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 standard 5×5 Wins 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 21 start from 8/27 – 9/2:
Note: These matchups are subject to change.
Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
8/27 | TOR vs BAL | Sam Gaviglio | Maybe | David Hess | Sit |
8/27 | NYM vs CHC | Noah Syndergaard | Start | Jon Lester | Start |
8/27 | OAK vs HOU | Brett Anderson | Sit | Gerrit Cole | Start |
8/27 | COL vs LAA | Jon Gray | Start | Odrisamer Despaigne | Sit |
8/27 | CHW vs NYY | Carlos Rodon | Maybe | Masahiro Tanaka | Start |
8/27 | WSH vs PHI | Stephen Strasburg | Start | Zach Eflin | Maybe |
8/27 | ARI vs SFG | Patrick Corbin | Start | Chris Stratton | Sit |
8/28 | TBR vs ATL | Ryan Stanek? | Sit | Julio Teheran | Maybe |
8/28 | TOR vs BAL | Thomas Pannone | Sit | Yefry Ramirez | Sit |
8/28 | MIA vs BOS | Jose Urena | Sit | Brian Johnson | Maybe |
8/28 | NYM vs CHC | Jacob Degrom | Start | Cole Hamels | Start |
8/28 | MIL vs CIN | Junior Guerra | Maybe | Sal Romano | Sit |
8/28 | MIN vs CLE | Kyle Gibson | Sit | Carlos Carrasco | Start |
8/28 | OAK vs HOU | Edwin Jackson | Sit | Charlie Morton | Start |
8/28 | DET vs KCR | Francisco Liriano | Sit | Jakob Junis | Maybe |
8/28 | COL vs LAA | Kyle Freeland | Start | ??? | Sit |
8/28 | CHW vs NYY | James Shields | Sit | Lance Lynn | Start |
8/28 | WSH vs PHI | Max Scherzer | Start | Aaron Nola | Start |
8/28 | SEA vs SDP | Felix Hernandez | Sit | Jacob Nix | Sit |
8/28 | ARI vs SFG | Clay Buchholz | Start | Madison Bumgarner | Start |
8/28 | PIT vs STL | Ivan Nova | Maybe | Jack Flaherty | Start |
8/28 | LAD vs TEX | Walker Buehler | Start | ??? | Sit |
8/29 | TBR vs ATL | Tyler Glasnow | Start | Sean Newcomb | Maybe |
8/29 | TOR vs BAL | Ryan Borucki | Sit | Alex Cobb | Maybe |
8/29 | MIA vs BOS | Trevor Richards | Sit | David Price | Start |
8/29 | NYM vs CHC | Jason Vargas | Sit | Alec Mills? | Sit |
8/29 | MIL vs CIN | Freddy Peralta | Maybe | Robert Stephenson | Sit |
8/29 | MIN vs CLE | Kohl Stewart | Sit | Adam Plutko | Sit |
8/29 | OAK vs HOU | Trevor Cahill | Sit | Dallas Keuchel | Start |
8/29 | DET vs KCR | Matthew Boyd | Maybe | Danny Duffy | Maybe |
8/29 | CHW vs NYY | Reynaldo Lopez | Sit | CC Sabathia | Start |
8/29 | WSH vs PHI | Gio Gonzalez | Sit | Jake Arrieta | Start |
8/29 | SEA vs SDP | Marco Gonzales | Sit | Joey Lucchesi | Start |
8/29 | ARI vs SFG | Zack Godley | Start | Dereck Rodriguez | Start |
8/29 | PIT vs STL | Trevor Williams | Maybe | Miles Mikolas | Start |
8/29 | LAD vs TEX | Alex Wood | Start | Ariel Jurado | Sit |
8/30 | CHC vs ATL | Jose Quintana | Maybe | Mike Foltynewicz | Start |
8/30 | BOS vs CHW | Hector Velazquez | Sit | Lucas Giolito | Sit |
8/30 | MIL vs CIN | Wade Miley | Sit | Anthony Desclafani | Maybe |
8/30 | MIN vs CLE | Jake Odorizzi | Sit | Mike Clevinger | Start |
8/30 | LAA vs HOU | Andrew Heaney | Sit | Justin Verlander | Start |
8/30 | ARI vs LAD | Robbie Ray | Start | Rich Hill | Start |
8/30 | DET vs NYY | Michael Fulmer | Sit | Luis Severino | Start |
8/30 | SEA vs OAK | Erasmo Ramirez | Sit | ??? | Sit |
8/30 | COL vs SDP | Antonio Senzatela | Sit | Clayton Richard | Sit |
8/30 | PIT vs STL | Joe Musgrove | Start | John Gant | Sit |
8/31 | PIT vs ATL | Jameson Taillon | Start | Anibal Sanchez | Start |
8/31 | BOS vs CHW | Rick Porcello | Start | Michael Kopech | Maybe |
8/31 | TBR vs CLE | Bullpen | Sit | Corey Kluber | Start |
8/31 | LAA vs HOU | Jaime Barria | Sit | Brad Peacock? | Sit |
8/31 | BAL vs KCR | Yefry Ramirez | Sit | Brad Keller | Sit |
8/31 | ARI vs LAD | Zack Greinke | Start | Clayton Kershaw | Start |
8/31 | TOR vs MIA | Aaron Sanchez | Maybe | Dan Straily | Sit |
8/31 | DET vs NYY | Ryan Carpenter | Sit | J.A. Happ | Start |
8/31 | SEA vs OAK | Wade Leblanc | Sit | Mike Fiers | Maybe |
8/31 | CHC vs PHI | Kyle Hendricks | Start | Nick Pivetta | Maybe |
8/31 | COL vs SDP | German Marquez | Start | Brett Kennedy | Sit |
8/31 | NYM vs SFG | Zack Wheeler | Start | Andrew Suarez | Sit |
8/31 | CIN vs STL | Matt Harvey | Maybe | Austin Gomber | Maybe |
8/31 | MIN vs TEX | Stephen Gonsalves | Sit | Mike Minor | Maybe |
8/31 | MIL vs WSH | Jhoulys Chacin | Maybe | Tanner Roark | Start |
9/1 | PIT vs ATL | Chris Archer | Start | Kevin Gausman | Start |
9/1 | BOS vs CHW | Nathan Eovaldi | Start | Carlos Rodon | Start |
9/1 | TBR vs CLE | Bullpen | Sit | Shane Bieber | Start |
9/1 | LAA vs HOU | Felix Pena | Sit | Gerrit Cole | Start |
9/1 | BAL vs KCR | Andrew Cashner | Sit | Heath Fillmyer | Sit |
9/1 | ARI vs LAD | Patrick Corbin | Start | Hyun-Jin Ryu | Maybe |
9/1 | TOR vs MIA | Marco Estrada | Sit | Wei-Yin Chen | Maybe |
9/1 | DET vs NYY | Jordan Zimmermann | Sit | Masahiro Tanaka | Start |
9/1 | SEA vs OAK | Mike Leake | Sit | Brett Anderson | Sit |
9/1 | CHC vs PHI | Jon Lester | Start | Vince Velasquez | Maybe |
9/1 | COL vs SDP | Tyler Anderson | Start | Robbie Erlin | Sit |
9/1 | NYM vs SFG | Steven Matz | Maybe | Derek Holland | Start |
9/1 | CIN vs STL | Luis Castillo | Start | Daniel Poncedeleon? | Maybe |
9/1 | MIN vs TEX | Jose Berrios | Start | Drew Hutchison | Sit |
9/1 | MIL vs WSH | Chase Anderson | Maybe | Jefry Rodriguez | Sit |
9/2 | PIT vs ATL | Ivan Nova | Maybe | Julio Teheran | Maybe |
9/2 | BOS vs CHW | Brian Johnson | Maybe | James Shields | Sit |
9/2 | TBR vs CLE | Blake Snell | Start | Carlos Carrasco | Start |
9/2 | LAA vs HOU | Odrisamer Despaigne | Sit | Charlie Morton | Start |
9/2 | BAL vs KCR | Dylan Bundy | Maybe | Jorge Lopez | Sit |
9/2 | ARI vs LAD | Clay Buchholz | Start | Walker Buehler | Start |
9/2 | TOR vs MIA | Sam Gaviglio | Maybe | Pablo Lopez | Maybe |
9/2 | DET vs NYY | Francisco Liriano | Sit | Lance Lynn | Start |
9/2 | SEA vs OAK | Felix Hernandez | Sit | Edwin Jackson | Sit |
9/2 | CHC vs PHI | Cole Hamels | Start | Zach Eflin | Maybe |
9/2 | COL vs SDP | Jon Gray | Start | Jacob Nix | Maybe |
9/2 | NYM vs SFG | Noah Syndergaard | Start | Chris Stratton? | Sit |
9/2 | CIN vs STL | Homer Bailey | Sit | Jack Flaherty | Start |
9/2 | MIN vs TEX | Kyle Gibson | Maybe | Martin Perez | Sit |
9/2 | MIL vs WSH | Junior Guerra | Maybe | Stephen Strasburg | Start |
Points League H2H, weekly moves. Pick 1- Brian Johnson’s 2 starts, Junior Guerera’s 2 starts, or Arrieta’s 1 start?
Need 2 SP from: Keller (H Balt), Chacin (@ Wash), Bundy (@ KC), Cahill (@ Hou).
Any help is appreciated.
There are more maybes and sits then I can recall , ever!
Hi Nick, for next year, could you consider a SP weekly rankings based on match ups? For those of us in H2H leagues with SP limits it would be helpful. I’m thinking of something similar to what ESPN does.
Maybe aka I have no idea.