Best MLB Doubles Matchups — Sunday, August 16, 2026
Top doubles spot: Yordan Alvarez
Yordan Alvarez (HOU) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Bryan Woo. The lefty is driving the ball at .058 2B/PA against righties this year — and .125 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a double in about 7% of his trips. And Bryan Woo has been getting squared up by righties lately — .071 doubles per batter faced. The bullpen behind him hasn't been any better to that side, so there's no relief late. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.5 trips, so the volume's there. He's owned Bryan Woo too — .400 across 5 career trips. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Jacob Wilson (ATH) (92) vs LHP Cody Bradford: an excellent bat at .058 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.120).
- Andrew Vaughn (MIL) (89) vs LHP Tarik Skubal: an elite bat at .071 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.067).
- Alika Williams (ATH) (86) vs LHP Cody Bradford: an elite bat at .075 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.120).
- Mike Yastrzemski (ATL) (84) vs RHP Michael Soroka: an elite bat at .074 into an arm tough to drive against the same side (.000).
- Henry Bolte (ATH) (81) vs LHP Cody Bradford: a solid bat at .047 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.120).
- Vaughn Grissom (LAA) (79) vs LHP Noah Cameron: an excellent bat at .056 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.056).
- Royce Lewis (MIN) (78) vs RHP Andrew Painter: an elite bat at .065 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.083).
Platoon edges to target
- Yordan Alvarez (HOU) — lefty bat vs RHP, .058 against righties this year.
- Jacob Wilson (ATH) — righty bat vs LHP, .053 against lefties this year.
- Andrew Vaughn (MIL) — righty bat vs LHP, .130 against lefties this year.
- Alika Williams (ATH) — righty bat vs LHP, .111 against lefties this year.
- Mike Yastrzemski (ATL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .055 against righties this year.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Corbin Carroll (AZ), Wilyer Abreu (BOS), Yandy Díaz (TB), Gabriel Moreno (AZ), Esmerlyn Valdez (PIT), and Bryson Stott (PHI). Cold but due to bounce back: Javier Sanoja (MIA), Zack Gelof (ATH), A.J. Ewing (NYM), Rhys Hoskins (CLE), and Zach McKinstry (DET).
How it played out
0 of the top 10 doubles matchups landed at least one double. Top play Yordan Alvarez 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.