The Washington Nationals have the highest batting average by a team against left-handed pitchers this season, with an average of .270.
| TEAM | AVG | SEASON | G | W% | W | L | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Nationals | .270 | 2026 | 67 | .537 | 36 | 31 | 697 | 188 | 42 | 3 | 23 | 109 | 81 | 7 | 173 | 789 | 305 | 68 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .351 | .438 | .788 |
| 2 |  | Diamondbacks | .267 | 2026 | 56 | .518 | 29 | 27 | 701 | 187 | 37 | 10 | 20 | 104 | 61 | 6 | 129 | 785 | 304 | 67 | 6 | 10 | 2 | .326 | .434 | .760 |
| 3 |  | Red Sox | .266 | 2026 | 60 | .433 | 26 | 34 | 583 | 155 | 31 | 3 | 15 | 88 | 51 | 9 | 139 | 651 | 237 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .332 | .407 | .739 |
| 4 |  | Giants | .258 | 2026 | 65 | .415 | 27 | 38 | 694 | 179 | 36 | 6 | 18 | 73 | 50 | 5 | 169 | 759 | 281 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .310 | .405 | .715 |
| 5 |  | Yankees | .258 | 2026 | 63 | .571 | 36 | 27 | 795 | 205 | 46 | 8 | 33 | 116 | 91 | 6 | 203 | 904 | 366 | 87 | 1 | 11 | 3 | .334 | .460 | .795 |
| 6 |  | Athletics | .254 | 2026 | 62 | .500 | 31 | 31 | 740 | 188 | 30 | 4 | 33 | 102 | 65 | 7 | 208 | 819 | 325 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .320 | .439 | .759 |
| 7 |  | Cubs | .254 | 2026 | 67 | .507 | 34 | 33 | 709 | 180 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 96 | 87 | 16 | 178 | 820 | 288 | 56 | 2 | 6 | 4 | .346 | .406 | .752 |
| 8 |  | Cardinals | .251 | 2026 | 71 | .549 | 39 | 32 | 725 | 182 | 29 | 2 | 22 | 92 | 77 | 12 | 139 | 829 | 281 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 3 | .328 | .388 | .716 |
| 9 |  | Braves | .250 | 2026 | 66 | .636 | 42 | 24 | 932 | 233 | 53 | 3 | 32 | 120 | 82 | 11 | 210 | 1,031 | 388 | 88 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .317 | .416 | .733 |
| 10 |  | Royals | .249 | 2026 | 62 | .355 | 22 | 40 | 776 | 193 | 42 | 5 | 16 | 86 | 73 | 13 | 175 | 873 | 293 | 63 | 5 | 6 | 4 | .321 | .378 | .699 |
| 11 |  | Pirates | .247 | 2026 | 60 | .500 | 30 | 30 | 730 | 180 | 25 | 1 | 23 | 99 | 71 | 2 | 214 | 810 | 276 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .312 | .378 | .690 |
| 12 |  | Rays | .246 | 2026 | 66 | .591 | 39 | 27 | 802 | 197 | 37 | 4 | 13 | 97 | 81 | 11 | 165 | 917 | 281 | 54 | 13 | 10 | 3 | .320 | .350 | .670 |
| 13 |  | Rockies | .245 | 2026 | 64 | .359 | 23 | 41 | 705 | 173 | 39 | 3 | 14 | 78 | 47 | 9 | 205 | 767 | 260 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .300 | .369 | .669 |
| 14 |  | Brewers | .245 | 2026 | 65 | .646 | 42 | 23 | 760 | 186 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 95 | 92 | 5 | 187 | 867 | 274 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 4 | .328 | .361 | .689 |
| 15 |  | White Sox | .243 | 2026 | 62 | .484 | 30 | 32 | 711 | 173 | 28 | 1 | 36 | 90 | 77 | 16 | 200 | 819 | 311 | 65 | 7 | 6 | 4 | .328 | .437 | .766 |
| 16 |  | Astros | .243 | 2026 | 55 | .509 | 28 | 27 | 655 | 159 | 30 | 3 | 28 | 84 | 55 | 13 | 148 | 731 | 279 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .312 | .426 | .738 |
| 17 |  | Marlins | .240 | 2026 | 66 | .470 | 31 | 35 | 657 | 158 | 31 | 7 | 19 | 81 | 67 | 13 | 181 | 749 | 260 | 57 | 5 | 7 | 2 | .320 | .396 | .716 |
| 18 |  | Guardians | .240 | 2026 | 68 | .544 | 37 | 31 | 774 | 186 | 36 | 3 | 20 | 100 | 95 | 9 | 187 | 895 | 288 | 59 | 5 | 12 | 4 | .326 | .372 | .698 |
| 19 |  | Dodgers | .240 | 2026 | 60 | .617 | 37 | 23 | 676 | 162 | 36 | 2 | 24 | 84 | 78 | 14 | 159 | 779 | 274 | 62 | 2 | 8 | 2 | .327 | .405 | .733 |
| 20 |  | Rangers | .238 | 2026 | 61 | .410 | 25 | 36 | 564 | 134 | 27 | 3 | 19 | 65 | 58 | 6 | 161 | 635 | 224 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .313 | .397 | .710 |
| 21 |  | Mets | .238 | 2026 | 61 | .443 | 27 | 34 | 661 | 157 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 82 | 54 | 9 | 164 | 738 | 251 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .302 | .380 | .682 |
| 22 |  | Twins | .235 | 2026 | 60 | .450 | 27 | 33 | 759 | 178 | 32 | 1 | 22 | 99 | 88 | 22 | 190 | 875 | 278 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .330 | .366 | .697 |
| 23 |  | Angels | .230 | 2026 | 62 | .403 | 25 | 37 | 703 | 162 | 29 | 3 | 24 | 85 | 81 | 11 | 203 | 809 | 269 | 56 | 5 | 8 | 3 | .316 | .383 | .699 |
| 24 |  | Reds | .229 | 2026 | 59 | .475 | 28 | 31 | 567 | 130 | 24 | 2 | 27 | 78 | 75 | 4 | 161 | 654 | 239 | 53 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .321 | .422 | .743 |
| 25 |  | Orioles | .226 | 2026 | 61 | .443 | 27 | 34 | 690 | 156 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 75 | 75 | 5 | 195 | 780 | 251 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 4 | .305 | .364 | .668 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | 27 | .630 | ||
40 | 35 | .533 | 7.0 | |
39 | 36 | .520 | 8.0 | |
37 | 38 | .493 | 10.0 | |
34 | 41 | .453 | 13.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
45 | 27 | .625 | ||
40 | 33 | .548 | 5.5 | |
40 | 36 | .526 | 7.0 | |
38 | 37 | .507 | 8.5 | |
35 | 38 | .479 | 10.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
48 | 27 | .640 | ||
38 | 35 | .521 | 9.0 | |
38 | 36 | .514 | 9.5 | |
31 | 43 | .419 | 16.5 | |
28 | 47 | .373 | 20.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | 28 | .616 | ||
41 | 30 | .577 | 3.0 | |
37 | 39 | .487 | 9.5 | |
35 | 41 | .461 | 11.5 | |
29 | 43 | .403 | 15.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
40 | 35 | .533 | ||
39 | 35 | .527 | 0.5 | |
36 | 40 | .474 | 4.5 | |
31 | 44 | .413 | 9.0 | |
31 | 45 | .408 | 9.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
39 | 37 | .513 | ||
37 | 38 | .493 | 1.5 | |
35 | 39 | .473 | 3.0 | |
35 | 41 | .461 | 4.0 | |
30 | 46 | .395 | 9.0 |
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