-7	Yarbrough	Maybe-4
09/26	HOU vs TEX	McCullers Jr.	Start-7	Gibson	Sit-2
09/26	BAL vs TOR	Means	Maybe-5	Roark	Sit-3
09/26	NYM vs WSH	deGrom	Start-9	A. Sánchez	Sit-2
SUNDAY – 9/27
09/27	COL vs ARI	Freeland	Maybe-6	Smith	Maybe-5
09/27	BOS vs ATL	Eovaldi	Sit-3	Hamels	Sit-2
09/27	CHC vs CHW	Chatwood?	Sit-2	Dunning	Maybe-6
09/27	PIT vs CLE	Brubaker	Sit-3	Bieber	Start-10
09/27	DET vs KCR	Skubal	Maybe-5	Singer	Start-7
09/27	LAA vs LAD	Bundy	Maybe-6	May	Maybe-5
09/27	CIN vs MIN	Lorenzen	Sit-3	Maeda	Start-8
09/27	MIA vs NYY	Urena	Sit-2	Tanaka	Start-8
09/27	SEA vs OAK	Gonzales	Maybe-6	Minor	Maybe-5
09/27	SDP vs SFG	Davies	Maybe-6	T. Anderson	Sit-2
09/27	MIL vs STL	Woodruff	Start-8	TBD
09/27	PHI vs TBR	Nola	Start-7	Fleming	Sit-3
09/27	HOU vs TEX	Valdez	Start-7	Lyles	Sit-1
09/27	BAL vs TOR	Akin	Maybe-4	C. Anderson	Sit-2
09/27	NYM vs WSH	Lugo	Maybe-6	Voth	Sit-3

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