Best MLB Doubles Matchups — Saturday, July 11, 2026
Top doubles spot: Zach Neto
Zach Neto (LAA) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Joe Ryan. 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 Joe Ryan 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 owned Joe Ryan too — .500 across 8 career trips. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Trevor Larnach (MIN) (92) vs RHP Ryan Johnson: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Mike Trout (LAA) (91) vs RHP Joe Ryan: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Jake Mangum (PIT) (88) vs RHP Brandon Sproat: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Christian Yelich (MIL) (88) vs RHP Braxton Ashcraft: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Brooks Lee (MIN) (84) vs RHP Ryan Johnson: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Nick Gonzales (PIT) (80) vs LHP Shane Drohan: a solid bat at .045 into an arm with little track record against the same side, due to bounce back.
- Christian Yelich (MIL) (80) vs RHP Bubba Chandler: 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: Ernie Clement (TOR), Bobby Witt Jr. (KC), Jeremy Peña (HOU), Ben Rice (NYY), Wyatt Langford (TEX), and Jac Caglianone (KC). Cold but due to bounce back: Nick Gonzales (PIT), Carter Jensen (KC), Randal Grichuk (CWS), Trea Turner (PHI), and Kody Clemens (MIN).
How it played out
8 of the top 10 doubles matchups landed at least one double. Top play Zach Neto finished with 2 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.