Welcome to Sit/Start where, every Saturday 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 dependent on your needs in a standard 5×5 Wins 12-teamer, while the other two are self-explanatory. I’ve recently changed the ranking system to make designations a little clearer. Here’s an overview. A few months ago, 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, David Hess against the Yankees in New York would have this designation Sit-1.
You’ll notice a few question marks next to some of the names. These are either probable starters who have not been confirmed or are situations where the team will use the bullpen to fill innings. As with the past several Sit/Start articles, 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 19 start from 8/12 to 8/18:
Note: These matchups are subject to change.
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/12 | HOU vs CHW | Greinke | Start-9 | Cease | Maybe-4 |
| 8/12 | BOS vs CLE | Rodriguez | Maybe-6 | Plesac | Sit-3 |
| 8/12 | ARI vs COL | Kelly | Sit-2 | Lambert | Sit-1 |
| 8/12 | PIT vs LAA | Keller | Maybe-4 | Suarez | Maybe-5 |
| 8/12 | BAL vs NYY | ???? | Paxton | Start-8 | |
| 8/12 | BAL vs NYY | Means | Sit-3 | Opener/Cortes? | Maybe-4 |
| 8/12 | TBR vs SDP | ???? | Lucchesi | Start-7 | |
| 8/12 | TEX vs TOR | Jurado | Sit-3 | ???? | |
| 8/12 | CIN vs WSH | DeSclafani | Maybe-6 | Fedde | Sit-3 |
| TUESDAY – 8/13 | |||||
| 8/13 | NYM vs ATL | Wheeler | Start-8 | Fried | Start-7 |
| 8/13 | HOU vs CHW | Cole | Start-10 | Nova | Sit-3 |
| 8/13 | BOS vs CLE | Sale | Start-8 | Clevinger | Start-8 |
| 8/13 | ARI vs COL | Gallen | Maybe-5 | Gray | Maybe-5 |
| 8/13 | SEA vs DET | Kikuchi | Maybe-5 | VanHagen | Sit-3 |
| 8/13 | STL vs KCR | Flaherty | Start-9 | Sparkman | Maybe-5 |
| 8/13 | PIT vs LAA | Williams | Sit-3 | Peters | Sit-3 |
| 8/13 | LAD vs MIA | Kershaw | Start-10 | Yamamoto | Maybe-4 |
| 8/13 | MIN vs MIL | Perez | Sit-3 | Anderson | Maybe-5 |
| 8/13 | BAL vs NYY | Bundy | Sit-3 | German | Start-7 |
| 8/13 | CHC vs PHI | Quintana | Maybe-6 | Vargas | Maybe-4 |
| 8/13 | TBR vs SDP | McKay | Start-7 | Lauer | Sit-3 |
| 8/13 | OAK vs SFG | B. Anderson | Maybe-6 | Rodriguez? | Sit-2 |
| 8/13 | TEX vs TOR | Lynn | Start-8 | Pannone | Sit-2 |
| 8/13 | CIN vs WSH | Wood | Maybe-5 | Ross | Sit-3 |
| WEDNESDAY – 8/14 | |||||
| 8/14 | NYM vs ATL | Matz | Maybe-5 | Keuchel | Start-7 |
| 8/14 | HOU vs CHW | Miley | Start-7 | Detwiler | Sit-1 |
| 8/14 | BOS vs CLE | Johnson/Velazquez? | Sit-3 | Bieber | Start-8 |
| 8/14 | ARI vs COL | Ray | Start-7 | Freeland | Sit-1 |
| 8/14 | SEA vs DET | Gonzales | Start-7 | Alexander | Maybe-5 |
| 8/14 | STL vs KCR | Hudson | Sit-3 | Lopez | Sit-3 |
| 8/14 | PIT vs LAA | Archer | Maybe-5 | Barria | Maybe-4 |
| 8/14 | LAD vs MIA | May | Start-7 | Hernandez | Maybe-5 |
| 8/14 | MIN vs MIL | Gibson | Maybe-5 | Gonzalez | Maybe-6 |
| 8/14 | BAL vs NYY | Brooks | Sit-2 | Happ | Maybe-5 |
| 8/14 | CHC vs PHI | Hamels | Start-7 | Nola | Start-7 |
| 8/14 | TBR vs SDP | Opener/Beeks | Maybe-5 | Quantrill | Maybe-6 |
| 8/14 | OAK vs SFG | Bailey | Sit-3 | Bumgarner | Start-9 |
| 8/14 | TEX vs TOR | Allard | Sit-2 | Reid-Foley | Sit-3 |
| 8/14 | CIN vs WSH | Bauer | Start-7 | Strasburg | Start-8 |
| THURSDAY – 8/15 | |||||
| 8/15 | SFG vs ARI | Beede | Sit-3 | Young | Start-7 |
| 8/15 | NYM vs ATL | Stroman | Maybe-5 | Teheran | Maybe-5 |
| 8/15 | STL vs CIN | Wainwright | Sit-3 | Gray | Start-7 |
| 8/15 | SEA vs DET | Milone | Maybe-5 | Boyd | Start-8 |
| 8/15 | CHW vs LAA | Lopez | Maybe-5 | Heaney | Start-7 |
| 8/15 | LAD vs MIA | Buehler | Start-10 | Smith | Start-7 |
| 8/15 | CLE vs NYY | Plutko | Sit-3 | Tanaka | Maybe-6 |
| 8/15 | HOU vs OAK | Sanchez | Start-7 | Fiers | Maybe-5 |
| 8/15 | CHC vs PHI | Darvish | Start-8 | Smyly | Maybe-4 |
| 8/15 | MIN vs TEX | Smeltzer | Sit-3 | Payano | Sit-3 |
| FRIDAY – 8/16 | |||||
| 8/16 | SFG vs ARI | Samardzija | Maybe-5 | Leake | Maybe-6 |
| 8/16 | LAD vs ATL | Maeda | Maybe-6 | Soroka | Start-7 |
| 8/16 | BAL vs BOS | Eshelman | Sit-1 | Porcello | Maybe-5 |
| 8/16 | STL vs CIN | Mikolas | Maybe-5 | Castillo | Start-9 |
| 8/16 | MIA vs COL | Alcantara | Sit-2 | Marquez | Start-7 |
| 8/16 | NYM vs KCR | Syndergaard | Start-9 | Keller | Maybe-5 |
| 8/16 | CHW vs LAA | Giolito | Start-8 | Sandoval | Maybe-4 |
| 8/16 | CLE vs NYY | Civale | Sit-2 | ???? | |
| 8/16 | HOU vs OAK | Verlander | Start-9 | Roark | Sit-3 |
| 8/16 | SDP vs PHI | Paddack | Start-8 | Velasquez | Start-7 |
| 8/16 | CHC vs PIT | Hendricks | Start-7 | Musgrove | Maybe-5 |
| 8/16 | DET vs TBR | Turnbull | Maybe-4 | Morton | Start-9 |
| 8/16 | MIN vs TEX | Odorizzi | Maybe-5 | Minor | Maybe-6 |
| 8/16 | SEA vs TOR | LeBlanc | Sit-2 | Waguespack | Sit-3 |
| 8/16 | MIL vs WSH | Houser | Sit-3 | Corbin | Start-7 |
| SATURDAY – 8/17 | |||||
| 8/17 | SFG vs ARI | Menez | Sit-3 | Kelly | Start-7 |
| 8/17 | LAD vs ATL | Ryu | Start-7 | Foltynewicz | Sit-3 |
| 8/17 | BAL vs BOS | Wojciechowski | Sit-2 | Cashner | Sit-3 |
| 8/17 | STL vs CIN | Wacha | Sit-2 | DeSclafani | Start-7 |
| 8/17 | MIA vs COL | Noesi | Sit-1 | Lambert | Sit-2 |
| 8/17 | NYM vs KCR | deGrom | Start-9 | Montgomery | Maybe-4 |
| 8/17 | CHW vs LAA | Cease | Start-7 | Suarez | Maybe-6 |
| 8/17 | CLE vs NYY | Plesac | Sit-3 | Paxton | Start-7 |
| 8/17 | HOU vs OAK | Greinke | Start-8 | Bassitt | Maybe-4 |
| 8/17 | SDP vs PHI | Lamet | Maybe-6 | Arrieta | Maybe-5 |
| 8/17 | CHC vs PIT | Lester | Maybe-5 | Brault | Sit-3 |
| 8/17 | DET vs TBR | Norris | Sit-3 | Yarbrough | Start-7 |
| 8/17 | MIN vs TEX | Berrios | Start-7 | Jurado | Sit-2 |
| 8/17 | SEA vs TOR | Kikuchi | Sit-3 | Thornton | Sit-3 |
| 8/17 | MIL vs WSH | Lyles | Sit-3 | Sanchez | Maybe-6 |
| SUNDAY – 8/18 | |||||
| 8/18 | SFG vs ARI | ???? | Gallen | Start-8 | |
| 8/18 | LAD vs ATL | Kershaw | Start-8 | Fried | Maybe-5 |
| 8/18 | BAL vs BOS | Means | Sit-3 | Rodriguez | Start-7 |
| 8/18 | STL vs CIN | Flaherty | Start-8 | Wood | Start-7 |
| 8/18 | MIA vs COL | Yamamoto | Maybe-4 | Gray | Start-7 |
| 8/18 | NYM vs KCR | Wheeler | Start-9 | Junis | Maybe-6 |
| 8/18 | CHW vs LAA | Nova | Sit-3 | Peters | Sit-3 |
| 8/18 | CLE vs NYY | Clevinger | Start-8 | German | Start-7 |
| 8/18 | HOU vs OAK | Cole | Start-9 | B. Anderson | Sit-3 |
| 8/18 | SDP vs PHI | Lucchesi | Maybe-6 | Vargas | Maybe-5 |
| 8/18 | CHC vs PIT | Quintana | Start-7 | Williams | Maybe-5 |
| 8/18 | DET vs TBR | VerHagen | Sit-2 | McKay | Start-7 |
| 8/18 | MIN vs TEX | Perez | Sit-3 | Lynn | Start-7 |
| 8/18 | SEA vs TOR | Gonzales | Maybe-4 | ???? | |
| 8/18 | MIL vs WSH | Anderson | Maybe-5 | Fedde | Maybe-4 |