Best MLB Total Bases Matchups — Friday, June 12, 2026
Top total bases spot: Shea Langeliers
Shea Langeliers (ATH) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Sean Sullivan. The righty is racking up bases at .671 TB/PA against lefties this year — and 1.167 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a total base in about 57% of his trips. And Sean Sullivan has been thin against lefties 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. No real history against Sean Sullivan. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Tyler Soderstrom (ATH) (81) vs LHP Sean Sullivan: an excellent bat at .508 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Nick Kurtz (ATH) (78) vs LHP Sean Sullivan: a strong bat at .453 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) (78) vs RHP Landen Roupp: a strong bat at .477 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.571).
- Kody Clemens (MIN) (75) vs RHP Kyle Leahy: an excellent bat at .490 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.438).
- Alec Burleson (STL) (75) vs RHP Joe Ryan: an excellent bat at .512 into an arm vulnerable to the same side (.385), hot bat.
- Ketel Marte (AZ) (74) vs LHP Nick Lodolo: a strong bat at .445 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.462).
- Jonah Heim (ATH) (74) vs LHP Sean Sullivan: an excellent bat at .548 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
Arms giving up extra bases today
- RHP Griffin Canning has been getting squared up by righties — .427 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Adley Rutschman (BAL), Pete Alonso (BAL), and Samuel Basallo (BAL).
- LHP Anthony Kay has been vulnerable to lefties — .412 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Alex Call (LAD), Andy Pages (LAD), and Mookie Betts (LAD).
- LHP Nick Lodolo has been vulnerable to lefties — .409 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Ketel Marte (AZ), Corbin Carroll (AZ), and Ildemaro Vargas (AZ).
- RHP Kyle Leahy has been vulnerable to righties — .407 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Kody Clemens (MIN), Josh Bell (MIN), and Trevor Larnach (MIN).
Platoon edges to target
- Shea Langeliers (ATH) — righty bat vs LHP, .671 against lefties this year.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) — lefty bat vs RHP, .402 against righties this year.
- Kody Clemens (MIN) — lefty bat vs RHP, .439 against righties this year.
- Alec Burleson (STL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .512 against righties this year.
- Ketel Marte (AZ) — righty bat vs LHP, .493 against lefties this year.
How it played out
8 of the top 10 total bases matchups landed at least one total base. Top play Shea Langeliers finished with 4 total 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 total bases matchups
Each score (0–100) starts with the hitter's total 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.