Best MLB Total Bases Matchups — Sunday, July 12, 2026
Top total bases spot: Luis García Jr.
Luis García Jr. (WSH) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Will Warren. The lefty is racking up bases at .554 TB/PA against righties this year — and 1.046 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a total base in about 58% of his trips. And Will Warren has been getting squared up by righties lately — .600 total bases per batter faced. The bullpen behind him is roughly average to that side. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.5 trips, so the volume's there. No real history against Will Warren. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Rafael Devers (SF) (100) vs RHP Michael Lorenzen: an excellent bat at .522 into an arm tough on the same side (.304).
- Elly De La Cruz (CIN) (100) vs LHP Matthew Boyd: a strong bat at .456 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.457).
- Luis Arraez (SF) (92) vs RHP Michael Lorenzen: a solid bat at .407 into an arm tough on the same side (.304).
- Mickey Moniak (COL) (87) vs RHP Trevor McDonald: a strong bat at .472 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.478).
- James Wood (WSH) (84) vs RHP Will Warren: a strong bat at .439 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.600).
- Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) (83) vs LHP Andrew Abbott: a league-average bat at .355 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.684), due to bounce back.
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (82) vs LHP Mitch Bratt: a strong bat at .432 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
Arms giving up extra bases today
- RHP Seth Lugo has been getting squared up by righties — .458 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Gunnar Henderson (BAL), Dylan Beavers (BAL), and Samuel Basallo (BAL).
- RHP Will Warren has been vulnerable to righties — .417 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Luis García Jr. (WSH), James Wood (WSH), and CJ Abrams (WSH).
- LHP Ian Seymour has been vulnerable to lefties — .412 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: J.P. Crawford (SEA), Josh Naylor (SEA), and Randy Arozarena (SEA).
- LHP Andrew Abbott has been vulnerable to lefties — .407 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC), Michael Busch (CHC), and Seiya Suzuki (CHC).
Platoon edges to target
- Luis García Jr. (WSH) — lefty bat vs RHP, .554 against righties this year.
- Rafael Devers (SF) — lefty bat vs RHP, .517 against righties this year.
- Elly De La Cruz (CIN) — righty bat vs LHP, .604 against lefties this year.
- Luis Arraez (SF) — lefty bat vs RHP, .415 against righties this year.
- Mickey Moniak (COL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .582 against righties this year.
How it played out
6 of the top 10 total bases matchups landed at least one total base. Top play Luis García Jr. finished with 0 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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