MLB Weekly Hitting Matchups

April 26th - May 2nd

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	Thu Apr 26	Fri Apr 27	Sat Apr 28	Sun Apr 29	Mon Apr 30	Tue May 1	Wed May 2
Arizona Diamondbacks	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 3 vs. LHP: 4	20	@PHI B. Lively SP 292 (RHP)	@WSH S. Strasburg SP 8 (RHP)	@WSH J. Hellickson SP 214 (RHP)	@WSH G. Gonzalez SP 34 (LHP)	LAD R. Hill SP 42 (LHP)	LAD C. Kershaw SP 2 (LHP)	LAD H. Ryu SP 71 (LHP)
Atlanta Braves	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 5 vs. LHP: 1	15	@CIN H. Bailey SP 260 (RHP)	@PHI A. Nola SP 16 (RHP)	@PHI N. Pivetta SP 114 (RHP)	@PHI V. Velasquez SP 121 (RHP)		@NYM S. Matz SP 72 (LHP)	@NYM N. Syndergaard SP 6 (RHP)
Baltimore Orioles	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 2 vs. LHP: 4	9	TB C. Archer SP 32 (RHP)	DET M. Fiers SP 149 (RHP)	DET F. Liriano SP 139 (LHP)	DET TBD		@LAA TBD	@LAA TBD
Boston Red Sox	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 3	23	@TOR M. Estrada SP 85 (RHP)	TB B. Snell SP 39 (LHP)	TB Y. Chirinos SP 99 (RHP)	TB TBD	KC J. Hammel SP 103 (RHP)	KC J. Junis SP 66 (RHP)	KC D. Duffy SP 47 (LHP)
Chicago Cubs	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 3	6	MIL C. Anderson SP 46 (RHP)	MIL B. Suter SP 126 (LHP)	MIL J. Guerra SP 176 (RHP)	MIL Z. Davies SP 104 (RHP)	COL K. Freeland SP 239 (LHP)	COL J. Gray SP 58 (RHP)	COL T. Anderson SP 84 (LHP)
Chicago White Sox	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 3	22	@KC J. Junis SP 66 (RHP)	@KC D. Duffy SP 47 (LHP)	@KC E. Skoglund SP 331 (LHP) @KC TBD	@KC I. Kennedy SP 91 (RHP)		@STL M. Wacha SP 59 (RHP)	@STL C. Martinez SP 11 (RHP)
Cincinnati Reds	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 5 vs. LHP: 2	12	ATL S. Newcomb SP 83 (LHP)	@MIN P. Hughes SP 252 (RHP)	@MIN J. Odorizzi SP 68 (RHP)	@MIN J. Berrios SP 35 (RHP)	MIL J. Chacin SP 118 (RHP)	MIL C. Anderson SP 46 (RHP)	MIL B. Suter SP 126 (LHP)
Cleveland Indians	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 3 vs. LHP: 4	3	SEA J. Paxton SP 29 (LHP)	SEA E. Ramirez SP 105 (RHP)	SEA M. Leake SP 67 (RHP)	SEA M. Gonzales SP 270 (LHP)	TEX C. Hamels SP 52 (LHP)	TEX M. Moore SP 334 (LHP)	TEX D. Fister SP 322 (RHP)
Colorado Rockies	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 3 vs. LHP: 3	17		@MIA J. Urena SP 138 (RHP)	@MIA W. Chen SP 131 (LHP)	@MIA C. Smith SP 170 (LHP)	@CHC J. Lester SP 28 (LHP)	@CHC K. Hendricks SP 25 (RHP)	@CHC Y. Darvish SP 13 (RHP)
Detroit Tigers	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 6 vs. LHP: 1	10	@PIT I. Nova SP 102 (RHP)	@BAL C. Tillman SP 338 (RHP)	@BAL A. Cashner SP 211 (RHP)	@BAL K. Gausman SP 65 (RHP)	TB J. Faria SP 80 (RHP)	TB C. Archer SP 32 (RHP)	TB B. Snell SP 39 (LHP)
Houston Astros	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 2	16		OAK S. Manaea SP 43 (LHP)	OAK D. Mengden SP 146 (RHP)	OAK T. Cahill SP 187 (RHP)	NYY S. Gray SP 61 (RHP)	NYY J. Montgomery SP 64 (LHP)	NYY L. Severino SP 10 (RHP)
Kansas City Royals	Games: 8 vs. RHP: 3 vs. LHP: 5	7	CWS L. Giolito SP 133 (RHP)	CWS R. Lopez SP 124 (RHP)	CWS C. Fulmer SP 336 (RHP) CWS TBD	CWS H. Santiago SP 275 (LHP)	@BOS E. Rodriguez SP 74 (LHP)	@BOS C. Sale SP 4 (LHP)	@BOS D. Pomeranz SP 57 (LHP)
Los Angeles Angels	Games: 5 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 1	26		NYY L. Severino SP 10 (RHP)	NYY M. Tanaka SP 21 (RHP)	NYY C. Sabathia SP 79 (LHP)		BAL A. Cobb SP 186 (RHP)	BAL D. Bundy SP 45 (RHP)
Los Angeles Dodgers	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 5 vs. LHP: 2	8		@SF D. Holland SP 206 (LHP)	@SF J. Cueto SP 30 (RHP) @SF C. Stratton SP 119 (RHP)	@SF T. Blach SP 165 (LHP)	@ARI Z. Greinke SP 14 (RHP)	@ARI M. Koch NR (RHP)	@ARI Z. Godley SP 23 (RHP)
Miami Marlins	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 5 vs. LHP: 1	13		COL T. Anderson SP 84 (LHP)	COL G. Marquez SP 81 (RHP)	COL C. Bettis SP 172 (RHP)	PHI J. Arrieta SP 20 (RHP)	PHI B. Lively SP 292 (RHP)	PHI A. Nola SP 16 (RHP)
Milwaukee Brewers	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 5 vs. LHP: 2	19	@CHC K. Hendricks SP 25 (RHP)	@CHC Y. Darvish SP 13 (RHP)	@CHC J. Quintana SP 15 (LHP)	@CHC T. Chatwood SP 78 (RHP)	@CIN B. Finnegan SP 193 (LHP)	@CIN H. Bailey SP 260 (RHP)	@CIN L. Castillo SP 40 (RHP)
Minnesota Twins	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 6 vs. LHP: 1	14	@NYY J. Montgomery SP 64 (LHP)	CIN L. Castillo SP 40 (RHP)	CIN S. Romano SP 244 (RHP)	CIN T. Mahle SP 97 (RHP)	TOR A. Sanchez SP 89 (RHP)	TOR M. Estrada SP 85 (RHP)	TOR M. Stroman SP 49 (RHP)
New York Mets	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 3 vs. LHP: 3	4	@STL C. Martinez SP 11 (RHP)	@SD C. Richard SP 169 (LHP)	@SD J. Lucchesi SP 92 (LHP)	@SD B. Mitchell SP 134 (RHP)		ATL M. Wisler NR (RHP)	ATL S. Newcomb SP 83 (LHP)
New York Yankees	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 3	24	MIN K. Gibson SP 197 (RHP)	@LAA A. Heaney SP 108 (LHP)	@LAA G. Richards SP 41 (RHP)	@LAA T. Skaggs SP 94 (LHP)	@HOU C. Morton SP 38 (RHP)	@HOU J. Verlander SP 5 (RHP)	@HOU D. Keuchel SP 22 (LHP)
Oakland Athletics	Games: 5 vs. RHP: 3 vs. LHP: 2	30		@HOU D. Keuchel SP 22 (LHP)	@HOU L. McCullers SP 60 (RHP)	@HOU G. Cole SP 19 (RHP)		@SEA F. Hernandez SP 73 (RHP)	@SEA J. Paxton SP 29 (LHP)
Philadelphia Phillies	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 5 vs. LHP: 2	1	ARI M. Koch NR (RHP)	ATL J. Teheran SP 109 (RHP)	ATL M. Foltynewicz SP 88 (RHP)	ATL B. McCarthy SP 117 (RHP)	@MIA J. Garcia SP 110 (LHP)	@MIA D. Peters SP 185 (LHP)	@MIA J. Urena SP 138 (RHP)
Pittsburgh Pirates	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 7 vs. LHP: 0	29	DET M. Fulmer SP 48 (RHP)	STL M. Mikolas SP 56 (RHP)	STL J. Flaherty SP 113 (RHP)	STL L. Weaver SP 37 (RHP)	@WSH T. Roark SP 54 (RHP)	@WSH M. Scherzer SP 1 (RHP)	@WSH S. Strasburg SP 8 (RHP)
San Diego Padres	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 2	18		NYM J. deGrom SP 9 (RHP)	NYM J. Vargas SP 82 (LHP)	NYM Z. Wheeler SP 132 (RHP)	@SF J. Samardzija SP 36 (RHP)	@SF D. Holland SP 206 (LHP)	@SF J. Cueto SP 30 (RHP)
San Francisco Giants	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 3 vs. LHP: 4	11		LAD H. Ryu SP 71 (LHP)	LAD W. Buehler SP 107 (RHP) LAD A. Wood SP 17 (LHP)	LAD K. Maeda SP 50 (RHP)	SD TBD	SD T. Ross SP 241 (RHP)	SD C. Richard SP 169 (LHP)
Seattle Mariners	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 6 vs. LHP: 0	21	@CLE M. Clevinger SP 55 (RHP)	@CLE C. Kluber SP 3 (RHP)	@CLE C. Carrasco SP 7 (RHP)	@CLE J. Tomlin SP 142 (RHP)		OAK A. Triggs SP 69 (RHP)	OAK K. Graveman SP 335 (RHP)
St. Louis Cardinals	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 2	5	NYM N. Syndergaard SP 6 (RHP)	@PIT S. Brault SP 143 (LHP)	@PIT T. Williams SP 90 (RHP)	@PIT TBD		CWS J. Shields SP 279 (RHP)	CWS L. Giolito SP 133 (RHP)
Tampa Bay Rays	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 3	25	@BAL D. Bundy SP 45 (RHP)	@BOS D. Pomeranz SP 57 (LHP)	@BOS D. Price SP 12 (LHP)	@BOS R. Porcello SP 27 (RHP)	@DET J. Zimmermann SP 325 (RHP)	@DET M. Boyd SP 98 (LHP)	@DET M. Fulmer SP 48 (RHP)
Texas Rangers	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 2	28		@TOR M. Stroman SP 49 (RHP)	@TOR J. Garcia SP 116 (LHP)	@TOR J. Happ SP 44 (LHP)	@CLE T. Bauer SP 33 (RHP)	@CLE M. Clevinger SP 55 (RHP)	@CLE C. Kluber SP 3 (RHP)
Toronto Blue Jays	Games: 7 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 3	2	BOS C. Sale SP 4 (LHP)	TEX M. Minor SP 77 (LHP)	TEX B. Colon SP 141 (RHP)	TEX M. Perez SP 337 (LHP)	@MIN L. Lynn SP 86 (RHP)	@MIN K. Gibson SP 197 (RHP)	@MIN P. Hughes SP 252 (RHP)
Washington Nationals	Games: 6 vs. RHP: 4 vs. LHP: 2	27		ARI Z. Godley SP 23 (RHP)	ARI P. Corbin SP 51 (LHP)	ARI R. Ray SP 18 (LHP)	PIT C. Kuhl SP 128 (RHP)	PIT J. Taillon SP 31 (RHP)	PIT I. Nova SP 102 (RHP)

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