Sit/Start Week 21: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 8/26-9/1

Welcome to Sit/Start where, every Saturday (Sunday this week) 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 21 start from 8/26 to 9/1:

Note: These matchups are subject to change.

Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/26	ATL vs COL	Teheran	Sit-3	Melville	Sit-1
8/26	OAK vs KCR	Bailey	Maybe-4	Keller	Start-7
8/26	CIN vs MIA	Gray	Start-9	Smith	Start-7
8/26	STL vs MIL	Wainwright	Sit-3	Gonzalez	Maybe-5
8/26	PIT vs PHI	Musgrove	Sit-3	Vargas	Maybe-6
8/26	LAD vs SDP	May	Start-7	Lauer	Maybe-4
8/26	NYY vs SEA	Happ	Maybe-4	Milone	Sit-3
8/26	ARI vs SFG	Young	Start-7	Beede	Sit-3
TUESDAY – 8/27
8/27	MIN vs CHW	Pineda	Start-7	Giolito	Start-8
8/27	BOS vs COL	Porcello	Sit-2	Marquez	Maybe-4
8/27	CLE vs DET	Plutko	Start-7	Turnbull	Maybe-4
8/27	TBR vs HOU	Morton	Start-7	Verlander	Start-9
8/27	OAK vs KCR	Fiers	Start-8	Montgomery	Start-7
8/27	TEX vs LAA	Minor	Start-7	Heaney	Start-7
8/27	CIN vs MIA	Castillo	Start-9	Alcantara	Maybe-4
8/27	STL vs MIL	Mikolas	Maybe-4	Houser	Maybe-6
8/27	CHC vs NYM	Darvish	Start-7	Stroman	Maybe-6
8/27	PIT vs PHI	Brault	Sit-2	Smyly	Sit-3
8/27	LAD vs SDP	Buehler	Start-9	Quantrill	Maybe-6
8/27	NYY vs SEA	Tanaka	Maybe-5	Kikuchi	Sit-3
8/27	ARI vs SFG	Leake	Start-7	Rodriguez	Sit-3
8/27	ATL vs TOR	Soroka	Start-7	Waguespack	Maybe-5
8/27	BAL vs WSH	Brooks	Sit-3	Corbin	Start-8
WEDNESDAY – 8/28
8/28	MIN vs CHW	Odorizzi	Start-7	Detwiler?	Sit-2
8/28	BOS vs COL	Rodriguez	Maybe-4	Lambert	Sit-1
8/28	CLE vs DET	Civale	Start-7	Norris	Sit-3
8/28	TBR vs HOU	Yarbrough	Maybe-5	Cole	Start-9
8/28	OAK vs KCR	Roark	Start-7	Junis	Maybe-6
8/28	TEX vs LAA	Jurado	Sit-2	Sandoval	Maybe-5
8/28	CIN vs MIA	DeSclafani	Start-7	Noesi	Sit-3
8/28	STL vs MIL	Flaherty	Start-8	Lyles	Maybe-5
8/28	CHC vs NYM	Hendricks	Maybe-5	Syndergaard	Start-8
8/28	PIT vs PHI	Keller	Sit-3	Velasquez	Maybe-4
8/28	LAD vs SDP	Maeda	Start-8	Paddack	Start-7
8/28	NYY vs SEA	Paxton	Start-7	Sheffield	Sit-2
8/28	ATL vs TOR	Foltynewicz	Maybe-6	Thornton	Sit-3
8/28	BAL vs WSH	Wojciechowski	Sit-3	Scherzer	Start-8
THURSDAY – 8/29
8/29	LAD vs ARI	Ryu	Start-7	Kelly	Sit-3
8/29	MIN vs CHW	Berrios	Start-7	Cease	Maybe-5
8/29	PIT vs COL	Williams	Sit-2	Gonzalez	Sit-2
8/29	CLE vs DET	Plesac	Start-7	Zimmermann	Sit-3
8/29	TBR vs HOU	Richards	Sit-3	Greinke	Start-7
8/29	OAK vs KCR	Bassitt	Start-7	Sparkman	Sit-2
8/29	CIN vs MIA	Wood	Start-7	Yamamoto	Sit-3
8/29	CHC vs NYM	Lester	Maybe-5	deGrom	Start-9
8/29	SDP vs SFG	Lamet	Start-7	Samardzija	Start-7
8/29	SEA vs TEX	Hernandez	Sit-3	Lynn	Start-7
FRIDAY – 8/30
8/30	LAD vs ARI	Kershaw	Start-9	Gallen	Maybe-6
8/30	CHW vs ATL	Nova	Sit-3	Fried	Start-8
8/30	MIL vs CHC	Anderson	Maybe-5	Quintana	Start-7
8/30	PIT vs COL	???		???
8/30	MIN vs DET	Gibson	Start-7	VerHagen	Sit-3
8/30	BAL vs KCR	Means	Maybe-4	Skoglund	Sit-3
8/30	BOS vs LAA	Eovaldi	Maybe-4	Peters	Sit-3
8/30	OAK vs NYY	Anderson	Sit-2	Sabathia	Maybe-5
8/30	NYM vs PHI	Wheeler	Start-7	Nola	Start-8
8/30	SDP vs SFG	Lucchesi	Start-7	Bumgarner	Start-9
8/30	CIN vs STL	Bauer	Start-8	Hudson	Maybe-6
8/30	CLE vs TBR	Clevinger	Start-8	Pruitt?	Maybe-5
8/30	SEA vs TEX	Gonzales	Maybe-5	Allard	Maybe-4
8/30	HOU vs TOR	Miley	Maybe-6	Buchholz	Sit-2
8/30	MIA vs WSH	Hernandez	Sit-2	Sanchez	Start-7
SATURDAY – 8/31
8/31	LAD vs ARI	May	Maybe-6	Ray?	Maybe-5
8/31	CHW vs ATL	Lopez	Sit-3	Keuchel	Start-8
8/31	MIL vs CHC	Davies	Sit-3	Hamels	Start-7
8/31	PIT vs COL	Musgrove	Sit-3	Melville	Sit-1
8/31	MIN vs DET	Perez	Start-7	Jackson	Sit-1
8/31	BAL vs KCR	Bundy	Start-7	Keller	Start-7
8/31	BOS vs LAA	Johnson	Maybe-4	Barria	Sit-2
8/31	OAK vs NYY	Bailey	Sit-3	German	Start-7
8/31	NYM vs PHI	Matz	Maybe-6	Eflin	Maybe-4
8/31	SDP vs SFG	Lauer	Start-7	Webb	Start-7
8/31	CIN vs STL	Gray	Start-8	Wacha	Maybe-4
8/31	CIN vs STL	???		Wainwright	Maybe-5
8/31	CLE vs TBR	Bieber	Start-8	Beeks	Sit-3
8/31	SEA vs TEX	Milone	Sit-2	Burke	Sit-3
8/31	HOU vs TOR	Valdez/Urquidy	Maybe-4	Font?	Sit-2
8/31	MIA vs WSH	Smith	Maybe-5	Ross	Maybe-6
SUNDAY 9/1
9/1	LAD vs ARI	Buehler	Start-9	Young	Sit-3
9/1	CHW vs ATL	Giolito	Start-8	Teheran	Start-7
9/1	MIL vs CHC	Gonzalez	Maybe-4	Darvish	Start-8
9/1	PIT vs COL	Brault	Sit-2	Marquez	Start-7
9/1	MIN vs DET	Pineda	Start-7	Boyd	Start-7
9/1	BAL vs KCR	Brooks	Maybe-4	Montgomery	Start-7
9/1	BOS vs LAA	Porcello	Maybe-4	Heaney	Maybe-6
9/1	OAK vs NYY	Fiers	Maybe-6	Happ	Maybe-5
9/1	NYM vs PHI	Stroman	Maybe-5	Vargas	Maybe-4
9/1	SDP vs SFG	Quantrill	Start-7	Beede	Sit-3
9/1	CIN vs STL	Castillo	Start-8	Mikolas	Maybe-5
9/1	CLE vs TBR	Plutko	Sit-3	Morton	Start-8
9/1	SEA vs TEX	Kikuchi	Sit-3	Minor	Start-7
9/1	HOU vs TOR	Verlander	Start-9	Waguespack	Sit-3
9/1	MIA vs WSH	Alcantara	Sit-3	Strasburg	Start-9

Graphic by Michael Haas (@digitalHaas on Twitter)