Best MLB Singles Matchups — Monday, June 29, 2026
Top singles spot: Jake McCarthy
Jake McCarthy (COL) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Sandy Alcantara. The lefty is lining singles at — 1B/PA against righties this year, a solid bat that turns into a single in about 14% of his trips. And Sandy Alcantara has been thin against righties 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 a fine .222 in 9 career PA against Sandy Alcantara. It all sets up in a hitter's park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Otto Lopez (MIA) (100) vs LHP Sean Sullivan: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hitter's park.
- Mickey Moniak (COL) (91) vs RHP Sandy Alcantara: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hitter's park, due to bounce back.
- Xavier Edwards (MIA) (91) vs LHP Sean Sullivan: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hitter's park, hot bat.
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (89) vs LHP Gage Jump: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) (85) vs RHP Griffin Canning: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, due to bounce back.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD) (85) vs LHP Shota Imanaga: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Esteury Ruiz (MIA) (83) vs LHP Sean Sullivan: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hitter's park, due to bounce back.
Where singles fall in today
Coors Field is playing as a real hitter's park today (+6% single park). Top bat there: Jake McCarthy (COL) at 100.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Xavier Edwards (MIA), TJ Rumfield (COL), Konnor Griffin (PIT), Jackson Chourio (MIL), Miguel Vargas (CWS), and Carson Benge (NYM). Cold but due to bounce back: Mickey Moniak (COL), Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC), Esteury Ruiz (MIA), Henry Bolte (ATH), and Alex Bregman (CHC).
How it played out
8 of the top 10 singles matchups landed at least one single. Top play Jake McCarthy finished with 2 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.