Best MLB Triples Matchups — Sunday, July 26, 2026
Top triples spot: Jacob Wilson
Jacob Wilson (ATH) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Connor Prielipp. The righty is hitting — H/PA against lefties this year, a below-average bat that turns into a hit in about 0% of his trips. And Connor Prielipp has been thin against lefties lately. One catch: the bullpen behind him has been stingy to that side late. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.7 trips, so the volume's there. No real history against Connor Prielipp. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Austin Martin (MIN) (100) vs LHP Jeffrey Springs: a below-average bat at .004 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Elly De La Cruz (CIN) (100) vs RHP Kyle Leahy: a below-average bat at .004 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- JJ Wetherholt (STL) (100) vs LHP Andrew Abbott: a below-average bat at .004 into an arm with little track record against the same side, due to bounce back.
- Byron Buxton (MIN) (91) vs LHP Jeffrey Springs: a below-average bat at .004 into an arm with little track record against the same side, due to bounce back.
- Luis Arraez (SF) (88) vs RHP José Soriano: a below-average bat at .004 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Zach Neto (LAA) (88) vs LHP Carson Whisenhunt: a below-average bat at .004 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Trea Turner (PHI) (88) vs RHP Will Warren: a below-average bat at .004 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Jeremy Peña (HOU), Jake McCarthy (COL), Joc Pederson (TEX), Nick Loftin (KC), Tyler Soderstrom (ATH), and Gabriel Moreno (AZ). Cold but due to bounce back: Jacob Wilson (ATH), JJ Wetherholt (STL), Byron Buxton (MIN), Nick Kurtz (ATH), and Spencer Steer (CIN).
How it played out
6 of the top 10 triples matchups landed at least one hit. Top play Jacob Wilson finished with 0 hits. 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 triples matchups
Each score (0–100) starts with the hitter's hits 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.