Best MLB Doubles Matchups — Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Top doubles spot: Yandy Díaz
Yandy Díaz (TB) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Shohei Ohtani. The righty is driving the ball at — 2B/PA against righties this year, a solid bat that turns into a double in about 5% of his trips. And Shohei Ohtani has been thin against righties lately. The bullpen behind him is roughly average to that side. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.7 trips, so the volume's there. He's just .000 in 6 career PA against Shohei Ohtani, but that's a tiny sample and the matchup says regression. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Tommy Edman (LAD) (100) vs LHP Shane McClanahan: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- JJ Wetherholt (STL) (100) vs RHP Bradgley Rodriguez: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD) (100) vs RHP Kyle Leahy: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Mauricio Dubón (ATL) (100) vs LHP Carson Whisenhunt: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hot bat.
- James Wood (WSH) (95) vs RHP Luinder Avila: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hot bat.
- Carter Jensen (KC) (95) vs RHP Zack Littell: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hot bat.
- Liam Hicks (MIA) (95) vs RHP Andrew Painter: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hot bat.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Mauricio Dubón (ATL), James Wood (WSH), Carter Jensen (KC), Liam Hicks (MIA), Jake McCarthy (COL), and Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC). Cold but due to bounce back: Trea Turner (PHI), Iván Herrera (STL), Nico Hoerner (CHC), Bryce Harper (PHI), and Ozzie Albies (ATL).
How it played out
3 of the top 10 doubles matchups landed at least one double. Top play Yandy Díaz finished with 0 doubles. 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 doubles matchups
Each score (0–100) starts with the hitter's doubles 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.