Best MLB Triples Matchups — Thursday, August 6, 2026
Top triples spot: Corbin Carroll
Corbin Carroll (AZ) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Walker Buehler. The lefty is running the bases at .021 3B/PA against righties this year — and .043 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a triple in about 2% of his trips. And Walker Buehler has been tough to triple against righties lately — .000 triples per batter faced. The bullpen behind him is roughly average to that side. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.5 trips, so the volume's there. He's just .200 in 5 career PA against Walker Buehler, 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
- Isaac Collins (KC) (74) vs RHP Bailey Ober: an elite bat at .018 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
- Colt Keith (DET) (70) vs RHP Bryce Miller: an elite bat at .018 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
- Luis Lara (MIL) (67) vs RHP Braxton Ashcraft: an elite bat at .013 into an arm vulnerable to the gaps against the same side (.042).
- Kody Clemens (MIN) (55) vs RHP Michael Wacha: an elite bat at .012 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
- Agustín Ramírez (MIA) (53) vs LHP Martín Pérez: an excellent bat at .008 into an arm vulnerable to the gaps against the same side (.021), due to bounce back.
- Braden Montgomery (CWS) (52) vs LHP Ranger Suarez: an elite bat at .015 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000), due to bounce back.
- Otto Lopez (MIA) (51) vs LHP Martín Pérez: an excellent bat at .007 into an arm vulnerable to the gaps against the same side (.021).
Platoon edges to target
- Corbin Carroll (AZ) — lefty bat vs RHP, .021 against righties this year.
- Isaac Collins (KC) — lefty bat vs RHP, .011 against righties this year.
- Colt Keith (DET) — lefty bat vs RHP, .013 against righties this year.
- Luis Lara (MIL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .018 against righties this year.
- Kody Clemens (MIN) — lefty bat vs RHP, .010 against righties this year.
How it played out
0 of the top 10 triples matchups landed at least one triple. Top play Corbin Carroll finished with 0 triples. 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 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.