Best MLB Singles Matchups — Sunday, July 19, 2026
Top singles spot: Jake McCarthy
Jake McCarthy (COL) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Hunter Greene. 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 Hunter Greene 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 .143 in 7 career PA against Hunter Greene, but that's a tiny sample and the matchup says regression. It all sets up in a hitter's park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Elly De La Cruz (CIN) (100) vs RHP Ryan Feltner: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hitter's park, hot bat.
- Sal Stewart (CIN) (99) vs RHP Ryan Feltner: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hitter's park.
- Mickey Moniak (COL) (92) vs RHP Hunter Greene: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hitter's park.
- Hunter Goodman (COL) (91) vs RHP Hunter Greene: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hitter's park.
- James Wood (WSH) (86) vs LHP Jacob Lopez: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- JJ Bleday (CIN) (84) vs RHP Ryan Feltner: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hitter's park, hot bat.
- Spencer Steer (CIN) (83) vs RHP Ryan Feltner: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hitter's park.
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: Jake McCarthy (COL), Elly De La Cruz (CIN), JJ Bleday (CIN), Jacob Wilson (ATH), Ben Rice (NYY), and Jac Caglianone (KC). Cold but due to bounce back: Trent Grisham (NYY), Jackson Merrill (SD), Trent Grisham (NYY), Gunnar Henderson (BAL), and J.P. Crawford (SEA).
How it played out
8 of the top 10 singles matchups landed at least one single. Top play Jake McCarthy 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.