Best MLB Stolen Bases Matchups — Saturday, June 13, 2026
Top stolen bases spot: Edouard Julien
Edouard Julien (COL) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Joey Estes. The lefty is running at — SB/PA against righties this year, an occasional bat that turns into a stolen base in about 1% of his trips. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.7 trips, so the volume's there. He's owned Joey Estes too — .333 across 3 career trips. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- James Wood (WSH) (100) vs RHP Luis Castillo: an occasional bat at .012.
- Cole Young (SEA) (100) vs RHP Cade Cavalli: an occasional bat at .012.
- Carson Benge (NYM) (100) vs LHP Martín Pérez: an occasional bat at .012.
- Colby Thomas (ATH) (92) vs LHP Kyle Freeland: an occasional bat at .012.
- Liam Hicks (MIA) (92) vs RHP Bubba Chandler: an occasional bat at .012.
- Spencer Horwitz (PIT) (92) vs RHP Lake Bachar: an occasional bat at .012.
- Mauricio Dubón (ATL) (92) vs LHP Sean Manaea: an occasional bat at .012.
How it played out
1 of the top 10 stolen bases matchups landed at least one stolen base. Top play Edouard Julien finished with 0 stolen bases. 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 stolen bases matchups
Each score (0–100) starts with the hitter's stolen bases 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 stolen bases board is
The Stolen Bases board projects the chance a runner swipes a bag. 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:
- The runner's speed and attempt rate.
- The opposing catcher's arm (we fold in his caught-stealing rate).
- The pitcher's time to the plate.
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?
The heaviest-juiced board on the site — longshot prices that our model can't overcome. No edge, but the runner-×-catcher projection is a genuinely sharp ranking. Transparency board.
How to use it
Great for reading steal spots (a burner vs a weak arm); just not a market you beat at those prices.
Everything here is a research signal from the model, graded in public — not betting advice, and no outcome is guaranteed.
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