Best MLB Stolen Bases Matchups — Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Top stolen bases spot: Tyler Tolbert
Tyler Tolbert (KC) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Griffin Jax. The righty is running at .364 SB/PA against righties this year — and .200 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a stolen base in about 8% of his trips. He's hitting in a spot worth about 3.8 trips, so the volume's there. No real history against Griffin Jax. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Henry Bolte (ATH) (100) vs RHP Tyler Mahle: an elite bat at .056.
- Jackson Merrill (SD) (79) vs LHP Martín Pérez: an elite bat at .049.
- David Hamilton (MIL) (78) vs RHP Rhett Lowder: an elite bat at .052.
- Nasim Nuñez (WSH) (61) vs RHP Aaron Nola: an elite bat at .079, hot bat.
- Jeremy Peña (HOU) (61) vs RHP Trey Yesavage: a high-volume bat at .033.
- Sam Antonacci (CWS) (60) vs RHP Tanner Bibee: an elite bat at .046.
- Otto Lopez (MIA) (57) vs RHP Jacob deGrom: an elite bat at .054, hot bat.
Platoon edges to target
- David Hamilton (MIL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .081 against righties this year.
- Nasim Nuñez (WSH) — lefty bat vs RHP, .112 against righties this year.
- Sam Antonacci (CWS) — lefty bat vs RHP, .059 against righties this year.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD) — righty bat vs LHP, .045 against lefties this year.
- Leody Taveras (BAL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .050 against righties this year.
Where the running game runs today
Coors Field is playing as a real hitter's park today (+6% running-game park). Top bat there: Nate Eaton (BOS) at 36.
How it played out
2 of the top 10 stolen bases matchups landed at least one stolen base. Top play Tyler Tolbert 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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