which mlb teams lead the league in ops against lhp

The Washington Nationals have the best OPS by a team against left-handed pitchers this season, with an OPS of .794.

Interpreted as:

Which MLB teams lead the league in ops against lhp this regular season?

	TEAM	OPS	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Nationals	.794	2026	46	.500	23	23	464	126	32	1	14	71	58	6	127	532	202	47	2	2	2	.272	.358	.435
2	Yankees	.789	2026	40	.550	22	18	536	129	31	3	26	79	74	5	144	624	244	60	1	8	3	.241	.334	.455
3	White Sox	.782	2026	39	.487	19	20	423	104	14	1	23	54	49	10	118	491	189	38	4	4	4	.246	.335	.447
4	Diamondbacks	.771	2026	36	.500	18	18	487	135	26	8	12	74	42	2	94	542	213	46	4	6	0	.277	.333	.437
5	Cubs	.763	2026	43	.558	24	19	492	130	20	2	15	69	65	10	122	573	199	37	2	4	4	.264	.359	.404
6	Dodgers	.762	2026	36	.583	21	15	383	98	22	0	14	42	44	6	87	438	162	36	1	4	2	.256	.339	.423
7	Guardians	.752	2026	43	.558	24	19	486	124	24	2	16	74	63	5	104	567	200	42	3	10	4	.255	.340	.412
8	Braves	.733	2026	42	.690	29	13	598	153	35	2	20	80	43	7	131	652	252	57	1	3	1	.256	.312	.421
9	Red Sox	.732	2026	39	.462	18	21	370	99	22	2	8	52	28	7	88	408	149	32	1	2	0	.268	.329	.403
10	Twins	.722	2026	37	.432	16	21	505	123	26	1	12	72	70	15	125	595	187	39	3	2	2	.244	.351	.370
11	Angels	.721	2026	41	.341	14	27	474	112	21	2	17	61	57	9	138	553	188	40	4	8	2	.236	.325	.397
12	Astros	.721	2026	35	.457	16	19	453	110	21	2	16	50	40	11	98	510	183	39	2	4	3	.243	.317	.404
13	Marlins	.711	2026	42	.452	19	23	426	101	20	5	11	52	49	9	111	489	164	36	2	3	1	.237	.326	.385
14	Reds	.705	2026	39	.487	19	20	355	74	12	0	18	47	50	3	107	411	140	30	2	1	2	.208	.311	.394
15	Orioles	.691	2026	40	.425	17	23	450	103	17	1	16	57	54	3	130	514	170	34	3	4	0	.229	.313	.378
16	Cardinals	.687	2026	45	.578	26	19	435	105	17	0	12	54	49	8	89	502	158	29	2	8	3	.241	.324	.363
17	Rays	.684	2026	44	.682	30	14	500	127	22	3	9	65	44	7	99	565	182	34	8	6	0	.254	.320	.364
18	Tigers	.679	2026	39	.436	17	22	387	84	25	1	8	52	60	6	103	455	135	34	0	2	0	.217	.330	.349
19	Phillies	.672	2026	40	.500	20	20	488	106	15	3	18	59	52	9	124	555	181	36	1	5	0	.217	.301	.371
20	Athletics	.671	2026	40	.475	19	21	466	111	18	4	10	51	47	4	132	524	167	32	6	1	2	.238	.313	.358
21	Rockies	.669	2026	39	.359	14	25	409	102	19	2	8	50	27	6	131	446	149	29	3	1	1	.249	.305	.364
22	Blue Jays	.667	2026	39	.487	19	20	424	96	19	0	12	50	47	7	89	484	151	31	1	4	1	.226	.311	.356
23	Royals	.666	2026	38	.342	13	25	422	94	20	3	10	47	47	9	102	484	150	33	1	5	3	.223	.311	.355
24	Pirates	.657	2026	37	.486	18	19	477	113	14	1	13	62	48	0	143	529	168	28	0	4	2	.237	.304	.352
25	Giants	.653	2026	42	.429	18	24	460	115	25	2	7	46	29	1	109	495	165	34	3	2	2	.250	.295	.359

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Wood

RBI

39

Abrams

AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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Griffin

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ERA

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1st

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ERA

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	32	16	.667
Phillies	25	23	.521	7.0
Nationals	23	25	.479	9.0
Marlins	22	26	.458	10.0
Mets	21	26	.447	10.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 5/19	NYM	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Wed 5/20	NYM	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Thu 5/21	NYM	@	WSH	4:05 PM
Fri 5/22	WSH	@	ATL	7:15 PM
Sat 5/23	WSH	@	ATL	4:10 PM

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Final

Nationals

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Mon 18 May 2026

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HR Leaders

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Schwarber

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Murakami

16

Judge

RBI Leaders

42

Hicks

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Pages

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Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.337

Lopez

.335

Vargas

.335

Langeliers

Hit Leaders

63

Lopez

58

Langeliers

57

Baldwin

Run Leaders

41

Wood

39

Baldwin

39

Judge

OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

.427

Kurtz

.422

Greene

SLG Leaders

.662

Rice

.641

Moniak

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Alvarez

SB Leaders

20

Ramírez

20

Nuñez

16

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

8

Ashby

6

Skenes

6

Schlittler

Strikeout Leaders

80

Misiorowski

80

Sánchez

75

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.35

Schlittler

1.51

Martinez

1.61

Martin

WHIP Leaders

0.71

Skenes

0.78

Schlittler

0.88

McGreevy

K/9 Leaders

14.12

Misiorowski

12.90

Cease

11.19

Sánchez

K/BB Leaders

7.88

Skenes

7.63

deGrom

6.18

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

8

Skenes

8

deGrom

9

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

868

Ohtani

695.2

Wood

679.8

Judge

DraftKings Points Leaders

593.6

Ohtani

513

Wood

505

Judge

MLB 2026 Betting

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31-17

29-17

28-18

29-19

27-18

Worst Record ATS

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19-30

19-29

19-28

20-28

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	32	16	.667
Phillies	25	23	.521	7.0
Nationals	23	25	.479	9.0
Marlins	22	26	.458	10.0
Mets	21	26	.447	10.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Cubs	29	19	.604
Brewers	27	18	.600	0.5
Cardinals	27	19	.587	1.0
Pirates	24	23	.511	4.5
Reds	24	24	.500	5.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Padres	29	18	.617
Dodgers	29	19	.604	0.5
Diamondbacks	23	23	.500	5.5
Giants	20	28	.417	9.5
Rockies	19	29	.396	10.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	31	15	.674
Yankees	29	19	.604	3.0
Blue Jays	21	26	.447	10.5
Orioles	21	27	.438	11.0
Red Sox	20	27	.426	11.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	27	22	.551
White Sox	24	23	.511	2.0
Twins	22	26	.458	4.5
Tigers	20	28	.417	6.5
Royals	20	28	.417	6.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	23	24	.489
Mariners	23	26	.469	1.0
Rangers	22	25	.468	1.0
Astros	19	30	.388	5.0
Angels	17	31	.354	6.5