Sit/Start Week 26: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 9/26-10/5

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.

This is the final week! Go out, and win those championships! It has been a pleasure writing these for you week after week, and I hope to see you next year.

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 – 9/26
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/26	CIN at PIT	C. Anderson	Sit-1	R. Contreras	Maybe-5
9/26	ATL at WSN	B. Elder	Maybe-4	C. Abbott	Sit-1
9/26	NYY at TOR	L. Severino	Maybe-6	K. Gausman	Start-7
9/26	BAL at BOS	J. Lyles	Sit-1	C. Sebold	Sit-1

Tuesday – 9/27
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/27	TBR at CLE	C. Kluber	Maybe-4	T. McKenzie	Start-7
9/27	CIN at PIT	H. Greene	Maybe-5	M. Keller	Maybe-4
9/27	KCR at DET	Z. Greinke	Sit-3	J. Wentz	Sit-2
9/27	ATL at WSN	M. Fried	Start-9	P. Espino	Sit-1
9/27	NYY at TOR	J. Taillon	Maybe-4	J. Berríos	Sit-2
9/27	BAL at BOS	K. Bradish	Sit-2	M. Wacha	Maybe-6
9/27	MIA at NYM	P. López	Maybe-5	C. Carrasco	Start-7
9/27	STL at MIL	M. Mikolas	Maybe-5	A. Houser	Sit-2
9/27	CHW at MIN	L. Lynn	Start-7	B. Ober	Maybe-4
9/27	PHI at CHC	Z. Wheeler	Start-8	M. Stroman	Maybe-4
9/27	ARI at HOU	Z. Davies	Sit-2	L. Garcia	Maybe-5
9/27	OAK at LAA	J. Kaprielian	Sit-2	P. Sandoval	Start-8
9/27	LAD at SDP	T. Anderson	Start-7	B. Snell	Start-7
9/27	TEX at SEA	M. Pérez	Maybe-6	R. Ray	Start-7
9/27	COL at SFG	G. Márquez	Sit-3	L. Webb	Start-7

Wednesday – 9/28
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/28	CIN at PIT	L. Cessa	Sit-2	B. Wilson	Sit-1
9/28	TBR at CLE	T. Glasnow	Sit-3	S. Bieber	Start-9
9/28	KCR at DET	D. Lynch	Maybe-4	M. Manning	Sit-2
9/28	ATL at WSN	J. Odorizzi	Maybe-4	J. Gray	Sit-2
9/28	NYY at TOR	G. Cole	Start-7	M. White	Sit-1
9/28	BAL at BOS	D. Kremer	Maybe-5	R. Hill	Sit-2
9/28	MIA at NYM	J. Luzardo	Start-7	T. Walker	Start-7
9/28	STL at MIL	J. Flaherty	Maybe-4	B. Woodruff	Start-8
9/28	CHW at MIN	J. Cueto	Start-7	J. Winder	Sit-1
9/28	PHI at CHC	R. Suárez	Maybe-6	H. Wesneski	Maybe-4
9/28	ARI at HOU	M. Bumgarner	Sit-1	L. McCullers	Start-7
9/28	OAK at LAA	A. Martinez	Sit-1	T. Davidson	Sit-1
9/28	LAD at SDP	J. Urías	Start-8	S. Manaea	Sit-1
9/28	TEX at SEA	S. Howard	Sit-1	G. Kirby	Start-7
9/28	COL at SFG	J. Urena	Sit-2	S. Hjelle	Sit-1

Thursday – 9/29
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/29	KCR at DET	J. Heasley	Sit-1	E. Rodríguez	Sit-3
9/29	CHW at MIN	L. Giolito	Maybe-4	L. Varland	Sit-1
9/29	BAL at BOS	M. Baumann	Sit-1	N. Eovaldi	Maybe-4
9/29	PHI at CHC	R. Suárez	Maybe-6	J. Assad	Sit-1
9/29	TBR at CLE	J. Springs	Start-7	C. Morris	Sit-3
9/29	MIA at MIL	B. Garrett	Maybe-4	E. Lauer	Maybe-4
9/29	OAK at LAA	C. Irvin	Sit-3	M. Lorenzen	Sit-3
9/29	LAD at SDP	A. Heaney	Sit-3	J. Musgrove	Maybe-6
9/29	TEX at SEA	J. Gray	Start-7	M. Gonzales	Sit-3
9/29	COL at SFG	R. Feltner	Sit-1	C. Rodón	Start-8

Friday – 9/30
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
9/30	CIN at CHC	G. Ashcraft	Sit-2	W. Miley	Maybe-4
9/30	PHI at WSN	B. Falter	Sit-2	E. Fedde	Sit-1
9/30	BAL at NYY	A. Voth	Sit-3	D. German	Maybe-4
9/30	BOS at TOR	N. Pivetta	Sit-1	A. Manoah	Start-8
9/30	KCR at CLE	B. Singer	Start-7	C. Quantrill	Maybe-4
9/30	MIN at DET	J. Ryan	Maybe-5	D. Hutchison	Sit-2
9/30	NYM at ATL	C. Bassitt	Maybe-6	K. Wright	Start-7
9/30	TBR at HOU	D. Rasmussen	Start-7	J. Verlander	Start-9
9/30	MIA at MIL	S. Alcantara	Start-8	C. Burnes	Start-9
9/30	PIT at STL	J. Oviedo	Sit-1	J. Quintana	Start-7
9/30	TEX at LAA	G. Otto	Sit-2	S. Ohtani	Start-9
9/30	CHW at SDP	D. Martin	Sit-2	Y. Darvish	Start-8
9/30	OAK at SEA	K. Waldichuk	Sit-1	L. Gilbert	Start-7
9/30	COL at LAD	C. Kuhl	Sit-1	C. Kershaw	Start-9
9/30	ARI at SFG	M. Kelly	Maybe-6	A. Cobb	Maybe-6

Saturday – 10/1
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
10/1	PHI at WSN	K. Gibson	Maybe-5	TBD
10/1	BAL at NYY	J. Lyles	Sit-1	N. Cortes	Maybe-6
10/1	CIN at CHC	N. Lodolo	Start-7	A. Sampson	Sit-3
10/1	BOS at TOR	B. Bello	Sit-1	R. Stripling	Maybe-5
10/1	ARI at SFG	Z. Gallen	Start-7	J. Junis	Sit-3
10/1	OAK at SEA	J. Sears	Sit-3	L. Castillo	Start-10
10/1	KCR at CLE	K. Bubic	Sit-1	A. Civale	Sit-3
10/1	MIN at DET	D. Bundy	Sit-2	T. Alexander	Sit-1
10/1	PHI at WSN	N. Syndergaard	Maybe-4	A. Sánchez	Sit-1
10/1	MIA at MIL	E. Cabrera	Maybe-6	F. Peralta	Start-7
10/1	PIT at STL	L. Ortiz	Maybe-5	J. Montgomery	Start-8
10/1	NYM at ATL	J. deGrom	Start-8	C. Morton	Maybe-6
10/1	TBR at HOU	S. McClanahan	Maybe-4	J. Urquidy	Start-7
10/1	CHW at SDP	D. Cease	Start-9	M. Clevinger	Maybe-4
10/1	TEX at LAA	C. Ragans	Sit-1	R. Detmers	Maybe-5
10/1	COL at LAD	K. Freeland	Sit-2	M. Grove	Sit-3

Sunday – 10/2
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
10/2	MIN at DET	B. Ober	Start-7	J. Wentz	Sit-2
10/2	PHI at WSN	Z. Wheeler	Start-9	C. Abbott	Sit-1
10/2	BAL at NYY	K. Bradish	Sit-1	L. Severino	Start-7
10/2	BOS at TOR	M. Wacha	Maybe-4	K. Gausman	Start-8
10/2	KCR at CLE	Z. Greinke	Sit-3	T. McKenzie	Start-8
10/2	TBR at HOU	C. Kluber	Sit-3	F. Valdez	Start-9
10/2	MIA at MIL	P. López	Maybe-6	A. Houser	Maybe-4
10/2	PIT at STL	R. Contreras	Maybe-4	A. Wainwright	Start-7
10/2	CIN at CHC	C. Anderson	Sit-1	M. Stroman	Maybe-5
10/2	ARI at SFG	D. Jameson	Maybe-4	L. Webb	Start-8
10/2	TEX at LAA	M. Pérez	Start-7	J. Suarez	Sit-1
10/2	COL at LAD	G. Márquez	Sit-2	T. Anderson	Start-7
10/2	CHW at SDP	L. Lynn	Start-8	B. Snell	Start-8
10/2	OAK at SEA	J. Kaprielian	Sit-2	R. Ray	Start-8
10/2	NYM at ATL	M. Scherzer	Start-8	M. Fried	Start-8

Monday – 10/3
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
10/3	KCR at CLE	D. Lynch	Sit-1	S. Bieber	Start-9
10/3	STL at PIT	M. Mikolas	Start-7	M. Keller	Maybe-4
10/3	CHC at CIN	H. Wesneski	Maybe-5	H. Greene	Maybe-4
10/3	ATL at MIA	J. Lyles	Sit-3	C. Sebold	Sit-1
10/3	TOR at BAL	J. Berríos	Sit-3	D. Kremer	Maybe-5
10/3	NYY at TEX	J. Taillon	Maybe-4	S. Howard	Sit-1
10/3	WSN at NYM	P. Corbin	Sit-1	C. Carrasco	Start-8
10/3	TBR at BOS	T. Glasnow	Sit-3	R. Hill	Sit-1
10/3	ARI at MIL	Z. Davies	Sit-3	B. Woodruff	Start-8
10/3	MIN at CHW	J. Winder	Sit-1	J. Cueto	Maybe-6
10/3	PHI at HOU	A. Nola	Start-7	L. McCullers	Maybe-6
10/3	LAA at OAK	P. Sandoval	Start-9	A. Martinez	Sit-1
10/3	DET at SEA	M. Manning	Sit-2	G. Kirby	Start-7
10/3	SFG at SDP	S. Hjelle	Sit-1	S. Manaea	Sit-2
10/3	COL at LAD	J. Urena	Sit-1	T. Gonsolin	Maybe-4

Tuesday – 10/4
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
10/4	NYY at TEX	F. Montas	Maybe-4	J. Gray	Maybe-6
10/4	DET at SEA	E. Rodríguez	Maybe-4	M. Gonzales	Maybe-4
10/4	KCR at CLE	J. Heasley	Sit-1	C. Morris	Sit-1
10/4	STL at PIT	J. Flaherty	Maybe-4	B. Wilson	Sit-1
10/4	CHC at CIN	J. Assad	Sit-1	L. Cessa	Sit-2
10/4	ATL at MIA	J. Odorizzi	Maybe-5	B. Garrett	Maybe-5
10/4	TOR at BAL	M. White	Sit-1	M. Baumann	Sit-1
10/4	TBR at BOS	J. Springs	Start-7	N. Eovaldi	Maybe-4
10/4	WSN at NYM	J. Gray	Sit-1	T. Walker	Start-8
10/4	ARI at MIL	Z. Gallen	Start-7	E. Lauer	Maybe-4
10/4	NYY at TEX	G. Cole	Start-8	K. Allard	Sit-1
10/4	MIN at CHW	L. Varland	Sit-1	L. Giolito	Maybe-4
10/4	PHI at HOU	R. Suárez	Maybe-4	J. Verlander	Start-8
10/4	DET at SEA	G. Hill	Sit-1	M. Boyd	Sit-3
10/4	LAA at OAK	T. Davidson	Sit-1	C. Irvin	Maybe-5
10/4	SFG at SDP	C. Rodón	Start-8	J. Musgrove	Maybe-6
10/4	COL at LAD	R. Feltner	Sit-1	J. Urías	Start-8

Wednesday – 10/5
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
10/5	LAA at OAK	M. Lorenzen	Maybe-4	K. Waldichuk	Sit-1
10/5	TOR at BAL	A. Manoah	Start-8	A. Voth	Sit-3
10/5	STL at PIT	J. Quintana	Maybe-6	J. Oviedo	Sit-1
10/5	NYY at TEX	D. German	Maybe-4	G. Otto	Sit-1
10/5	TBR at BOS	D. Rasmussen	Start-7	N. Pivetta	Sit-2
10/5	KCR at CLE	B. Singer	Start-7	C. Quantrill	Sit-3
10/5	CHC at CIN	W. Miley	Sit-2	G. Ashcraft	Sit-3
10/5	WSN at NYM	E. Fedde	Sit-1	C. Bassitt	Start-8
10/5	ATL at MIA	K. Wright	Start-8	S. Alcantara	Start-8
10/5	MIN at CHW	J. Ryan	Maybe-4	D. Martin	Sit-1
10/5	ARI at MIL	M. Bumgarner	Sit-1	C. Burnes	Start-8
10/5	PHI at HOU	B. Falter	Sit-1	J. Urquidy	Maybe-5
10/5	DET at SEA	D. Hutchison	Sit-1	L. Gilbert	Start-7
10/5	SFG at SDP	A. Cobb	Start-7	Y. Darvish	Start-7
10/5	COL at LAD	C. Kuhl	Sit-1	A. Heaney	Sit-3

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5 responses to “Sit/Start Week 26: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 9/26-10/5”

Kris says:

September 25, 2022 at 2:51 PM

Is Javier going to be out of the Houston rotation this final week? Need to decide if I sit him, Montgomery or Pressly in favor of the 2-start Springs.

- Nick says:
  
  September 25, 2022 at 6:35 PM
  
  Why would he be?
  
  - Kris says:
    
    September 25, 2022 at 11:21 PM
    
    I don’t see Javier on the chart anywhere? I suspected he would start at least once but thought maybe I missed some news.
    
Donny McDonerson says:

September 25, 2022 at 10:38 PM

You have Ranger Suarez listed twice. One of those should be Nola’s start on Wed 9/28 @ ChC

Travis Brown says:

September 25, 2022 at 11:46 PM

Not sure Perez is a two starter. ESPN has him going wednesday for some reason

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