Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Know Thy Rules

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Updated on August 26, 2024 2:23AM EST

On June 26, the game between the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays in Fenway Park was suspended in the top of the second inning with one out. Danny Jansen was at the plate. We'll discuss that in the hitter rankings.

More pertinent to pitching is the game picks up where it left off. The Red Sox are starting Nick Pivetta. Commissioner services are handling the scoring in varying manners. Some can be customized, so the league rules will govern how it is scored. The key is understanding how your league is handling the situation. In some instances, Pivetta may not enjoy a two-start week.

Aside from the resumption of the suspended game, there are a pair of twin bills on the docket, rendering 98 games this week. However, with more teams abiding by a six-man rotation, on a percentage basis, the number of double-dippers is down.

Per usual, the schedule is culled from the Probable Pitchers page, so please direct rotation questions over there. I'm happy to address rankings questions below.

UPDATED: Monday August 26, 2:20 AM ET

Week of August 26 - September 1

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Logan Webb	SF	@MIL, MIA	Allowed only 7 HR in 172 IP
2	Cole Ragans	KC	@CLE, @HOU
3	Dylan Cease	SD	@STL, @TB
4	Blake Snell	SF	MIA
5	Zack Wheeler	PHI	HOU, ATL
6	Bryce Miller	SEA	TB, @LAA
7	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@WAS, STL

Per usual, the schedule is culled from the Probable Pitchers page, so please direct rotation questions over there. I'm happy to address rankings questions below.

UPDATED: Monday August 26, 2:20 AM ET

Week of August 26 - September 1

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Logan Webb	SF	@MIL, MIA	Allowed only 7 HR in 172 IP
2	Cole Ragans	KC	@CLE, @HOU
3	Dylan Cease	SD	@STL, @TB
4	Blake Snell	SF	MIA
5	Zack Wheeler	PHI	HOU, ATL
6	Bryce Miller	SEA	TB, @LAA
7	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@WAS, STL
8	Tarik Skubal	DET	LAA	When will his innings start to slow down?
9	Bailey Ober	MIN	ATL, TOR	11 straight QS
10	Logan Gilbert	SEA	TB
11	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@WAS	.52 ERA, 1.15 WHIP with 20 K over last 17.1 IP
12	Sean Manaea	NYM	@ARI, @CWS
13	Luis Castillo	SEA	TB
14	Justin Steele	CHC	@PIT
15	Andrew Heaney	TEX	@CWS, OAK	Matchups couldn't be better
16	Framber Valdez	HOU	KC
17	Jack Flaherty	LAD	BAL, @ARI
18	Bryan Woo	SEA	@LAA
19	Tanner Houck	BOS	@DET
20	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@SEA, SD
21	Chris Sale	ATL	@MIN
22	Max Fried	ATL	@MIN, @PHI
23	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@DET	Mon is the start of the suspended game
24	Freddy Peralta	MIL	SF
25	Paul Skenes	PIT	CHC
26	Robbie Ray	SF	MIA
27	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@WAS
28	Pablo Lopez	MIN	TOR
29	David Peterson	NYM	@CWS
30	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@CWS
31	Michael Wacha	KC	@CLE
32	Jeffrey Springs	TB	@SEA
33	Joe Musgrove	SD	@STL
34	George Kirby	SEA	@LAA
35	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@WAS
36	Aaron Nola	PHI	HOU, ATL
37	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	@PHI
38	Corbin Burnes	BAL	@LAD
39	Frankie Montas	MIL	@CIN
40	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@MIN
41	Nick Lodolo	CIN	OAK, MIL
42	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	@MIN, @PHI	3.57 ERA, 1.02 WHIP with 24 K over prior 17.2 IP
43	Michael King	SD	@STL
44	Gavin Williams	CLE	KC, PIT
45	Tanner Bibee	CLE	KC
46	Mitch Keller	PIT	CHC
47	Jon Gray	TEX	OAK
48	Jared Jones	PIT	CHC
49	Zach Eflin	BAL	@COL
50	Yusei Kikuchi	HOU	KC
51	Osvaldo Bido	OAK	@CIN
52	Colin Rea	MIL	@CIN
53	Justin Verlander	HOU	@PHI
54	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@ARI
55	Hunter Brown	HOU	KC
56	Zac Gallen	ARI	LAD
57	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@PIT
58	Sonny Gray	STL	SD
59	Jose Berrios	TOR	@BOS, @MIN	0
60	Jose Quintana	NYM	@CWS
61	Kutter Crawford	BOS	TOR
62	Gavin Stone	LAD	@ARI
63	Garrett Crochet	CWS	TEX, NYM
64	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	HOU
65	Jordan Wicks	CHC	@WAS
66	Griffin Canning	LAA	@DET
67	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	NYM, LAD
68	Seth Lugo	KC	@HOU
69	Michael Lorenzen	KC	@CLE, @HOU
70	Matthew Boyd	CLE	PIT
71	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	NYM
72	Mix 12 Reliever
73	Tyler Anderson	LAA	SEA
74	Nick Martinez	CIN	MIL
75	DJ Herz	WAS	CHC
76	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@COL, @SF
77	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	ATL
78	Tyler Alexander	TB	@SEA
79	Ben Lively	CLE	PIT
80	DL Hall	MIL	@CIN
81	Merrill Kelly	ARI	LAD
82	Ranger Suarez	PHI	ATL
83	Mix 15 Reliever
84	Aaron Civale	MIL	SF
85	Ronel Blanco	HOU	@PHI, KC
86	Valente Bellozo	MIA	@COL
87	Cody Bradford	TEX	OAK
88	Shane Baz	TB	SD
89	Charlie Morton	ATL	@PHI
90	Tobias Myers	MIL	SF, @CIN
91	Luis Ortiz	PIT	@CLE
92	Marcus Stroman	NYY	STL
93	Johnny Cueto	LAA	@DET, SEA
94	Bobby Miller	LAD	BAL
95	Randy Vasquez	SD	@STL, @TB
96	Luis Severino	NYM	@ARI
97	Jake Irvin	WAS	CHC
98	Kyle Harrison	SF	@MIL
99	Joey Cantillo	CLE	KC
100	JP Sears	OAK	@CIN
101	Ryne Nelson	ARI	NYM
102	Dean Kremer	BAL	@COL
103	Javier Assad	CHC	@WAS
104	Brant Hurter	DET	LAA, BOS
105	David Festa	MIN	ATL
106	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@PHI
107	Bowden Francis	TOR	@BOS
108	Brady Singer	KC	@HOU
109	Joe Boyle	OAK	@TEX
110	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@PIT
111	Mitch Spence	OAK	@CIN, @TEX
112	Carson Fulmer	LAA	SEA
113	Martin Perez	SD	@TB
114	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@MIL
115	Zebby Matthews	MIN	TOR
116	Davis Martin	CWS	DET, NYM
117	Jack Leiter	TEX	@CWS
118	Brayan Bello	BOS	TOR
119	Logan Allen	CLE	KC
120	Keider Montero	DET	LAA
121	Mitchell Parker	WAS	NYY, CHC
122	Max Meyer	MIA	@COL
123	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@BOS
124	Tylor Megill	NYM	@ARI
125	Walker Buehler	LAD	BAL
126	Taj Bradley	TB	SD
127	Cooper Criswell	BOS	TOR, @DET
128	Alec Marsh	KC	@CLE
129	Joey Estes	OAK	@TEX
130	Adam Oller	MIA	@SF
131	Rhett Lowder	CIN	OAK
132	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	NYY
133	Bailey Falter	PIT	@CLE
134	Julian Aguiar	CIN	OAK
135	Ty Madden	DET	@CWS, BOS
136	Yariel Rodriguez	TOR	@BOS, @MIN
137	Albert Suarez	BAL	@COL
138	Erick Fedde	STL	@NYY
139	Kyle Freeland	COL	MIA
140	Andre Pallante	STL	SD
141	Kyle Gibson	STL	SD, @NYY
142	Casey Mize	DET	BOS
143	Miles Mikolas	STL	SD
144	Cal Quantrill	COL	MIA, BAL
145	Ryan Feltner	COL	MIA, BAL
146	Austin Gomber	COL	BAL
147	Taijuan Walker	PHI	ATL
148	Will Warren	NYY	STL
149	Roddery Munoz	MIA	@COL, @SF
150	Cade Povich	BAL	@LAD
151	Bradley Blalock	COL	MIA
152	Lance Lynn	STL	@NYY
153	Quinn Priester	BOS	TOR
154	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@DET
155	Cole Irvin	BAL	@LAD
156	Ky Bush	CWS	TEX
157	Jake Woodford	PIT	@CLE
158	Chris Flexen	CWS	TEX
159	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	NYM
160	Casey Kelly	CIN	MIL
161	Patrick Corbin	WAS	NYY
162	Carson Spiers	CIN	MIL

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Cole Ragans	KC	@CLE, @HOU
2	Bryce Miller	SEA	TB, @LAA
3	Nestor Cortes	NYY	@WAS, STL
4	Tarik Skubal	DET	LAA	When will his innings start to slow down?
5	Bailey Ober	MIN	ATL, TOR	11 straight QS
6	Logan Gilbert	SEA	TB
7	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@WAS	.52 ERA, 1.15 WHIP with 20 K over last 17.1 IP
8	Luis Castillo	SEA	TB
9	Andrew Heaney	TEX	@CWS, OAK	Matchups couldn't be better
10	Framber Valdez	HOU	KC
11	Bryan Woo	SEA	@LAA
12	Tanner Houck	BOS	@DET
13	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@SEA, SD
14	Nick Pivetta	BOS	@DET	Mon is the start of the suspended game
15	Pablo Lopez	MIN	TOR
16	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@CWS
17	Michael Wacha	KC	@CLE
18	Jeffrey Springs	TB	@SEA
19	George Kirby	SEA	@LAA
20	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@WAS
21	Corbin Burnes	BAL	@LAD
22	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@MIN
23	Gavin Williams	CLE	KC, PIT
24	Tanner Bibee	CLE	KC
25	Jon Gray	TEX	OAK
26	Zach Eflin	BAL	@COL
27	Yusei Kikuchi	HOU	KC
28	Osvaldo Bido	OAK	@CIN
29	Justin Verlander	HOU	@PHI
30	Hunter Brown	HOU	KC
31	Jose Berrios	TOR	@BOS, @MIN	0
32	Kutter Crawford	BOS	TOR
33	Garrett Crochet	CWS	TEX, NYM
34	Griffin Canning	LAA	@DET
35	Seth Lugo	KC	@HOU
36	Michael Lorenzen	KC	@CLE, @HOU
37	Matthew Boyd	CLE	PIT
38	Tyler Anderson	LAA	SEA
39	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	ATL
40	Tyler Alexander	TB	@SEA
41	Ben Lively	CLE	PIT
42	Ronel Blanco	HOU	@PHI, KC
43	Cody Bradford	TEX	OAK
44	Shane Baz	TB	SD
45	Marcus Stroman	NYY	STL
46	Johnny Cueto	LAA	@DET, SEA
47	Joey Cantillo	CLE	KC
48	JP Sears	OAK	@CIN
49	Dean Kremer	BAL	@COL
50	Brant Hurter	DET	LAA, BOS
51	David Festa	MIN	ATL
52	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@PHI
53	AL Reliever
54	Bowden Francis	TOR	@BOS
55	Brady Singer	KC	@HOU
56	Joe Boyle	OAK	@TEX
57	Mitch Spence	OAK	@CIN, @TEX
58	Carson Fulmer	LAA	SEA
59	Zebby Matthews	MIN	TOR
60	Davis Martin	CWS	DET, NYM
61	Jack Leiter	TEX	@CWS
62	Brayan Bello	BOS	TOR
63	Logan Allen	CLE	KC
64	Keider Montero	DET	LAA
65	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@BOS
66	Taj Bradley	TB	SD
67	Cooper Criswell	BOS	TOR, @DET
68	Alec Marsh	KC	@CLE
69	Joey Estes	OAK	@TEX
70	Ty Madden	DET	@CWS, BOS
71	Yariel Rodriguez	TOR	@BOS, @MIN
72	Albert Suarez	BAL	@COL
73	Casey Mize	DET	BOS
74	Will Warren	NYY	STL
75	Cade Povich	BAL	@LAD
76	Quinn Priester	BOS	TOR
77	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@DET
78	Cole Irvin	BAL	@LAD
79	Ky Bush	CWS	TEX
80	Chris Flexen	CWS	TEX
81	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	NYM

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Logan Webb	SF	@MIL, MIA	Allowed only 7 HR in 172 IP
2	Dylan Cease	SD	@STL, @TB
3	Blake Snell	SF	MIA
4	Zack Wheeler	PHI	HOU, ATL
5	Sean Manaea	NYM	@ARI, @CWS
6	Justin Steele	CHC	@PIT
7	Jack Flaherty	LAD	BAL, @ARI
8	Chris Sale	ATL	@MIN
9	Max Fried	ATL	@MIN, @PHI
10	Freddy Peralta	MIL	SF
11	Paul Skenes	PIT	CHC
12	Robbie Ray	SF	MIA
13	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@WAS
14	David Peterson	NYM	@CWS
15	Joe Musgrove	SD	@STL
16	Aaron Nola	PHI	HOU, ATL
17	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	@PHI
18	Frankie Montas	MIL	@CIN
19	Nick Lodolo	CIN	OAK, MIL
20	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	@MIN, @PHI	3.57 ERA, 1.02 WHIP with 24 K over prior 17.2 IP
21	Michael King	SD	@STL
22	Mitch Keller	PIT	CHC
23	Jared Jones	PIT	CHC
24	Colin Rea	MIL	@CIN
25	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@ARI
26	Zac Gallen	ARI	LAD
27	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@PIT
28	Sonny Gray	STL	SD
29	Jose Quintana	NYM	@CWS
30	Gavin Stone	LAD	@ARI
31	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	HOU
32	Jordan Wicks	CHC	@WAS
33	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	NYM, LAD
34	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	NYM
35	Nick Martinez	CIN	MIL
36	DJ Herz	WAS	CHC
37	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@COL, @SF
38	DL Hall	MIL	@CIN
39	Merrill Kelly	ARI	LAD
40	Ranger Suarez	PHI	ATL
41	Aaron Civale	MIL	SF
42	Valente Bellozo	MIA	@COL
43	Charlie Morton	ATL	@PHI
44	Tobias Myers	MIL	SF, @CIN
45	Luis Ortiz	PIT	@CLE
46	Bobby Miller	LAD	BAL
47	Randy Vasquez	SD	@STL, @TB
48	Luis Severino	NYM	@ARI
49	Jake Irvin	WAS	CHC
50	Kyle Harrison	SF	@MIL
51	Ryne Nelson	ARI	NYM
52	Javier Assad	CHC	@WAS
53	NL Reliever
54	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	@PIT
55	Martin Perez	SD	@TB
56	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@MIL
57	Mitchell Parker	WAS	NYY, CHC
58	Max Meyer	MIA	@COL
59	Tylor Megill	NYM	@ARI
60	Walker Buehler	LAD	BAL
61	Adam Oller	MIA	@SF
62	Rhett Lowder	CIN	OAK
63	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	NYY
64	Bailey Falter	PIT	@CLE
65	Julian Aguiar	CIN	OAK
66	Erick Fedde	STL	@NYY
67	Kyle Freeland	COL	MIA
68	Andre Pallante	STL	SD
69	Kyle Gibson	STL	SD, @NYY
70	Miles Mikolas	STL	SD
71	Cal Quantrill	COL	MIA, BAL
72	Ryan Feltner	COL	MIA, BAL
73	Austin Gomber	COL	BAL
74	Taijuan Walker	PHI	ATL
75	Roddery Munoz	MIA	@COL, @SF
76	Bradley Blalock	COL	MIA
77	Lance Lynn	STL	@NYY
78	Jake Woodford	PIT	@CLE
79	Casey Kelly	CIN	MIL
80	Patrick Corbin	WAS	NYY
81	Carson Spiers	CIN	MIL