Best MLB Singles Matchups — Sunday, August 30, 2026
Top singles spot: Jared Triolo
Jared Triolo (PIT) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Matthew Liberatore. The righty is lining singles at .220 1B/PA against lefties this year — and .333 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a single in about 20% of his trips. And Matthew Liberatore has been getting picked apart by lefties lately — .188 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 Matthew Liberatore too — .400 across 5 career trips. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Steven Kwan (CLE) (100) vs RHP Seth Lugo: an elite bat at .197 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.296).
- Nico Hoerner (CHC) (100) vs RHP Chase Burns: an elite bat at .190 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.214).
- Henry Bolte (ATH) (100) vs RHP Chris Bassitt: an excellent bat at .188 into an arm prone to base hits from the same side (.150).
- Jeff McNeil (ATH) (100) vs RHP Chris Bassitt: an excellent bat at .172 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.300).
- Wade Meckler (LAA) (96) vs RHP Zack Wheeler: an excellent bat at .173 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.208).
- Alec Bohm (PHI) (86) vs LHP Yusei Kikuchi: an elite bat at .200 into an arm tough to string hits off the same side (.059).
- Dane Myers (CIN) (85) vs LHP Shota Imanaga: a solid bat at .151 into an arm tough to string hits off the same side (.071).
Platoon edges to target
- Jared Triolo (PIT) — righty bat vs LHP, .220 against lefties this year.
- Steven Kwan (CLE) — lefty bat vs RHP, .209 against righties this year.
- Jeff McNeil (ATH) — lefty bat vs RHP, .193 against righties this year.
- Wade Meckler (LAA) — lefty bat vs RHP, .208 against righties this year.
- Alec Bohm (PHI) — righty bat vs LHP, .163 against lefties this year.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Jared Triolo (PIT), Lawrence Butler (ATH), Elly De La Cruz (CIN), Drake Baldwin (ATL), Otto Lopez (MIA), and Mookie Betts (LAD). Cold but due to bounce back: Bo Bichette (NYM), Garrett Mitchell (MIL), Angel Genao (CLE), Sam Antonacci (CWS), and Nathaniel Lowe (CLE).
How it played out
5 of the top 10 singles matchups landed at least one single. Top play Jared Triolo 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.