Best MLB Doubles Matchups — Saturday, September 12, 2026
Top doubles spot: Andrew Benintendi
Andrew Benintendi (CWS) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Kyle Leahy. The lefty is driving the ball at .059 2B/PA against righties this year — and .128 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a double in about 7% of his trips. And Kyle Leahy has been around league average against righties lately — .043 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. He's owned Kyle Leahy too — 1.000 across 1 career trips. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Riley Greene (DET) (100) vs RHP Tanner Gordon: an elite bat at .064 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.120).
- Randy Arozarena (SEA) (100) vs LHP Gage Jump: an excellent bat at .056 into an arm tough to drive against the same side (.036).
- Gabriel Moreno (AZ) (100) vs RHP Kumar Rocker: an elite bat at .062 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.182).
- Lars Nootbaar (AZ) (100) vs RHP Kumar Rocker: an excellent bat at .060 into an arm tough to drive against the same side (.035).
- Sam Antonacci (CWS) (98) vs RHP Kyle Leahy: an excellent bat at .056 into an arm around league average against the same side (.043).
- Rafael Devers (SF) (97) vs RHP Michael King: an elite bat at .074 into an arm tough to drive against the same side (.000).
- Luke Keaschall (MIN) (92) vs RHP Daniel Espino: an excellent bat at .058 into an arm tough to drive against the same side (.000), due to bounce back.
Platoon edges to target
- Andrew Benintendi (CWS) — lefty bat vs RHP, .059 against righties this year.
- Riley Greene (DET) — lefty bat vs RHP, .058 against righties this year.
- Randy Arozarena (SEA) — righty bat vs LHP, .054 against lefties this year.
- Lars Nootbaar (AZ) — lefty bat vs RHP, .056 against righties this year.
- Sam Antonacci (CWS) — lefty bat vs RHP, .050 against righties this year.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Mike Trout (LAA), Otto Lopez (MIA), Javier Sanoja (MIA), Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC), Ketel Marte (AZ), and Max Muncy (LAD). Cold but due to bounce back: Andrew Benintendi (CWS), Luke Keaschall (MIN), Trea Turner (PHI), Tristan Peters (CWS), and Hao-Yu Lee (DET).
How it played out
1 of the top 10 doubles matchups landed at least one double. Top play Andrew Benintendi 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.