Sit/Start Week 24: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 9/12-9/18

Welcome back to Sit/Start, where we review all expected starting pitcher matchups for the week ahead. I will be carrying over the ranking system from last year. There are three labels: Start, Maybe, and Sit.

Starts are surefire 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 than 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, a healthy Jacob deGrom at the Pittsburgh Pirates. A Sit-1 is a pitcher who, under no circumstances, should you consider starting.

A lot of games this week, and unfortunately, there aren’t as many great streaming options. For those of you making playoff/championship pushes, hopefully you can find something below.

For some housekeeping, I will try my best to update these at least once after they go live, but there are a ton of schedule and rotation shuffling. I apologize ahead of time if something is not current in the table below.

Without further ado, let’s see how your rotation is shaping up for this week. Feel free to question my rankings in the comments, and let’s discuss!

Monday – 9/12
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/12	TEX at MIA	G. Otto	Sit-2	T. Rogers	Maybe-5
9/12	LAA at CLE	R. Detmers	Maybe-6	K. Pilkington	Sit-2
9/12	HOU at DET	F. Valdez	Start-9	E. Rodríguez	Sit-3
9/12	PIT at CIN	Z. Thompson	Sit-2	M. Minor	Sit-1
9/12	TBR at TOR	R. Yarbrough	Sit-1	J. Berríos	Sit-3
9/12	CHC at NYM	H. Wesneski	Sit-3	J. deGrom	Start-9
9/12	TEX at MIA	J. Gray	Start-8	B. Hoeing	Sit-1
9/12	LAD at ARI	T. Anderson	Start-7	R. Nelson	Sit-1
9/12	ATL at SFG	K. Wright	Start-7	A. Cobb	Maybe-5

Tuesday – 9/13
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/13	PIT at CIN	B. Wilson	Sit-1	R. Espinal	Sit-1
9/13	TBR at TOR	J. Springs	Maybe-5	A. Manoah	Start-8
9/13	LAA at CLE	J. Suarez	Sit-3	C. Morris	Sit-3
9/13	HOU at DET	H. Brown	Maybe-5	D. Hutchison	Sit-1
9/13	PHI at MIA	B. Falter	Sit-3	S. Alcantara	Start-9
9/13	PIT at CIN	J. Oviedo	Sit-1	L. Cessa	Sit-3
9/13	BAL at WSN	D. Kremer	Maybe-4	C. Abbott	Sit-2
9/13	TBR at TOR	Y. Chirinos	Sit-1	Y. Kikuchi	Sit-3
9/13	NYY at BOS	G. Cole	Start-8	N. Pivetta	Sit-3
9/13	CHC at NYM	J. Assad	Sit-2	C. Bassitt	Start-7
9/13	KCR at MIN	K. Bubic	Sit-2	J. Ryan	Maybe-5
9/13	MIL at STL	C. Burnes	Start-8	J. Montgomery	Start-7
9/13	OAK at TEX	K. Waldichuk	Sit-3	C. Ragans	Sit-2
9/13	COL at CHW	C. Kuhl	Sit-1	M. Kopech	Maybe-5
9/13	LAD at ARI	C. Kershaw	Start-9	M. Kelly	Maybe-5
9/13	SDP at SEA	Y. Darvish	Start-7	L. Gilbert	Start-7
9/13	ATL at SFG	S. Strider	Start-9	J. Junis	Maybe-4

Wednesday – 9/14
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/14	PIT at CIN	R. Contreras	Maybe-5	N. Lodolo	Start-8
9/14	LAA at CLE	P. Sandoval	Start-7	C. Quantrill	Sit-3
9/14	HOU at DET	C. Javier	Start-8	J. Wentz	Sit-2
9/14	COL at CHW	K. Freeland	Sit-3	D. Cease	Start-9
9/14	ATL at SFG	C. Morton	Maybe-6	C. Rodón	Start-7
9/14	SDP at SEA	M. Clevinger	Maybe-5	L. Castillo	Start-8
9/14	PHI at MIA	K. Gibson	Maybe-6	E. Cabrera	Maybe-6
9/14	BAL at WSN	A. Voth	Maybe-5	P. Corbin	Sit-2
9/14	TBR at TOR	D. Rasmussen	Maybe-5	R. Stripling	Maybe-5
9/14	NYY at BOS	N. Cortes	Maybe-6	B. Bello	Sit-1
9/14	CHC at NYM	A. Sampson	Sit-3	D. Peterson	Start-7
9/14	KCR at MIN	Z. Greinke	Sit-3	S. Gray	Start-7
9/14	MIL at STL	J. Alexander	Sit-1	A. Wainwright	Start-7
9/14	OAK at TEX	J. Sears	Sit-3	D. Dunning	Maybe-5
9/14	LAD at ARI	D. May	Start-7	Z. Davies	Sit-2

Thursday – 9/15
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/15	CHW at CLE	L. Giolito	Maybe-5	T. McKenzie	Start-8
9/15	TBR at TOR	S. McClanahan	Maybe-6	K. Gausman	Start-8
9/15	PHI at MIA	N. Syndergaard	Maybe-5	P. López	Maybe-4
9/15	OAK at HOU	J. Kaprielian	Sit-1	L. McCullers	Start-8
9/15	PIT at NYM	J. Brubaker	Sit-3	C. Carrasco	Start-8
9/15	KCR at MIN	D. Lynch	Sit-1	D. Bundy	Sit-2
9/15	CIN at STL	C. Anderson	Sit-1	M. Mikolas	Maybe-6
9/15	SDP at ARI	B. Snell	Start-7	M. Bumgarner	Sit-2

Friday – 9/16
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/16	COL at CHC	G. Márquez	Sit-3	D. Smyly	Maybe-5
9/16	MIA at WSN	J. Luzardo	Start-8	J. Gray	Sit-3
9/16	BAL at TOR	T. Wells	Sit-3	M. White	Sit-1
9/16	MIN at CLE	C. Archer	Sit-3	S. Bieber	Start-7
9/16	CHW at DET	L. Lynn	Start-8	M. Manning	Sit-3
9/16	TEX at TBR	M. Pérez	Maybe-6	C. Kluber	Maybe-4
9/16	KCR at BOS	J. Heasley	Sit-1	M. Wacha	Maybe-6
9/16	PIT at NYM	M. Keller	Maybe-4	T. Walker	Maybe-5
9/16	PHI at ATL	R. Suárez	Maybe-4	M. Fried	Start-8
9/16	OAK at HOU	A. Martinez	Sit-1	J. Urquidy	Start-8
9/16	NYY at MIL	F. Montas	Maybe-5	A. Houser	Sit-1
9/16	CIN at STL	J. Dunn	Sit-1	J. Flaherty	Maybe-4
9/16	SEA at LAA	R. Ray	Start-7	M. Lorenzen	Maybe-4
9/16	SDP at ARI	J. Musgrove	Start-7	Z. Gallen	Start-7
9/16	LAD at SFG	J. Urías	Start-7	L. Webb	Start-7

Saturday – 9/17
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/17	MIN at CLE	A. Sanchez	Sit-1	TBD
9/17	CIN at STL	H. Greene	Maybe-5	J. Quintana	Maybe-6
9/17	COL at CHC	J. Urena	Sit-1	M. Stroman	Maybe-4
9/17	BAL at TOR	J. Lyles	Sit-1	J. Berríos	Sit-3
9/17	MIA at WSN	T. Rogers	Maybe-5	P. Espino	Maybe-4
9/17	KCR at BOS	B. Singer	Start-7	R. Hill	Sit-3
9/17	CHW at DET	J. Cueto	Start-8	T. Alexander	Sit-1
9/17	TEX at TBR	J. Gray	Start-7	L. Patiño	Sit-2
9/17	MIN at CLE	B. Ober	Sit-3	X. Curry	Sit-1
9/17	OAK at HOU	C. Irvin	Sit-2	L. Garcia	Start-7
9/17	PIT at NYM	Z. Thompson	Sit-1	J. deGrom	Start-10
9/17	NYY at MIL	J. Taillon	Maybe-5	B. Woodruff	Start-7
9/17	CIN at STL	M. Minor	Sit-1	D. Hudson	Sit-2
9/17	PHI at ATL	A. Nola	Start-7	J. Odorizzi	Maybe-4
9/17	SDP at ARI	S. Manaea	Maybe-5	R. Nelson	Sit-1
9/17	LAD at SFG	A. Heaney	Maybe-4	S. Hjelle	Sit-1
9/17	SEA at LAA	G. Kirby	Start-7	S. Ohtani	Start-9

Sunday – 9/18
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/18	CHW at DET	M. Kopech	Maybe-6	E. Rodríguez	Maybe-4
9/18	TEX at TBR	G. Otto	Sit-2	J. Springs	Maybe-6
9/18	PHI at ATL	B. Falter	Sit-2	K. Wright	Start-7
9/18	MIA at WSN	S. Alcantara	Start-10	E. Fedde	Sit-1
9/18	KCR at BOS	K. Bubic	Sit-1	N. Pivetta	Sit-2
9/18	BAL at TOR	K. Bradish	Sit-3	A. Manoah	Start-8
9/18	MIN at CLE	J. Ryan	Maybe-5	K. Pilkington	Sit-2
9/18	PIT at NYM	B. Wilson	Sit-1	C. Bassitt	Start-8
9/18	OAK at HOU	K. Waldichuk	Sit-2	J. Verlander	Start-9
9/18	NYY at MIL	D. German	Maybe-4	C. Burnes	Start-8
9/18	CIN at STL	L. Cessa	Sit-1	J. Montgomery	Start-8
9/18	COL at CHC	R. Feltner	Sit-1	W. Miley	Sit-3
9/18	SEA at LAA	M. Gonzales	Maybe-5	T. Davidson	Sit-1
9/18	SDP at ARI	Y. Darvish	Start-8	M. Kelly	Maybe-6
9/18	LAD at SFG	T. Anderson	Start-7	A. Cobb	Maybe-5

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Sit/Start Week 24: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 9/12-9/18

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