Best MLB Doubles Matchups — Friday, June 19, 2026
Top doubles spot: Spencer Horwitz
Spencer Horwitz (PIT) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Kyle Freeland. The lefty is driving the ball at — 2B/PA against lefties this year, a solid bat that turns into a double in about 5% of his trips. And Kyle Freeland has been thin against lefties 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 Kyle Freeland. It all sets up in a hitter's park, though the weather fights it.
The rest of the top of the board
- Jake McCarthy (COL) (100) vs RHP Bubba Chandler: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hitter's park, hot bat.
- Kyle Tucker (LAD) (96) vs RHP Trey Gibson: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hot bat.
- Taylor Ward (BAL) (96) vs RHP Roki Sasaki: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Ben Rice (NYY) (96) vs RHP Rhett Lowder: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hot bat.
- Drake Baldwin (ATL) (92) vs RHP Jacob Misiorowski: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Christian Yelich (MIL) (92) vs LHP Martín Pérez: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Zach Neto (LAA) (92) vs LHP Jeffrey Springs: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
Best parks for doubles today
Coors Field is playing as a real hitter's park today (+6% double park). Top bat there: Spencer Horwitz (PIT) at 100.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Jake McCarthy (COL), Kyle Tucker (LAD), Ben Rice (NYY), Zack Gelof (ATH), Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC), and Liam Hicks (MIA). Cold but due to bounce back: JJ Bleday (CIN), Rob Refsnyder (SEA), Alex Bregman (CHC), Jo Adell (LAA), and Matt Vierling (DET).
How it played out
1 of the top 10 doubles matchups landed at least one double. Top play Spencer Horwitz 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.