Best MLB Total Bases Matchups — Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Top total bases spot: Luis García Jr.
Luis García Jr. (WSH) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Tatsuya Imai. The lefty is racking up bases at .549 TB/PA against righties this year — and 1.167 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a total base in about 61% of his trips. And Tatsuya Imai has been getting squared up by righties lately — .542 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. No real history against Tatsuya Imai. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD) (100) vs RHP Zac Gallen: a solid bat at .396 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.947).
- Sal Stewart (CIN) (92) vs RHP Zack Wheeler: a strong bat at .438 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.688).
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (90) vs RHP Michael Lorenzen: a solid bat at .395 into an arm tough on the same side (.286).
- Freddie Freeman (LAD) (87) vs RHP Michael Lorenzen: a strong bat at .445 into an arm tough on the same side (.286).
- Bo Bichette (NYM) (87) vs RHP Seth Lugo: a solid bat at .413 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (1.000).
- Juan Soto (NYM) (87) vs RHP Seth Lugo: a solid bat at .404 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.579).
- Manny Machado (SD) (86) vs RHP Zac Gallen: a solid bat at .406 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.947).
Arms giving up extra bases today
- RHP Zac Gallen has been getting squared up by righties — .467 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD), Manny Machado (SD), and Xander Bogaerts (SD).
- RHP Seth Lugo has been getting squared up by righties — .431 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Bo Bichette (NYM), Juan Soto (NYM), and A.J. Ewing (NYM).
- LHP Matthew Boyd has been vulnerable to lefties — .415 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Taylor Ward (BAL), Adley Rutschman (BAL), and Coby Mayo (BAL).
- RHP Matt Svanson has been vulnerable to righties — .401 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Jackson Chourio (MIL), William Contreras (MIL), and Brice Turang (MIL).
Platoon edges to target
- Luis García Jr. (WSH) — lefty bat vs RHP, .549 against righties this year.
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) — lefty bat vs RHP, .433 against righties this year.
- Freddie Freeman (LAD) — lefty bat vs RHP, .466 against righties this year.
- Juan Soto (NYM) — lefty bat vs RHP, .500 against righties this year.
- Joc Pederson (TEX) — lefty bat vs RHP, .394 against righties this year.
How it played out
8 of the top 10 total bases matchups landed at least one total base. Top play Luis García Jr. finished with 2 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.
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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