Best MLB Singles Matchups — Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Top singles spot: Nate Eaton
Nate Eaton (BOS) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Kyle Freeland. The righty is lining singles at — 1B/PA against lefties this year, a solid bat that turns into a single in about 14% of his trips. And Kyle Freeland has been thin against lefties lately. The bullpen behind him is roughly average to that side. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.7 trips, so the volume's there. He's just .000 in 3 career PA against Kyle Freeland, but that's a tiny sample and the matchup says regression. It all sets up in a hitter's park, though the weather fights it.
The rest of the top of the board
- Willi Castro (COL) (100) vs LHP Ranger Suarez: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hitter's park.
- Nolan Schanuel (LAA) (96) vs RHP Trey Gibson: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hot bat.
- Taylor Ward (BAL) (96) vs RHP José Soriano: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Blake Dunn (CIN) (96) vs LHP Shane Drohan: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, due to bounce back.
- Trevor Larnach (MIN) (96) vs RHP Shohei Ohtani: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (96) vs RHP Joe Ryan: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Ketel Marte (AZ) (92) vs LHP Matthew Liberatore: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
Where singles fall in today
Coors Field is playing as a real hitter's park today (+6% single park). Top bat there: Nate Eaton (BOS) at 100.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Nolan Schanuel (LAA), George Springer (TOR), Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC), Carson Benge (NYM), Carter Jensen (KC), and Carson Benge (NYM). Cold but due to bounce back: Blake Dunn (CIN), Christian Yelich (MIL), Geraldo Perdomo (AZ), Bryce Eldridge (SF), and Kody Clemens (MIN).
How it played out
6 of the top 10 singles matchups landed at least one single. Top play Nate Eaton finished with 0 singles. 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 singles matchups
Each score (0–100) starts with the hitter's singles 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.