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Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (July 29 - August 4)

Tarik Skubal - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Fantasy baseball starts/sits advice for all starting pitcher matchups for July 29 - August 4 (2024). Set optimal lineups with Nick's start/sit recommendations.

August is here so let's fire up another summertime round of our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 19 -- Monday, July 29 through Sunday, August 4. This week's edition will take us through the trade deadline so be ready for all sorts of rapid-fire changes. We'll stay on top of things so you can best make those two-start and start/sit decisions.

For 12 years running, we have been writing this Starting Pitcher Starts and Sits series every week here at RotoBaller. I'm Nick Mariano, and I'm your captain for this odyssey through the 2024 season. All sorts of firepower and TLC go into providing this piece each week. We get tons of great feedback on it every year.

If you're new here, read below to catch up on the aim of this piece and how best to use it. Best of luck with your fantasy baseball starting pitcher lineup decisions!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources:

 

Start/Sit Data Overview

Ahead of each week of the fantasy baseball season, we publish the table below. We have the probable starters for every game of the week and a grade for them on a 0-100 scale. The intent is to give you advice and to inspire some confidence (or lack thereof) in your decisions to start or sit certain pitchers.

Please note that beyond the usual "Start" and "Sit" labels, there is a third category called "context-dependent." This is because different leagues call for different actions, and those in start-sit purgatory may be worth the gamble to some. Also, we put the arms best projected to start or get bulk innings or actionable arms who may return from the injured list, but some situations are fluid, especially with the trade deadline here, and we update ASAP to reflect accurate information.

The "starts" category includes pitchers you'd likely start in every league. The "sits" are pitchers that you likely sit in every league. The "context-dependent" means it is close, and it's up to you to decide based on your league settings or team needs (wins, strikeouts, etc.). How deep your league is, which roto/points categories, and so on. Let's get to it! Here are your starts and sits for what we're calling Week 19 of the fantasy season, which covers July 29 through August 4.

 

Week 19 Start/Sit Recommendations (July 29 - August 4)

Updated start/sit recommendations for this week's MLB games. This chart is updated daily as probable starters are constantly changing with postponements, injuries, etc. Scroll down further for a color-coded chart. If you can't see the chart below, click here to see the starts/sits on a separate page:

Date Game Team Pitcher Grade Start/Sit 2 Starts
7/29 TOR@BAL TOR Yariel Rodriguez 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
7/29 TOR@BAL BAL Zach Eflin 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
7/29 TOR@BAL TOR Bowden Francis 15 SIT N
7/29 TOR@BAL BAL Cade Povich 30 SIT N
7/29 CLE@DET CLE Tanner Bibee 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/29 CLE@DET DET Beau Brieske 10 SIT N
7/29 NYY@PHI NYY Luis Gil 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/29 NYY@PHI PHI Zack Wheeler 75 START Y
7/29 CHC@CIN CHC Jameson Taillon 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
7/29 CHC@CIN CIN Carson Spiers 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
7/29 SEA@BOS SEA Logan Gilbert 75 START Y
7/29 SEA@BOS BOS Nick Pivetta 70 START Y
7/29 MIN@NYM MIN Simeon Woods Richardson 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
7/29 MIN@NYM NYM Jose Quintana 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
7/29 TEX@STL TEX Nathan Eovaldi 65 START Y
7/29 TEX@STL STL Andre Pallante 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/29 PIT@HOU PIT Paul Skenes 80 START Y
7/29 PIT@HOU HOU Tayler Scott 10 SIT N
7/29 KC@CHW KC Alec Marsh 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/29 KC@CHW CHW Chris Flexen 20 SIT Y
7/29 ATL@MIL ATL Grant Holmes 30 SIT Y
7/29 ATL@MIL MIL Colin Rea 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/29 WAS@ARI WAS Mitchell Parker 30 SIT Y
7/29 WAS@ARI ARI Jordan Montgomery 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
7/30 CLE@DET CLE Gavin Williams 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
7/30 CLE@DET DET Tyler Holton 20 SIT N
7/30 TOR@BAL TOR Chris Bassitt 35 SIT N
7/30 TOR@BAL BAL Corbin Burnes 80 START Y
7/30 NYY@PHI NYY Will Warren 30 SIT N
7/30 NYY@PHI PHI Aaron Nola 65 START N
7/30 MIA@TB MIA Edward Cabrera 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
7/30 MIA@TB TB Jeffrey Springs 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/30 CHC@CIN CHC Justin Steele 65 START Y
7/30 CHC@CIN CIN Nick Martinez 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/30 SEA@BOS SEA Luis Castillo 70 START N
7/30 SEA@BOS BOS James Paxton 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/30 MIN@NYM MIN David Festa 35 SIT N
7/30 MIN@NYM NYM Sean Manaea 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/30 TEX@STL TEX Max Scherzer 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/30 TEX@STL STL Lance Lynn 35 SIT N
7/30 PIT@HOU PIT Bailey Falter 20 SIT N
7/30 PIT@HOU HOU Hunter Brown 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/30 KC@CHW KC Michael Wacha 70 START Y
7/30 KC@CHW CHW Jonathan Cannon 20 SIT N
7/30 ATL@MIL ATL Bryce Elder 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/30 ATL@MIL MIL TBD (Montas?) 0 SIT N
7/30 COL@LAA COL Cal Quantrill 35 SIT Y
7/30 COL@LAA LAA Griffin Canning 30 SIT Y
7/30 WAS@ARI WAS Patrick Corbin 35 SIT N
7/30 WAS@ARI ARI Ryne Nelson 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
7/30 LAD@SD LAD Tyler Glasnow 75 START N
7/30 LAD@SD SD Matt Waldron 35 SIT N
7/30 OAK@SF OAK JP Sears 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/30 OAK@SF SF Robbie Ray 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
7/31 MIA@TB MIA Roddery Munoz 20 SIT N
7/31 MIA@TB TB Taj Bradley 85 START N
7/31 TOR@BAL TOR Paolo Espino 25 SIT N
7/31 TOR@BAL BAL Grayson Rodriguez 80 START N
7/31 NYY@PHI NYY Nestor Cortes 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/31 NYY@PHI PHI Cristopher Sanchez 65 START N
7/31 MIN@NYM MIN Pablo Lopez 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/31 MIN@NYM NYM Luis Severino 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/31 KC@CHW KC Brady Singer 70 START N
7/31 KC@CHW CHW Drew Thorpe 30 SIT N
7/31 ATL@MIL ATL Chris Sale 80 START N
7/31 ATL@MIL MIL Freddy Peralta 70 START N
7/31 TEX@STL TEX Andrew Heaney 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/31 TEX@STL STL Michael McGreevy 30 SIT N
7/31 WAS@ARI WAS MacKenzie Gore 35 SIT N
7/31 WAS@ARI ARI Zac Gallen 65 START N
7/31 SEA@BOS SEA George Kirby 75 START N
7/31 SEA@BOS BOS Brayan Bello 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/31 CHC@CIN CHC Kyle Hendricks 30 SIT N
7/31 CHC@CIN CIN Nick Lodolo 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/31 PIT@HOU PIT Jake Woodford 25 SIT N
7/31 PIT@HOU HOU Framber Valdez 75 START N
7/31 LAD@SD LAD Clayton Kershaw 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/31 LAD@SD SD Dylan Cease 70 START N
7/31 COL@LAA COL Kyle Freeland 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/31 COL@LAA LAA Davis Daniel 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
7/31 OAK@SF OAK Ross Stripling 25 SIT N
7/31 OAK@SF SF Logan Webb 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/1 BAL@CLE BAL Trevor Rogers 35 SIT N
8/1 BAL@CLE CLE Ben Lively 35 SIT N
8/1 KC@DET KC Seth Lugo 80 START N
8/1 KC@DET DET Keider Montero 25 SIT N
8/1 MIA@ATL MIA Max Meyer 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/1 MIA@ATL ATL Charlie Morton 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/1 STL@CHC STL Sonny Gray 65 START N
8/1 STL@CHC CHC Shota Imanaga 65 START N
8/1 COL@LAA COL Ryan Feltner 30 SIT N
8/1 COL@LAA LAA Carson Fulmer 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/2 STL@CHC STL Erick Fedde 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/2 STL@CHC CHC Javier Assad 30 SIT N
8/2 KC@DET KC Cole Ragans 75 START N
8/2 KC@DET DET Tarik Skubal 75 START N
8/2 ARI@PIT ARI Brandon Pfaadt 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/2 ARI@PIT PIT Luis L. Ortiz 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/2 MIL@WAS MIL Frankie Montas 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/2 MIL@WAS WAS Jake Irvin 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/2 TOR@NYY TOR Kevin Gausman 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/2 TOR@NYY NYY Marcus Stroman 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/2 BAL@CLE BAL Dean Kremer 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/2 BAL@CLE CLE Carlos Carrasco 35 SIT N
8/2 SF@CIN SF Blake Snell 75 START N
8/2 SF@CIN CIN Andrew Abbott 35 SIT N
8/2 MIA@ATL MIA Valente Bellozo 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/2 MIA@ATL ATL Spencer Schwellenbach 70 START N
8/2 BOS@TEX BOS Kutter Crawford 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/2 BOS@TEX TEX Jose Urena 20 SIT N
8/2 TB@HOU TB Shane Baz 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/2 TB@HOU HOU Yusei Kikuchi 65 START N
8/2 CHW@MIN CHW Davis Martin 25 SIT N
8/2 CHW@MIN MIN Joe Ryan 80 START N
8/2 NYM@LAA NYM Paul Blackburn 35 SIT N
8/2 NYM@LAA LAA Tyler Anderson 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/2 LAD@OAK LAD Gavin Stone 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/2 LAD@OAK OAK Joey Estes 25 SIT N
8/2 COL@SD COL Austin Gomber 20 SIT N
8/2 COL@SD SD Randy Vasquez 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/2 PHI@SEA PHI Tyler Phillips 65 START N
8/2 PHI@SEA SEA Bryan Woo 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/3 TOR@NYY TOR Jose Berrios 30 SIT N
8/3 TOR@NYY NYY Carlos Rodon 65 START N
8/3 STL@CHC STL Kyle Gibson 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/3 STL@CHC CHC Jameson Taillon 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
8/3 MIL@WAS MIL Aaron Civale 35 SIT N
8/3 MIL@WAS WAS DJ Herz 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/3 KC@DET KC Michael Lorenzen 35 SIT N
8/3 KC@DET DET Kenta Maeda 25 SIT N
8/3 ARI@PIT ARI Jordan Montgomery 35 SIT Y
8/3 ARI@PIT PIT Mitch Keller 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/3 BOS@TEX BOS Tanner Houck 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/3 BOS@TEX TEX Dane Dunning 30 SIT N
8/3 CHW@MIN CHW Garrett Crochet 65 START N
8/3 CHW@MIN MIN Bailey Ober 80 START N
8/3 BAL@CLE BAL Zach Eflin 65 START Y
8/3 BAL@CLE CLE Joey Cantillo 30 SIT N
8/3 SF@CIN SF Kyle Harrison 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/3 SF@CIN CIN Hunter Greene 75 START N
8/3 TB@HOU TB Zack Littell 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/3 TB@HOU HOU Ronel Blanco 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/3 MIA@ATL MIA Kyle Tyler 30 SIT N
8/3 MIA@ATL ATL Grant Holmes 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
8/3 COL@SD COL Noah Davis 20 SIT N
8/3 COL@SD SD Martin Perez 35 SIT N
8/3 LAD@OAK LAD Jack Flaherty 70 START N
8/3 LAD@OAK OAK Mitch Spence 20 SIT N
8/3 NYM@LAA NYM David Peterson 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/3 NYM@LAA LAA Jose Soriano 35 SIT N
8/3 PHI@SEA PHI Kolby Allard 30 SIT N
8/3 PHI@SEA SEA Bryce Miller 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/4 SF@CIN SF Robbie Ray 65 START Y
8/4 SF@CIN CIN Carson Spiers 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
8/4 ARI@PIT ARI Ryne Nelson 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
8/4 ARI@PIT PIT Paul Skenes 80 START Y
8/4 MIA@ATL MIA Edward Cabrera 50 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
8/4 MIA@ATL ATL Max Fried 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/4 TOR@NYY TOR Yariel Rodriguez 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
8/4 TOR@NYY NYY Gerrit Cole 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/4 MIL@WAS MIL Tobias Myers 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/4 MIL@WAS WAS Mitchell Parker 35 SIT Y
8/4 BAL@CLE BAL Corbin Burnes 85 START Y
8/4 BAL@CLE CLE Gavin Williams 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
8/4 KC@DET KC Michael Wacha 65 START Y
8/4 KC@DET DET Bryan Sammons 30 SIT N
8/4 TB@HOU TB TBD (Bullpen) 0 SIT N
8/4 TB@HOU HOU Spencer Arrighetti 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/4 CHW@MIN CHW Chris Flexen 20 SIT Y
8/4 CHW@MIN MIN Simeon Woods Richardson 65 START Y
8/4 BOS@TEX BOS Nick Pivetta 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
8/4 BOS@TEX TEX Nathan Eovaldi 60 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
8/4 NYM@LAA NYM Jose Quintana 55 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
8/4 NYM@LAA LAA Griffin Canning 25 SIT Y
8/4 LAD@OAK LAD River Ryan 40 CONTEXT DEPENDENT N
8/4 LAD@OAK OAK Osvaldo Bido 20 SIT N
8/4 COL@SD COL Cal Quantrill 25 SIT Y
8/4 COL@SD SD Matt Waldron 45 CONTEXT DEPENDENT Y
8/4 PHI@SEA PHI Zack Wheeler 85 START Y
8/4 PHI@SEA SEA Logan Gilbert 65 START Y
8/4 STL@CHC STL Miles Mikolas 35 SIT N
8/4 STL@CHC CHC Justin Steele 65 START Y

 

Start/Sit Color-Coded Matchups Chart (July 29 - August 4)

The below grid shows the same data, but as a color-coded grid:

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