Best MLB Hits Matchups — Saturday, April 18, 2026
Top hits spot: Andy Pages
Andy Pages (LAD) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Ryan Feltner. The righty is hitting .397 H/PA against righties this year — and .357 over the last two weeks, an excellent bat that turns into a hit in about 30% of his trips. And Ryan Feltner has been getting tattooed by righties lately — .424 hits per batter faced. One catch: the bullpen behind him has been stingy to that side late. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.5 trips, so the volume's there. He's just .100 in 10 career PA against Ryan Feltner, but that's a tiny sample and the matchup says regression. It all sets up in a hitter's park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Teoscar Hernández (LAD) (72) vs RHP Ryan Feltner: a strong bat at .266 into an arm getting tattooed by the same side (.424), hitter's park.
- Edouard Julien (COL) (71) vs RHP Emmet Sheehan: a solid bat at .235 into an arm giving up plenty to the same side (.242), hitter's park, due to bounce back.
- Mickey Moniak (COL) (71) vs RHP Emmet Sheehan: a strong bat at .258 into an arm giving up plenty to the same side (.242), hitter's park.
- Drake Baldwin (ATL) (70) vs LHP Cristopher Sánchez: a strong bat at .269 into an arm mostly holding up against the same side (.222).
- Luis Arraez (SF) (68) vs RHP Cade Cavalli: a strong bat at .266 into an arm getting tattooed by the same side (.333).
- Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL) (68) vs LHP Cristopher Sánchez: a solid bat at .239 into an arm getting tattooed by the same side (.366).
- Ramón Laureano (SD) (67) vs LHP Yusei Kikuchi: a solid bat at .248 into an arm vulnerable to the same side (.276), hot bat.
Pitchers getting tattooed today
- RHP Ryan Feltner has been getting tattooed by righties — .301 hits per batter faced. Bats to target: Andy Pages (LAD), Teoscar Hernández (LAD), and Shohei Ohtani (LAD).
- RHP Adrian Houser has been vulnerable to righties — .273 hits per batter faced. Bats to target: CJ Abrams (WSH), James Wood (WSH), and Curtis Mead (WSH).
- RHP Andre Pallante has been vulnerable to righties — .268 hits per batter faced. Bats to target: Jose Altuve (HOU), Carlos Correa (HOU), and Christian Walker (HOU).
- RHP Cade Cavalli has been vulnerable to righties — .268 hits per batter faced. Bats to target: Luis Arraez (SF), Willy Adames (SF), and Matt Chapman (SF).
Platoon edges to target
- Edouard Julien (COL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .225 against righties this year.
- Mickey Moniak (COL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .279 against righties this year.
- Luis Arraez (SF) — lefty bat vs RHP, .273 against righties this year.
- Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL) — righty bat vs LHP, .222 against lefties this year.
- Ramón Laureano (SD) — righty bat vs LHP, .267 against lefties this year.
Best parks to hit in today
Coors Field is playing as a real hitter's park today (+6% hits park). Top bat there: Andy Pages (LAD) at 100.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Ramón Laureano (SD), Alec Burleson (STL), CJ Abrams (WSH), Jordan Walker (STL), Ketel Marte (AZ), and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR). Cold but due to bounce back: Edouard Julien (COL), Dane Myers (CIN), Zack Gelof (ATH), Amed Rosario (NYY), and TJ Rumfield (COL).
How it played out
6 of the top 10 hits matchups landed at least one hit. Top play Andy Pages finished with 0 hits. We post the result next to every projection so you can grade the board yourself — and so the model gets re-tuned against what actually happened.
How to read these hits matchups
Each score (0–100) starts with the hitter's hits per plate appearance against the hand he's facing — weighted toward the last two weeks, then the season, then a two-year baseline. Then it layers in the bullpen, his spot in the order, and park and weather. Higher means more of it points his way. It's context, not a lock — a great spot still goes 0-for-4 sometimes, and a tough one runs into one. The edge is in stacking the odds, and since we grade every board, you can see how often the top of the list delivers.