Week 23 Start/Sit Matchups: MLB Starting Pitchers (SP)

Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 23, 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 (9/4/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@LAD	Robbie Ray SP \| ARI	START	Rich Hill SP \| LAD	START
CHC@PIT	Jake Arrieta SP \| CHC	START	Chad Kuhl SP \| PIT	SIT
CLE@CHW	Trevor Bauer SP \| CLE	START	James Shields SP \| CHW	SIT
HOU@SEA	Dallas Keuchel SP \| HOU	START	Erasmo Ramirez RP \| SEA	SIT
KC@DET	Jake Junis SP \| KC	START	Artie Lewicki SP \| DET	SIT
LAA@OAK	Parker Bridwell RP \| LAA	START	Chris Smith RP \| OAK	SIT
MIL@CIN	Chase Anderson SP \| MIL	START	Homer Bailey SP \| CIN	SIT
MIN@TB	Jose Berrios SP \| MIN	START	Alex Cobb SP \| TB	START
NYY@BAL	Jordan Montgomery SP \| NYY	SIT	Dylan Bundy RP \| BAL	START
PHI@NYM	Mark Leiter RP \| PHI	START	Rafael Montero RP \| NYM	START
SF@COL	Chris Stratton RP \| SF	SIT	Chad Bettis SP \| COL	SIT
STL@SD	Carlos Martinez SP \| STL	START	Luis Perdomo SP \| SD	SIT
TEX@ATL	Andrew Cashner SP \| TEX	START	R.A. Dickey SP \| ATL	START
TOR@BOS	J.A. Happ SP \| TOR	START	Rick Porcello SP \| BOS	START
WAS@MIA	A.J. Cole SP \| WAS	SIT	Adam Conley SP \| MIA	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/5/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@LAD	Zack Greinke SP \| ARI	START	Hyun-Jin Ryu SP \| LAD	START
CHC@PIT	Kyle Hendricks SP \| CHC	START	Steven Brault SP \| PIT	SIT
CLE@CHW	Danny Salazar SP \| CLE	SIT	TBA	TBD
HOU@SEA	Justin Verlander SP \| HOU	START	Ariel Miranda SP \| SEA	SIT
KC@DET	Jason Vargas SP \| KC	START	Anibal Sanchez SP \| DET	SIT
LAA@OAK	Garrett Richards SP \| LAA	SIT	Kendall Graveman SP \| OAK	SIT
MIL@CIN	Zach Davies SP \| MIL	START	Robert Stephenson SP \| CIN	SIT
MIN@TB	Bartolo Colon SP \| MIN	SIT	Jake Odorizzi SP \| TB	START
NYY@BAL	CC Sabathia SP \| NYY	START	Jeremy Hellickson SP \| BAL	SIT
PHI@NYM	Ben Lively SP \| PHI	SIT	Jacob deGrom SP \| NYM	START
SF@COL	Ty Blach SP \| SF	SIT	TBA	TBD
STL@SD	Michael Wacha SP \| STL	START	Travis Wood RP \| SD	SIT
TEX@ATL	Miguel Gonzalez SP \| TEX	START	Julio Teheran SP \| ATL	START
TOR@BOS	Marco Estrada SP \| TOR	START	Eduardo Rodriguez SP \| BOS	START
WAS@MIA	Stephen Strasburg SP \| WAS	START	Odrisamer Despaigne RP \| MIA	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/6/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
ARI@LAD	Taijuan Walker SP \| ARI	START	Kenta Maeda SP \| LAD	START
CHC@PIT	Jose Quintana SP \| CHC	START	Gerrit Cole SP \| PIT	START
CLE@CHW	Carlos Carrasco SP \| CLE	START	Reynaldo Lopez SP \| CHW	SIT
HOU@SEA	Lance McCullers SP \| HOU	SIT	Mike Leake SP \| SEA	SIT
KC@DET	Jason Hammel SP \| KC	START	Matthew Boyd SP \| DET	SIT
LAA@OAK	Tyler Skaggs SP \| LAA	SIT	Sean Manaea SP \| OAK	START
MIL@CIN	Matt Garza SP \| MIL	SIT	Luis Castillo SP \| CIN	START
MIN@TB	Aaron Slegers RP \| MIN	SIT	Blake Snell SP \| TB	SIT
NYY@BAL	Sonny Gray SP \| NYY	START	Kevin Gausman SP \| BAL	START
PHI@NYM	Nick Pivetta SP \| PHI	START	TBA	TBD
SF@COL	Johnny Cueto SP \| SF	SIT	Kyle Freeland SP \| COL	START
STL@SD	Jack Flaherty SP \| STL	SIT	Dinelson Lamet SP \| SD	START
TEX@ATL	Cole Hamels SP \| TEX	START	Sean Newcomb SP \| ATL	SIT
TOR@BOS	Joe Biagini RP \| TOR	SIT	Doug Fister SP \| BOS	SIT
WAS@MIA	Gio Gonzalez SP \| WAS	START	Dillon Peters SP \| MIA	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/7/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
CHC@PIT	Jon Lester SP \| CHC	START	Jameson Taillon SP \| PIT	START
CIN@NYM	Tyler Mahle SP \| CIN	SIT	Matt Harvey SP \| NYM	SIT
CLE@CHW	Corey Kluber SP \| CLE	START	Carlos Rodon SP \| CHW	START
COL@LAD	Jon Gray SP \| COL	START	Clayton Kershaw SP \| LAD	START
MIA@ATL	Dan Straily SP \| MIA	START	Mike Foltynewicz SP \| ATL	START
MIN@KC	Kyle Gibson SP \| MIN	SIT	Onelki Garcia RP \| KC	SIT
PHI@WAS	Aaron Nola SP \| PHI	START	Tanner Roark SP \| WAS	START
STL@SD	Lance Lynn SP \| STL	START	Clayton Richard RP \| SD	SIT
PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/8/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
BAL@CLE	Wade Miley SP \| BAL	SIT	Mike Clevinger SP \| CLE	START
CIN@NYM	Sal Romano SP \| CIN	SIT	Seth Lugo SP \| NYM	SIT
COL@LAD	German Marquez SP \| COL	START	Yu Darvish SP \| LAD	START
DET@TOR	Buck Farmer RP \| DET	SIT	Marcus Stroman SP \| TOR	START
HOU@OAK	Brad Peacock SP \| HOU	SIT	Jharel Cotton SP \| OAK	SIT
LAA@SEA	Ricky Nolasco SP \| LAA	SIT	Yovani Gallardo SP \| SEA	SIT
MIA@ATL	Jose Urena RP \| MIA	START	Lucas Sims SP \| ATL	SIT
MIL@CHC	Jimmy Nelson SP \| MIL	START	John Lackey SP \| CHC	START
MIN@KC	Ervin Santana SP \| MIN	START	Ian Kennedy SP \| KC	SIT
NYY@TEX	Masahiro Tanaka SP \| NYY	START	A.J. Griffin SP \| TEX	START
PHI@WAS	Jake Thompson SP \| PHI	SIT	Max Scherzer SP \| WAS	START
PIT@STL	Trevor Williams RP \| PIT	START	Luke Weaver SP \| STL	START
SD@ARI	Jhoulys Chacin SP \| SD	SIT	Patrick Corbin SP \| ARI	START
SF@CHW	Jeff Samardzija SP \| SF	START	Lucas Giolito SP \| CHW	START
TB@BOS	Chris Archer SP \| TB	START	Drew Pomeranz SP \| BOS	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/9/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
BAL@CLE	Chris Tillman SP \| BAL	SIT	Josh Tomlin SP \| CLE	SIT
CIN@NYM	Homer Bailey SP \| CIN	SIT	Chris Flexen RP \| NYM	SIT
COL@LAD	Chad Bettis SP \| COL	SIT	Rich Hill SP \| LAD	START
DET@TOR	Jordan Zimmermann SP \| DET	SIT	Brett Anderson SP \| TOR	SIT
HOU@OAK	Charlie Morton SP \| HOU	START	Daniel Gossett SP \| OAK	SIT
LAA@SEA	Andrew Heaney SP \| LAA	SIT	Andrew Albers RP \| SEA	SIT
MIA@ATL	Adam Conley SP \| MIA	START	Max Fried SP \| ATL	SIT
MIL@CHC	Brandon Woodruff SP \| MIL	SIT	Jake Arrieta SP \| CHC	START
MIN@KC	Jose Berrios SP \| MIN	START	Jake Junis SP \| KC	START
NYY@TEX	Luis Severino SP \| NYY	START	Martin Perez SP \| TEX
PHI@WAS	Mark Leiter RP \| PHI	SIT	Edwin Jackson SP \| WAS	START
PIT@STL	Chad Kuhl SP \| PIT	SIT	Carlos Martinez SP \| STL	START
SD@ARI	Luis Perdomo SP \| SD	SIT	Zack Godley RP \| ARI	START
SF@CHW	Madison Bumgarner SP \| SF	START	James Shields SP \| CHW	SIT
TB@BOS	Matt Andriese SP \| TB	SIT	Chris Sale SP \| BOS	START
PROBABLE PITCHERS (9/10/17)
GAME	VISITING STARTER	START/SIT	HOME STARTER	START/SIT
BAL@CLE	Dylan Bundy RP \| BAL	START	Trevor Bauer SP \| CLE	START
CIN@NYM	Robert Stephenson SP \| CIN	SIT	Rafael Montero RP \| NYM	SIT
COL@LAD	TBA	TBD	Hyun-Jin Ryu SP \| LAD	START
DET@TOR	Chad Bell SP \| DET	SIT	J.A. Happ SP \| TOR	START
HOU@OAK	Dallas Keuchel SP \| HOU	START	Kendall Graveman SP \| OAK	SIT
LAA@SEA	Parker Bridwell RP \| LAA	START	Erasmo Ramirez RP \| SEA	SIT
MIA@ATL	Odrisamer Despaigne RP \| MIA	SIT	R.A. Dickey SP \| ATL	START
MIL@CHC	Chase Anderson SP \| MIL	START	Kyle Hendricks SP \| CHC	START
MIN@KC	Bartolo Colon SP \| MIN	SIT	Jason Vargas SP \| KC	START
NYY@TEX	Jaime Garcia SP \| NYY	SIT	Andrew Cashner SP \| TEX	SIT
PHI@WAS	Ben Lively SP \| PHI	SIT	Stephen Strasburg SP \| WAS	START
PIT@STL	Ivan Nova SP \| PIT	START	Michael Wacha SP \| STL	START
SD@ARI	Travis Wood RP \| SD	SIT	Robbie Ray SP \| ARI	START
SF@CHW	Chris Stratton RP \| SF	SIT	TBA	TBD
TB@BOS	Alex Cobb SP \| TB	START	Rick Porcello SP \| BOS	SIT