Luis Arraez has the highest batting average by a left-hander this season, with an average of .319.

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best left handed with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game batters in MLB 2026

	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	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.319	2026	TOT	120	486	61	155	27	7	6	54	27	4	24	10	0	533	214	40	6	10	4	11	.353	.440	.793	74	11	.342	118	11.5
2	Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez	.317	2026	HOU	125	454	83	144	25	0	36	88	86	7	95	1	0	551	277	61	0	4	24	5	.430	.610	1.040	117	51.4	.432	183	53.3
3	Chandler Simpson C. Simpson	.309	2026	TBR	118	443	49	137	13	6	0	26	21	0	41	35	12	477	162	19	7	6	0	5	.336	.366	.702	54	-2.5	.310	96	-2
4	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	.303	2026	LAD	124	468	62	142	30	1	15	61	55	3	87	6	0	532	219	46	0	6	2	18	.376	.468	.844	85	22	.367	133	21.5
5	Jake McCarthy J. McCarthy	.295	2026	COL	112	404	62	119	26	7	13	68	22	4	75	22	5	438	198	46	4	4	0	6	.334	.490	.824	65	13.5	.354	111	5.8
6	Jung Hoo Lee J. Hoo Lee	.294	2026	SFG	115	439	58	129	27	4	9	46	19	6	47	8	1	468	191	40	0	4	0	6	.329	.435	.764	62	6.2	.333	112	6.8
7	TJ Rumfield	.292	2026	COL	123	438	54	128	25	2	13	60	48	9	71	0	0	497	196	40	0	2	0	4	.372	.447	.820	77	18.2	.362	116	9.5
8	Michael Harris II M. Harris II	.291	2026	ATL	121	460	60	134	27	1	20	68	18	2	95	7	3	483	223	48	0	3	0	3	.319	.485	.804	69	11.6	.346	118	10.6
9	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	.291	2026	LAD	118	457	82	133	24	3	30	80	71	5	125	7	3	538	253	57	0	5	16	8	.388	.554	.942	98	34.2	.395	152	33.7
10	Alec Burleson A. Burleson	.289	2026	STL	127	485	72	140	33	1	21	92	46	5	90	3	0	539	238	55	0	3	4	10	.354	.491	.845	85	20.8	.364	132	21
11	Chase DeLauter C. DeLauter	.285	2026	CLE	107	403	49	115	22	1	13	57	47	0	64	9	2	453	178	36	0	3	0	8	.358	.442	.799	66	12.8	.351	127	14.3
12	Liam Hicks L. Hicks	.284	2026	TOT	114	395	61	112	12	1	16	71	48	10	43	3	0	460	174	29	1	6	3	6	.370	.441	.811	69	14.6	.355	124	13.3
13	Jonathan Aranda J. Aranda	.283	2026	TBR	123	467	59	132	20	0	15	76	58	8	125	0	0	540	197	35	0	7	3	14	.367	.422	.789	77	13.5	.347	122	14.1
14	Kevin McGonigle K. McGonigle	.282	2026	DET	123	472	82	133	22	3	13	52	77	3	78	12	1	555	200	38	0	3	1	5	.384	.424	.808	85	19.2	.359	132	20.4
15	Jac Caglianone J. Caglianone	.279	2026	KCR	119	426	58	119	22	2	22	60	29	5	118	6	2	461	211	46	0	1	2	5	.332	.495	.827	69	14.8	.356	127	14.2
16	Pete Crow-Armstrong P. Crow-Armstrong	.279	2026	CHC	128	487	90	136	25	7	31	79	68	11	154	31	7	570	268	63	1	3	5	2	.378	.550	.928	104	36.6	.396	153	36.7
17	CJ Abrams	.279	2026	WSH	124	470	77	131	25	3	29	91	46	12	124	24	5	534	249	57	0	6	2	6	.354	.530	.884	90	26.6	.378	139	25.4
18	Nolan Schanuel N. Schanuel	.278	2026	LAA	106	388	42	108	22	0	7	48	42	6	58	1	1	442	151	29	1	5	0	10	.354	.389	.743	58	5.3	.331	111	5.8
19	Jake Bauers J. Bauers	.275	2026	MIL	114	386	74	106	19	2	22	72	66	3	116	9	4	457	195	43	0	2	4	4	.383	.505	.888	79	24.8	.384	144	24.4
20	Luis García Jr. L. García Jr.	.275	2026	TOT	117	408	51	112	23	5	24	79	19	0	71	4	2	429	217	52	0	2	0	7	.305	.532	.837	65	13.8	.356	125	13.2
21	Drake Baldwin D. Baldwin	.275	2026	ATL	104	408	68	112	10	0	21	63	46	7	94	3	1	462	185	31	0	1	2	13	.357	.453	.811	69	14.6	.355	124	13.6
22	Brandon Marsh B. Marsh	.274	2026	PHI	122	445	64	122	17	2	17	54	29	2	120	11	3	481	194	36	1	4	5	4	.319	.436	.755	60	3.2	.325	103	1.6
23	Riley Greene R. Greene	.273	2026	DET	117	422	65	115	25	1	16	54	61	4	133	3	1	492	190	42	0	5	4	11	.366	.450	.816	74	15.6	.356	129	16.7
24	Carson Benge C. Benge	.272	2026	NYM	122	459	64	125	16	3	15	51	37	6	107	18	4	503	192	34	0	1	0	7	.334	.418	.752	66	6.3	.332	112	7.6
25	Sam Antonacci S. Antonacci	.271	2026	CWS	106	365	64	99	18	2	8	36	33	23	67	16	7	425	145	28	3	1	0	1	.367	.397	.765	60	9.6	.344	121	10.5

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

94

Stewart

92

Burleson

91

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.319

Arraez

.317

Alvarez

.310

Gonzales

Hit Leaders

155

Arraez

153

Lopez

146

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

90

Crow-Armstrong

89

Olson

OBP Leaders

.430

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.610

Alvarez

.554

Ohtani

.550

Crow-Armstrong

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

33

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

15

Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

210

Misiorowski

201

Cease

190

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.75

Misiorowski

2.16

Sale

2.19

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.94

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.60

Misiorowski

13.14

Cease

11.48

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.77

Misiorowski

5.71

Sale

5.56

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,158.4

Ohtani

1,791.5

Crow-Armstrong

1,689.6

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,511.6

Ohtani

1,361

Crow-Armstrong

1,267

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

76-50

74-54

70-56

71-57

Worst Record ATS

48-79

52-76

53-75

55-72

58-69

59-69

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	74	53	.583
Phillies	70	58	.547	4.5
Marlins	64	64	.500	10.5
Nationals	61	67	.477	13.5
Mets	58	70	.453	16.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	78	49	.614
Cubs	74	54	.578	4.5
Cardinals	65	63	.508	13.5
Pirates	63	66	.488	16.0
Reds	61	66	.480	17.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	77	51	.602
Padres	68	60	.531	9.0
Diamondbacks	67	61	.523	10.0
Giants	52	74	.413	24.0
Rockies	50	77	.394	26.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	76	50	.603
Yankees	71	55	.563	5.0
Red Sox	68	59	.535	8.5
Blue Jays	62	66	.484	15.0
Orioles	61	66	.480	15.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	66	60	.524
Twins	63	65	.492	4.0
Guardians	61	66	.480	5.5
Tigers	61	66	.480	5.5
Royals	54	74	.422	13.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	64	63	.504
Rangers	62	65	.488	2.0
Mariners	60	67	.472	4.0
Angels	50	77	.394	14.0
Athletics	49	78	.386	15.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 8/5	TOR	@	HOU	5-4
Wed 8/5	LAA	@	BAL	2-5
Wed 8/5	WSH	@	PHI	10-4
Wed 8/5	STL	@	NYY	3-1
Wed 8/5	CWS	@	BOS	0-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 8/20	NYY	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Thu 8/20	WSH	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Thu 8/20	LAA	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Fri 8/21	ATL	@	MIL	4:10 PM
Fri 8/21	STL	@	PHI	6:40 PM

Luis Arraez has the highest batting average by a left-hander this season, with an average of .319.

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.396

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MLB Fantasy 2026

2,158.4

1,791.5

1,689.6

1,511.6

1,361

1,267

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