Best MLB Triples Matchups — Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Top triples spot: Pete Crow-Armstrong
Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Tarik Skubal. The lefty is running the bases at .019 3B/PA against lefties this year — and .143 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a triple in about 2% of his trips. And Tarik Skubal has been tough to triple against lefties lately — .000 triples per batter faced. One catch: the bullpen behind him has been stingy to that side late. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.7 trips, so the volume's there. He's owned Tarik Skubal too — .333 across 3 career trips. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Corbin Carroll (AZ) (94) vs RHP Randy Vásquez: an elite bat at .022 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000), due to bounce back.
- Francisco Lindor (NYM) (61) vs LHP Joey Cantillo: an elite bat at .014 into an arm vulnerable to the gaps against the same side (.020).
- Cole Young (SEA) (56) vs RHP the starter: an elite bat at .013 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hot bat.
- Cole Carrigg (COL) (55) vs RHP Freddy Peralta: an elite bat at .013 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000), hitter's park.
- A.J. Ewing (NYM) (53) vs LHP Joey Cantillo: a strong bat at .006 into an arm vulnerable to the gaps against the same side (.077).
- Daylen Lile (WSH) (52) vs LHP Jesús Luzardo: an elite bat at .014 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
- Chandler Simpson (TB) (49) vs RHP Gabriel Hughes: a strong bat at .006 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hitter's park.
Platoon edges to target
- Corbin Carroll (AZ) — lefty bat vs RHP, .021 against righties this year.
- Francisco Lindor (NYM) — righty bat vs LHP, .015 against lefties this year.
- Cole Carrigg (COL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .033 against righties this year.
- Chandler Simpson (TB) — lefty bat vs RHP, .011 against righties this year.
- Tommy Edman (LAD) — lefty bat vs RHP, .022 against righties this year.
Parks where triples happen today
Coors Field is playing as a real hitter's park today (+18% triple park). Top bat there: Cole Carrigg (COL) at 55.
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 triples matchups
Each score (0–100) starts with the hitter's triples 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.