Best MLB Singles Matchups — Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Top singles spot: Gleyber Torres
Gleyber Torres (DET) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Casey Legumina. The righty is lining singles at .212 1B/PA against righties this year — and .216 over the last two weeks, an excellent bat that turns into a single in about 19% of his trips. And Casey Legumina has been getting picked apart by righties lately — .333 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. No real history against Casey Legumina. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Henry Bolte (ATH) (100) vs RHP Taj Bradley: an excellent bat at .189 into an arm tough to string hits off the same side (.083).
- Yandy Díaz (TB) (97) vs RHP Jackson Jobe: an elite bat at .208 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.214).
- JJ Wetherholt (STL) (96) vs RHP Chris Bassitt: a solid bat at .153 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.270).
- Luis Arraez (PHI) (92) vs RHP George Kirby: an elite bat at .204 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.182).
- Hao-Yu Lee (DET) (91) vs RHP Casey Legumina: an excellent bat at .178 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.333).
- Trea Turner (PHI) (91) vs RHP George Kirby: a solid bat at .153 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.318), due to bounce back.
- Alec Burleson (STL) (87) vs RHP Chris Bassitt: a strong bat at .155 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.270), hot bat.
Platoon edges to target
- JJ Wetherholt (STL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .159 against righties this year.
- Luis Arraez (PHI) — lefty bat vs RHP, .223 against righties this year.
- Alec Burleson (STL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .168 against righties this year.
- Chandler Simpson (TB) — lefty bat vs RHP, .266 against righties this year.
- Brett Bateman (TOR) — lefty bat vs RHP, .154 against righties this year.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Alec Burleson (STL), Sal Stewart (CIN), Luke Keaschall (MIN), Nick Sogard (BOS), Andrew Vaughn (MIL), and Junior Caminero (TB). Cold but due to bounce back: Trea Turner (PHI), Gabriel Moreno (AZ), Chase Meidroth (CWS), Shohei Ohtani (LAD), and Nate Furman (SF).
How it played out
5 of the top 10 singles matchups landed at least one single. Top play Gleyber Torres 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.