Best MLB Triples Matchups — Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Top triples spot: Michael Massey
Michael Massey (KC) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Blake Snell. The lefty is running the bases at .014 3B/PA against lefties this year — and .111 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a triple in about 1% of his trips. And Blake Snell has been thin against lefties lately. The bullpen behind him hasn't been any better to that side, so there's no relief late. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.1 trips, so the volume's there. No real history against Blake Snell. It all sets up in a park that leans hitter.
The rest of the top of the board
- Corbin Carroll (AZ) (87) vs RHP Tomoyuki Sugano: an elite bat at .017 into an arm vulnerable to the gaps against the same side (.086).
- Ildemaro Vargas (AZ) (61) vs RHP Tomoyuki Sugano: an elite bat at .014 into an arm vulnerable to the gaps against the same side (.086).
- Coby Mayo (BAL) (60) vs RHP Bailey Ober: an elite bat at .027 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
- Blaze Jordan (STL) (59) vs LHP Cristopher Sánchez: an elite bat at .025 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000), hot bat.
- Lars Nootbaar (AZ) (53) vs RHP Tomoyuki Sugano: a league-average bat at .003 into an arm vulnerable to the gaps against the same side (.086), due to bounce back.
- Kyle Isbel (KC) (50) vs LHP Blake Snell: an excellent bat at .007 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hitter's park.
- Ketel Marte (AZ) (50) vs RHP Tomoyuki Sugano: a league-average bat at .003 into an arm vulnerable to the gaps against the same side (.086).
Platoon edges to target
- Corbin Carroll (AZ) — lefty bat vs RHP, .023 against righties this year.
- Ildemaro Vargas (AZ) — lefty bat vs RHP, .012 against righties this year.
- Blaze Jordan (STL) — righty bat vs LHP, .059 against lefties this year.
- Lars Nootbaar (AZ) — lefty bat vs RHP, .006 against righties this year.
- Ketel Marte (AZ) — lefty bat vs RHP, .005 against righties this year.
Parks where triples happen today
- UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium is playing as hitter-friendly today (+3% triple park). Top bat there: Michael Massey (KC) at 100.
- Petco Park is playing as hitter-friendly today (+3% triple park). Top bat there: Luis Lara (MIL) at 33.
- Oracle Park is playing as hitter-friendly today (+3% triple park). Top bat there: Drew Gilbert (SF) at 32.
- Angel Stadium is playing as hitter-friendly today (+3% triple park). Top bat there: Nicky Lopez (TEX) at 24.
How it played out
0 of the top 10 triples matchups landed at least one triple. Top play Michael Massey 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.