Best MLB Doubles Matchups — Friday, September 11, 2026
Top doubles spot: Turner Hill
Turner Hill (SF) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Robbie Ray. The lefty is driving the ball at .111 2B/PA against lefties this year — and .133 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a double in about 6% of his trips. And Robbie Ray has been getting squared up by lefties lately — .083 doubles per batter faced. One catch: the bullpen behind him has been stingy to that side late. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.3 trips, so the volume's there. No real history against Robbie Ray. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Chase DeLauter (CLE) (100) vs RHP Taj Bradley: an elite bat at .081 into an arm tough to drive against the same side (.000).
- Trevor Story (BOS) (97) vs RHP Seth Lugo: an elite bat at .069 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.150).
- Bryce Eldridge (SF) (96) vs LHP Robbie Ray: an excellent bat at .056 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.083), hot bat.
- Jeff McNeil (ATH) (89) vs RHP George Kirby: a league-average bat at .040 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.115).
- Cole Carrigg (COL) (88) vs LHP Framber Valdez: an elite bat at .075 into an arm tough to drive against the same side (.030).
- Randy Arozarena (SEA) (88) vs LHP Jeffrey Springs: an excellent bat at .056 into an arm tough to drive against the same side (.000).
- Donovan Walton (ATH) (84) vs RHP George Kirby: a strong bat at .049 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.115).
Platoon edges to target
- Chase DeLauter (CLE) — lefty bat vs RHP, .054 against righties this year.
- Jeff McNeil (ATH) — lefty bat vs RHP, .044 against righties this year.
- Cole Carrigg (COL) — righty bat vs LHP, .106 against lefties this year.
- Randy Arozarena (SEA) — righty bat vs LHP, .054 against lefties this year.
- Donovan Walton (ATH) — lefty bat vs RHP, .064 against righties this year.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Bryce Eldridge (SF), Javier Sanoja (MIA), Henry Bolte (ATH), Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC), Ketel Marte (AZ), and Cody Bellinger (NYY). Cold but due to bounce back: Lawrence Butler (ATH), Riley Greene (DET), Ezequiel Duran (TEX), Kaelen Culpepper (MIN), and Mickey Gasper (BOS).
How it played out
5 of the top 10 doubles matchups landed at least one double. Top play Turner Hill 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.