Sit/Start Week 9: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 5/30-6/5

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 you should consider starting.

The options for this week are pretty slim relative to the past few weeks. Injuries are popping up, and more bullpen or opener games are happening. The starters that were getting away with the slow offense in the first month are now not getting by. It’s important that you know who to trust.

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 shufflings. 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 – 5/30
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
5/30	MIL at CHC	A. Ashby	Start-7	W. Miley	Maybe-4
5/30	MIN at DET	D. Bundy	Maybe-4	B. Brieske	Sit-1
5/30	SDP at STL	N. Martinez	Maybe-5	P. Naughton	Sit-1
5/30	SFG at PHI	L. Webb	Start-7	K. Gibson	Maybe-5
5/30	HOU at OAK	F. Valdez	Start-8	P. Blackburn	Maybe-4
5/30	MIA at COL	P. López	Start-7	R. Feltner	Sit-1
5/30	KCR at CLE	J. Heasley	Sit-1	Z. Plesac	Sit-2
5/30	BAL at BOS	T. Wells	Sit-2	R. Hill	Sit-3
5/30	WSN at NYM	E. Fedde	Maybe-4	D. Peterson	Maybe-5
5/30	MIL at CHC	J. Alexander	Sit-1	D. Smyly	Sit-2
5/30	TBR at TEX	D. Rasmussen	Start-7	G. Otto	Maybe-4
5/30	ATL at ARI	C. Morton	Start-7	Z. Gallen	Start-8
5/30	PIT at LAD	Z. Thompson	Sit-2	W. Buehler	Start-10

Tuesday – 5/31
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
5/31	MIN at DET	J. Ryan	Start-8	R. Garcia	Sit-1
5/31	KCR at CLE	D. Lynch	Maybe-4	C. Quantrill	Maybe-4
5/31	SFG at PHI	J. Junis	Maybe-4	R. Suárez	Maybe-4
5/31	SEA at BAL	G. Kirby	Maybe-5	K. Akin	Sit-2
5/31	LAA at NYY	N. Syndergaard	Maybe-4	J. Montgomery	Maybe-5
5/31	CHW at TOR	M. Kopech	Maybe-6	K. Gausman	Start-9
5/31	CIN at BOS	L. Castillo	Maybe-5	M. Wacha	Maybe-4
5/31	WSN at NYM	P. Corbin	Sit-1	T. Williams	Sit-3
5/31	MIN at DET	D. Smeltzer	Maybe-5	J. Wentz	Sit-1
5/31	SDP at STL	B. Snell	Maybe-4	A. Wainwright	Maybe-6
5/31	TBR at TEX	R. Yarbrough	Maybe-5	M. Pérez	Start-7
5/31	MIL at CHC	E. Lauer	Maybe-6	K. Hendricks	Sit-1
5/31	MIA at COL	C. Poteet	Maybe-4	G. Márquez	Sit-2
5/31	ATL at ARI	K. Wright	Start-9	H. Castellanos	Sit-1
5/31	HOU at OAK	C. Javier	Start-9	F. Montas	Start-8
5/31	PIT at LAD	M. Keller	Sit-2	J. Urías	Start-9

Wednesday – 6/1
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
6/1	KCR at CLE	B. Keller	Maybe-4	K. Pilkington	Sit-2
6/1	WSN at NYM	P. Espino	Sit-1	C. Carrasco	Start-7
6/1	SDP at STL	Y. Darvish	Maybe-6	D. Hudson	Maybe-4
6/1	MIA at COL	T. Rogers	Sit-3	A. Senzatela	Sit-3
6/1	HOU at OAK	J. Verlander	Start-10	C. Irvin	Maybe-5
6/1	ATL at ARI	I. Anderson	Maybe-5	M. Bumgarner	Sit-3
6/1	SFG at PHI	C. Rodón	Start-8	A. Nola	Start-8
6/1	SEA at BAL	R. Ray	Start-7	K. Bradish	Sit-3
6/1	LAA at NYY	R. Detmers	Sit-2	N. Cortes	Maybe-6
6/1	CHW at TOR	L. Giolito	Start-9	H. Ryu	Sit-2
6/1	MIN at DET	B. Ober	Start-7	T. Skubal	Start-7
6/1	CIN at BOS	H. Greene	Maybe-4	G. Whitlock	Maybe-5
6/1	TBR at TEX	J. Springs	Maybe-6	J. Gray	Sit-2
6/1	MIL at CHC	B. Woodruff	Start-7	J. Steele	Maybe-4
6/1	PIT at LAD	J. Quintana	Maybe-4	M. White	Sit-3

Thursday – 6/2
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
6/2	MIN at DET	C. Archer	Maybe-5	A. Faedo	Sit-3
6/2	TBR at TEX	C. Kluber	Maybe-5	T. Hearn	Sit-1
6/2	CHW at TOR	J. Cueto	Maybe-5	A. Manoah	Start-9
6/2	WSN at CIN	A. Sanchez	Sit-1	M. Minor	Sit-1
6/2	SFG at MIA	A. Wood	Maybe-5	S. Alcantara	Start-8
6/2	SEA at BAL	C. Flexen	Sit-3	J. Lyles	Maybe-4
6/2	LAA at NYY	S. Ohtani	Start-7	J. Taillon	Maybe-6
6/2	SDP at MIL	S. Manaea	Maybe-6	A. Houser	Maybe-6
6/2	STL at CHC	M. Liberatore	Sit-1	K. Thompson	Maybe-5
6/2	ATL at COL	T. Davidson	Sit-1	A. Gomber	Sit-3
6/2	NYM at LAD	T. Walker	Sit-3	T. Gonsolin	Maybe-6

Friday – 6/3
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
6/3	STL at CHC	M. Mikolas	Start-7	M. Stroman	Sit-3
6/3	WSN at CIN	J. Adon	Sit-1	V. Gutierrez	Sit-1
6/3	SFG at MIA	A. Cobb	Maybe-6	E. Hernandez	Sit-1
6/3	CLE at BAL	S. Bieber	Start-8	B. Zimmermann	Maybe-5
6/3	DET at NYY	E. Rodriguez	Sit-1	G. Cole	Start-10
6/3	LAA at PHI	C. Silseth	Sit-3	Z. Eflin	Maybe-4
6/3	ARI at PIT	M. Kelly	Maybe-5	J. Brubaker	Maybe-4
6/3	MIN at TOR	S. Gray	Maybe-4	Y. Kikuchi	Maybe-4
6/3	CHW at TBR	D. Cease	Start-7	S. McClanahan	Start-9
6/3	SEA at TEX	L. Gilbert	Start-8	D. Dunning	Maybe-5
6/3	HOU at KCR	J. Urquidy	Maybe-5	B. Singer	Maybe-6
6/3	SDP at MIL	J. Musgrove	Start-7	C. Burnes	Start-9
6/3	ATL at COL	M. Fried	Start-8	C. Kuhl	Sit-3
6/3	BOS at OAK	N. Eovaldi	Start-7	Z. Logue	Sit-1
6/3	NYM at LAD	C. Bassitt	Maybe-4	T. Anderson	Maybe-6

Saturday – 6/4
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
6/4	DET at NYY	B. Brieske	Sit-1	L. Severino	Start-8
6/4	STL at CHC	P. Naughton	Sit-1	W. Miley	Sit-3
6/4	MIN at TOR	D. Bundy	Sit-2	J. Berríos	Sit-3
6/4	SEA at TEX	M. Gonzales	Maybe-4	G. Otto	Maybe-4
6/4	CLE at BAL	T. McKenzie	Start-7	T. Wells	Sit-3
6/4	ARI at PIT	Z. Davies	Sit-3	R. Contreras	Start-7
6/4	BOS at OAK	N. Pivetta	Maybe-5	J. Kaprielian	Sit-1
6/4	CHW at TBR	V. Velasquez	Sit-1	D. Rasmussen	Maybe-6
6/4	HOU at KCR	L. Garcia	Start-7	Z. Greinke	Sit-2
6/4	SDP at MIL	M. Gore	Maybe-5	A. Ashby	Start-7
6/4	WSN at CIN	J. Gray	Sit-2	T. Mahle	Sit-3
6/4	SFG at MIA	L. Webb	Start-7	P. López	Start-8
6/4	LAA at PHI	M. Lorenzen	Sit-3	Z. Wheeler	Start-7
6/4	STL at CHC	J. Woodford	Sit-1	D. Smyly	Sit-1
6/4	ATL at COL	C. Morton	Maybe-5	K. Freeland	Sit-3
6/4	NYM at LAD	D. Peterson	Maybe-4	W. Buehler	Start-8

Sunday – 6/5
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
6/5	DET at NYY	R. Garcia	Sit-1	J. Montgomery	Start-8
6/5	CLE at BAL	Z. Plesac	Sit-3	D. Kremer	Sit-1
6/5	LAA at PHI	P. Sandoval	Start-7	K. Gibson	Maybe-4
6/5	ARI at PIT	Z. Gallen	Start-10	Z. Thompson	Maybe-4
6/5	MIN at TOR	J. Ryan	Maybe-6	K. Gausman	Start-9
6/5	CHW at TBR	M. Kopech	Start-7	R. Yarbrough	Maybe-4
6/5	WSN at CIN	E. Fedde	Sit-3	L. Castillo	Maybe-6
6/5	SFG at MIA	J. Junis	Maybe-4	C. Poteet	Sit-1
6/5	HOU at KCR	F. Valdez	Start-9	J. Heasley	Sit-1
6/5	SDP at MIL	N. Martinez	Maybe-5	E. Lauer	Start-7
6/5	SEA at TEX	G. Kirby	Maybe-5	M. Pérez	Start-8
6/5	ATL at COL	K. Wright	Start-7	G. Márquez	Sit-3
6/5	BOS at OAK	R. Hill	Maybe-5	P. Blackburn	Maybe-4
6/5	NYM at LAD	T. Williams	Sit-2	J. Urías	Start-7
6/5	STL at CHC	A. Wainwright	Maybe-6	K. Hendricks	Sit-1

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Sit/Start Week 9: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 5/30-6/5

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