Share of our top-ranked starts that hit the mark, next to the season-to-date rate. Updating live — 10 games in progress.
Top 5
2/367%
season 53%+14 pts-3% ROI
Top 10
2/367%
season 53%+14 pts-4% ROI
Top 20
2/450%
season building
Top 50
4/667%
season building
Full slate
4/667%
season 51%+16 pts-7% ROI
“Hit” is the green check on the card — the mark. Pools are our pre-game top-ranked matchups; only settled (final) outcomes count. Season-to-date is every graded day this season.
Best MLB Earned Runs Matchups — Monday, July 20, 2026
Dylan Cease (TOR) is the top earned runs spot on the Monday, July 20, 2026 board at 100, projected for about 1.9 ER, with Kyle Leahy (STL) right behind. Every starter is ranked by projected earned runs allowed — run prevention, the lineup he faces, and how deep he goes. It's the read DFS and pitcher-prop players make before lock.
Top spot: Dylan Cease
Dylan Cease (TOR) tops the Monday, July 20, 2026 board at 100, projected for about 1.9 ER vs TB. Run prevention, the lineup he faces, and how deep he goes.
The rest of the top of the board
Kyle Leahy (STL) (100) — about 1.9 ER vs LAA.
Joe Ryan (MIN) (100) — about 1.8 ER vs CLE.
Emmet Sheehan (LAD) (90) — about 2.1 ER vs PHI.
Erick Fedde (CWS) (81) — about 2.3 ER vs TEX.
Payton Tolle (BOS) (78) — about 2.3 ER vs BAL.
How it played out
The top 10 starts averaged 2.6 ER. Dylan Cease finished with 3. Every projection is graded against the box score.
How to read the earned runs board
Each starter's score (0–100) ranked by projected earned runs allowed — run prevention, the lineup he faces, and how deep he goes. We project a earned runs count for the start and grade it against what actually happened.
Which pitcher has the best earned runs matchup today (Monday, July 20, 2026)?
Dylan Cease (TOR) — top of the board at 100, projected for about 1.9 ER against TB.
What are the best pitcher earned runs props today?
The top projected starts on Monday, July 20, 2026: Dylan Cease (~1.9 ER), Kyle Leahy (~1.9 ER), Joe Ryan (~1.8 ER), Emmet Sheehan (~2.1 ER), Erick Fedde (~2.3 ER). The full board ranks every starter.
How is the earned runs score calculated?
Ranked by projected earned runs allowed — run prevention, the lineup he faces, and how deep he goes. Scores are set 0–100 across the slate, with a projected earned runs count alongside, and graded against the box score.
Can I use this for pitcher props or DFS?
Yes — the board surfaces the best earned runs spots and projects a number. Where there's a posted line we show the over/under and which side our projection leans. We show the data and grade it, not picks.
What the earned runs allowed board is
The Earned Runs board projects how many earned runs a starter gives up vs his 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 run-prevention rate vs the lineup's hand.
The park.
Projected length of outing.
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?
Efficiently priced — transparency board. It's also a core input to our team run model (moneyline + team totals), where the edge actually lives.
How to use it
Read it for who's in line for a clean or rough outing; the bettable version is the team-total board it feeds.
Everything here is a research signal from the model, graded in public — not betting advice, and no outcome is guaranteed.