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 22 start from 9/2 to 9/8:
Note: These matchups are subject to change.
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 9/2 | SDP vs ARI | Quantrill | Maybe-5 | Leake | Maybe-6 |
| 9/2 | TOR vs ATL | Opener/Font? | Soroka | Start-8 | |
| 9/2 | SEA vs CHC | Sheffield | Sit-2 | Hendricks | Start-8 |
| 9/2 | PHI vs CIN | Smyly | Sit-2 | DeSclafani | Maybe-6 |
| 9/2 | CHW vs CLE | Detwiler | Sit-3 | Civale | Start-7 |
| 9/2 | MIN vs DET | Odorizzi | Start-8 | Zimmermann | Sit-3 |
| 9/2 | COL vs LAD | Lambert | Sit-2 | Buehler | Start-10 |
| 9/2 | HOU vs MIL | Cole | Start-9 | Houser | Sit-3 |
| 9/2 | TEX vs NYY | Jurado | Sit-1 | Tanaka | Maybe-6 |
| 9/2 | SFG vs STL | Samardzija | Start-7 | Wainwright | Start-7 |
| 9/2 | BAL vs TBR | Wojciechowski | Sit-3 | Yarbrough | Start-7 |
| 9/2 | NYM vs WSH | Syndergaard | Start-7 | Scherzer | Start-9 |
| TUESDAY – 9/3 | |||||
| 9/3 | SDP vs ARI | Kelly | Maybe-5 | ||
| 9/3 | TOR vs ATL | Waguespack | Sit-2 | Foltynewicz | Maybe-6 |
| 9/3 | MIN vs BOS | Berrios | Maybe-6 | Porcello | Sit-3 |
| 9/3 | SEA vs CHC | Hernandez | Sit-3 | Lester | Start-7 |
| 9/3 | PHI vs CIN | Velasquez | Maybe-4 | Wood | Maybe-5 |
| 9/3 | CHW vs CLE | Cease | Sit-3 | Clevinger | Start-9 |
| 9/3 | DET vs KCR | Norris | Maybe-5 | Montgomery | Start-7 |
| 9/3 | COL vs LAD | Gonzalez | Sit-2 | Maeda | Start-7 |
| 9/3 | HOU vs MIL | Greinke | Start-7 | Lyles | Sit-3 |
| 9/3 | TEX vs NYY | Lynn | Start-7 | Paxton | Start-8 |
| 9/3 | LAA vs OAK | Sandoval | Maybe-5 | Roark | Start-7 |
| 9/3 | MIA vs PIT | Alcantara | Maybe-4 | Keller | Start-7 |
| 9/3 | SFG vs STL | Rodriguez | Sit-2 | Flaherty | Start-10 |
| 9/3 | BAL vs TBR | Richards | Maybe-5 | ||
| 9/3 | NYM vs WSH | deGrom | Start-9 | Ross | Maybe-5 |
| WEDNESDAY – 9/4 | |||||
| 9/4 | SDP vs ARI | Paddack | Start-8 | Gallen | Start-7 |
| 9/4 | MIN vs BOS | Gibson | Sit-3 | Rodriguez | Maybe-5 |
| 9/4 | PHI vs CIN | Nola | Start-8 | Bauer | Start-7 |
| 9/4 | CHW vs CLE | Nova | Sit-3 | Bieber | Start-9 |
| 9/4 | DET vs KCR | VerHagen | Maybe-4 | Junis | Start-7 |
| 9/4 | COL vs LAD | Senzatela | Sit-2 | Ryu | Start-8 |
| 9/4 | TEX vs NYY | Allard | Sit-3 | Sabathia | Maybe-6 |
| 9/4 | LAA vs OAK | Barria | Maybe-4 | Bassitt | Maybe-5 |
| 9/4 | MIA vs PIT | Duggar | Sit-3 | Williams | Start-7 |
| 9/4 | SFG vs STL | Bumgarner | Start-8 | Hudson | Start-7 |
| 9/4 | BAL vs TBR | Means | Sit-3 | Pruit | Maybe-5 |
| 9/4 | NYM vs WSH | Wheeler | Maybe-6 | Sanchez | Maybe-5 |
| THURSDAY – 9/5 | |||||
| 9/5 | WSH vs ATL | Strasburg | Start-8 | Fried | Maybe-5 |
| 9/5 | TEX vs BAL | Burke | Sit-3 | Bundy | Sit-3 |
| 9/5 | MIN vs BOS | Perez | Sit-3 | Eovaldi | Maybe-4 |
| 9/5 | PHI vs CIN | Vargas | Sit-2 | Gray | Start-8 |
| 9/5 | CHW vs CLE | Lopez | Sit-3 | Plesac | Start-7 |
| 9/5 | SEA vs HOU | Gonzales | Sit-3 | Miley | Start-7 |
| 9/5 | DET vs KCR | Boyd | Start-7 | Sparkman | Sit-2 |
| 9/5 | CHC vs MIL | Quintana | Maybe-6 | Anderson | Sit-3 |
| 9/5 | LAA vs OAK | Suarez | Sit-2 | Anderson | Maybe-5 |
| 9/5 | MIA vs PIT | Hernandez | Maybe-4 | Agrazal | Maybe-5 |
| 9/5 | SFG vs STL | Webb | Maybe-5 | Wacha | Maybe-6 |
| 9/5 | TOR vs TBR | Thornton | Sit-3 | Beeks | Maybe-5 |
| FRIDAY – 9/6 | |||||
| 9/6 | WSH vs ATL | Corbin | Start-7 | Keuchel | Start-7 |
| 9/6 | TEX vs BAL | Minor | Start-7 | Brooks | Sit-2 |
| 9/6 | NYY vs BOS | German | Maybe-6 | ||
| 9/6 | LAA vs CHW | Heaney | Start-8 | Giolito | Start-8 |
| 9/6 | ARI vs CIN | Ray | Start-7 | Castillo | Start-8 |
| 9/6 | SEA vs HOU | Opener/Milone? | Sit-2 | Valdez | Maybe-6 |
| 9/6 | SFG vs LAD | Beede | Sit-2 | Gonsolin | Start-7 |
| 9/6 | KCR vs MIA | Skoglund | Sit-3 | Lopez | Start-7 |
| 9/6 | CHC vs MIL | Hamels | Maybe-5 | Davies | Sit-3 |
| 9/6 | CLE vs MIN | Plutko | Maybe-4 | Pineda | Start-7 |
| 9/6 | PHI vs NYM | Eflin | Maybe-4 | Matz | Start-7 |
| 9/6 | DET vs OAK | Turnbull | Sit-3 | Bailey | Start-7 |
| 9/6 | STL vs PIT | Wainwright | Maybe-5 | Musgrove | Maybe-6 |
| 9/6 | COL vs SDP | Melville | Sit-2 | Lamet | Start-7 |
| 9/6 | TOR vs TBR | Buchholz | Sit-2 | Morton | Start-9 |
| SATURDAY – 9/7 | |||||
| 9/7 | WSH vs ATL | Scherzer | Start-9 | Teheran | Maybe-6 |
| 9/7 | TEX vs BAL | Jurado | Sit-2 | Wojciechowski | Sit-3 |
| 9/7 | NYY vs BOS | Happ | Sit-3 | Price | Start-7 |
| 9/7 | LAA vs CHW | Peters | Maybe-4 | Detwiler | Sit-2 |
| 9/7 | ARI vs CIN | Young | Maybe-4 | DeSclafani | Maybe-6 |
| 9/7 | SEA vs HOU | Kikuchi | Sit-2 | Verlander | Start-10 |
| 9/7 | SFG vs LAD | Samardzija | Maybe-5 | Kershaw | Start-10 |
| 9/7 | KCR vs MIA | Lopez | Sit-3 | Smith | Start-7 |
| 9/7 | CHC vs MIL | Darvish | Start-8 | Gonzalez | Maybe-5 |
| 9/7 | CLE vs MIN | Civale | Maybe-5 | Odorizzi | Start-7 |
| 9/7 | PHI vs NYM | Smyly | Sit-3 | Stroman | Maybe-6 |
| 9/7 | DET vs OAK | Zimmermann | Sit-2 | Fiers | Start-8 |
| 9/7 | STL vs PIT | Mikolas | Start-7 | Brault | Sit-3 |
| 9/7 | COL vs SDP | Hoffman? | Sit-2 | Lucchesi | Start-7 |
| 9/7 | TOR vs TBR | Sit-2 | Yarbrough | Start-7 | |
| SUNDAY – 9/8 | |||||
| 9/8 | WSH vs ATL | Ross | Sit-3 | Soroka | Start-7 |
| 9/8 | TEX vs BAL | Lynn | Start-7 | ||
| 9/8 | NYY vs BOS | Tanaka | Sit-2 | Porcello | Sit-2 |
| 9/8 | LAA vs CHW | Sandoval | Maybe-5 | Cease | Sit-3 |
| 9/8 | ARI vs CIN | Leake | Maybe-4 | Wood | Sit-3 |
| 9/8 | SEA vs HOU | Sheffield | Sit-1 | Cole | Start-10 |
| 9/8 | SFG vs LAD | Rodriguez | Sit-1 | May | Start-7 |
| 9/8 | KCR vs MIA | Duffy | Maybe-5 | Alcantara | Maybe-5 |
| 9/8 | CHC vs MIL | Hendricks | Start-7 | Houser | Maybe-6 |
| 9/8 | CLE vs MIN | Clevinger | Start-8 | Berrios | Start-7 |
| 9/8 | PHI vs NYM | Velasquez | Maybe-4 | Syndergaard | Start-8 |
| 9/8 | DET vs OAK | Norris | Sit-3 | Roark | Start-8 |
| 9/8 | STL vs PIT | Flaherty | Start-9 | Keller | Maybe-6 |
| 9/8 | COL vs SDP | Lambert | Sit-3 | Lauer | Start-7 |
| 9/8 | TOR vs TBR | Opener/Font? | Sit-2 | Richards | Maybe-5 |