Best MLB Total Bases Matchups — Friday, June 26, 2026
Top total bases spot: Michael Harris II
Michael Harris II (ATL) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Trevor McDonald. The lefty is racking up bases at .515 TB/PA against righties this year — and .524 over the last two weeks, a strong bat that turns into a total base in about 44% of his trips. And Trevor McDonald has been getting squared up by righties lately — .650 total bases per batter faced. 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 Trevor McDonald. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Byron Buxton (MIN) (100) vs RHP Tomoyuki Sugano: an excellent bat at .528 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.520).
- Travis Bazzana (CLE) (89) vs RHP Luis Castillo: a strong bat at .475 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.517), due to bounce back.
- Paul Goldschmidt (NYY) (87) vs LHP Payton Tolle: a strong bat at .470 into an arm vulnerable to the same side (.380).
- Alec Burleson (STL) (86) vs RHP Max Meyer: an excellent bat at .535 into an arm giving up bases to the same side (.378), hot bat.
- Kyle Schwarber (PHI) (86) vs LHP Zach Thornton: a strong bat at .471 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Nick Kurtz (ATH) (84) vs RHP Walbert Ureña: a strong bat at .460 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.516), due to bounce back.
- Juan Soto (NYM) (84) vs RHP Zack Wheeler: a strong bat at .465 into an arm vulnerable to the same side (.419).
Arms giving up extra bases today
- RHP Zac Gallen has been getting squared up by righties — .445 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Jonathan Aranda (TB), Yandy Díaz (TB), and Junior Caminero (TB).
- LHP Patrick Corbin has been getting squared up by lefties — .437 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Wyatt Langford (TEX), Jake Burger (TEX), and Josh Jung (TEX).
- RHP Michael McGreevy has been getting squared up by righties — .430 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Griffin Conine (MIA), Kyle Stowers (MIA), and Owen Caissie (MIA).
- RHP Trevor McDonald has been getting squared up by righties — .430 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Michael Harris II (ATL), Matt Olson (ATL), and Drake Baldwin (ATL).
Platoon edges to target
- Michael Harris II (ATL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .515 against righties this year.
- Travis Bazzana (CLE) — lefty bat vs RHP, .496 against righties this year.
- Paul Goldschmidt (NYY) — righty bat vs LHP, .635 against lefties this year.
- Alec Burleson (STL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .532 against righties this year.
- Nick Kurtz (ATH) — lefty bat vs RHP, .448 against righties this year.
How it played out
6 of the top 10 total bases matchups landed at least one total base. Top play Michael Harris II finished with 1 total base. 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.
What the total bases board is
The Total Bases board projects how many bases a hitter racks up vs the posted total-bases line. 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:
- His extra-base pop vs this arm.
- The park.
- Recent contact quality.
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?
Total bases grades right at break-even even when we tune it to the hilt — the book prices the marginal leans efficiently. Transparency board.
How to use it
See who the model projects for extra-base damage; no systematic edge to bet.
Everything here is a research signal from the model, graded in public — not betting advice, and no outcome is guaranteed.
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