Best MLB Triples Matchups — Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Top triples spot: Victor Robles
Victor Robles (SEA) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Aaron Nola. The righty is running the bases at .021 3B/PA against righties this year — and .143 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a triple in about 2% of his trips. And Aaron Nola has been tough to triple against righties 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 3.9 trips, so the volume's there. He's just .167 in 24 career PA against Aaron Nola, 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
- Corbin Carroll (AZ) (90) vs RHP Clay Holmes: an elite bat at .019 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
- Jakob Marsee (MIA) (87) vs LHP Payton Tolle: an elite bat at .020 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
- Joc Pederson (TEX) (81) vs LHP Anthony Kay: an elite bat at .014 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000), due to bounce back.
- Ildemaro Vargas (AZ) (72) vs RHP Clay Holmes: an elite bat at .015 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
- Jake McCarthy (COL) (72) vs LHP Andrew Alvarez: an elite bat at .011 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
- Edmundo Sosa (PHI) (69) vs RHP George Kirby: an elite bat at .013 into an arm vulnerable to the gaps against the same side (.045), hot bat.
- Cody Freeman (TEX) (63) vs LHP Anthony Kay: an elite bat at .017 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
Platoon edges to target
- Corbin Carroll (AZ) — lefty bat vs RHP, .024 against righties this year.
- Ildemaro Vargas (AZ) — lefty bat vs RHP, .015 against righties this year.
- Cody Freeman (TEX) — righty bat vs LHP, .043 against lefties this year.
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) — lefty bat vs RHP, .008 against righties this year.
- Braden Montgomery (CWS) — lefty bat vs RHP, .011 against righties this year.
Parks where triples happen today
- Oracle Park is playing as hitter-friendly today (+3% triple park). Top bat there: JJ Bleday (CIN) at 51.
- Angel Stadium is playing as hitter-friendly today (+3% triple park). Top bat there: Chase DeLauter (CLE) at 46.
- Petco Park is playing as hitter-friendly today (+3% triple park). Top bat there: Jackson Merrill (SD) at 26.
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.