This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.
Things are shaping up for an exciting month. It sure appears the NL West and the wild cards in both leagues will go down to the wire. Both Cy Young awards are up in the air. Even if he doesn't have ample innings to qualify for the AL Cy, we should have a few more chances to marvel at Shohei Ohtani's mound exploits while he chases 50 homers.
From a fantasy perspective, the first full week in September is busy with 96 games, including a doubleheader on Saturday between the Blue Jays and Orioles in Baltimore.
Here is your weekly reminder that I pull the starters from our Projected Starters page so any scheduling questions should be posted over there. I'm happy to address ranking questions below.
Please check back on Sunday night for the weekly refresh.
UPDATED: Monday September 6 12:45 AM ET
Week of Sept. 6-12
Mixed
| Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | @MIL, COL | |
| 2 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | TOR, @NYM | 3-0 with .47 ERA and .95 WHIP, fanning 30 over last 19 IP |
| 3 | Max Scherzer | LAD | @STL, SD | |
| 4 | Chris Sale | BOS | TB, @CWS | |
| 5 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL | PHI, @CLE | |
| 6 | Max Fried | ATL | WAS, MIA | Soft matchups at home |
| 7 | Lance McCullers Jr. | HOU | SEA, LAA | |
| 8 | Sonny Gray | CIN | @CHC, @STL | 3-0 with 2.79 ERA and .96 WHIP over last 7 GS with 38 K in 38.2 IP |
| 9 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @MIL, COL | Skills |
Things are shaping up for an exciting month. It sure appears the NL West and the wild cards in both leagues will go down to the wire. Both Cy Young awards are up in the air. Even if he doesn't have ample innings to qualify for the AL Cy, we should have a few more chances to marvel at Shohei Ohtani's mound exploits while he chases 50 homers.
From a fantasy perspective, the first full week in September is busy with 96 games, including a doubleheader on Saturday between the Blue Jays and Orioles in Baltimore.
Here is your weekly reminder that I pull the starters from our Projected Starters page so any scheduling questions should be posted over there. I'm happy to address ranking questions below.
Please check back on Sunday night for the weekly refresh.
UPDATED: Monday September 6 12:45 AM ET
Week of Sept. 6-12
Mixed
| Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | @MIL, COL | |
| 2 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | TOR, @NYM | 3-0 with .47 ERA and .95 WHIP, fanning 30 over last 19 IP |
| 3 | Max Scherzer | LAD | @STL, SD | |
| 4 | Chris Sale | BOS | TB, @CWS | |
| 5 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL | PHI, @CLE | |
| 6 | Max Fried | ATL | WAS, MIA | Soft matchups at home |
| 7 | Lance McCullers Jr. | HOU | SEA, LAA | |
| 8 | Sonny Gray | CIN | @CHC, @STL | 3-0 with 2.79 ERA and .96 WHIP over last 7 GS with 38 K in 38.2 IP |
| 9 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @MIL, COL | Skills still solid but has incurred a few hiccups |
| 10 | Walker Buehler | LAD | SD | |
| 11 | Blake Snell | SD | LAA, @LAD | 1.83 ERA and .46 WHIP with 29 K over prior 19.2 IP |
| 12 | Hyun Jin Ryu | TOR | @NYY, @BAL | |
| 13 | Framber Valdez | HOU | LAA | |
| 14 | Robbie Ray | TOR | @BAL | Not slowing down: 1.64 ERA and .73 WHIP with 35 K over previous 22 IP |
| 15 | Kevin Gausman | SF | @COL, @CHC | Coors Field an issue but still deserves top-20 status |
| 16 | Charlie Morton | ATL | MIA | |
| 17 | Joe Musgrove | SD | @LAD | |
| 18 | Zac Gallen | ARI | TEX | |
| 19 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | NYM | |
| 20 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | MIN | May seem aggressive, but pitching deep with high K |
| 21 | Marcus Stroman | NYM | @MIA | |
| 22 | Adam Wainwright | STL | LAD | |
| 23 | Frankie Montas | OAK | CWS | |
| 24 | Edward Cabrera | MIA | NYM, @ATL | Pedigree says the whiffs are coming |
| 25 | Luis Garcia | HOU | LAA | |
| 26 | Carlos Carrasco | NYM | @MIA, NYY | |
| 27 | Madison Bumgarner | ARI | @SEA | |
| 28 | Lucas Giolito | CWS | BOS | |
| 29 | Lance Lynn | CWS | BOS | |
| 30 | Corbin Burnes | MIL | @CLE | |
| 31 | Tyler Mahle | CIN | @STL | |
| 32 | Jameson Taillon | NYY | TOR, @NYM | |
| 33 | Taijuan Walker | NYM | NYY | |
| 34 | Julio Urias | LAD | @STL | |
| 35 | Carlos Hernandez | KC | @BAL | |
| 36 | Luke Weaver | ARI | TEX | |
| 37 | Aaron Civale | CLE | MIN, MIL | Slated to return, should be able to throw around 75 pitches |
| 38 | James Kaprielian | OAK | CWS, TEX | In a rut but should rebound |
| 39 | Luis Castillo | CIN | @STL | |
| 40 | Yu Darvish | SD | LAA | |
| 41 | Shohei Ohtani | LAA | @SD | |
| 42 | Jose Urquidy | HOU | SEA | |
| 43 | Nathan Eovaldi | BOS | TB | |
| 44 | Cal Quantrill | CLE | MIN | |
| 45 | Rich Hill | NYM | @MIA | |
| 46 | Miles Mikolas | STL | LAD, CIN | |
| 47 | Logan Webb | SF | @COL, @CHC | |
| 48 | Marco Gonzales | SEA | ARI | |
| 49 | Corey Kluber | NYY | @NYM | |
| 50 | Alek Manoah | TOR | @NYY | |
| 51 | Yusei Kikuchi | SEA | @HOU, ARI | |
| 52 | Eduardo Rodriguez | BOS | TB, @CWS | |
| 53 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | PHI | |
| 54 | Jose Berrios | TOR | @NYY | |
| 55 | John Means | BAL | KC | |
| 56 | Ian Anderson | ATL | MIA | |
| 57 | Huascar Ynoa | ATL | WAS | |
| 58 | Jordan Montgomery | NYY | TOR | |
| 59 | Kyle Gibson | PHI | @MIL | |
| 60 | Bailey Ober | MIN | @CLE, KC | 2.81 ERA and 1.08 WHIP since the break with 40 K in 41.2 IP |
| 61 | Jake Odorizzi | HOU | SEA | |
| 62 | Reynaldo Lopez | CWS | @OAK | |
| 63 | Chris Flexen | SEA | ARI | |
| 64 | Tyler Gilbert | ARI | @SEA | |
| 65 | Dylan Cease | CWS | BOS | |
| 66 | A.J. Alexy | TEX | @LAA | |
| 67 | Sean Manaea | OAK | CWS | |
| 68 | Zac Lowther | BAL | KC, TOR | |
| 69 | Zach Plesac | CLE | MIL | |
| 70 | Kwang Hyun Kim | STL | LAD | |
| 71 | Wade Miley | CIN | @CHC | |
| 72 | Touki Toussaint | ATL | WAS | |
| 73 | Paul Blackburn | OAK | TEX | |
| 74 | Ranger Suarez | PHI | COL | |
| 75 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @PIT | |
| 76 | Bryse Wilson | PIT | DET, WAS | |
| 77 | David Price | LAD | @STL | |
| 78 | Michael Pineda | MIN | KC | |
| 79 | Chris Paddack | SD | @LAD | |
| 80 | Casey Mize | DET | TB | |
| 81 | German Marquez | COL | @PHI | |
| 82 | Nestor Cortes | NYY | TOR | |
| 83 | Mix 12 Reliever | |||
| 84 | Eric Lauer | MIL | PHI | |
| 85 | Adrian Houser | MIL | @CLE | |
| 86 | Taylor Hearn | TEX | @OAK | |
| 87 | Tanner Houck | BOS | @CWS | |
| 88 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | @ATL | |
| 89 | Tylor Megill | NYM | NYY | |
| 90 | Steven Matz | TOR | @NYY, @BAL | |
| 91 | Kolby Allard | TEX | @OAK | |
| 92 | Humberto Castellanos | ARI | @SEA | |
| 93 | Mix 15 Reliever | |||
| 94 | Cole Irvin | OAK | TEX | |
| 95 | Jon Gray | COL | @PHI | |
| 96 | Mike Minor | KC | @BAL | |
| 97 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | @HOU | |
| 98 | Tyler Anderson | SEA | @HOU | |
| 99 | Dane Dunning | TEX | @OAK | |
| 100 | Elieser Hernandez | MIA | @ATL | |
| 101 | Jesus Luzardo | MIA | NYM | |
| 102 | Joe Ryan | MIN | @CLE | |
| 103 | Chris Archer | TB | @DET | |
| 104 | Mitch White | LAD | @STL, SD | |
| 105 | Justin Steele | CHC | CIN, SF | |
| 106 | Alec Mills | CHC | CIN | |
| 107 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | SF | |
| 108 | Randy Dobnak | MIN | @CLE | |
| 109 | Ryan Yarbrough | TB | @BOS | |
| 110 | John Gant | MIN | @CLE | |
| 111 | Vladimir Gutierrez | CIN | @CHC | |
| 112 | Shane McClanahan | TB | @BOS | |
| 113 | Patrick Corbin | WAS | NYM, @PIT | |
| 114 | Logan Allen | CLE | MIN | |
| 115 | Glenn Otto | TEX | @ARI | |
| 116 | Josiah Gray | WAS | @PIT | |
| 117 | Matthew Boyd | DET | TB | |
| 118 | Kris Bubic | KC | @BAL, @MIN | |
| 119 | Kyle Freeland | COL | SF, @PHI | |
| 120 | J.A. Happ | STL | LAD, CIN | |
| 121 | Eli Morgan | CLE | MIL | |
| 122 | Mitch Keller | PIT | DET | |
| 123 | Jon Lester | STL | CIN | |
| 124 | Dallas Keuchel | CWS | @OAK | |
| 125 | Jose Suarez | LAA | @HOU | |
| 126 | Tyler Alexander | DET | TB | |
| 127 | Brady Singer | KC | @MIN | |
| 128 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | @BOS | |
| 129 | Paolo Espino | WAS | @ATL, @PIT | |
| 130 | Matt Manning | DET | @PIT | |
| 131 | Bailey Falter | PHI | COL | |
| 132 | Jose Quintana | SF | @CHC | |
| 133 | Luis Patino | TB | @DET | |
| 134 | Wily Peralta | DET | @PIT | |
| 135 | Erick Fedde | WAS | @ATL | |
| 136 | Steven Brault | PIT | WAS | |
| 137 | Trevor Williams | NYM | @WAS | |
| 138 | Griffin Jax | MIN | KC | |
| 139 | Jaime Barria | LAA | TEX, @HOU | |
| 140 | Zach Davies | CHC | SF | |
| 141 | Michael Wacha | TB | @DET | |
| 142 | Jackson Kowar | KC | @BAL | |
| 143 | Dillon Peters | PIT | DET | |
| 144 | Ryan Feltner | COL | @PHI | |
| 145 | Anthony DeSclafani | SF | @COL | |
| 146 | Keegan Akin | BAL | TOR | |
| 147 | Jordan Lyles | TEX | @ARI | |
| 148 | Daniel Lynch | KC | @MIN | |
| 149 | Thomas Hatch | TOR | @BAL | |
| 150 | Adrian Sampson | CHC | CIN | |
| 151 | Packy Naughton | LAA | @SD, @HOU | |
| 152 | Wil Crowe | PIT | WAS | |
| 153 | Antonio Senzatela | COL | SF | |
| 154 | Matt Harvey | BAL | KC, TOR | |
| 155 | Jimmy Lambert | CWS | @OAK | |
| 156 | Chris Ellis | BAL | KC | |
| 157 | Spenser Watkins | BAL | TOR | |
| 158 | Sean Nolin | WAS | @ATL | |
| 159 | Chi Chi Gonzalez | COL | SF |
American League
| Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | TOR, @NYM | 3-0 with .47 ERA and .95 WHIP, fanning 30 over last 19 IP |
| 2 | Chris Sale | BOS | TB, @CWS | |
| 3 | Lance McCullers Jr. | HOU | SEA, LAA | |
| 4 | Hyun Jin Ryu | TOR | @NYY, @BAL | |
| 5 | Framber Valdez | HOU | LAA | |
| 6 | Robbie Ray | TOR | @BAL | Not slowing down: 1.64 ERA and .73 WHIP with 35 K over previous 22 IP |
| 7 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | MIN | May seem aggressive, but pitching deep with high K |
| 8 | Frankie Montas | OAK | CWS | |
| 9 | Luis Garcia | HOU | LAA | |
| 10 | Lucas Giolito | CWS | BOS | |
| 11 | Lance Lynn | CWS | BOS | |
| 12 | Jameson Taillon | NYY | TOR, @NYM | |
| 13 | Carlos Hernandez | KC | @BAL | |
| 14 | Aaron Civale | CLE | MIN, MIL | Slated to return, should be able to throw around 75 pitches |
| 15 | James Kaprielian | OAK | CWS, TEX | In a rut but should rebound |
| 16 | Shohei Ohtani | LAA | @SD | |
| 17 | Jose Urquidy | HOU | SEA | |
| 18 | Nathan Eovaldi | BOS | TB | |
| 19 | Cal Quantrill | CLE | MIN | |
| 20 | Marco Gonzales | SEA | ARI | |
| 21 | Corey Kluber | NYY | @NYM | |
| 22 | Alek Manoah | TOR | @NYY | |
| 23 | Yusei Kikuchi | SEA | @HOU, ARI | |
| 24 | Eduardo Rodriguez | BOS | TB, @CWS | |
| 25 | Jose Berrios | TOR | @NYY | |
| 26 | John Means | BAL | KC | |
| 27 | Jordan Montgomery | NYY | TOR | |
| 28 | Bailey Ober | MIN | @CLE, KC | 2.81 ERA and 1.08 WHIP since the break with 40 K in 41.2 IP |
| 29 | Jake Odorizzi | HOU | SEA | |
| 30 | Reynaldo Lopez | CWS | @OAK | |
| 31 | Chris Flexen | SEA | ARI | |
| 32 | Dylan Cease | CWS | BOS | |
| 33 | A.J. Alexy | TEX | @LAA | |
| 34 | Sean Manaea | OAK | CWS | |
| 35 | Zac Lowther | BAL | KC, TOR | |
| 36 | Zach Plesac | CLE | MIL | |
| 37 | Paul Blackburn | OAK | TEX | |
| 38 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @PIT | |
| 39 | Michael Pineda | MIN | KC | |
| 40 | Casey Mize | DET | TB | |
| 41 | Nestor Cortes | NYY | TOR | |
| 42 | Taylor Hearn | TEX | @OAK | |
| 43 | Tanner Houck | BOS | @CWS | |
| 44 | Steven Matz | TOR | @NYY, @BAL | |
| 45 | Kolby Allard | TEX | @OAK | |
| 46 | Cole Irvin | OAK | TEX | |
| 47 | Mike Minor | KC | @BAL | |
| 48 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | @HOU | |
| 49 | Tyler Anderson | SEA | @HOU | |
| 50 | Dane Dunning | TEX | @OAK | |
| 51 | Joe Ryan | MIN | @CLE | |
| 52 | Chris Archer | TB | @DET | |
| 53 | AL Reliever | |||
| 54 | Randy Dobnak | MIN | @CLE | |
| 55 | Ryan Yarbrough | TB | @BOS | |
| 56 | John Gant | MIN | @CLE | |
| 57 | Shane McClanahan | TB | @BOS | |
| 58 | Logan Allen | CLE | MIN | |
| 59 | Glenn Otto | TEX | @ARI | |
| 60 | Matthew Boyd | DET | TB | |
| 61 | Kris Bubic | KC | @BAL, @MIN | |
| 62 | Eli Morgan | CLE | MIL | |
| 63 | Dallas Keuchel | CWS | @OAK | |
| 64 | Jose Suarez | LAA | @HOU | |
| 65 | Tyler Alexander | DET | TB | |
| 66 | Brady Singer | KC | @MIN | |
| 67 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | @BOS | |
| 68 | Matt Manning | DET | @PIT | |
| 69 | Luis Patino | TB | @DET | |
| 70 | Wily Peralta | DET | @PIT | |
| 71 | Griffin Jax | MIN | KC | |
| 72 | Jaime Barria | LAA | TEX, @HOU | |
| 73 | Michael Wacha | TB | @DET | |
| 74 | Jackson Kowar | KC | @BAL | |
| 75 | Keegan Akin | BAL | TOR | |
| 76 | Jordan Lyles | TEX | @ARI | |
| 77 | Daniel Lynch | KC | @MIN | |
| 78 | Thomas Hatch | TOR | @BAL | |
| 79 | Packy Naughton | LAA | @SD, @HOU | |
| 80 | Matt Harvey | BAL | KC, TOR | |
| 81 | Jimmy Lambert | CWS | @OAK | |
| 82 | Chris Ellis | BAL | KC | |
| 83 | Spenser Watkins | BAL | TOR |
National League
| Rank | Pitcher | TM | OPP | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | @MIL, COL | |
| 2 | Max Scherzer | LAD | @STL, SD | |
| 3 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL | PHI, @CLE | |
| 4 | Max Fried | ATL | WAS, MIA | Soft matchups at home |
| 5 | Sonny Gray | CIN | @CHC, @STL | 3-0 with 2.79 ERA and .96 WHIP over last 7 GS with 38 K in 38.2 IP |
| 6 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @MIL, COL | Skills still solid but has incurred a few hiccups |
| 7 | Walker Buehler | LAD | SD | |
| 8 | Blake Snell | SD | LAA, @LAD | 1.83 ERA and .46 WHIP with 29 K over prior 19.2 IP |
| 9 | Kevin Gausman | SF | @COL, @CHC | Coors Field an issue but still deserves top-20 status |
| 10 | Charlie Morton | ATL | MIA | |
| 11 | Joe Musgrove | SD | @LAD | |
| 12 | Zac Gallen | ARI | TEX | |
| 13 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | NYM | |
| 14 | Marcus Stroman | NYM | @MIA | |
| 15 | Adam Wainwright | STL | LAD | |
| 16 | Edward Cabrera | MIA | NYM, @ATL | Pedigree says the whiffs are coming |
| 17 | Carlos Carrasco | NYM | @MIA, NYY | |
| 18 | Madison Bumgarner | ARI | @SEA | |
| 19 | Corbin Burnes | MIL | @CLE | |
| 20 | Tyler Mahle | CIN | @STL | |
| 21 | Taijuan Walker | NYM | NYY | |
| 22 | Julio Urias | LAD | @STL | |
| 23 | Luke Weaver | ARI | TEX | |
| 24 | Luis Castillo | CIN | @STL | |
| 25 | Yu Darvish | SD | LAA | |
| 26 | Rich Hill | NYM | @MIA | |
| 27 | Miles Mikolas | STL | LAD, CIN | |
| 28 | Logan Webb | SF | @COL, @CHC | |
| 29 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | PHI | |
| 30 | Ian Anderson | ATL | MIA | |
| 31 | Huascar Ynoa | ATL | WAS | |
| 32 | Kyle Gibson | PHI | @MIL | |
| 33 | Tyler Gilbert | ARI | @SEA | |
| 34 | Kwang Hyun Kim | STL | LAD | |
| 35 | Wade Miley | CIN | @CHC | |
| 36 | Touki Toussaint | ATL | WAS | |
| 37 | Ranger Suarez | PHI | COL | |
| 38 | Bryse Wilson | PIT | DET, WAS | |
| 39 | David Price | LAD | @STL | |
| 40 | Chris Paddack | SD | @LAD | |
| 41 | German Marquez | COL | @PHI | |
| 42 | Eric Lauer | MIL | PHI | |
| 43 | Adrian Houser | MIL | @CLE | |
| 44 | Trevor Rogers | MIA | @ATL | |
| 45 | Tylor Megill | NYM | NYY | |
| 46 | Humberto Castellanos | ARI | @SEA | |
| 47 | Jon Gray | COL | @PHI | |
| 48 | Elieser Hernandez | MIA | @ATL | |
| 49 | Jesus Luzardo | MIA | NYM | |
| 50 | Mitch White | LAD | @STL, SD | |
| 51 | Justin Steele | CHC | CIN, SF | |
| 52 | NL Reliever | |||
| 53 | Alec Mills | CHC | CIN | |
| 54 | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | SF | |
| 55 | Vladimir Gutierrez | CIN | @CHC | |
| 56 | Patrick Corbin | WAS | NYM, @PIT | |
| 57 | Josiah Gray | WAS | @PIT | |
| 58 | Kyle Freeland | COL | SF, @PHI | |
| 59 | J.A. Happ | STL | LAD, CIN | |
| 60 | Mitch Keller | PIT | DET | |
| 61 | Jon Lester | STL | CIN | |
| 62 | Paolo Espino | WAS | @ATL, @PIT | |
| 63 | Bailey Falter | PHI | COL | |
| 64 | Jose Quintana | SF | @CHC | |
| 65 | Erick Fedde | WAS | @ATL | |
| 66 | Steven Brault | PIT | WAS | |
| 67 | Trevor Williams | NYM | @WAS | |
| 68 | Zach Davies | CHC | SF | |
| 69 | Dillon Peters | PIT | DET | |
| 70 | Ryan Feltner | COL | @PHI | |
| 71 | Anthony DeSclafani | SF | @COL | |
| 72 | Adrian Sampson | CHC | CIN | |
| 73 | Wil Crowe | PIT | WAS | |
| 74 | Antonio Senzatela | COL | SF | |
| 75 | Sean Nolin | WAS | @ATL | |
| 76 | Chi Chi Gonzalez | COL | SF |
