Best MLB Singles Matchups — Sunday, July 12, 2026
Top singles spot: Zach Neto
Zach Neto (LAA) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Taj Bradley. The righty 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 Taj Bradley 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 just .200 in 5 career PA against Taj Bradley, but that's a tiny sample and the matchup says regression. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Drake Baldwin (ATL) (96) vs RHP Dustin May: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- JJ Wetherholt (STL) (96) vs LHP Danny Young: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, due to bounce back.
- Trevor Larnach (MIN) (92) vs RHP José Soriano: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Jake McCarthy (COL) (92) vs RHP Trevor McDonald: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Ryan Jeffers (MIN) (91) vs RHP José Soriano: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Mike Trout (LAA) (91) vs RHP Taj Bradley: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Ketel Marte (AZ) (88) vs RHP Emmet Sheehan: 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: Ernie Clement (TOR), Jordan Walker (STL), Jeremy Peña (HOU), Kevin McGonigle (DET), Wyatt Langford (TEX), and Gabriel Moreno (AZ). Cold but due to bounce back: JJ Wetherholt (STL), Ozzie Albies (ATL), Otto Lopez (MIA), Carter Jensen (KC), and Corbin Carroll (AZ).
How it played out
7 of the top 10 singles matchups landed at least one single. Top play Zach Neto 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.