MLB Weekly Hitting Matchups

August 3rd - August 9th

What is a hitter planner?
A Hitter Planner identifies favorable and unfavorable matchups for a given week. Matchup rankings are calculated based on the difficulty of opposing starting pitchers and other schedule considerations such as ballpark factors. Additional pitcher matchup info is displayed to help with lineup decisions.

Team	Totals	Matchups Rank	Tue Aug 3	Wed Aug 4	Thu Aug 5	Fri Aug 6	Sat Aug 7	Sun Aug 8	Mon Aug 9
Arizona Diamondbacks	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 2	26	SF J. Cueto SP 88 (RHP)	SF K. Gausman SP 22 (RHP)	SF A. Wood SP 44 (LHP)	@SD R. Weathers SP 165 (LHP)	@SD Y. Darvish SP 25 (RHP)	@SD TBD
Atlanta Braves	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 2 vs. LHP: 4	1	@STL J. Lester SP 251 (LHP)	@STL J. Happ SP 140 (LHP)	@STL W. LeBlanc SP 295 (LHP)	WSH E. Fedde SP 196 (RHP)	WSH J. Gray SP 126 (RHP)	WSH P. Corbin SP 123 (LHP)
Baltimore Orioles	Games: 5 vs. RHP: 3 vs. LHP: 2	11	@NYY L. Gil NR (RHP)	@NYY J. Taillon SP 62 (RHP)		TB R. Yarbrough SP 91 (LHP)	TB S. McClanahan SP 81 (LHP)	TB M. Wacha SP 169 (RHP)
Boston Red Sox	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 3	28	@DET W. Peralta SP 375 (RHP)	@DET C. Mize SP 72 (RHP)	@DET T. Skubal SP 100 (LHP)	@TOR A. Manoah SP 39 (RHP)	@TOR J. Berrios SP 7 (RHP) @TOR R. Ray SP 9 (LHP)	@TOR H. Ryu SP 20 (LHP)
Chicago Cubs	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 3	23	@COL K. Freeland SP 214 (LHP)	@COL J. Gray SP 64 (RHP)	@COL G. Marquez SP 15 (RHP)	CWS C. Rodon SP 29 (LHP)	CWS L. Lynn SP 10 (RHP)	CWS D. Cease SP 99 (RHP)	MIL E. Lauer SP 111 (LHP)
Chicago White Sox	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 5 vs. LHP: 2	4	KC K. Bubic SP 158 (LHP)	KC C. Hernandez SP 254 (RHP)	KC D. Lynch SP 309 (LHP)	@CHC K. Hendricks SP 38 (RHP)	@CHC A. Alzolay SP 71 (RHP)	@CHC Z. Davies SP 191 (RHP)	@MIN TBD
Cincinnati Reds	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 6 vs. LHP: 1	2	MIN K. Maeda SP 52 (RHP)	MIN C. Barnes SP 330 (LHP)	PIT W. Crowe SP 267 (RHP)	PIT J. Brubaker SP 101 (RHP)	PIT B. Wilson SP 157 (RHP)	PIT M. Kranick SP 308 (RHP)	@CLE J. Mejia SP 227 (RHP)
Cleveland	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 3	14	@TOR H. Ryu SP 20 (LHP)	@TOR S. Matz SP 93 (LHP)	@TOR R. Stripling SP 66 (RHP)	DET M. Manning SP 211 (RHP)	DET T. Alexander SP 167 (LHP)	DET W. Peralta SP 375 (RHP)	CIN L. Castillo SP 53 (RHP)
Colorado Rockies	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 5 vs. LHP: 1	3	CHC Z. Davies SP 191 (RHP)	CHC A. Mills SP 202 (RHP)	CHC J. Arrieta SP 302 (RHP)	MIA S. Alcantara SP 24 (RHP)	MIA J. Luzardo SP 109 (LHP)	MIA TBD
Detroit Tigers	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 2	5	BOS G. Richards SP 246 (RHP)	BOS E. Rodriguez SP 92 (LHP)	BOS M. Perez SP 171 (LHP)	@CLE C. Quantrill SP 115 (RHP)	@CLE E. Morgan SP 265 (RHP)	@CLE Z. Plesac SP 77 (RHP)
Houston Astros	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 6 vs. LHP: 0	27	@LAD W. Buehler SP 2 (RHP)	@LAD M. Scherzer SP 6 (RHP)	MIN TBD	MIN B. Ober SP 203 (RHP)	MIN M. Pineda SP 60 (RHP)	MIN K. Maeda SP 52 (RHP)
Kansas City Royals	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 3	21	@CWS D. Cease SP 99 (RHP)	@CWS L. Giolito SP 16 (RHP)	@CWS D. Keuchel SP 106 (LHP)	@STL K. Kim SP 50 (LHP)	@STL A. Wainwright SP 18 (RHP)	@STL J. Lester SP 251 (LHP)	NYY J. Taillon SP 62 (RHP)
Los Angeles Angels	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 3 vs. LHP: 3	10	@TEX J. Lyles SP 205 (RHP)	@TEX K. Allard SP 164 (LHP)	@TEX S. Howard SP 155 (RHP)	@LAD D. Price SP 103 (LHP)	@LAD TBD	@LAD J. Urias SP 14 (LHP)
Los Angeles Dodgers	Games: 5 vs. RHP: 5 vs. LHP: 0	18	HOU L. McCullers Jr. SP 36 (RHP)	HOU J. Odorizzi SP 84 (RHP)		LAA J. Barria SP 212 (RHP)	LAA TBD	LAA TBD
Miami Marlins	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 3 vs. LHP: 4	19	NYM T. Walker SP 54 (RHP)	NYM C. Carrasco SP 33 (RHP)	NYM R. Hill SP 97 (LHP)	@COL A. Gomber SP 129 (LHP)	@COL TBD	@COL K. Freeland SP 214 (LHP)	@SD B. Snell SP 70 (LHP)
Milwaukee Brewers	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 5 vs. LHP: 1	7	PIT M. Kranick SP 308 (RHP)	PIT S. Brault SP 222 (LHP)		SF L. Webb SP 102 (RHP)	SF A. DeSclafani SP 21 (RHP)	SF J. Cueto SP 88 (RHP)	@CHC A. Mills SP 202 (RHP)
Minnesota Twins	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 6 vs. LHP: 1	30	@CIN T. Mahle SP 41 (RHP)	@CIN L. Castillo SP 53 (RHP)	@HOU F. Valdez SP 37 (LHP)	@HOU Z. Greinke SP 23 (RHP)	@HOU L. Garcia SP 68 (RHP)	@HOU L. McCullers Jr. SP 36 (RHP)	CWS L. Giolito SP 16 (RHP)
New York Mets	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 5 vs. LHP: 1	15	@MIA N. Neidert SP 218 (RHP)	@MIA Z. Thompson SP 121 (RHP)	@MIA TBD	@PHI K. Gibson SP 42 (RHP)	@PHI R. Suarez NR (LHP)	@PHI Z. Wheeler SP 5 (RHP)
New York Yankees	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 3 vs. LHP: 4	8	BAL A. Wells NR (LHP)	BAL M. Harvey SP 395 (RHP)	SEA T. Anderson SP 110 (LHP)	SEA M. Gonzales SP 125 (LHP)	SEA C. Flexen SP 51 (RHP)	SEA Y. Kikuchi SP 55 (LHP)	@KC C. Hernandez SP 254 (RHP)
Oakland Athletics	Games: 5 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 1	12	SD B. Snell SP 70 (LHP)	SD J. Musgrove SP 31 (RHP)		TEX M. Foltynewicz SP 399 (RHP)	TEX D. Dunning SP 98 (RHP)	TEX J. Lyles SP 205 (RHP)
Philadelphia Phillies	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 5 vs. LHP: 1	16	@WSH P. Corbin SP 123 (LHP)	@WSH P. Espino SP 151 (RHP)	@WSH J. Ross SP 119 (RHP)	NYM M. Stroman SP 27 (RHP)	NYM T. Megill SP 178 (RHP)	NYM T. Walker SP 54 (RHP)
Pittsburgh Pirates	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 5 vs. LHP: 1	25	@MIL A. Houser SP 113 (RHP)	@MIL F. Peralta SP 11 (RHP)	@CIN S. Gray SP 69 (RHP)	@CIN W. Miley SP 47 (LHP)	@CIN V. Gutierrez SP 138 (RHP)	@CIN T. Mahle SP 41 (RHP)
San Diego Padres	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 3 vs. LHP: 3	17	@OAK S. Manaea SP 17 (LHP)	@OAK F. Montas SP 40 (RHP)		ARI C. Smith SP 137 (LHP)	ARI T. Widener SP 209 (RHP)	ARI M. Bumgarner SP 130 (LHP)	MIA Z. Thompson SP 121 (RHP)
San Francisco Giants	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 2	22	@ARI M. Bumgarner SP 130 (LHP)	@ARI Z. Gallen SP 90 (RHP)	@ARI M. Kelly SP 73 (RHP)	@MIL C. Burnes SP 30 (RHP)	@MIL B. Woodruff SP 4 (RHP)	@MIL B. Anderson SP 139 (LHP)
Seattle Mariners	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 3 vs. LHP: 3	29	@TB L. Patino SP 87 (RHP)	@TB J. Fleming SP 96 (LHP)	@NYY TBD	@NYY J. Montgomery SP 46 (LHP)	@NYY A. Heaney SP 63 (LHP)	@NYY G. Cole SP 3 (RHP)
St. Louis Cardinals	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 2 vs. LHP: 4	9	ATL M. Fried SP 74 (LHP)	ATL D. Smyly SP 78 (LHP)	ATL T. Toussaint SP 239 (RHP)	KC M. Minor SP 56 (LHP)	KC B. Keller SP 288 (RHP)	KC K. Bubic SP 158 (LHP)
Tampa Bay Rays	Games: 5 vs. RHP: 3 vs. LHP: 2	13	SEA Y. Kikuchi SP 55 (LHP)	SEA L. Gilbert SP 82 (RHP)		@BAL J. Means SP 57 (LHP)	@BAL S. Watkins SP 281 (RHP)	@BAL J. Lopez SP 386 (RHP)
Texas Rangers	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 3 vs. LHP: 3	24	LAA J. Suarez SP 153 (LHP)	LAA S. Ohtani SP 67 (RHP)	LAA P. Sandoval SP 76 (LHP)	@OAK C. Bassitt SP 12 (RHP)	@OAK C. Irvin SP 58 (LHP)	@OAK TBD
Toronto Blue Jays	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 7 vs. LHP: 0	6	CLE Z. Plesac SP 77 (RHP)	CLE J. Mejia SP 227 (RHP)	CLE T. McKenzie SP 142 (RHP)	BOS N. Eovaldi SP 35 (RHP)	BOS N. Pivetta SP 104 (RHP) BOS T. Houck SP 266 (RHP)	BOS G. Richards SP 246 (RHP)
Washington Nationals	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 2	20	PHI Z. Wheeler SP 5 (RHP)	PHI C. Anderson SP 258 (RHP)	PHI A. Nola SP 32 (RHP)	@ATL K. Muller SP 189 (LHP)	@ATL C. Morton SP 26 (RHP)	@ATL M. Fried SP 74 (LHP)

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