Best MLB Total Bases Matchups — Saturday, July 11, 2026
Top total bases spot: Luis García Jr.
Luis García Jr. (WSH) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Cam Schlittler. The lefty is racking up bases at .563 TB/PA against righties this year — and 1.125 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a total base in about 59% of his trips. And Cam Schlittler has been getting squared up by righties lately — .571 total bases per batter faced. The bullpen behind him hasn't been any better to that side, so there's no relief late. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.5 trips, so the volume's there. He's owned Cam Schlittler too — .333 across 3 career trips. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Yordan Alvarez (HOU) (100) vs RHP Kumar Rocker: a strong bat at .473 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.500).
- Kyle Stowers (MIA) (94) vs RHP Tanner Bibee: a strong bat at .465 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.769).
- Ernie Clement (TOR) (93) vs RHP Walker Buehler: a league-average bat at .355 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.741), hot bat.
- Sal Stewart (CIN) (91) vs RHP Javier Assad: a strong bat at .454 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.421).
- Anthony Seigler (BOS) (90) vs RHP Freddy Peralta: a solid bat at .381 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.533).
- Randal Grichuk (CWS) (89) vs LHP Gage Jump: a league-average bat at .366 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.889), due to bounce back.
- Matt Vierling (DET) (88) vs LHP Cristopher Sánchez: a league-average bat at .338 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.628).
Arms giving up extra bases today
- LHP Gage Jump has been getting squared up by lefties — .454 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Randal Grichuk (CWS), Miguel Vargas (CWS), and Chase Meidroth (CWS).
- LHP Kyle Freeland has been getting squared up by lefties — .442 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Luis Arraez (SF), Heliot Ramos (SF), and Rafael Devers (SF).
- RHP Tanner Bibee has been getting squared up by righties — .441 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Kyle Stowers (MIA), Liam Hicks (MIA), and Otto Lopez (MIA).
- RHP Walker Buehler has been getting squared up by righties — .441 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Ernie Clement (TOR), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR), and George Springer (TOR).
Platoon edges to target
- Luis García Jr. (WSH) — lefty bat vs RHP, .563 against righties this year.
- Yordan Alvarez (HOU) — lefty bat vs RHP, .530 against righties this year.
- Kyle Stowers (MIA) — lefty bat vs RHP, .436 against righties this year.
- Anthony Seigler (BOS) — lefty bat vs RHP, .400 against righties this year.
- Randal Grichuk (CWS) — righty bat vs LHP, .549 against lefties this year.
How it played out
9 of the top 10 total bases matchups landed at least one total base. Top play Luis García Jr. 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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