Best MLB Doubles Matchups — Monday, August 10, 2026
Top doubles spot: Bobby Witt Jr.
Bobby Witt Jr. (KC) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Tarik Skubal. The righty is driving the ball at .074 2B/PA against lefties this year — and .000 over the last two weeks, a strong bat that turns into a double in about 5% of his trips. And Tarik Skubal has been tough to drive against lefties lately — .025 doubles per batter faced. The bullpen behind him is roughly average to that side. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.5 trips, so the volume's there. He's just .118 in 34 career PA against Tarik Skubal, but that's a tiny sample and the matchup says regression. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Tyler Soderstrom (ATH) (100) vs RHP Freddy Peralta: an elite bat at .078 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.125), hot bat.
- Salvador Perez (KC) (97) vs LHP Tarik Skubal: an excellent bat at .057 into an arm tough to drive against the same side (.025).
- Andy Pages (LAD) (86) vs LHP Noah Cameron: a strong bat at .051 into an arm tough to drive against the same side (.000).
- Jac Caglianone (KC) (79) vs LHP Tarik Skubal: a strong bat at .055 into an arm tough to drive against the same side (.000), hot bat.
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (78) vs LHP Noah Cameron: a solid bat at .043 into an arm tough to drive against the same side (.000).
- Jake McCarthy (COL) (77) vs RHP Michael Soroka: an elite bat at .064 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hot bat.
- Nick Loftin (KC) (74) vs LHP Tarik Skubal: a league-average bat at .041 into an arm tough to drive against the same side (.025).
Platoon edges to target
- Bobby Witt Jr. (KC) — righty bat vs LHP, .074 against lefties this year.
- Tyler Soderstrom (ATH) — lefty bat vs RHP, .081 against righties this year.
- Salvador Perez (KC) — righty bat vs LHP, .074 against lefties this year.
- Andy Pages (LAD) — righty bat vs LHP, .062 against lefties this year.
- Jake McCarthy (COL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .067 against righties this year.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Tyler Soderstrom (ATH), Jac Caglianone (KC), Jake McCarthy (COL), Iván Herrera (STL), Brandon Nimmo (TEX), and Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD). Cold but due to bounce back: Austin Martin (MIN), Lawrence Butler (ATH), Jung Hoo Lee (SF), Yordan Alvarez (HOU), and Jeremy Peña (HOU).
How it played out
5 of the top 10 doubles matchups landed at least one double. Top play Bobby Witt Jr. 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.