Best MLB Total Bases Matchups — Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Top total bases spot: Junior Caminero
Junior Caminero (AL) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Cristopher Sánchez. The righty is racking up bases at .477 TB/PA against lefties this year — and 1.750 over the last two weeks, an excellent bat that turns into a total base in about 48% of his trips. And Cristopher Sánchez has been getting squared up by lefties lately — .629 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 4.3 trips, so the volume's there. He's just .167 in 6 career PA against Cristopher Sánchez, but that's a tiny sample and the matchup says regression. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Mike Trout (AL) (96) vs LHP Cristopher Sánchez: a solid bat at .385 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.629).
- Shea Langeliers (AL) (90) vs LHP Cristopher Sánchez: a solid bat at .402 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.629).
- Bobby Witt Jr. (AL) (77) vs LHP Cristopher Sánchez: a solid bat at .388 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.629).
- Juan Soto (NL) (48) vs RHP Dylan Cease: a strong bat at .443 into an arm tough on the same side (.100), due to bounce back.
- Kyle Schwarber (NL) (42) vs RHP Dylan Cease: a solid bat at .385 into an arm tough on the same side (.100).
- Ernie Clement (AL) (41) vs LHP Cristopher Sánchez: a solid bat at .398 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.629), hot bat.
- Freddie Freeman (NL) (38) vs RHP Dylan Cease: a strong bat at .421 into an arm tough on the same side (.100).
Arms giving up extra bases today
- LHP Cristopher Sánchez has been getting squared up by lefties — .454 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Junior Caminero (AL), Mike Trout (AL), and Shea Langeliers (AL).
- RHP Dylan Cease has been tough on righties — .261 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Juan Soto (NL), Kyle Schwarber (NL), and Freddie Freeman (NL).
Platoon edges to target
- Junior Caminero (AL) — righty bat vs LHP, .477 against lefties this year.
- Mike Trout (AL) — righty bat vs LHP, .356 against lefties this year.
- Shea Langeliers (AL) — righty bat vs LHP, .554 against lefties this year.
- Bobby Witt Jr. (AL) — righty bat vs LHP, .485 against lefties this year.
- Juan Soto (NL) — lefty bat vs RHP, .505 against righties this year.
How it played out
3 of the top 10 total bases matchups landed at least one total base. Top play Junior Caminero 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
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