Best MLB H+R+RBI Matchups — Monday, June 15, 2026
Top h+r+rbi spot: Pete Crow-Armstrong
Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Michael Lorenzen. The lefty is stacking production at .500 (H+R+RBI)/PA against righties this year — and .674 over the last two weeks, a strong bat that turns into a H+R+RBI in about 53% of his trips. And Michael Lorenzen has been tough on righties lately — .375 H+R+RBI per batter faced. 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. He's owned Michael Lorenzen too — .333 across 3 career trips. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Nick Kurtz (ATH) (95) vs RHP Jared Jones: a strong bat at .538 into an arm vulnerable to the same side (.474), hot bat.
- Seiya Suzuki (CHC) (88) vs RHP Michael Lorenzen: a strong bat at .517 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (.960), hot bat.
- James Wood (WSH) (85) vs RHP Mitch Spence: a strong bat at .542 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hot bat.
- Yordan Alvarez (HOU) (82) vs RHP Drew Anderson: an excellent bat at .607 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (.842), hot bat.
- Andy Pages (LAD) (80) vs RHP Nick Martinez: a strong bat at .512 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (.875).
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (80) vs RHP Nick Martinez: a strong bat at .548 into an arm vulnerable to the same side (.480).
- Alex Bregman (CHC) (79) vs RHP Michael Lorenzen: a league-average bat at .426 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (.960).
Arms giving up production today
- RHP Kai-Wei Teng has been getting lit up by righties — .549 H+R+RBI per batter faced. Bats to target: Kevin McGonigle (DET), Kerry Carpenter (DET), and Dillon Dingler (DET).
- RHP Mitch Spence has been getting lit up by righties — .544 H+R+RBI per batter faced. Bats to target: James Wood (WSH), Luis García Jr. (WSH), and CJ Abrams (WSH).
- RHP Michael Lorenzen has been getting lit up by righties — .531 H+R+RBI per batter faced. Bats to target: Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC), Seiya Suzuki (CHC), and Alex Bregman (CHC).
- RHP Nick Martinez has been vulnerable to righties — .517 H+R+RBI per batter faced. Bats to target: Andy Pages (LAD), Shohei Ohtani (LAD), and Freddie Freeman (LAD).
Platoon edges to target
- Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) — lefty bat vs RHP, .500 against righties this year.
- Nick Kurtz (ATH) — lefty bat vs RHP, .546 against righties this year.
- James Wood (WSH) — lefty bat vs RHP, .583 against righties this year.
- Yordan Alvarez (HOU) — lefty bat vs RHP, .593 against righties this year.
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) — lefty bat vs RHP, .536 against righties this year.
How it played out
8 of the top 10 h+r+rbi matchups landed at least one H+R+RBI. Top play Pete Crow-Armstrong finished with 7 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.
Is there a betting edge here?
Composed from our tuned hit/run/RBI numbers, this grades efficient — no edge in any gap bin. Transparency board.
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