Best MLB RBIs Matchups — Saturday, June 20, 2026
Top rbis spot: Brandon Lowe
Brandon Lowe (PIT) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Tomoyuki Sugano. The lefty is driving in runs at .197 RBI/PA against righties this year — and .179 over the last two weeks, an excellent bat that turns into a RBI in about 16% of his trips. And Tomoyuki Sugano has been getting lit up by righties lately — .207 RBIs 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 4.5 trips, so the volume's there. He's owned Tomoyuki Sugano too — .667 across 3 career trips. It all sets up in a hitter's park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Nick Kurtz (ATH) (100) vs RHP Walbert Ureña: an elite bat at .172 into an arm mostly holding up against the same side (.100).
- Josh Bell (MIN) (100) vs RHP Zac Gallen: an excellent bat at .154 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (.154), hot bat.
- Kody Clemens (MIN) (96) vs RHP Zac Gallen: an excellent bat at .143 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (.154).
- Dillon Dingler (DET) (96) vs LHP Sean Newcomb: an elite bat at .163 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (.333).
- Matt Chapman (SF) (91) vs RHP Max Meyer: an elite bat at .190 into an arm stingy with runs against the same side (.048), due to bounce back.
- Ketel Marte (AZ) (90) vs RHP Taj Bradley: a strong bat at .125 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (.286), hot bat.
- Ryan O'Hearn (PIT) (86) vs RHP Tomoyuki Sugano: an excellent bat at .148 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (.207), hitter's park.
Platoon edges to target
- Brandon Lowe (PIT) — lefty bat vs RHP, .197 against righties this year.
- Nick Kurtz (ATH) — lefty bat vs RHP, .174 against righties this year.
- Josh Bell (MIN) — lefty bat vs RHP, .135 against righties this year.
- Kody Clemens (MIN) — lefty bat vs RHP, .116 against righties this year.
- Dillon Dingler (DET) — righty bat vs LHP, .186 against lefties this year.
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: Brandon Lowe (PIT) at 100.
How it played out
2 of the top 10 rbis matchups landed at least one RBI. Top play Brandon Lowe 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.