Sit/Start Week 2: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 7/27-8/2

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 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.

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 2. 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 2 start from 7/27 – 8/2:

Note: These matchups are subject to change.

Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
07/27	NYM vs BOS	Wacha	Sit-2	Opener/Valdez?	Sit-3
07/27	CHC vs CIN	Lester	Maybe-4	Miley	Maybe-5
07/27	CHW vs CLE	Cease	Maybe-5	Civale	Maybe-6
07/27	KCR vs DET	J. Lopez	Sit-3	Fulmer	Sit-3
07/27	SEA vs HOU	Graveman	Sit-1	James	Start-8
07/27	BAL vs MIA	Wojciechowski	Maybe-5	P. Lopez	Start-7
07/27	LAA vs OAK	Canning	Maybe-6	Bassitt	Maybe-5
07/27	NYY vs PHI	Happ	Maybe-5	Arrieta	Sit-3
07/27	MIL vs PIT	Houser	Start-8	Holland	Sit-2
07/27	ARI vs SDP	Weaver	Start-7	Davies	Sit-3
07/27	ATL vs TBR	Foltynewicz	Sit-3	Glasnow	Start-8
07/27	TOR vs WSH	Thornton	Sit-2	An. Sanchez	Maybe-4
TUESDAY – 7/28
07/28	NYM vs BOS	Oswalt	Sit-2	Hall	Sit-1
07/28	CHC vs CIN	Mills	Maybe-5	Mahle	Maybe-6
07/28	CHW vs CLE	Rodon	Sit-3	Plesac	Sit-3
07/28	KCR vs DET	Sparkman	Sit-2	Agrazal	Sit-3
07/28	LAD vs HOU	Buehler	Start-7	Valdez	Sit-2
07/28	SEA vs LAA	Sheffield	Sit-3	Andriese/Pena	Maybe-4
07/28	BAL vs MIA	Stewart	Sit-2	Hernandez	Maybe-4
07/28	STL vs MIN	Mikolas	Maybe-4	Bailey	Maybe-6
07/28	COL vs OAK	Senzatela	Sit-3	Mengden	Sit-3
07/28	NYY vs PHI	Cole	Start-9	Eflin	Sit-3
07/28	MIL vs PIT	Lindblom	Maybe-6	Brault/Kuhl	Sit-3
07/28	SDP vs SFG	Lucchesi	Maybe-5	Cueto	Start-7
07/28	ATL vs TBR	Wright	Maybe-5	Chirinos	Maybe-6
07/28	ARI vs TEX	Kelly	Maybe-5	Gibson	Maybe-6
07/28	TOR vs WSH	Roark	Sit-3	Voth	Maybe-5
WEDNESDAY – 7/29
07/29	TBR vs ATL	Morton	Start-7	Soroka	Start-7
07/29	MIA vs BAL	Alcantara	Start-7	Milone	Sit-3
07/29	CHC vs CIN	Hendricks	Start-7	Gray	Start-8
07/29	CHW vs CLE	Giolito	Start-7	Bieber	Start-9
07/29	KCR vs DET	Duffy	Maybe-6	Boyd	Start-7
07/29	LAD vs HOU	May	Sit-3	Verlander	Start-8
07/29	SEA vs LAA	Dunn	Sit-2	Sandoval	Maybe-4
07/29	STL vs MIN	Martinez	Maybe-6	Hill	Maybe-5
07/29	BOS vs NYM	Eovaldi	Maybe-5	deGrom	Start-8
07/29	PHI vs NYY	Nola	Start-7	Montgomery	Maybe-6
07/29	COL vs OAK	Marquez	Start-7	Montas	Start-8
07/29	MIL vs PIT	Woodruff	Start-8	Musgrove	Start-7
07/29	SDP vs SFG	Paddack	Start-9	Samardzija	Sit-3
07/29	ARI vs TEX	Bumgarner	Maybe-5	Lynn	Start-8
07/29	WSH vs TOR	Scherzer	Start-8	Ryu	Start-7
THURSDAY – 7/30
07/30	LAD vs ARI	Stripling	Start-7	Ray	Maybe-6
07/30	TBR vs ATL	Yarbrough	Maybe-6	Fried	Start-7
07/30	MIA vs BAL	Smith	Start-7	Means(IL)?	Maybe-5
07/30	CHC vs CIN	Darvish	Maybe-6	Castillo	Start-8
07/30	KCR vs DET	Singer	Maybe-4	Nova	Sit-3
07/30	SEA vs LAA	Gonzales	Sit-3	Heaney	Start-8
07/30	CLE vs MIN	Clevinger	Start-7	Berrios	Start-7
07/30	BOS vs NYM	Perez	Sit-3	Matz	Sit-3
07/30	PHI vs NYY	Wheeler	Maybe-6	Paxton	Start-7
07/30	SDP vs SFG	Lamet	Start-7	Gausman	Maybe-5
07/30	WSH vs TOR	Strasburg	Start-8	Shoemaker	Maybe-4
FRIDAY – 7/31
07/31	LAD vs ARI	Wood	Maybe-6	Gallen	Maybe-6
07/31	NYM vs ATL	Porcello	Sit-2	Newcomb	Sit-3
07/31	TBR vs BAL	Snell	Start-8	Cobb	Sit-2
07/31	PIT vs CHC	Williams	Sit-3	Chatwood	Sit-3
07/31	SDP vs COL	Richards	Sit-3	Gray	Sit-3
07/31	CIN vs DET	Bauer	Start-9	Turnbull	Maybe-4
07/31	CHW vs KCR	Keuchel	Start-7	Montgomery	Maybe-5
07/31	HOU vs LAA	McCullers Jr.	Start-7	Bundy	Maybe-4
07/31	WSH vs MIA	Corbin	Start-9	Urena	Sit-3
07/31	STL vs MIL	Flaherty	Start-7	Burnes	Maybe-5
07/31	CLE vs MIN	Carrasco	Maybe-6	Odorizzi (IL)?	Maybe-4
07/31	BOS vs NYY	Weber	Sit-1	Tanaka	Maybe-4
07/31	OAK vs SEA	Manaea	Maybe-6	Walker	Sit-3
07/31	TEX vs SFG	Kluber	Start-8	Smyly	Maybe-4
07/31	PHI vs TOR	Velasquez	Maybe-5	Pearson??	Maybe-5
SATURDAY – 8/1
08/01	LAD vs ARI	Urias	Start-7	Weaver	Maybe-5
08/01	NYM vs ATL	Wacha	Sit-3	Foltynewicz	Maybe-5
08/01	TBR vs BAL	Glasnow	Start-8	LeBlanc	Sit-2
08/01	PIT vs CHC	Keller	Maybe-5	Lester	Start-7
08/01	SDP vs COL	Davies	Sit-2	Freeman	Sit-2
08/01	CIN vs DET	Miley	Start-7	Norris	Sit-3
08/01	CHW vs KCR	R. Lopez	Maybe-4	Junis (IL)?	Sit-3
08/01	HOU vs LAA	Greinke	Start-7	Canning	Maybe-4
08/01	WSH vs MIA	An. Sanchez	Maybe-5	P. Lopez	Maybe-6
08/01	STL vs MIL	Wainwright	Sit-2	Peralta or Anderson?	Sit-3
08/01	CLE vs MIN	Civale	Sit-3	Maeda	Start-7
08/01	BOS vs NYY	Opener/Valdez?	Sit-1	Happ	Sit-3
08/01	OAK vs SEA	Fiers	Maybe-6	Kikuchi	Maybe-4
08/01	TEX vs SFG	Minor	Start-8	Webb/Bullpen?	Sit-2
08/01	PHI vs TOR	Arrieta	Sit-3	Thornton	Sit-3
SUNDAY – 8/2
08/02	LAD vs ARI	Buehler	Start-7	Kelly	Sit-3
08/02	NYM vs ATL	Oswalt	Sit-2	Wright	Maybe-6
08/02	TBR vs BAL	Chirinos	Start-7	Wojciechowski	Sit-3
08/02	PIT vs CHC	Brault/Kuhl	Sit-3	Mills	Maybe-6
08/02	SDP vs COL	Lucchesi	Sit-3	Senzatela	Sit-1
08/02	CIN vs DET	Mahle	Start-7	Fulmer	Sit-3
08/02	CHW vs KCR	Cease	Start-7	Keller (IL)?	Sit-2
08/02	HOU vs LAA	James	Start-7	Ohtani	Start-7
08/02	WSH vs MIA	Voth	Start-7	Hernandez	Sit-3
08/02	STL vs MIL	Hudson	Sit-2	Houser	Start-7
08/02	CLE vs MIN	Plesac	Sit-3	Bailey	Maybe-6
08/02	BOS vs NYY	Hall	Sit-1	Cole	Start-8
08/02	OAK vs SEA	Bassitt	Maybe-5	Graveman	Sit-2
08/02	TEX vs SFG	Gibson	Start-7	Cueto	Start-7
08/02	PHI vs TOR	Eflin	Sit-3	Roark	Maybe-4

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