Best MLB Singles Matchups — Friday, June 26, 2026
Top singles spot: Konnor Griffin
Konnor Griffin (PIT) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Andrew Abbott. 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 Andrew Abbott 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. No real history against Andrew Abbott. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Blake Dunn (CIN) (100) vs RHP Paul Skenes: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Luis Arraez (SF) (96) vs RHP Reynaldo López: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Michael Harris II (ATL) (96) vs RHP Trevor McDonald: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Carson Benge (NYM) (96) vs RHP Zack Wheeler: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Paul Goldschmidt (NYY) (96) vs LHP Payton Tolle: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD) (87) vs RHP Roki Sasaki: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (87) vs RHP Walker Buehler: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC), Carter Jensen (KC), Jake McCarthy (COL), Brandon Lowe (PIT), Bryan Reynolds (PIT), and Jonathan Aranda (TB). Cold but due to bounce back: JJ Wetherholt (STL), Jakob Marsee (MIA), George Springer (TOR), Mickey Gasper (BOS), and Bryce Eldridge (SF).
How it played out
8 of the top 10 singles matchups landed at least one single. Top play Konnor Griffin finished with 1 single. 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.