Week 26 Start/Sit Matchups: MLB Starting Pitchers (SP)

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This is it, folks. For anyone left playing in rotisserie leagues, these are our weekly starting pitcher matchups. For those in head-to-head leagues, you probably finished up last week. Hopefully we helped you win your leagues!

Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 26, 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.

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SP Matchups & Start/Sit Recommendations

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.

PROBABLE PITCHERS - MONDAY (9/25/17)
GAME	START/SIT	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER
ATL@NYM	SIT	Lucas Sims SP \| ATL	SIT	Chris Flexen RP \| NYM
CHC@STL	START	Jon Lester SP \| CHC	START	Luke Weaver SP \| STL
HOU@TEX	START	Collin McHugh SP \| HOU	SIT	Andrew Cashner SP \| TEX
KC@NYY	START	Jake Junis SP \| KC	START	CC Sabathia SP \| NYY
LAA@CHW	SIT	Ricky Nolasco SP \| LAA	SIT	James Shields SP \| CHW
MIA@COL	SIT	Odrisamer Despaigne RP \| MIA	START	Tyler Chatwood SP \| COL
SD@LAD	SIT	Travis Wood RP \| SD	START	Yu Darvish SP \| LAD
SEA@OAK	SIT	Felix Hernandez SP \| SEA	SIT	Daniel Gossett SP \| OAK
SF@ARI	START	Johnny Cueto SP \| SF	START	Zack Godley RP \| ARI
TOR@BOS	SIT	Brett Anderson SP \| TOR	START	Drew Pomeranz SP \| BOS
WAS@PHI	START	A.J. Cole SP \| WAS	START	Aaron Nola SP \| PHI
PROBABLE PITCHERS - TUESDAY (9/26/17)
GAME	START/SIT	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER
ATL@NYM	SIT	R.A. Dickey SP \| ATL	SIT	Rafael Montero RP \| NYM
BAL@PIT	START	Kevin Gausman SP \| BAL	START	Trevor Williams RP \| PIT
CHC@STL	START	Jake Arrieta SP \| CHC	START	Carlos Martinez SP \| STL
CIN@MIL	SIT	Deck McGuire SP \| CIN	START	Zach Davies SP \| MIL
DET@KC	START	Anibal Sanchez SP \| DET	SIT	Jason Vargas SP \| KC
HOU@TEX	START	Dallas Keuchel SP \| HOU	START	Cole Hamels SP \| TEX
LAA@CHW	SIT	Parker Bridwell RP \| LAA	START	Carson Fulmer RP \| CHW
MIA@COL	SIT	Jose Urena RP \| MIA	START	Tyler Anderson SP \| COL
MIN@CLE	SIT	Bartolo Colon SP \| MIN	START	Josh Tomlin SP \| CLE
SD@LAD	START	Dinelson Lamet SP \| SD	START	Alex Wood SP \| LAD
SEA@OAK	START	James Paxton SP \| SEA	START	Daniel Mengden SP \| OAK
SF@ARI	SIT	Matt Moore SP \| SF	START	Robbie Ray SP \| ARI
TB@NYY	START	Blake Snell SP \| TB	START	Jordan Montgomery SP \| NYY
TOR@BOS	START	J.A. Happ SP \| TOR	START	Chris Sale SP \| BOS
WAS@PHI	START	Tanner Roark SP \| WAS	SIT	Jake Thompson SP \| PHI
PROBABLE PITCHERS - WEDNESDAY (9/27/17)
GAME	START/SIT	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER
ATL@NYM	START	Sean Newcomb SP \| ATL	SIT	Robert Gsellman SP \| NYM
BAL@PIT	START	Gabriel Ynoa RP \| BAL	SIT	Steven Brault SP \| PIT
CHC@STL	START	John Lackey SP \| CHC	START	Michael Wacha SP \| STL
CIN@MIL	SIT	Homer Bailey SP \| CIN	SIT	Brandon Woodruff SP \| MIL
DET@KC	SIT	Jordan Zimmermann SP \| DET	SIT	Jason Hammel SP \| KC
HOU@TEX	START	Justin Verlander SP \| HOU	SIT	Nick Martinez SP \| TEX
LAA@CHW	START	Garrett Richards SP \| LAA	SIT	Reynaldo Lopez SP \| CHW
MIA@COL	SIT	Adam Conley SP \| MIA	START	Jon Gray SP \| COL
MIN@CLE	SIT	Adalberto Mejia RP \| MIN	START	Danny Salazar SP \| CLE
SD@LAD	SIT	Clayton Richard RP \| SD	START	Rich Hill SP \| LAD
SEA@OAK	SIT	Erasmo Ramirez RP \| SEA	START	Kendall Graveman SP \| OAK
SF@ARI	SIT	Jeff Samardzija SP \| SF	START	Zack Greinke SP \| ARI
TB@NYY	SIT	Matt Andriese SP \| TB	START	Luis Severino SP \| NYY
TOR@BOS	START	Marco Estrada SP \| TOR	START	Rick Porcello SP \| BOS
WAS@PHI	SIT	Edwin Jackson SP \| WAS	SIT	Mark Leiter RP \| PHI
PROBABLE PITCHERS - THURSDAY (9/28/17)
GAME	START/SIT	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER
ATL@MIA	START	Julio Teheran SP \| ATL	SIT	Dillon Peters SP \| MIA
CHC@STL	START	Kyle Hendricks SP \| CHC	START	Lance Lynn SP \| STL
CIN@MIL	SIT	Sal Romano SP \| CIN	START	Brent Suter RP \| MIL
DET@KC	SIT	Daniel Norris SP \| DET	START	Danny Duffy SP \| KC
HOU@BOS	START	Charlie Morton SP \| HOU	START	Eduardo Rodriguez SP \| BOS
LAA@CHW	SIT	Bud Norris SP \| LAA	SIT	Dylan Covey SP \| CHW
MIN@CLE	SIT	Ervin Santana SP \| MIN	START	Carlos Carrasco SP \| CLE
OAK@TEX	SIT	Sean Manaea SP \| OAK	SIT	Miguel Gonzalez SP \| TEX
PIT@WAS	SIT	Ivan Nova SP \| PIT	START	Stephen Strasburg SP \| WAS
TB@NYY	START	Alex Cobb SP \| TB	START	Sonny Gray SP \| NYY
PROBABLE PITCHERS - FRIDAY (9/29/17)
GAME	START/SIT	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER
ARI@KC	START	Taijuan Walker SP \| ARI	SIT	Ian Kennedy SP \| KC
ATL@MIA	SIT	Luiz Gohara SP \| ATL	START	Dan Straily SP \| MIA
BAL@TB	SIT	Wade Miley SP \| BAL	START	Jake Odorizzi SP \| TB
CHW@CLE	START	Lucas Giolito SP \| CHW	START	Trevor Bauer SP \| CLE
CIN@CHC	SIT	Robert Stephenson SP \| CIN	START	Jose Quintana SP \| CHC
DET@MIN	START	Matthew Boyd SP \| DET	START	Jose Berrios SP \| MIN
HOU@BOS	START	Lance McCullers SP \| HOU	SIT	Doug Fister SP \| BOS
LAD@COL	START	Clayton Kershaw SP \| LAD	SIT	Chad Bettis SP \| COL
MIL@STL	START	Chase Anderson SP \| MIL	SIT	John Gant RP \| STL
NYM@PHI	SIT	Matt Harvey SP \| NYM	SIT	Ben Lively SP \| PHI
OAK@TEX	SIT	Jharel Cotton SP \| OAK	SIT	Martin Perez SP \| TEX
PIT@WAS	START	Gerrit Cole SP \| PIT	START	Max Scherzer SP \| WAS
SD@SF	SIT	Jordan Lyles RP \| SD	START	Madison Bumgarner SP \| SF
SEA@LAA	SIT	Andrew Moore SP \| SEA	SIT	Tyler Skaggs SP \| LAA
TOR@NYY	SIT	Joe Biagini RP \| TOR	START	Masahiro Tanaka SP \| NYY
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SATURDAY (9/30/17)
GAME	START/SIT	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER
ARI@KC	START	Patrick Corbin SP \| ARI	START	Jake Junis SP \| KC
ATL@MIA	SIT	Lucas Sims SP \| ATL	SIT	Odrisamer Despaigne RP \| MIA
BAL@TB	SIT	Ubaldo Jimenez SP \| BAL	START	Chris Archer SP \| TB
CHW@CLE	SIT	James Shields SP \| CHW	START	Corey Kluber SP \| CLE
CIN@CHC	SIT	Jackson Stephens RP \| CIN	START	Jon Lester SP \| CHC
DET@MIN	SIT	Buck Farmer RP \| DET	TBD	TBD
HOU@BOS	START	Collin McHugh SP \| HOU	SIT	Drew Pomeranz SP \| BOS
LAD@COL	START	Yu Darvish SP \| LAD	SIT	German Marquez SP \| COL
MIL@STL	TBD	TBD	START	Luke Weaver SP \| STL
NYM@PHI	START	Jacob deGrom SP \| NYM	SIT	Henderson Alvarez SP \| PHI
OAK@TEX	SIT	Daniel Gossett SP \| OAK	SIT	Andrew Cashner SP \| TEX
PIT@WAS	START	Jameson Taillon SP \| PIT	START	Gio Gonzalez SP \| WAS
SD@SF	START	Jhoulys Chacin SP \| SD	SIT	Chris Stratton RP \| SF
SEA@LAA	SIT	Mike Leake SP \| SEA	SIT	Ricky Nolasco SP \| LAA
TOR@NYY	START	Marcus Stroman SP \| TOR	START	Jaime Garcia SP \| NYY
PROBABLE PITCHERS - SUNDAY (10/1/17)
GAME	START/SIT	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER
ARI@KC	START	Zack Godley RP \| ARI	SIT	Jason Vargas SP \| KC
ATL@MIA	SIT	R.A. Dickey SP \| ATL	START	Jose Urena RP \| MIA
BAL@TB	SIT	Jeremy Hellickson SP \| BAL	START	Blake Snell SP \| TB
CHW@CLE	SIT	Carson Fulmer RP \| CHW	START	Josh Tomlin SP \| CLE
CIN@CHC	SIT	Deck McGuire SP \| CIN	START	Jake Arrieta SP \| CHC
DET@MIN	START	Anibal Sanchez SP \| DET	SIT	Bartolo Colon SP \| MIN
HOU@BOS	START	Dallas Keuchel SP \| HOU	START	Chris Sale SP \| BOS
LAD@COL	START	Alex Wood SP \| LAD	START	Tyler Chatwood SP \| COL
MIL@STL	START	Zach Davies SP \| MIL	START	Carlos Martinez SP \| STL
NYM@PHI	SIT	Seth Lugo SP \| NYM	SIT	Nick Pivetta SP \| PHI
OAK@TEX	START	Daniel Mengden SP \| OAK	START	Cole Hamels SP \| TEX
PIT@WAS	START	Trevor Williams RP \| PIT	START	Tanner Roark SP \| WAS
SD@SF	SIT	Luis Perdomo SP \| SD	START	Johnny Cueto SP \| SF
SEA@LAA	SIT	Felix Hernandez SP \| SEA	SIT	Parker Bridwell RP \| LAA
TOR@NYY	SIT	Brett Anderson SP \| TOR	START	CC Sabathia SP \| NYY