Best MLB Stolen Bases Matchups — Monday, June 29, 2026
Top stolen bases spot: Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. (NYY) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Casey Mize. The lefty is running at .105 SB/PA against righties this year — and .240 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a stolen base in about 9% of his trips. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.3 trips, so the volume's there. He's owned Casey Mize too — .364 across 11 career trips. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Esteury Ruiz (MIA) (100) vs LHP Sean Sullivan: an elite bat at .066, hitter's park, due to bounce back.
- Geraldo Perdomo (AZ) (100) vs RHP Tyler Mahle: an active bat at .027.
- Andy Pages (LAD) (86) vs LHP Gage Jump: an active bat at .028.
- Randy Arozarena (SEA) (80) vs RHP Ryan Johnson: a high-volume bat at .031.
- Corbin Carroll (AZ) (79) vs RHP Tyler Mahle: an active bat at .022.
- Henry Bolte (ATH) (77) vs LHP Eric Lauer: a high-volume bat at .037, due to bounce back.
- Nasim Nuñez (WSH) (72) vs LHP Ranger Suarez: an elite bat at .071.
Platoon edges to target
- Jazz Chisholm Jr. (NYY) — lefty bat vs RHP, .105 against righties this year.
- Esteury Ruiz (MIA) — righty bat vs LHP, .178 against lefties this year.
- Geraldo Perdomo (AZ) — lefty bat vs RHP, .026 against righties this year.
- Andy Pages (LAD) — righty bat vs LHP, .045 against lefties this year.
- Corbin Carroll (AZ) — lefty bat vs RHP, .018 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: Esteury Ruiz (MIA) at 100.
How it played out
2 of the top 10 stolen bases matchups landed at least one stolen base. Top play Jazz Chisholm Jr. 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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