Best MLB Hits Matchups — Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Top hits spot: Ketel Marte
Ketel Marte (AZ) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Matthew Liberatore. The righty is hitting .260 H/PA against lefties this year — and .250 over the last two weeks, a strong bat that turns into a hit in about 25% of his trips. And Matthew Liberatore has been getting tattooed by lefties lately — .440 hits per batter faced. One catch: the bullpen behind him has been stingy to that side late. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.7 trips, so the volume's there. He's owned Matthew Liberatore too — .333 across 3 career trips. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Michael Harris II (ATL) (100) vs LHP JP Sears: a strong bat at .265 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hot bat.
- Nate Eaton (BOS) (100) vs LHP Kyle Freeland: a strong bat at .263 into an arm getting tattooed by the same side (.293), hitter's park.
- Bryce Eldridge (SF) (97) vs LHP Gage Jump: a solid bat at .247 into an arm tough on the same side (.143), due to bounce back.
- Nathan Lukes (TOR) (96) vs RHP Mike Burrows: a strong bat at .270 into an arm vulnerable to the same side (.267).
- Byron Buxton (MIN) (94) vs RHP Shohei Ohtani: a strong bat at .269 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hot bat.
- JJ Wetherholt (STL) (93) vs LHP Mitch Bratt: a strong bat at .253 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Trevor Larnach (MIN) (93) vs RHP Shohei Ohtani: a strong bat at .266 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
Pitchers getting tattooed today
- LHP Matthew Liberatore has been vulnerable to lefties — .281 hits per batter faced. Bats to target: Ketel Marte (AZ), Corbin Carroll (AZ), and Geraldo Perdomo (AZ).
- LHP Kyle Freeland has been vulnerable to lefties — .276 hits per batter faced. Bats to target: Nate Eaton (BOS), Ceddanne Rafaela (BOS), and Wilyer Abreu (BOS).
- RHP Tyler Mahle has been vulnerable to righties — .271 hits per batter faced. Bats to target: Henry Bolte (ATH), Jacob Wilson (ATH), and Shea Langeliers (ATH).
- RHP Mike Burrows has been giving up plenty to righties — .258 hits per batter faced. Bats to target: Nathan Lukes (TOR), George Springer (TOR), and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR).
Platoon edges to target
- Ketel Marte (AZ) — righty bat vs LHP, .260 against lefties this year.
- Nate Eaton (BOS) — righty bat vs LHP, .500 against lefties this year.
- Nathan Lukes (TOR) — lefty bat vs RHP, .305 against righties this year.
- Trevor Larnach (MIN) — lefty bat vs RHP, .259 against righties this year.
- Ozzie Albies (ATL) — righty bat vs LHP, .294 against lefties this year.
Best parks to hit in today
Coors Field is playing as a real hitter's park today (+6% hits park). Top bat there: Nate Eaton (BOS) at 100.
Hot bats and bounce-back spots
Swinging hot bats: Michael Harris II (ATL), Byron Buxton (MIN), Nolan Schanuel (LAA), Carter Jensen (KC), George Springer (TOR), and Donovan Walton (LAA). Cold but due to bounce back: Bryce Eldridge (SF), Blake Dunn (CIN), Geraldo Perdomo (AZ), Jacob Wilson (ATH), and Cody Bellinger (NYY).
How it played out
4 of the top 10 hits matchups landed at least one hit. Top play Ketel Marte finished with 2 hits. We post the result next to every projection so you can grade the board yourself — and so the model gets re-tuned against what actually happened.
How to read these hits matchups
Each score (0–100) starts with the hitter's hits 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.
What the hits board is
The Hits board projects the chance a hitter records at least one hit, matchup-adjusted. One statistical model scores every matchup on the slate the same way — a star and a backup judged on the matchup in front of them, not their name — and every number is graded against the real box score once the games go final.
How the model gets its number
It isn't a gut call or a name game. The projection is built from a few things:
- The hitter's contact rate vs this pitcher's hand.
- The starter's hit-suppression and the park.
- Recent form, without over-reacting to a hot or cold week.
Those pieces combine into one number, and the model re-tunes itself weekly against how its past calls actually landed.
Is there a betting edge here?
Hits is an efficient market — the book prices a 1+ hit line about as well as we do, so we publish our number as graded transparency, not a play. Our projection is sharp (the ranking is well-calibrated); the book just isn't leaving room on it.
How to use it
Use it to see who the model likes to square one up, and how that squares with the price — but there's no systematic edge here, so treat it as research, not a lean.
Everything here is a research signal from the model, graded in public — not betting advice, and no outcome is guaranteed.
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