Week 20 Start/Sit Matchups: MLB Starting Pitchers (SP)

7 years ago by Bill Dubiel

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Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 20, and will be updated as more starters are announced. If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a juicy matchup and which ones might be worth putting on the pine against a fierce offense, this is the weekly piece for you.

For every week of the fantasy baseball season, we look to analyze all of the projected starting pitcher matchups and put together our optimal lineups. Here at RotoBaller, we believe that it’s key to analyze every SP matchup, each and every week, to help determine which SPs to start/sit and to hopefully find some hidden gems to bolster your teams.

This weekly piece considers the pitcher’s opponents, their career stats against the opponent, some ballpark factors and historical splits. With all of this information, we then provide our start/sit recommendations for each starting pitcher matchup for the approaching week of fantasy baseball.

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SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations

PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/14/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@COL	Julio Teheran SP \| ATL	SIT	Chad Bettis SP \| COL	SIT
BAL@SEA	Kevin Gausman SP \| BAL	START	Yovani Gallardo SP \| SEA	SIT
CIN@CHC	Asher Wojciechowski SP \| CIN	SIT	Jose Quintana SP \| CHC	START
CLE@BOS	Trevor Bauer SP \| CLE	START	Doug Fister SP \| BOS	SIT
DET@TEX	Michael Fulmer SP \| DET	START	Martin Perez SP \| TEX	SIT
HOU@ARI	Collin McHugh SP \| HOU	SIT	Zack Greinke SP \| ARI	START
KC@OAK	Jake Junis SP \| KC	SIT	Jharel Cotton SP \| OAK	SIT
NYM@NYY	Rafael Montero RP \| NYM	SIT	TBA	TBD
PHI@SD	Jerad Eickhoff SP \| PHI	START	Travis Wood RP \| SD	SIT
SF@MIA	Ty Blach SP \| SF	START	Adam Conley SP \| MIA	SIT
TB@TOR	Jake Odorizzi SP \| TB	START	Nick Tepesch SP \| TOR	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/15/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ATL@COL	Sean Newcomb SP \| ATL	SIT	Kyle Freeland SP \| COL	START
BAL@SEA	Wade Miley SP \| BAL	SIT	TBA	TBD
CHW@LAD	Miguel Gonzalez SP \| CHW	SIT	Alex Wood SP \| LAD	START
CIN@CHC	Luis Castillo SP \| CIN	START	Kyle Hendricks SP \| CHC	START
CLE@MIN	Danny Salazar SP \| CLE	START	Bartolo Colon SP \| MIN	SIT
DET@TEX	Justin Verlander SP \| DET	START	A.J. Griffin SP \| TEX	START
HOU@ARI	Brad Peacock SP \| HOU	SIT	Anthony Banda SP \| ARI	SIT
KC@OAK	Jason Hammel SP \| KC	START	Chris Smith RP \| OAK	SIT
LAA@WAS	Tyler Skaggs SP \| LAA	START	Gio Gonzalez SP \| WAS	START
NYM@NYY	Jacob deGrom SP \| NYM	START	Sonny Gray SP \| NYY	START
PHI@SD	TBA	TBD	Dinelson Lamet SP \| SD	START
PIT@MIL	Ivan Nova SP \| PIT	START	Zach Davies SP \| MIL	START
SF@MIA	Madison Bumgarner SP \| SF	START	Dan Straily SP \| MIA	SIT
STL@BOS	Mike Leake SP \| STL	SIT	Rick Porcello SP \| BOS	START
TB@TOR	Blake Snell SP \| TB	SIT	Marco Estrada SP \| TOR	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/16/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@HOU	Taijuan Walker SP \| ARI	SIT	Charlie Morton SP \| HOU	START
ATL@COL	Mike Foltynewicz SP \| ATL	SIT	Jon Gray SP \| COL	START
BAL@SEA	Ubaldo Jimenez SP \| BAL	START	Marco Gonzales SP \| SEA	SIT
CHW@LAD	Carlos Rodon SP \| CHW	SIT	Yu Darvish SP \| LAD	START
CIN@CHC	Homer Bailey SP \| CIN	SIT	John Lackey SP \| CHC	START
CLE@MIN	Carlos Carrasco SP \| CLE	START	Kyle Gibson SP \| MIN	SIT
DET@TEX	Anibal Sanchez SP \| DET	SIT	Cole Hamels SP \| TEX	START
KC@OAK	Danny Duffy SP \| KC	START	Paul Blackburn SP \| OAK	START
LAA@WAS	Ricky Nolasco SP \| LAA	SIT	Tanner Roark SP \| WAS	START
NYY@NYM	Jaime Garcia SP \| NYY	SIT	Seth Lugo SP \| NYM	SIT
PHI@SD	Nick Pivetta SP \| PHI	START	Clayton Richard RP \| SD	SIT
PIT@MIL	Gerrit Cole SP \| PIT	START	Jimmy Nelson SP \| MIL	START
SF@MIA	TBA	TBD	Jose Urena RP \| MIA	START
STL@BOS	Lance Lynn SP \| STL	START	Eduardo Rodriguez SP \| BOS	START
TB@TOR	Jacob Faria SP \| TB	START	Marcus Stroman SP \| TOR	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/17/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@HOU	Patrick Corbin SP \| ARI	SIT	Mike Fiers SP \| HOU	START
ATL@COL	Lucas Sims SP \| ATL	SIT	Jeff Hoffman SP \| COL	SIT
CHW@TEX	Reynaldo Lopez SP \| CHW	SIT	Tyson Ross SP \| TEX	START
CIN@CHC	Scott Feldman RP \| CIN	SIT	Jon Lester SP \| CHC	START
CLE@MIN	Mike Clevinger SP \| CLE	START	Jose Berrios SP \| MIN	SIT
NYY@NYM	Luis Severino SP \| NYY	START	Steven Matz SP \| NYM	SIT
PHI@SF	Aaron Nola SP \| PHI	START	Jeff Samardzija SP \| SF	START
STL@PIT	Adam Wainwright SP \| STL	SIT	Jameson Taillon SP \| PIT	START
TB@TOR	Chris Archer SP \| TB	START	Chris Rowley RP \| TOR	SIT
WAS@SD	Edwin Jackson SP \| WAS	START	Jhoulys Chacin SP \| SD	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/18/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@MIN	Zack Godley RP \| ARI	START	Ervin Santana SP \| MIN	START
CHW@TEX	James Shields SP \| CHW	SIT	Andrew Cashner SP \| TEX	START
CIN@ATL	Sal Romano SP \| CIN	SIT	R.A. Dickey SP \| ATL	START
CLE@KC	Corey Kluber SP \| CLE	START	Ian Kennedy SP \| KC	START
LAA@BAL	JC Ramirez RP \| LAA	SIT	Dylan Bundy RP \| BAL	START
LAD@DET	Rich Hill SP \| LAD	START	Jordan Zimmermann SP \| DET	SIT
MIA@NYM	Justin Nicolino SP \| MIA	SIT	Chris Flexen RP \| NYM	SIT
MIL@COL	Matt Garza SP \| MIL	SIT	German Marquez SP \| COL	START
NYY@BOS	Jordan Montgomery SP \| NYY	START	Drew Pomeranz SP \| BOS	START
OAK@HOU	Sean Manaea SP \| OAK	SIT	Dallas Keuchel SP \| HOU	START
PHI@SF	Zach Eflin SP \| PHI	SIT	Chris Stratton RP \| SF	SIT
SEA@TB	Erasmo Ramirez RP \| SEA	SIT	Austin Pruitt RP \| TB	SIT
STL@PIT	Carlos Martinez SP \| STL	START	Trevor Williams RP \| PIT	START
TOR@CHC	J.A. Happ SP \| TOR	START	Jake Arrieta SP \| CHC	START
WAS@SD	Max Scherzer SP \| WAS	START	Luis Perdomo SP \| SD	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/19/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@MIN	Zack Greinke SP \| ARI	START	Dietrich Enns SP \| MIN	SIT
CHW@TEX	Derek Holland SP \| CHW	SIT	Martin Perez SP \| TEX	START
CIN@ATL	Asher Wojciechowski SP \| CIN	SIT	Julio Teheran SP \| ATL	START
CLE@KC	Trevor Bauer SP \| CLE	START	Jason Vargas SP \| KC	START
LAA@BAL	Troy Scribner RP \| LAA	SIT	Jeremy Hellickson SP \| BAL	SIT
LAD@DET	Hyun-Jin Ryu SP \| LAD	START	Matthew Boyd SP \| DET	SIT
MIA@NYM	Vance Worley RP \| MIA	SIT	Rafael Montero RP \| NYM	SIT
MIL@COL	Brandon Woodruff SP \| MIL	SIT	Chad Bettis SP \| COL	SIT
NYY@BOS	TBA	TBD	Chris Sale SP \| BOS	START
OAK@HOU	Kendall Graveman SP \| OAK	SIT	Collin McHugh SP \| HOU	START
PHI@SF	Jerad Eickhoff SP \| PHI	START	Matt Moore SP \| SF	START
SEA@TB	Ariel Miranda SP \| SEA	SIT	Jake Odorizzi SP \| TB	START
STL@PIT	Michael Wacha SP \| STL	START	Chad Kuhl SP \| PIT	SIT
TOR@CHC	Nick Tepesch SP \| TOR	SIT	Jose Quintana SP \| CHC	START
WAS@SD	Stephen Strasburg SP \| WAS	START	Travis Wood RP \| SD	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (8/20/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@MIN	Anthony Banda SP \| ARI	SIT	Bartolo Colon SP \| MIN	SIT
CHW@TEX	Miguel Gonzalez SP \| CHW	SIT	A.J. Griffin SP \| TEX	START
CIN@ATL	Luis Castillo SP \| CIN	START	Sean Newcomb SP \| ATL	SIT
CLE@KC	Danny Salazar SP \| CLE	START	TBA	TBD
LAA@BAL	Parker Bridwell RP \| LAA	SIT	Kevin Gausman SP \| BAL	START
LAD@DET	Kenta Maeda SP \| LAD	START	Michael Fulmer SP \| DET	START
MIA@NYM	Adam Conley SP \| MIA	SIT	Jacob deGrom SP \| NYM	START
MIL@COL	Zach Davies SP \| MIL	SIT	Kyle Freeland SP \| COL	SIT
NYY@BOS	Sonny Gray SP \| NYY	START	Doug Fister SP \| BOS	SIT
OAK@HOU	Jharel Cotton SP \| OAK	SIT	Brad Peacock SP \| HOU	START
PHI@SF	TBA	TBD	Ty Blach SP \| SF	START
SEA@TB	Yovani Gallardo SP \| SEA	SIT	Blake Snell SP \| TB	SIT
STL@PIT	Mike Leake SP \| STL	SIT	Ivan Nova SP \| PIT	START
TOR@CHC	Marco Estrada SP \| TOR	START	Kyle Hendricks SP \| CHC	START
WAS@SD	Gio Gonzalez SP \| WAS	START	Dinelson Lamet SP \| SD	START