Best MLB Doubles Matchups — Thursday, June 18, 2026
Top doubles spot: Carson Benge
Carson Benge (NYM) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Aaron Nola. The lefty 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 Aaron Nola 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. No real history against Aaron Nola. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Trea Turner (PHI) (92) vs LHP Sean Manaea: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Kyle Schwarber (PHI) (91) vs LHP Sean Manaea: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Chase Meidroth (CWS) (88) vs LHP Ryan Weathers: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Ben Rice (NYY) (88) vs RHP Sean Burke: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- George Springer (TOR) (88) vs RHP Sonny Gray: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Zack Gelof (ATH) (84) vs RHP Ryan Johnson: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hot bat.
- Zach Neto (LAA) (84) vs LHP Gage Jump: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Zack Gelof (ATH), Bo Bichette (NYM), Paul Goldschmidt (NYY), Nick Kurtz (ATH), Byron Buxton (MIN), and Dominic Canzone (SEA). Cold but due to bounce back: Mickey Gasper (BOS), Nick Madrigal (LAA), Jared Young (NYM), Josh Jung (TEX), and David Fry (CLE).
How it played out
1 of the top 10 doubles matchups landed at least one double. Top play Carson Benge 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.