Best MLB Singles Matchups — Sunday, September 13, 2026
Top singles spot: Brandon Nimmo
Brandon Nimmo (TEX) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Eduardo Rodriguez. The lefty is lining singles at .209 1B/PA against lefties this year — and .429 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a single in about 21% of his trips. And Eduardo Rodriguez has been getting picked apart by lefties lately — .235 singles per batter faced. The bullpen behind him is roughly average to that side. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.3 trips, so the volume's there. He's just .111 in 9 career PA against Eduardo Rodriguez, 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
- Oneil Cruz (PIT) (97) vs LHP Matthew Boyd: an excellent bat at .187 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.176).
- Nico Hoerner (CHC) (94) vs RHP Bubba Chandler: an elite bat at .227 into an arm tough to string hits off the same side (.111).
- Drake Baldwin (ATL) (91) vs RHP Andrew Painter: an excellent bat at .181 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.172), hot bat.
- Dustin Harris (SD) (90) vs RHP Logan Webb: an excellent bat at .176 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.261).
- Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD) (82) vs RHP Logan Webb: a strong bat at .164 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.278).
- Jeff McNeil (ATH) (80) vs RHP Bryce Miller: an excellent bat at .170 into an arm getting picked apart by the same side (.318).
- Jackson Chourio (MIL) (78) vs RHP Chase Burns: an excellent bat at .171 into an arm prone to base hits from the same side (.154), hot bat.
Platoon edges to target
- Drake Baldwin (ATL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .184 against righties this year.
- Dustin Harris (SD) — lefty bat vs RHP, .192 against righties this year.
- Jeff McNeil (ATH) — lefty bat vs RHP, .190 against righties this year.
- Elly De La Cruz (CIN) — righty bat vs LHP, .172 against lefties this year.
- Alejandro Kirk (TOR) — righty bat vs LHP, .222 against lefties this year.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Drake Baldwin (ATL), Jackson Chourio (MIL), Steven Kwan (CLE), Henry Bolte (ATH), Isaac Paredes (HOU), and Otto Lopez (MIA). Cold but due to bounce back: Zach Neto (LAA), Yandy Díaz (TB), Iván Herrera (STL), Tommy Edman (LAD), and Manny Machado (SD).
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.