Best MLB Total Bases Matchups — Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Top total bases spot: Dillon Dingler
Dillon Dingler (DET) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Bryan Woo. The righty is racking up bases at .507 TB/PA against righties this year — and .649 over the last two weeks, a strong bat that turns into a total base in about 46% of his trips. And Bryan Woo has been getting squared up by righties lately — .824 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 just .167 in 6 career PA against Bryan Woo, 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
- Jeremy Peña (HOU) (96) vs RHP Jameson Taillon: an elite bat at .578 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Gleyber Torres (DET) (94) vs RHP Bryan Woo: a solid bat at .397 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.824).
- Jonathan Aranda (TB) (87) vs RHP Tomoyuki Sugano: a league-average bat at .336 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.515).
- Bobby Witt Jr. (KC) (85) vs RHP Dean Kremer: a solid bat at .371 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.815).
- Jake Cronenworth (SD) (85) vs LHP Mitch Bratt: a light bat at .319 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.750).
- Junior Caminero (TB) (85) vs RHP Tomoyuki Sugano: a strong bat at .441 into an arm giving up bases to the same side (.357).
- Trea Turner (PHI) (84) vs RHP Jake Irvin: a strong bat at .450 into an arm getting squared up by the same side (.800).
Arms giving up extra bases today
- RHP Dean Kremer has been getting squared up by righties — .458 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Bobby Witt Jr. (KC), Salvador Perez (KC), and Carter Jensen (KC).
- LHP Mitch Bratt has been getting squared up by lefties — .447 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Jake Cronenworth (SD), Jackson Merrill (SD), and Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD).
- LHP Carson Whisenhunt has been getting squared up by lefties — .444 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Wyatt Langford (TEX), Joc Pederson (TEX), and Brandon Nimmo (TEX).
- RHP Tomoyuki Sugano has been getting squared up by righties — .431 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Jonathan Aranda (TB), Junior Caminero (TB), and Liam Hicks (TB).
Platoon edges to target
- Jonathan Aranda (TB) — lefty bat vs RHP, .413 against righties this year.
- Munetaka Murakami (CWS) — lefty bat vs RHP, .509 against righties this year.
- Liam Hicks (TB) — lefty bat vs RHP, .421 against righties this year.
- Wyatt Langford (TEX) — righty bat vs LHP, .432 against lefties this year.
- Carter Jensen (KC) — lefty bat vs RHP, .388 against righties this year.
Lineup watch
270 of today's hitters are still on projected lineups, drawn from each team's last game. Batting order drives the score, so these flip the moment official lineups post — usually about two hours before first pitch. Anyone who doesn't make the official card gets flagged "Not starting" and drops to the bottom.
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.