Every Sunday 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 circumstantial and dependent on your needs in a 12-teamer, while the other two are self-explanatory. Feel free to question my designations in the comments and we’ll dive into it together.
Here’s the massive table containing every Week 17 start from 7/30 – 8/5:
Note: These matchups are subject to change.
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 7/30 | TEX vs ARI | Martin Perez | Sit | Robbie Ray | Start |
| 7/30 | MIA vs ATL | Wei-Yin Chen | Sit | Julio Teheran | Maybe |
| 7/30 | PHI vs BOS | Aaron Nola | Start | David Price | Start |
| 7/30 | MIL vs LAD | Freddy Peralta | Maybe | Kenta Maeda | Start |
| 7/30 | CLE vs MIN | Shane Bieber | Start | Ervin Santana | Sit |
| 7/30 | TOR vs OAK | Marco Estrada | Sit | Edwin Jackson | Maybe |
| 7/30 | SFG vs SDP | Derek Holland | Maybe | Eric Lauer | Sit |
| 7/30 | HOU vs SEA | Gerrit Cole | Start | James Paxton | Maybe |
| 7/30 | COL vs STL | Tyler Anderson | Start | Carlos Martinez | Maybe |
| 7/31 | TEX vs ARI | Bartolo Colon | Sit | Zack Godley | Maybe |
| 7/31 | MIA vs ATL | Dan Straily | Sit | Anibal Sanchez | Start |
| 7/31 | PHI vs BOS | Jake Arrieta | Maybe | Drew Pomeranz | Sit |
| 7/31 | KCR vs CHW | Danny Duffy | Maybe | James Shields | Maybe |
| 7/31 | CIN vs DET | Homer Bailey | Sit | Matthew Boyd | Sit |
| 7/31 | MIL vs LAD | Wade Miley | Sit | Walker Buehler | Start |
| 7/31 | CLE vs MIN | Trevor Bauer | Start | Kyle Gibson | Start |
| 7/31 | BAL vs NYY | Yefry Ramirez | Sit | Masahiro Tanaka | Start |
| 7/31 | TOR vs OAK | Sam Gaviglio | Maybe | Trevor Cahill | Start |
| 7/31 | CHC vs PIT | Jon Lester | Start | Jameson Taillon | Start |
| 7/31 | SFG vs SDP | Dereck Rodriguez | Start | Clayton Richard | Sit |
| 7/31 | HOU vs SEA | Charlie Morton | Start | Mike Leake | Sit |
| 7/31 | COL vs STL | Jon Gray | Start | Jack Flaherty | Start |
| 7/31 | LAA vs TBR | Tyler Skaggs | Start | Ryne Stanek | Sit |
| 7/31 | NYM vs WSH | Steven Matz | Maybe | Tanner Roark | Maybe |
| 8/1 | MIA vs ATL | Pablo Lopez | Sit | Mike Foltynewicz | Start |
| 8/1 | KCR vs CHW | Jakob Junis | Maybe | Dylan Covey | Sit |
| 8/1 | CIN vs DET | Sal Romano | Sit | Mike Fiers | Maybe |
| 8/1 | MIL vs LAD | Chase Anderson | Maybe | Rich Hill | Start |
| 8/1 | CLE vs MIN | Carlos Carrasco | Start | Lance Lynn | Sit |
| 8/1 | BAL vs NYY | Alex Cobb | Sit | Sonny Gray | Maybe |
| 8/1 | TOR vs OAK | Marcus Stroman | Maybe | Sean Manaea | Start |
| 8/1 | CHC vs PIT | Cole Hamels | Maybe | Nick Kingham | Maybe |
| 8/1 | HOU vs SEA | Dallas Keuchel | Start | Wade Leblanc | Sit |
| 8/1 | COL vs STL | Kyle Freeland | Maybe | Luke Weaver | Maybe |
| 8/1 | LAA vs TBR | Nick Tropeano | Sit | Chris Archer | Start |
| 8/1 | NYM vs WSH | Noah Syndergaard | Start | Tommy Milone | Sit |
| 8/2 | SFG vs ARI | Madison Bumgarner | Start | Zack Greinke | Start |
| 8/2 | NYY vs BOS | CC Sabathia | Sit | Chris Sale | Start |
| 8/2 | SDP vs CHC | Robbie Erlin | Sit | Mike Montgomery | Maybe |
| 8/2 | KCR vs CHW | Brad Keller | Sit | Reynaldo Lopez | Sit |
| 8/2 | MIL vs LAD | Jhoulys Chacin | Maybe | Clayton Kershaw | Start |
| 8/2 | ATL vs NYM | Max Fried | Sit | Jason Vargas | Sit |
| 8/2 | MIA vs PHI | Trevor Richards | Sit | Nick Pivetta | Start |
| 8/2 | TOR vs SEA | Luis Santos | Sit | Felix Hernandez | Sit |
| 8/2 | COL vs STL | Antonio Senzatela | Sit | Miles Mikolas | Start |
| 8/2 | LAA vs TBR | Andrew Heaney | Start | Bullpen | Sit |
| 8/2 | BAL vs TEX | Andrew Cashner | Sit | Yovani Gallardo | Sit |
| 8/2 | CIN vs WSH | Tyler Mahle | Sit | Max Scherzer | Start |
| 8/3 | SFG vs ARI | Johnny Cueto? | Sit | Patrick Corbin | Start |
| 8/3 | NYY vs BOS | Luis Severino | Maybe | Rick Porcello | Maybe |
| 8/3 | SDP vs CHC | Tyson Ross | Sit | Jose Quintana | Maybe |
| 8/3 | LAA vs CLE | Jaime Barria | Maybe | Mike Clevinger | Start |
| 8/3 | HOU vs LAD | Justin Verlander | Start | Alex Wood | Maybe |
| 8/3 | COL vs MIL | German Marquez | Sit | Junior Guerra | Start |
| 8/3 | KCR vs MIN | Heath Fillmyer | Sit | Jake Odorizzi | Maybe |
| 8/3 | ATL vs NYM | Sean Newcomb | Start | Jacob degrom | Start |
| 8/3 | DET vs OAK | Francisco Liriano | Sit | Brett Anderson | Sit |
| 8/3 | MIA vs PHI | Jose Urena | Sit | Vince Velasquez | Start |
| 8/3 | STL vs PIT | John Gant | Maybe | Ivan Nova | Maybe |
| 8/3 | TOR vs SEA | Ryan Borucki | Maybe | Marco Gonzales | Start |
| 8/3 | CHW vs TBR | Lucas Giolito | Sit | Bullpen | Sit |
| 8/3 | BAL vs TEX | Kevin Gausman | Maybe | Ariel Jurado | Sit |
| 8/3 | CIN vs WSH | Anthony Desclafani | Sit | Gio Gonzalez | Maybe |
| 8/4 | SFG vs ARI | Andrew Suarez | Maybe | Clay Buchholz | Maybe |
| 8/4 | NYY vs BOS | J.A. Happ | Maybe | Nathan Eovaldi | Sit |
| 8/4 | SDP vs CHC | Joey Lucchesi | Maybe | Kyle Hendricks | Start |
| 8/4 | LAA vs CLE | Felix Pena | Maybe | Corey Kluber | Start |
| 8/4 | HOU vs LAD | Lance McCullers | Start | Ross Stripling | Maybe |
| 8/4 | COL vs MIL | Tyler Anderson | Start | Freddy Peralta | Maybe |
| 8/4 | KCR vs MIN | Burch Smith | Sit | Jose Berrios | Start |
| 8/4 | ATL vs NYM | Julio Teheran | Maybe | Zack Wheeler | Maybe |
| 8/4 | DET vs OAK | Jordan Zimmermann | Sit | Frankie Montas | Maybe |
| 8/4 | MIA vs PHI | Wei-Yin Chen | Sit | Zach Eflin | Start |
| 8/4 | STL vs PIT | Carlos Martinez | Start | Trevor Williams | Maybe |
| 8/4 | TOR vs SEA | Marco Estrada | Sit | James Paxton | Start |
| 8/4 | CHW vs TBR | Carlos Rodon | Maybe | Yonny Chirinos | Maybe |
| 8/4 | BAL vs TEX | Dylan Bundy | Start | Mike Minor | Maybe |
| 8/4 | CIN vs WSH | Matt Harvey | Maybe | Jeremy Hellickson | Maybe |
| 8/5 | SFG vs ARI | Derek Holland | Maybe | Robbie Ray | Start |
| 8/5 | NYY vs BOS | Masahiro Tanaka | Maybe | David Price | Sit |
| 8/5 | SDP vs CHC | Eric Lauer | Sit | Jon Lester | Start |
| 8/5 | LAA vs CLE | Tyler Skaggs | Start | Shane Bieber | Start |
| 8/5 | HOU vs LAD | Gerrit Cole | Start | Kenta Maeda | Start |
| 8/5 | COL vs MIL | Jon Gray | Start | Wade Miley | Sit |
| 8/5 | KCR vs MIN | Danny Duffy | Maybe | Ervin Santana | Sit |
| 8/5 | ATL vs NYM | Anibal Sanchez | Start | Steven Matz | Maybe |
| 8/5 | DET vs OAK | Matthew Boyd | Sit | Edwin Jackson | Maybe |
| 8/5 | MIA vs PHI | Dan Straily | Sit | Aaron Nola | Start |
| 8/5 | STL vs PIT | Jack Flaherty | Start | Joe Musgrove | Maybe |
| 8/5 | TOR vs SEA | Sam Gaviglio | Maybe | Mike Leake | Maybe |
| 8/5 | CHW vs TBR | James Shields | Maybe | Bullpen | Sit |
| 8/5 | BAL vs TEX | Yefry Ramirez | Sit | Martin Perez | Sit |
| 8/5 | CIN vs WSH | Luis Castillo | Start | Tanner Roark | Maybe |
Gausman was given neither Sit, Start, or Maybe… seems like a bad sign.
Ha! Thanks for catching that. It’s a Maybe.
Haha okay thanks!
In a weekly H2H points league Wins + QS, would you go with a double starter with 2 maybes, ie: F. Peralta/D. Holland over an ace who is scuffling, Severino? Or do I just hold my nose and start K. Hendricks Vs SD?
Thanks.
If it weren’t the Sawx, I’d go Sevy.
I think I’d favor Holland for two, which is weird but one coming against the Padres makes it worth while.
Do you like Pivetta or Bundy better for this week?
Pivetta against the Marlins.
Nick, as between two DLH possibilities, CarMart and Big Maple, if you had to activate and start one, which would it be? CarMart gets the Rockies at normal altitude, while Paxton gets the Altuve-less Astros. I tend to favor the recovery from the tight back vs the recovery from the oblique, but CarMart would seem to maybe have the better matchup on paper.
I’m in desperate need of a two start for my H2H points league. I have available 1) Marco Estrada 2) Wade Miley 3) Sam Gaviglio or should I single start Guerra, or Archer. Archer never seems to pull through for me. I know your recs are sit Estrada but I was wondering if it made a difference when it comes to points leagues.
How does Kevin Gausmann look on his new team vs NYM tomorrow?
I’d go for it. The Mets are such a sad offense.
Minor vs Balt. or T. Anderson @ Mil tomorrow-which do you prefer