Best MLB Fantasy Score Matchups — Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Top fantasy score spot: Nick Kurtz
Nick Kurtz (ATH) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Mitch Keller. The lefty is piling up fantasy points at 2.268 fantasy/PA against righties this year — and 2.846 over the last two weeks, an excellent bat worth about 2.20 fantasy points a trip. And Mitch Keller has been vulnerable to righties lately — 1.823 fantasy points per batter faced. The bullpen behind him is roughly average to that side. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.5 trips, so the volume's there. He's owned Mitch Keller too — .500 across 2 career trips. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- James Wood (WSH) (96) vs RHP Michael Wacha: an excellent bat at 2.111 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (2.500), hot bat.
- Hunter Goodman (COL) (91) vs RHP Edward Cabrera: an excellent bat at 2.092 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (4.571).
- Alec Burleson (STL) (90) vs RHP Michael King: an elite bat at 2.311 into an arm vulnerable to the same side (1.870), hot bat.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) (89) vs RHP Ryan Feltner: a strong bat at 1.969 into an arm tough on the same side (1.280), hot bat.
- JJ Bleday (CIN) (89) vs RHP Kodai Senga: a strong bat at 1.927 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Wade Meckler (LAA) (87) vs RHP Merrill Kelly: a strong bat at 1.874 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (2.491).
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (83) vs RHP Drew Rasmussen: an excellent bat at 2.145 into an arm tough on the same side (.185), due to bounce back.
Arms giving up fantasy points today
- RHP Merrill Kelly has been getting lit up by righties — 2.055 fantasy points per batter faced. Bats to target: Wade Meckler (LAA), Nolan Schanuel (LAA), and Zach Neto (LAA).
- RHP Edward Cabrera has been getting lit up by righties — 2.021 fantasy points per batter faced. Bats to target: Hunter Goodman (COL), Tyler Freeman (COL), and Willi Castro (COL).
- RHP Kodai Senga has been getting lit up by righties — 2.009 fantasy points per batter faced. Bats to target: JJ Bleday (CIN), Blake Dunn (CIN), and Sal Stewart (CIN).
- RHP Zebby Matthews has been vulnerable to righties — 1.889 fantasy points per batter faced. Bats to target: Joc Pederson (TEX), Josh Jung (TEX), and Wyatt Langford (TEX).
Platoon edges to target
- Nick Kurtz (ATH) — lefty bat vs RHP, 2.268 against righties this year.
- James Wood (WSH) — lefty bat vs RHP, 2.325 against righties this year.
- Alec Burleson (STL) — lefty bat vs RHP, 2.281 against righties this year.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) — lefty bat vs RHP, 1.849 against righties this year.
- JJ Bleday (CIN) — lefty bat vs RHP, 2.291 against righties this year.
Lineup watch
270 of today's hitters are still on projected lineups, drawn from each team's last game. Batting order drives the score, so these flip the moment official lineups post — usually about two hours before first pitch. Anyone who doesn't make the official card gets flagged "Not starting" and drops to the bottom.
How to read these fantasy score matchups
Each score (0–100) starts with the hitter's fantasy points per plate appearance against the hand he's facing — weighted toward the last two weeks, then the season, then a two-year baseline. Then it layers in the bullpen, his spot in the order, and park and weather. Higher means more of it points his way. It's context, not a lock — a great spot still goes 0-for-4 sometimes, and a tough one runs into one. The edge is in stacking the odds, and since we grade every board, you can see how often the top of the list delivers.