Best MLB Singles Matchups — Saturday, August 15, 2026
Top singles spot: Yandy Díaz
Yandy Díaz (TB) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Kyle Bradish. The righty is lining singles at .198 1B/PA against righties this year — and .200 over the last two weeks, an excellent bat that turns into a single in about 18% of his trips. And Kyle Bradish has been getting picked apart by righties lately — .286 singles per batter faced. 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 owned Kyle Bradish too — .370 across 27 career trips. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Wade Meckler (LAA) (100) vs RHP Randy Dobnak: an excellent bat at .178 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.250), hot bat.
- Drake Baldwin (ATL) (100) vs LHP Eduardo Rodriguez: an excellent bat at .176 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.333).
- Chandler Simpson (TB) (99) vs RHP Kyle Bradish: an elite bat at .241 into an arm tough to string hits off the same side (.050), hot bat.
- Ceddanne Rafaela (BOS) (95) vs RHP Jared Jones: an excellent bat at .179 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.471).
- Xavier Edwards (MIA) (90) vs RHP Brady Singer: a strong bat at .169 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.216).
- Jake McCarthy (COL) (84) vs RHP Logan Webb: a strong bat at .168 into an arm fairly stingy against the same side (.133), due to bounce back.
- Yordan Alvarez (HOU) (83) vs RHP Emerson Hancock: a strong bat at .159 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.294).
Platoon edges to target
- Wade Meckler (LAA) — lefty bat vs RHP, .212 against righties this year.
- Chandler Simpson (TB) — lefty bat vs RHP, .261 against righties this year.
- Xavier Edwards (MIA) — lefty bat vs RHP, .194 against righties this year.
- Jake McCarthy (COL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .158 against righties this year.
- Yordan Alvarez (HOU) — lefty bat vs RHP, .153 against righties this year.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Yandy Díaz (TB), Wade Meckler (LAA), Chandler Simpson (TB), Ronny Simon (PIT), Sal Stewart (CIN), and Gabriel Moreno (AZ). Cold but due to bounce back: Jake McCarthy (COL), Jung Hoo Lee (SF), José Ramírez (CLE), Henry Bolte (ATH), and Masyn Winn (STL).
How it played out
6 of the top 10 singles matchups landed at least one single. Top play Yandy Díaz 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.