Best MLB Doubles Matchups — Thursday, July 9, 2026
Top doubles spot: Elly De La Cruz
Elly De La Cruz (CIN) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Jesús Luzardo. 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 Jesús Luzardo 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. He's owned Jesús Luzardo too — .400 across 5 career trips. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Trea Turner (PHI) (100) vs RHP Brady Singer: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Sal Stewart (CIN) (91) vs LHP Jesús Luzardo: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Anthony Seigler (BOS) (88) vs LHP Anthony Kay: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Chase Meidroth (CWS) (88) vs LHP Patrick Sandoval: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (ATH) (88) vs LHP Framber Valdez: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hot bat.
- Garrett Mitchell (MIL) (88) vs RHP Andre Pallante: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- JJ Wetherholt (STL) (88) vs RHP Logan Henderson: 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: Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (ATH), Michael Harris II (ATL), Heliot Ramos (SF), Ceddanne Rafaela (BOS), Ozzie Albies (ATL), and Brandon Lowe (PIT). Cold but due to bounce back: Randal Grichuk (CWS), Bryce Harper (PHI), Nick Kurtz (ATH), Jackson Chourio (MIL), and Miguel Vargas (CWS).
How it played out
5 of the top 10 doubles matchups landed at least one double. Top play Elly De La Cruz 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.