Best MLB Total Bases Matchups — Saturday, June 27, 2026
Top total bases spot: Casey Schmitt
Casey Schmitt (SF) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Bryce Elder. The righty is racking up bases at .477 TB/PA against righties this year — and .513 over the last two weeks, a strong bat that turns into a total base in about 44% of his trips. And Bryce Elder has been getting squared up by righties lately — .684 total bases per batter faced. One catch: the bullpen behind him has been stingy to that side late. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.5 trips, so the volume's there. He's owned Bryce Elder too — .500 across 2 career trips. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Byron Buxton (MIN) (100) vs RHP Michael Lorenzen: an excellent bat at .524 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.529).
- Zach Neto (LAA) (100) vs RHP Jack Perkins: a strong bat at .423 into an arm tough on the same side (.111).
- Bryce Harper (PHI) (97) vs RHP Christian Scott: an excellent bat at .494 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (1.143).
- Kyle Schwarber (PHI) (95) vs RHP Christian Scott: a strong bat at .466 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (1.143).
- Donovan Walton (LAA) (91) vs RHP Jack Perkins: a strong bat at .471 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.600), hot bat.
- Paul Goldschmidt (NYY) (90) vs LHP Jake Bennett: an excellent bat at .539 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Brandon Marsh (PHI) (88) vs RHP Christian Scott: an excellent bat at .481 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (1.143).
Arms giving up extra bases today
- RHP Jared Jones has been getting squared up by righties — .455 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Elly De La Cruz (CIN), JJ Bleday (CIN), and Nathaniel Lowe (CIN).
- RHP Christian Scott has been getting squared up by righties — .442 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Bryce Harper (PHI), Kyle Schwarber (PHI), and Brandon Marsh (PHI).
- RHP Bryce Elder has been getting squared up by righties — .436 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Casey Schmitt (SF), Luis Arraez (SF), and Rafael Devers (SF).
- RHP Kai-Wei Teng has been vulnerable to righties — .409 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Colt Keith (DET), Kevin McGonigle (DET), and Riley Greene (DET).
Platoon edges to target
- Bryce Harper (PHI) — lefty bat vs RHP, .539 against righties this year.
- Kyle Schwarber (PHI) — lefty bat vs RHP, .490 against righties this year.
- Donovan Walton (LAA) — lefty bat vs RHP, .500 against righties this year.
- Paul Goldschmidt (NYY) — righty bat vs LHP, .684 against lefties this year.
- Brandon Marsh (PHI) — lefty bat vs RHP, .516 against righties this year.
How it played out
5 of the top 10 total bases matchups landed at least one total base. Top play Casey Schmitt 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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