Best MLB Doubles Matchups — Friday, August 14, 2026
Top doubles spot: Victor Bericoto
Victor Bericoto (SF) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Kyle Freeland. The righty is driving the ball at .100 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 Kyle Freeland has been getting squared up by lefties lately — .118 doubles per batter faced. The bullpen behind him is roughly average to that side. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.3 trips, so the volume's there. No real history against Kyle Freeland. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Tyler Soderstrom (ATH) (100) vs RHP Kumar Rocker: an elite bat at .084 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.250), hot bat.
- Jonah Cox (SF) (94) vs LHP Kyle Freeland: a solid bat at .045 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.118), due to bounce back.
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (77) vs LHP Robert Gasser: an excellent bat at .057 into an arm tough to drive against the same side (.000).
- Jake McCarthy (COL) (77) vs RHP Landen Roupp: an elite bat at .063 into an arm tough to drive against the same side (.000), due to bounce back.
- Yordan Alvarez (HOU) (75) vs RHP George Kirby: an elite bat at .068 into an arm keeping the ball in front of the same side (.038).
- Eduardo Valencia (DET) (74) vs LHP Sean Newcomb: an elite bat at .082 into an arm tough to drive against the same side (.000).
- Andy Pages (LAD) (67) vs LHP Robert Gasser: a strong bat at .048 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.079).
Platoon edges to target
- Victor Bericoto (SF) — righty bat vs LHP, .100 against lefties this year.
- Tyler Soderstrom (ATH) — lefty bat vs RHP, .085 against righties this year.
- Jake McCarthy (COL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .065 against righties this year.
- Yordan Alvarez (HOU) — lefty bat vs RHP, .059 against righties this year.
- Eduardo Valencia (DET) — righty bat vs LHP, .143 against lefties this year.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Tyler Soderstrom (ATH), Abimelec Ortiz (WSH), Wade Meckler (LAA), Spencer Torkelson (DET), Gabriel Moreno (AZ), and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR). Cold but due to bounce back: Jonah Cox (SF), Jake McCarthy (COL), Ezequiel Duran (TEX), Buddy Kennedy (SF), and Jung Hoo Lee (SF).
How it played out
1 of the top 10 doubles matchups landed at least one double. Top play Victor Bericoto 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.