best left-handed hitters mlb lefty american league

Yordan Alvarez has the best batting average by an AL left-hander this season, with an average of .324.

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best left-handed with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game hitters MLB lefty american league this regular season

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez	.324	2026	HOU	110	398	76	129	21	0	35	82	77	6	83	1	0	484	255	56	0	3	22	5	.438	.641	1.079	108	50.5	.445	193	52.2
2	Chandler Simpson C. Simpson	.290	2026	TBR	103	379	45	110	11	6	0	20	20	0	38	27	11	409	133	17	6	4	0	4	.323	.351	.674	42	-6.1	.298	88	-5.6
3	Kevin McGonigle K. McGonigle	.290	2026	DET	107	407	70	118	20	3	11	41	68	3	66	11	1	480	177	34	0	2	1	2	.394	.435	.829	77	19.9	.368	138	21.1
4	Jonathan Aranda J. Aranda	.281	2026	TBR	107	395	51	111	18	0	14	65	54	8	108	0	0	464	171	32	0	7	3	11	.373	.433	.806	69	13.9	.353	127	14.5
5	Sam Antonacci S. Antonacci	.279	2026	CWS	90	312	58	87	14	2	8	32	26	19	57	14	6	361	129	24	3	1	0	1	.369	.413	.782	53	9.7	.350	125	10.6
6	Nolan Schanuel N. Schanuel	.276	2026	LAA	91	337	34	93	19	0	6	37	33	6	53	1	1	379	130	25	0	3	0	10	.348	.386	.734	48	3.4	.327	109	3.8
7	Chase DeLauter C. DeLauter	.276	2026	CLE	94	352	40	97	20	1	12	52	39	0	55	6	2	394	155	33	0	3	0	8	.345	.440	.786	56	8.7	.344	122	10.1
8	Riley Greene R. Greene	.274	2026	DET	110	398	59	109	24	1	15	53	59	2	122	3	1	464	180	40	0	5	4	11	.366	.452	.819	70	14.8	.356	129	15.9
9	Ben Rice B. Rice	.268	2026	NYY	106	395	70	106	19	3	31	73	53	3	111	2	0	453	224	53	0	2	4	10	.358	.567	.925	81	27.4	.391	155	29
10	Brandon Nimmo B. Nimmo	.267	2026	TEX	105	401	44	107	26	4	10	39	36	6	96	6	1	445	171	40	0	2	1	11	.335	.426	.761	59	6	.333	115	7.6
11	Cole Young C. Young	.262	2026	SEA	112	408	53	107	15	3	14	50	28	8	76	3	4	448	170	32	1	3	0	4	.320	.417	.737	56	2.4	.323	113	6.6
12	Josh Naylor J. Naylor	.261	2026	SEA	105	410	42	107	15	0	8	38	34	4	56	22	5	449	146	23	0	1	2	15	.323	.356	.679	48	-5.1	.302	98	-0.8
13	Cody Bellinger C. Bellinger	.259	2026	NYY	102	374	52	97	21	3	11	53	55	0	70	10	6	434	157	35	0	5	0	3	.350	.420	.770	60	8	.339	119	9.6
14	Steven Kwan S. Kwan	.256	2026	CLE	103	351	43	90	14	2	1	21	53	3	41	8	2	414	111	17	4	3	1	7	.356	.316	.672	47	-2.6	.309	98	-1.1
15	Nick Kurtz N. Kurtz	.256	2026	ATH	99	352	62	90	15	1	21	69	79	3	141	7	1	434	170	37	0	0	9	5	.396	.483	.879	74	22.4	.380	143	21.9
16	Jac Caglianone J. Caglianone	.251	2026	KCR	103	367	48	92	17	2	18	42	27	4	111	3	1	399	167	37	0	1	0	5	.308	.455	.763	52	4.7	.331	109	4.2
17	Wilyer Abreu W. Abreu	.246	2026	BOS	108	415	55	102	22	3	16	53	44	2	100	6	3	467	178	41	1	5	2	8	.318	.429	.747	58	2.8	.324	103	1.7
18	Daulton Varsho D. Varsho	.245	2026	TOR	98	330	39	81	19	2	7	26	29	2	69	9	0	362	125	28	0	1	2	2	.309	.379	.688	39	-4.1	.302	93	-2.8
19	Tyler Soderstrom T. Soderstrom	.242	2026	ATH	99	359	51	87	23	2	17	50	48	3	78	1	1	411	165	42	0	1	4	9	.336	.460	.795	58	9	.344	118	8.6
20	Kody Clemens K. Clemens	.239	2026	MIN	97	356	51	85	20	5	19	53	24	6	88	7	2	390	172	44	2	2	1	8	.296	.483	.780	52	5.2	.333	113	5.7
21	Carter Jensen C. Jensen	.235	2026	KCR	104	366	48	86	24	1	15	54	39	1	120	1	0	411	157	40	0	5	1	3	.307	.429	.736	50	0.7	.319	101	0.3
22	Andrés Giménez A. Giménez	.231	2026	TOR	105	324	27	75	16	1	7	41	11	10	67	12	2	351	114	24	2	4	0	6	.275	.352	.627	30	-11.5	.276	75	-10.2
23	Jazz Chisholm Jr. J. Chisholm Jr.	.222	2026	NYY	103	365	53	81	14	2	16	45	40	1	127	30	6	409	147	32	0	3	3	5	.298	.403	.701	45	-3.9	.305	95	-2.5
24	Gunnar Henderson G. Henderson	.220	2026	BAL	110	455	63	100	19	4	18	47	39	8	118	8	4	504	181	41	0	2	2	7	.292	.398	.689	54	-6.2	.301	93	-4.4
25	Colson Montgomery C. Montgomery	.215	2026	CWS	104	391	50	84	17	0	25	63	36	9	140	1	1	437	176	42	0	1	3	5	.295	.450	.745	54	1.7	.321	105	2.8

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Team Batting Leaders

35

Alvarez

RBI

82

Alvarez

AVG

.324

Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Lambert

100

Lambert

ERA

3.06

Lambert

Team Rankings

154

3rd

521

10th

981

10th

ERA

4.66

26th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	57	55	.509
Rangers	55	56	.495	1.5
Mariners	54	58	.482	3.0
Athletics	45	66	.405	11.5
Angels	42	69	.378	14.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/2	TEX	@	HOU	2:10 PM
Mon 8/3	TOR	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Tue 8/4	TOR	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Wed 8/5	TOR	@	HOU	2:10 PM
Fri 8/7	HOU	@	SDP	9:40 PM

Last Game

Rangers

55 - 56

Final

Astros

57 - 55

Sat 1 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Goodman

33

Schwarber

RBI Leaders

85

Abrams

84

Stewart

82

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.328

Arraez

.324

Alvarez

.322

Lopez

Hit Leaders

139

Lopez

136

Arraez

129

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

77

Olson

76

Alvarez

OBP Leaders

.438

Alvarez

.408

Soto

.397

Wood

SLG Leaders

.641

Alvarez

.567

Rice

.560

García

SB Leaders

39

Nuñez

30

Chisholm

30

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

14

Sánchez

13

Gray

12

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

185

Misiorowski

174

Cease

168

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.58

Misiorowski

2.04

Schlittler

2.08

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.91

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.87

Misiorowski

13.12

Cease

11.34

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.61

Misiorowski

6.35

Schlittler

6.10

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

20

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

21

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,924.5

Ohtani

1,655

Wood

1,550.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,333.6

Ohtani

1,229

Wood

1,161

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

66-44

66-46

62-48

61-49

61-50

60-51

Worst Record ATS

42-70

43-68

49-62

50-61

51-60

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	66	45	.595
Phillies	58	53	.523	8.0
Marlins	57	55	.509	9.5
Nationals	55	57	.491	11.5
Mets	47	65	.420	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	69	41	.627
Cubs	63	48	.568	6.5
Pirates	56	56	.500	14.0
Cardinals	54	57	.486	15.5
Reds	52	58	.473	17.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	42	.622
Diamondbacks	59	52	.532	10.0
Padres	57	54	.514	12.0
Giants	47	64	.423	22.0
Rockies	44	67	.396	25.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	65	45	.591
Yankees	62	49	.559	3.5
Red Sox	59	51	.536	6.0
Orioles	54	57	.486	11.5
Blue Jays	52	59	.468	13.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	58	52	.527
Twins	56	56	.500	3.0
Guardians	56	56	.500	3.0
Tigers	53	58	.477	5.5
Royals	46	66	.411	13.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	57	55	.509
Rangers	55	56	.495	1.5
Mariners	54	58	.482	3.0
Athletics	45	66	.405	11.5
Angels	42	69	.378	14.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 7/18	MIN	@	CHC	2-6
Sat 7/18	NYM	@	PHI	1-6
Sat 7/18	CWS	@	TOR	0-1
Sat 7/18	CIN	@	COL	3-10
Sat 7/18	TBR	@	BOS	6-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/2	WSH	@	ATL	1:35 PM
Sun 8/2	PHI	@	BAL	1:35 PM
Sun 8/2	STL	@	TOR	1:37 PM
Sun 8/2	MIA	@	NYM	1:40 PM
Sun 8/2	PIT	@	CIN	1:40 PM

Yordan Alvarez has the best batting average by an AL left-hander this season, with an average of .324.

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