Best MLB RBIs Matchups — Friday, May 29, 2026
Top rbis spot: Byron Buxton
Byron Buxton (MIN) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Jared Jones. The righty is driving in runs at — RBI/PA against righties this year, a solid bat that turns into a RBI in about 11% of his trips. And Jared Jones has been thin against righties lately. The bullpen behind him is roughly average to that side. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.7 trips, so the volume's there. He's just .000 in 5 career PA against Jared Jones, but that's a tiny sample and the matchup says regression. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Jake McCarthy (COL) (99) vs RHP Logan Webb: a solid bat at .105 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hitter's park.
- Willy Adames (SF) (99) vs RHP Michael Lorenzen: a solid bat at .105 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hitter's park, hot bat.
- James Wood (WSH) (96) vs RHP Lucas Giolito: a solid bat at .105 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Tyler Callihan (PIT) (92) vs RHP Taj Bradley: a solid bat at .105 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Carson Benge (NYM) (92) vs RHP Max Meyer: a solid bat at .105 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Xavier Edwards (MIA) (92) vs RHP Freddy Peralta: a solid bat at .105 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Lawrence Butler (ATH) (92) vs LHP Carlos Rodón: a solid bat at .105 into an arm with little track record against the same side, due to bounce back.
Best parks to drive in runs today
Coors Field is playing as a real hitter's park today (+6% run-scoring park). Top bat there: Jake McCarthy (COL) at 99.
How it played out
2 of the top 10 rbis matchups landed at least one RBI. Top play Byron Buxton finished with 0 RBIs. 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 rbis matchups
Each score (0–100) starts with the hitter's 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.