Best MLB Triples Matchups — Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Top triples spot: Cole Carrigg
Cole Carrigg (COL) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Walker Buehler. The lefty is running the bases at .022 3B/PA against righties this year — and .030 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. No real history against Walker Buehler. It all sets up in a hitter's park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Javier Sanoja (MIA) (100) vs RHP Michael Soroka: an elite bat at .023 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
- Victor Mesa Jr. (TB) (73) vs RHP Jack Perkins: an elite bat at .015 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000), hot bat.
- Kyle Karros (COL) (70) vs RHP Walker Buehler: an elite bat at .013 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000), hitter's park.
- Kyle Tucker (LAD) (69) vs RHP Rhett Lowder: an excellent bat at .009 into an arm vulnerable to the gaps against the same side (.038).
- Jackson Merrill (SD) (64) vs LHP Kyle Freeland: an elite bat at .011 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hitter's park, hot bat.
- TJ Rumfield (COL) (63) vs RHP Walker Buehler: an elite bat at .010 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000), hitter's park.
- Christian Moore (LAA) (60) vs RHP Logan Gilbert: an elite bat at .012 into an arm vulnerable to the gaps against the same side (.048), hitter's park, due to bounce back.
Platoon edges to target
- Cole Carrigg (COL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .022 against righties this year.
- Victor Mesa Jr. (TB) — lefty bat vs RHP, .017 against righties this year.
- Kyle Tucker (LAD) — lefty bat vs RHP, .003 against righties this year.
- TJ Rumfield (COL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .005 against righties this year.
- Corbin Carroll (AZ) — lefty bat vs RHP, .021 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 100.
- Angel Stadium is playing as hitter-friendly today (+3% triple park). Top bat there: Christian Moore (LAA) at 60.
- PNC Park is playing as hitter-friendly today (+3% triple park). Top bat there: Garrett Mitchell (MIL) at 54.
How it played out
0 of the top 10 triples matchups landed at least one triple. Top play Cole Carrigg 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.