Sit/Start Week 20: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 8/19-8/25

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 20 start from 8/19 to 8/25:

Note: These matchups are subject to change.

Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/19	COL vs ARI	Freeland	Sit-3	Gallen	Start-8
8/19	KCR vs BAL	Keller	Maybe-6	Means	Maybe-5
8/19	SDP vs CIN	Lauer	Sit-3	Bauer	Start-8
8/19	DET vs HOU	Jackson	Sit-1	Cole	Start-10
8/19	CHW vs MIN	Nova	Maybe-4	Gibson	Start-7
8/19	WSH vs PIT	Ross	Maybe-6	Williams	Maybe-4
8/19	MIL vs STL	Davies	Maybe-5	Hudson	Maybe-4
8/19	SEA vs TBR	Gonzales	Maybe-5	McKay	Start-7
8/19	LAA vs TEX	Peters	Sit-3	Allard	Maybe-6
TUESDAY – 8/20
8/20	COL vs ARI	????		Young	Start-7
8/20	MIA vs ATL	Hernandez	Sit-3	Keuchel	Start-8
8/20	KCR vs BAL	Lopez	Sit-3	Bundy	Maybe-6
8/20	PHI vs BOS	Nola	Start-7	Sale	Start-8
8/20	SFG vs CHC	Rodriguez	Sit-3	Hamels	Start-8
8/20	SDP vs CIN	Quantrill	Maybe-5	Gray	Start-8
8/20	DET vs HOU	Turnbull	Sit-3	Miley	Start-7
8/20	TOR vs LAD	Reid-Foley	Sit-2	Kershaw	Start-9
8/20	CHW vs MIN	Detwiler	Sit-2	Pineda	Start-7
8/20	CLE vs NYM	Bieber	Start-9	Matz	Maybe-5
8/20	NYY vs OAK	German	Start-7	Bailey	Sit-1
8/20	WSH vs PIT	Strasburg	Start-8	Archer	Maybe-6
8/20	MIL vs STL	Gonzalez	Maybe-6	Wacha	Maybe-4
8/20	SEA vs TBR	Milone	Maybe-5	Opener/Beeks	Maybe-5
8/20	LAA vs TEX	Heaney	Start-7	Payano	Sit-3
8/20	LAA vs TEX	????		????
WEDNESDAY – 8/21
8/21	COL vs ARI	Gray	Start-7	Leake	Start-7
8/21	MIA vs ATL	Smith	Maybe-6	Teheran	Start-7
8/21	KCR vs BAL	Montgomery	Maybe-5	Brooks	Sit-3
8/21	PHI vs BOS	Smyly	Sit-2	Porcello	Sit-3
8/21	SFG vs CHC	Beede	Sit-2	Darvish	Start-9
8/21	SDP vs CIN	Paddack	Start-8	Castillo	Start-9
8/21	DET vs HOU	Norris	Sit-1	Sanchez	Start-7
8/21	TOR vs LAD	Waguespack	Sit-3	Buehler	Start-9
8/21	CHW vs MIN	Lopez	Sit-3	Odorizzi	Start-8
8/21	CLE vs NYM	Plutko	Maybe-5	Stroman	Maybe-6
8/21	NYY vs OAK	Happ	Maybe-4	Fiers	Maybe-6
8/21	WSH vs PIT	Corbin	Start-8	Musgrove	Maybe-5
8/21	MIL vs STL	Houser	Maybe-6	Wainwright	Maybe-5
8/21	SEA vs TBR	LeBlanc	Maybe-4	Morton	Start-9
8/21	LAA vs TEX	Sandoval	Sit-3	Minor	Start-8
THURSDAY – 8/22
8/22	MIA vs ATL	Alcantara	Sit-3	Soroka	Start-9
8/22	TBR vs BAL	Yarbrough	Start-7	Wojciechowski	Maybe-6
8/22	SFG vs CHC	Samardzija	Maybe-6	Hendricks	Start-8
8/22	TEX vs CHW	Jurado	Sit-3	Giolito	Start-9
8/22	DET vs HOU	Zimmermann	Sit-2	Verlander	Start-10
8/22	TOR vs LAD	Thornton	Sit-2	Maeda	Start-7
8/22	CLE vs NYM	Civale	Maybe-6	Syndergaard	Start-8
8/22	NYY vs OAK	Tanaka	Maybe-6	Roark	Maybe-5
8/22	WSH vs PIT	Sanchez	Start-7	Brault	Sit-3
8/22	COL vs STL	Marquez	Start-8	Mikolas	Start-7
FRIDAY – 8/23
8/23	TBR vs BAL	Bullpen?		Ynoa	Sit-2
8/23	WSH vs CHC	Fedde	Sit-3	Lester	Start-7
8/23	TEX vs CHW	Lynn	Start-8	Cease	Maybe-6
8/23	KCR vs CLE	Junis	Maybe-5	Plesac	Start-7
8/23	LAA vs HOU	Suarez	Sit-2	Greinke	Start-8
8/23	NYY vs LAD	Paxton	Start-7	Ryu	Start-8
8/23	PHI vs MIA	Velasquez	Start-7	Noesi	Sit-3
8/23	ARI vs MIL	Kelly	Sit-3	Lyles	Sit-3
8/23	DET vs MIN	Boyd	Start-7	Berrios	Start-9
8/23	ATL vs NYM	Foltynewicz	Maybe-6	deGrom	Start-9
8/23	CIN vs PIT	DeSclafani	Maybe-5	Keller	Maybe-6
8/23	BOS vs SDP	Rodriguez	Start-8	Lamet	Maybe-6
8/23	TOR vs SEA	Font	Sit-2	Kikuchi	Sit-3
8/23	COL vs STL	Lambert	Sit-3	Flaherty	Start-9
SATURDAY – 8/24
8/24	TBR vs BAL	McKay	Start-7	Means	Sit-3
8/24	WSH vs CHC	Ross	Maybe-5	Quintana	Start-7
8/24	TEX vs CHW	Allard	Maybe-6	Nova	Maybe-4
8/24	KCR vs CLE	Sparkman	Sit-3	Clevinger	Start-9
8/24	LAA vs HOU	Canning	Maybe-4	Cole	Start-9
8/24	NYY vs LAD	Sabathia	Sit-3	????
8/24	PHI vs MIA	Eflin	Maybe-5	Yamamoto	Maybe-4
8/24	ARI vs MIL	Gallen	Start-7	Anderson	Maybe-6
8/24	DET vs MIN	Jackson	Sit-1	Perez	Maybe-5
8/24	ATL vs NYM	Fried	Start-7	Wheeler	Start-8
8/24	SFG vs OAK	Webb	Maybe-4	Bassitt	Start-7
8/24	CIN vs PIT	Wood	Start-8	Williams	Maybe-4
8/24	BOS vs SDP	Eovaldi	Maybe-5	Lucchesi	Maybe-6
8/24	TOR vs SEA	Waguespack	Maybe-5	Gonzales	Maybe-6
8/24	COL vs STL	Freeland	Sit-3	Hudson	Maybe-4
SUNDAY – 8/25
8/25	TBR vs BAL	Opener/Beeks	Sit-3	Bundy	Sit-3
8/25	WSH vs CHC	Strasburg	Start-8	Hamels	Start-7
8/25	TEX vs CHW	Payano	Sit-3	Detwiler	Sit-2
8/25	KCR vs CLE	Keller	Sit-3	Clippard	Sit-2
8/25	LAA vs HOU	Peters	Sit-3	Miley	Maybe-6
8/25	NYY vs LAD	German	Start-7	Kershaw	Start-8
8/25	PHI vs MIA	Vargas	Start-7	Hernandez	Maybe-5
8/25	ARI vs MIL	Young	Maybe-5	Gonzalez	Maybe-6
8/25	DET vs MIN	Turnbull	Sit-3	Gibson	Start-7
8/25	ATL vs NYM	Keuchel	Start-7	Matz	Maybe-6
8/25	SFG vs OAK	Bumgarner	Start-9	Anderson	Maybe-6
8/25	CIN vs PIT	Bauer	Start-8	Archer	Maybe-6
8/25	BOS vs SDP	Sale	Start-9	Lauer	Sit-2
8/25	TOR vs SEA	Reid-Foley	Maybe-5	Milone	Maybe-5
8/25	COL vs STL	????		Wacha	Maybe-4