# H2H Playoffs - Sanchez and Burnes got auto-benched?
**URL:** https://community.ottoneu.com/t/h2h-playoffs-sanchez-and-burnes-got-auto-benched/17177
**Category:** TechSupport
**Created:** [September 20, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/h2h-playoffs-sanchez-and-burnes-got-auto-benched/17177 "2026-09-20T19:11:30Z")
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### Author:  [@roadkiehl](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/roadkiehl)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/h2h-playoffs-sanchez-and-burnes-got-auto-benched/17177/1 "2026-09-20T19:11:30Z")
Hey, I had two starts remaining this week, and it looks like the client reduced the number of SP slots available to me this morning and auto-benched Sanchez and Burnes because they were in the 3rd and 4th SP slots… Am I just SoL?
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### Author:  [@nivshah](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/nivshah)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/h2h-playoffs-sanchez-and-burnes-got-auto-benched/17177/2 "2026-09-20T19:46:30Z")
Yes, unfortunately. There is absolutely no logic to who is benched when reducing SP slots.
> [@Auto Benching SP with GS caps](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/auto-benching-sp-with-gs-caps/9665):
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> Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought that when the SP slots were being reduced near the end of the week that the system would bench pitchers that had just recently pitched? I’m seeing that it is benching players that are starting that day. Is this a bug or do I have to login every single morning to check my SP are correct after the slots are reduced?
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### Author:  [@roadkiehl](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/roadkiehl)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/h2h-playoffs-sanchez-and-burnes-got-auto-benched/17177/3 "2026-09-20T20:20:50Z")
Ah oh well. At least I was getting blown out anyways haha.