Best MLB Singles Matchups — Sunday, September 6, 2026
Top singles spot: Henry Bolte
Henry Bolte (ATH) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Bryan Woo. The righty is lining singles at .192 1B/PA against righties this year — and .192 over the last two weeks, an excellent bat that turns into a single in about 18% of his trips. And Bryan Woo has been tough to string hits off righties lately — .000 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 Bryan Woo. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Mookie Betts (LAD) (100) vs LHP Andrew Alvarez: a strong bat at .168 into an arm tough to string hits off the same side (.121).
- Brett Bateman (TOR) (100) vs RHP Randy Dobnak: an elite bat at .204 into an arm fairly stingy against the same side (.138).
- Iván Herrera (STL) (99) vs RHP Tanner Gordon: a strong bat at .155 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.222).
- Luke Keaschall (MIN) (99) vs LHP Bryan Hudson: a strong bat at .163 into an arm fairly stingy against the same side (.125).
- Troy Johnston (COL) (95) vs RHP Kyle Leahy: a strong bat at .163 into an arm prone to base hits from the same side (.158).
- Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD) (90) vs RHP Gerrit Cole: a strong bat at .155 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.194), due to bounce back.
- Jeff McNeil (ATH) (89) vs RHP Bryan Woo: an excellent bat at .175 into an arm tough to string hits off the same side (.111), hot bat.
Platoon edges to target
- Mookie Betts (LAD) — righty bat vs LHP, .146 against lefties this year.
- Brett Bateman (TOR) — lefty bat vs RHP, .236 against righties this year.
- Luke Keaschall (MIN) — righty bat vs LHP, .181 against lefties this year.
- Troy Johnston (COL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .179 against righties this year.
- Jeff McNeil (ATH) — lefty bat vs RHP, .190 against righties this year.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Jeff McNeil (ATH), Dominic Canzone (SEA), TJ Rumfield (COL), J.P. Crawford (SEA), Thomas Saggese (STL), and Teoscar Hernández (LAD). Cold but due to bounce back: Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD), Freddie Freeman (LAD), Steven Kwan (CLE), Will Smith (LAD), and Jazz Chisholm Jr. (NYY).
How it played out
5 of the top 10 singles matchups landed at least one single. Top play Henry Bolte 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.