Sit/Start Week 23: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 8/30-9/5

Welcome back to Sit/Start, where every Saturday here at Pitcher List, we review all expected starting pitcher matchups for the week ahead.  I will be carrying over Max Freeze’s ranking system from last year.

There are three labels: Start, Maybe, and Sit. Starts are sure-fire starts for those particular pitchers. This does not mean that they are incapable of having a bad outing, but I consider them more likely than not to have a good outing if they are designated as a Start.

However, the degree of confidence I have in a pitcher to have a strong outing is judged by their number in the tier. For example, I am much more confident that a Start-10 will have a good outing over a Start-7, even though I expect both to perform well.

The same goes for the other tiers. Maybes are starts that are a bit riskier, but depending on your league size or roster requirements, they may need to be used. A Start-10 is a pitcher who I believe will almost definitely have a strong outing, for example, Shane Bieber at the Detroit Tigers. A Sit-1 is a pitcher who under no circumstances you should consider starting.

A lot of tough matchups and fringy starters on the schedule this week. Take a look below, and see how your rotation shapes up this week. Feel free to question my rankings in the comments, and let’s discuss!

 

Monday – 8/30
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/30	MIN at DET	Ober	Maybe-4	Mize	Sit-2
8/30	STL at CIN	Lester	Sit-1	Castillo	Start-9
8/30	PHI at WSN	Wheeler	Start-10	Gray	Maybe-6
8/30	BAL at TOR	Ellis	Sit-1	Ray	Start-10
8/30	BOS at TBR	Pivetta	Sit-2	Rasmussen	Maybe-5
8/30	COL at TEX	Marquez	Start-7	Latz	Sit-1
8/30	NYY at LAA	Kluber	Maybe-4	Ohtani	Maybe-6
8/30	SDP at ARI	Johnson	Sit-2	Gilbert	Maybe-4
8/30	MIL at SFG	Burnes	Start-8	Cueto	Maybe-4
8/30	ATL at LAD	Smyly	Sit-2	Urias	Start-7
8/30	HOU at SEA	Garcia	Start-8	Flexen	Sit-2

 

Tuesday – 8/31
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
8/31	CHC at MIN	Steele	Sit-3	Gant	Sit-2
8/31	STL at CIN	Mikolas	Maybe-4	Gray	Start-8
8/31	PHI at WSN	Moore	Sit-1	Corbin	Sit-1
8/31	BAL at TOR	Akin	Sit-1	Ryu	Maybe-5
8/31	MIA at NYM	Cabrera	Maybe-5	Walker	Sit-3
8/31	BOS at TBR	Sale	Start-8	Yarbrough	Sit-3
8/31	OAK at DET	Irvin	Maybe-5	Skubal	Maybe-4
8/31	COL at TEX	Gomber	Start-8	Lyles	Sit-1
8/31	PIT at CHW	Wilson	Maybe-4	Giolito	Start-10
8/31	CLE at KCR	Plesac	Maybe-4	Singer	Maybe-5
8/31	CHC at MIN	Steele	Sit-3	Gant	Sit-2
8/31	NYY at LAA	Taillon	Maybe-4	Barria	Sit-2
8/31	SDP at ARI	Snell	Maybe-6	Gallen	Start-7
8/31	MIL at SFG	Woodruff	Start-9	Wood	Maybe-6
8/31	ATL at LAD	Morton	Maybe-5	Buehler	Start-8

 

Wednesday – 9/1
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/1	COL at TEX	Freeland	Maybe-5	Otto	Sit-1
9/1	SDP at ARI	Darvish	Start-10	Widener	Sit-1
9/1	HOU at SEA	Odorizzi	Maybe-4	Gilbert	Maybe-4
9/1	STL at CIN	Happ	Sit-1	Miley	Maybe-6
9/1	PHI at WSN	Nola	Start-9	Espino	Sit-3
9/1	BAL at TOR	Harvey	Sit-1	Matz	Maybe-6
9/1	NYY at LAA	Cole	Start-8	Quintana	Sit-2
9/1	MIA at NYM	Hernandez	Maybe-6	Carrasco	Maybe-6
9/1	BOS at TBR	Rodriguez	Maybe-5	McClanahan	Maybe-6
9/1	OAK at DET	Kaprielian	Maybe-5	Peralta	Sit-2
9/1	PIT at CHW	Keller	Sit-1	Rodon	Start-10
9/1	CLE at KCR	Hentges	Sit-1	Minor	Sit-1
9/1	CHC at MIN	Davies	Sit-1	Albers	Sit-1
9/1	MIL at SFG	Anderson	Maybe-4	Gausman	Start-8
9/1	ATL at LAD	Fried	Maybe-6	Scherzer	Start-9

 

Thursday – 9/2
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/2	OAK at DET	Manaea	Start-7	Manning	Sit-1
9/2	MIL at SFG	Lauer	Maybe-5	Webb	Start-8
9/2	MIA at NYM	Thompson	Maybe-5	Hill	Maybe-5
9/2	BOS at TBR	Eovaldi	Start-7	Patiño	Sit-3
9/2	PIT at CHC	Peters	Sit-1	Thompson	Sit-3
9/2	CLE at KCR	Allen	Sit-1	Keller	Sit-3
9/2	ATL at COL	Ynoa	Maybe-5	Gray	Maybe-5

 

Friday – 9/3
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/3	PIT at CHC	Brault	Maybe-4	Mills	Maybe-5
9/3	NYM at WSN	Stroman	Start-8	Nolin	Sit-1
9/3	BAL at NYY	Means	Maybe-5	Cortes	Start-7
9/3	OAK at TOR	Montas	Start-7	Manoah	Start-7
9/3	CLE at BOS	Quantrill	Maybe-5	Houck	Start-8
9/3	DET at CIN	Alexander	Sit-2	Gutierrez	Maybe-4
9/3	PHI at MIA	Gibson	Start-7	Alcantara	Start-8
9/3	MIN at TBR	Barnes	Sit-1	Archer	Sit-1
9/3	STL at MIL	Wainwright	Start-7	Houser	Maybe-5
9/3	CHW at KCR	Keuchel	Maybe-4	Bubic	Sit-1
9/3	ATL at COL	Anderson	Maybe-6	Senzatela	Sit-3
9/3	TEX at LAA	Allard	Sit-2	Suarez	Maybe-6
9/3	SEA at ARI	Anderson	Maybe-5	Bumgarner	Maybe-4
9/3	LAD at SFG	Price	Maybe-6	DeSclafani	Maybe-6
9/3	HOU at SDP	Urquidy	Maybe-6	Musgrove	Maybe-6

 

Saturday – 9/4
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/4	NYM at WSN	Megill	Start-7	Fedde	Maybe-4
9/4	BAL at NYY	Watkins	Sit-1	Montgomery	Maybe-6
9/4	PIT at CHC	Crowe	Sit-1	Alzolay	Maybe-6
9/4	OAK at TOR	Blackburn	Sit-1	Berrios	Maybe-6
9/4	MIN at TBR	Jax	Sit-2	Rasmussen	Maybe-5
9/4	CLE at BOS	Morgan	Sit-1	Pivetta	Maybe-4
9/4	NYM at WSN	Williams	Maybe-4	Rodriguez	Sit-1
9/4	PHI at MIA	Suárez	Start-8	Luzardo	Sit-2
9/4	DET at CIN	Boyd	Sit-2	Mahle	Start-8
9/4	STL at MIL	Hyun Kim	Maybe-5	Peralta	Start-7
9/4	CHW at KCR	Lynn	Start-10	Hernandez	Sit-3
9/4	SEA at ARI	Gonzales	Sit-3	Mejia	Sit-1
9/4	ATL at COL	Smyly	Sit-2	Marquez	Maybe-5
9/4	HOU at SDP	Valdez	Maybe-6	Stammen	Sit-1
9/4	LAD at SFG	Urias	Start-7	Cueto	Sit-2
9/4	TEX at LAA	Hearn	Sit-3	Ohtani	Start-8

 

Sunday – 9/5
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/5	NYM at WSN	Walker	Sit-3	Gray	Maybe-6
9/5	BAL at NYY	Ellis	Sit-1	Kluber	Maybe-6
9/5	OAK at TOR	Irvin	Sit-3	Ray	Start-8
9/5	CLE at BOS	Plesac	Sit-1	Sale	Start-9
9/5	DET at CIN	Mize	Sit-2	Castillo	Start-9
9/5	PHI at MIA	Wheeler	Start-10	Rogers	Maybe-5
9/5	MIN at TBR	Ober	Maybe-4	Yarbrough	Maybe-5
9/5	STL at MIL	Lester	Sit-1	Burnes	Start-9
9/5	CHW at KCR	Cease	Start-8	Lynch	Sit-2
9/5	PIT at CHC	Wilson	Maybe-5	Hendricks	Start-8
9/5	ATL at COL	Morton	Start-7	Gomber	Maybe-5
9/5	TEX at LAA	Dunning	Maybe-5	Barria	Sit-3
9/5	SEA at ARI	Flexen	Maybe-5	Gilbert	Maybe-5
9/5	HOU at SDP	Greinke	Maybe-6	Snell	Sit-3
9/5	LAD at SFG	Buehler	Start-8	Wood	Maybe-5

 

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