Best MLB H+R+RBI Matchups — Friday, June 12, 2026
Top h+r+rbi spot: Shea Langeliers
Shea Langeliers (ATH) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Sean Sullivan. The righty is stacking production at .781 (H+R+RBI)/PA against lefties this year — and 1.222 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a H+R+RBI in about 65% of his trips. And Sean Sullivan has been thin against lefties lately. The bullpen behind him hasn't been any better to that side, so there's no relief late. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.7 trips, so the volume's there. No real history against Sean Sullivan. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Nick Kurtz (ATH) (79) vs LHP Sean Sullivan: a strong bat at .539 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Adley Rutschman (BAL) (78) vs RHP Griffin Canning: an excellent bat at .552 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (.593).
- Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) (76) vs RHP Landen Roupp: a strong bat at .534 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (.679).
- Ketel Marte (AZ) (74) vs LHP Nick Lodolo: a strong bat at .541 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (.538).
- Liam Hicks (MIA) (74) vs RHP Braxton Ashcraft: a strong bat at .506 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (.720).
- Tyler Soderstrom (ATH) (72) vs LHP Sean Sullivan: an excellent bat at .554 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Alex Call (LAD) (71) vs LHP Anthony Kay: a strong bat at .523 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (.586).
Arms giving up production today
- RHP Griffin Canning has been getting lit up by righties — .530 H+R+RBI per batter faced. Bats to target: Adley Rutschman (BAL), Gunnar Henderson (BAL), and Pete Alonso (BAL).
- RHP Sandy Alcantara has been getting lit up by righties — .526 H+R+RBI per batter faced. Bats to target: Nick Gonzales (PIT), Brandon Lowe (PIT), and Spencer Horwitz (PIT).
- LHP Anthony Kay has been vulnerable to lefties — .506 H+R+RBI per batter faced. Bats to target: Alex Call (LAD), Andy Pages (LAD), and Mookie Betts (LAD).
- LHP Tanner Banks has been vulnerable to lefties — .503 H+R+RBI per batter faced. Bats to target: Jackson Chourio (MIL), Christian Yelich (MIL), and Andrew Vaughn (MIL).
Platoon edges to target
- Shea Langeliers (ATH) — righty bat vs LHP, .781 against lefties this year.
- Adley Rutschman (BAL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .608 against righties this year.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) — lefty bat vs RHP, .484 against righties this year.
- Ketel Marte (AZ) — righty bat vs LHP, .662 against lefties this year.
- Liam Hicks (MIA) — lefty bat vs RHP, .595 against righties this year.
How it played out
9 of the top 10 h+r+rbi matchups landed at least one H+R+RBI. Top play Shea Langeliers finished with 3 H+R+RBI. 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 h+r+rbi matchups
Each score (0–100) starts with the hitter's combined hits + runs + RBIs 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 + runs + RBIs board is
The H+R+RBI board projects a hitter's combined H+R+RBI vs the book's line. 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:
- His hit, run, and RBI projections, composed from the tuned component boards.
Those pieces combine into one number, and the model re-tunes itself weekly against how its past calls actually landed.
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