Best MLB Singles Matchups — Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Top singles spot: Otto Lopez
Otto Lopez (MIA) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Robert Stock. The righty is lining singles at .194 1B/PA against righties this year — and .278 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a single in about 19% of his trips. And Robert Stock has been getting picked apart by righties lately — .333 singles per batter faced. One catch: the bullpen behind him has been stingy to that side late. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.5 trips, so the volume's there. He's just .000 in 2 career PA against Robert Stock, but that's a tiny sample and the matchup says regression. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Steven Kwan (CLE) (93) vs RHP Shane Baz: an elite bat at .194 into an arm fairly stingy against the same side (.129).
- Chandler Simpson (TB) (93) vs RHP the starter: an elite bat at .226 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Ezequiel Duran (TEX) (90) vs LHP Kade Anderson: an excellent bat at .181 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.182).
- Bryan Torres (STL) (88) vs RHP Blade Tidwell: an excellent bat at .184 into an arm tough to string hits off the same side (.115).
- Yandy Díaz (TB) (84) vs RHP the starter: an excellent bat at .179 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Dominic Canzone (SEA) (81) vs LHP Cody Bradford: a solid bat at .147 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.273), hot bat.
- Henry Bolte (ATH) (80) vs RHP Braydon Fisher: an excellent bat at .172 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.286).
Platoon edges to target
- Steven Kwan (CLE) — lefty bat vs RHP, .204 against righties this year.
- Ezequiel Duran (TEX) — righty bat vs LHP, .181 against lefties this year.
- Bryan Torres (STL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .188 against righties this year.
- Drake Baldwin (ATL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .184 against righties this year.
- Michael Harris II (ATL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .180 against righties this year.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Dominic Canzone (SEA), Javier Sanoja (MIA), Gleyber Torres (DET), TJ Rumfield (COL), Teoscar Hernández (LAD), and Iván Herrera (STL). Cold but due to bounce back: Tommy Edman (LAD), Freddie Freeman (LAD), Ben Rice (NYY), Agustín Ramírez (MIA), and Shohei Ohtani (LAD).
Lineup watch
270 of today's hitters are still on projected lineups, drawn from each team's last game. Batting order drives the score, so these flip the moment official lineups post — usually about two hours before first pitch. Anyone who doesn't make the official card gets flagged "Not starting" and drops to the bottom.
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.