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.