Best MLB Triples Matchups — Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Top triples spot: Pete Crow-Armstrong
Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Eric Lauer. 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 Eric Lauer has been tough to triple against lefties lately — .000 triples 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 Eric Lauer. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Corbin Carroll (AZ) (95) vs RHP Casey Mize: an elite bat at .022 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000), due to bounce back.
- Isaac Collins (KC) (95) vs RHP Dean Kremer: an elite bat at .018 into an arm vulnerable to the gaps against the same side (.087).
- Carter Jensen (KC) (83) vs RHP Dean Kremer: an excellent bat at .008 into an arm vulnerable to the gaps against the same side (.087), due to bounce back.
- Gunnar Henderson (BAL) (81) vs LHP Reid Detmers: an elite bat at .022 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000), due to bounce back.
- Joc Pederson (TEX) (72) vs LHP Carson Whisenhunt: an elite bat at .014 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
- Cole Young (SEA) (68) vs RHP Drew Anderson: an elite bat at .016 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
- Jac Caglianone (KC) (66) vs RHP Dean Kremer: a solid bat at .004 into an arm vulnerable to the gaps against the same side (.087).
Platoon edges to target
- Corbin Carroll (AZ) — lefty bat vs RHP, .021 against righties this year.
- Isaac Collins (KC) — lefty bat vs RHP, .012 against righties this year.
- Carter Jensen (KC) — lefty bat vs RHP, .003 against righties this year.
- Cole Young (SEA) — lefty bat vs RHP, .006 against righties this year.
- Jac Caglianone (KC) — lefty bat vs RHP, .007 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: Chandler Simpson (TB) at 63.
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.