Best MLB Singles Matchups — Monday, July 27, 2026
Top singles spot: Ernie Clement
Ernie Clement (TOR) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Eddy Yean. 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 Eddy Yean 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. No real history against Eddy Yean. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) (96) vs LHP Matthew Liberatore: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- JJ Wetherholt (STL) (96) vs LHP David Peterson: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, due to bounce back.
- Jake Mangum (PIT) (96) vs RHP Merrill Kelly: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Corbin Carroll (AZ) (96) vs RHP Mitch Keller: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- James Wood (WSH) (92) vs RHP Max Scherzer: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL) (87) vs LHP Zac Thornton: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, due to bounce back.
- Jacob Wilson (ATH) (87) vs LHP Payton Tolle: a solid bat at .145 into an arm with little track record against the same side, due to bounce back.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Gabriel Moreno (AZ), Jeremy Peña (HOU), Tyler Soderstrom (ATH), Joc Pederson (TEX), Drake Baldwin (ATL), and Jackson Chourio (MIL). Cold but due to bounce back: JJ Wetherholt (STL), Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL), Jacob Wilson (ATH), Masataka Yoshida (BOS), and Zach Neto (LAA).
How it played out
6 of the top 10 singles matchups landed at least one single. Top play Ernie Clement 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.