Best MLB Triples Matchups — Sunday, October 11, 2026
Top triples spot: Garrett Mitchell
Garrett Mitchell (MIL) tops the board at 73, facing LHP Tarik Skubal. The lefty is running the bases at .015 3B/PA against lefties this year — and .000 over the last two weeks, an excellent bat that turns into a triple in about 1% of his trips. And Tarik Skubal has been tough to triple against lefties lately — .000 triples per batter faced. 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. He's just .000 in 3 career PA against Tarik Skubal, 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
- Joey Ortiz (MIL) (64) vs LHP Tarik Skubal: an elite bat at .015 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
- Jake Bauers (MIL) (60) vs LHP Tarik Skubal: a solid bat at .005 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
- Brice Turang (MIL) (59) vs LHP Tarik Skubal: a league-average bat at .004 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000), hot bat.
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (57) vs RHP Jacob Misiorowski: a strong bat at .006 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
- Freddie Freeman (LAD) (30) vs RHP Jacob Misiorowski: a league-average bat at .003 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000), due to bounce back.
- Kyle Tucker (LAD) (29) vs RHP Jacob Misiorowski: a league-average bat at .003 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
- Max Muncy (LAD) (28) vs RHP Jacob Misiorowski: a league-average bat at .002 into an arm tough to triple against the same side (.000).
Platoon edges to target
- Joey Ortiz (MIL) — righty bat vs LHP, .020 against lefties this year.
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) — lefty bat vs RHP, .010 against righties this year.
- Freddie Freeman (LAD) — lefty bat vs RHP, .002 against righties this year.
- Kyle Tucker (LAD) — lefty bat vs RHP, .002 against righties this year.
- Max Muncy (LAD) — lefty bat vs RHP, .000 against righties this year.
How it played out
0 of the top 10 triples matchups landed at least one triple. Top play Garrett Mitchell 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.