Splits Edge
Biggest handedness advantages on today's slate — where L/R matchups create real edges.
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Handedness Edge — 2026-06-19
| # | Batter | B/T | Pitcher | Overall HR/FB | Matchup HR/FB | Edge | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | Steven Kwan | L vs R | Tatsuya Imai | 2.4% | 7.7% | +221% | ⚪ D | CLE @ HOU |
| 112 | Wyatt Langford | R vs R | Randy Vásquez | 4.8% | 12.7% | +165% | ⚪ D | SD @ TEX |
| 148 | Maikel Garcia | R vs R | Michael McGreevy | 2.9% | 6.3% | +117% | ⚪ D | STL @ KC |
| 126 | Taylor Ward | R vs R | Roki Sasaki | 4.7% | 9.6% | +104% | ⚪ D | BAL @ LAD |
| 199 | Marcelo Mayer | L vs R | Bryce Miller | 2.9% | 5.9% | +103% | ⚪ D | BOS @ SEA |
| 34 | Coby Mayo | R vs R | Roki Sasaki | 13.0% | 26.1% | +101% | 🔵 C+ | BAL @ LAD |
| 15 | Tyler Soderstrom | L vs R | José Soriano | 16.7% | 32.7% | +96% | 🟡 B | LAA @ ATH |
| 174 | Luis Arraez | L vs R | Lake Bachar | 3.1% | 6.0% | +94% | ⚪ D | SF @ MIA |
| 118 | Kevin Mcgonigle | L vs R | Erick Fedde | 6.6% | 12.7% | +92% | ⚪ D | CWS @ DET |
| 74 | Matt Mclain | R vs R | Cam Schlittler | 10.2% | 18.6% | +82% | 🟠 C | CIN @ NYY |
| 156 | Nathan Church | L vs R | Seth Lugo | 25.0% | 7.2% | -71% | ⚪ D | STL @ KC |
| 1 | Shohei Ohtani | L vs R | Trey Gibson | 23.3% | 39.1% | +68% | 🔥 A+ | BAL @ LAD |
| 137 | Julio Rodríguez | R vs L | Ranger Suarez | 33.3% | 11.4% | -66% | ⚪ D | BOS @ SEA |
| 155 | Ildemaro Vargas | S vs L | Connor Prielipp | 33.3% | 11.7% | -65% | ⚪ D | MIN @ AZ |
| 11 | Freddie Freeman | L vs R | Trey Gibson | 18.0% | 29.6% | +64% | 🟡 B | BAL @ LAD |
| 195 | Nico Hoerner | R vs R | Kevin Gausman | 4.8% | 7.8% | +62% | ⚪ D | TOR @ CHC |
| 135 | Alejandro Kirk | R vs R | Ben Brown | 40.0% | 15.4% | -62% | ⚪ D | TOR @ CHC |
| 131 | Jarren Duran | L vs R | Bryce Miller | 37.9% | 14.8% | -61% | ⚪ D | BOS @ SEA |
| 159 | Jj Wetherholt | L vs R | Seth Lugo | 17.0% | 6.8% | -60% | ⚪ D | STL @ KC |
| 47 | Cody Bellinger | L vs R | Rhett Lowder | 12.3% | 19.6% | +59% | 🟠 C | CIN @ NYY |
| 139 | Christian Yelich | L vs L | Martín Pérez | 22.7% | 9.3% | -59% | ⚪ D | MIL @ ATL |
| 144 | Xander Bogaerts | R vs R | Jacob deGrom | 20.0% | 8.2% | -59% | ⚪ D | SD @ TEX |
| 154 | Pedro Pages | R vs R | Seth Lugo | 20.0% | 8.2% | -59% | ⚪ D | STL @ KC |
| 75 | Brice Turang | L vs L | Martín Pérez | 12.5% | 19.8% | +58% | 🟠 C | MIL @ ATL |
| 184 | Chase Meidroth | R vs L | Tarik Skubal | 16.7% | 7.2% | -57% | ⚪ D | CWS @ DET |
| 125 | Ty France | R vs R | Jacob deGrom | 27.8% | 12.1% | -56% | ⚪ D | SD @ TEX |
| 157 | Victor Caratini | S vs R | Michael Soroka | 19.1% | 8.3% | -56% | ⚪ D | MIN @ AZ |
| 67 | Jesús Sánchez | L vs R | Ben Brown | 22.9% | 10.1% | -56% | 🟠 C | TOR @ CHC |
| 163 | Andres Gimenez | L vs R | Ben Brown | 15.6% | 6.9% | -56% | ⚪ D | TOR @ CHC |
| 58 | Miguel Vargas | R vs L | Tarik Skubal | 35.0% | 15.6% | -55% | 🟠 C | CWS @ DET |
What this means:
The Edge column shows how much better (or worse) this specific
handedness matchup is compared to the batter's overall HR/FB rate. A +40%
edge means the batter's HR/FB rate is 40% higher in this specific L/R split — they mash this type of pitcher.
Look for high-edge batters already ranked in the top 25 for the strongest plays.
B/T = batter hand / pitcher throwing hand.
Splits data sourced from FanGraphs platoon leaderboards with Bayesian regression for small samples.