Best MLB Doubles Matchups — Thursday, June 25, 2026
Top doubles spot: Paul Goldschmidt
Paul Goldschmidt (NYY) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Connelly Early. The righty 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 Connelly Early 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 Connelly Early. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Trea Turner (PHI) (96) vs RHP Cade Cavalli: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- James Wood (WSH) (96) vs LHP Cristopher Sánchez: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side, due to bounce back.
- Masataka Yoshida (BOS) (92) vs RHP Cam Schlittler: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side, due to bounce back.
- Ceddanne Rafaela (BOS) (91) vs RHP Cam Schlittler: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Jeremy Peña (HOU) (87) vs RHP Troy Melton: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Curtis Mead (WSH) (87) vs LHP Cristopher Sánchez: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Kyle Schwarber (PHI) (87) vs RHP Cade Cavalli: 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: Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC), Carter Jensen (KC), Brandon Lowe (PIT), Isaac Paredes (HOU), Jonathan Aranda (TB), and Bryan Reynolds (PIT). Cold but due to bounce back: James Wood (WSH), Masataka Yoshida (BOS), Bryce Eldridge (SF), Nick Kurtz (ATH), and Kerry Carpenter (DET).
How it played out
1 of the top 10 doubles matchups landed at least one double. Top play Paul Goldschmidt finished with 1 double. 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.