Best MLB Total Bases Matchups — Sunday, October 11, 2026
Top total bases spot: Brice Turang
Brice Turang (MIL) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Tarik Skubal. The lefty is racking up bases at .274 TB/PA against lefties this year — and 1.000 over the last two weeks, a solid bat that turns into a total base in about 37% of his trips. And Tarik Skubal has been tough on lefties lately — .286 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 4.5 trips, so the volume's there. He's a fine .250 in 8 career PA against Tarik Skubal. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Jackson Chourio (MIL) (86) vs LHP Tarik Skubal: a solid bat at .407 into an arm tough on the same side (.063), hot bat.
- Jake Bauers (MIL) (82) vs LHP Tarik Skubal: a solid bat at .371 into an arm tough on the same side (.286).
- Mookie Betts (LAD) (77) vs RHP Jacob Misiorowski: a league-average bat at .366 into an arm tough on the same side (.182).
- Freddie Freeman (LAD) (70) vs RHP Jacob Misiorowski: a solid bat at .374 into an arm tough on the same side (.000), due to bounce back.
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (67) vs RHP Jacob Misiorowski: a solid bat at .381 into an arm tough on the same side (.000).
- Will Smith (LAD) (67) vs RHP Jacob Misiorowski: a solid bat at .384 into an arm tough on the same side (.182).
- Andrew Vaughn (MIL) (56) vs LHP Tarik Skubal: a strong bat at .420 into an arm tough on the same side (.063), due to bounce back.
Arms giving up extra bases today
- LHP Tarik Skubal has been giving up bases to lefties — .360 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Brice Turang (MIL), Jackson Chourio (MIL), and Jake Bauers (MIL).
- RHP Jacob Misiorowski has been mostly containing righties — .327 total bases per batter faced. Bats to target: Mookie Betts (LAD), Freddie Freeman (LAD), and Shohei Ohtani (LAD).
Platoon edges to target
- Jackson Chourio (MIL) — righty bat vs LHP, .515 against lefties this year.
- Freddie Freeman (LAD) — lefty bat vs RHP, .403 against righties this year.
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) — lefty bat vs RHP, .418 against righties this year.
- Andrew Vaughn (MIL) — righty bat vs LHP, .451 against lefties this year.
- William Contreras (MIL) — righty bat vs LHP, .350 against lefties this year.
How it played out
7 of the top 10 total bases matchups landed at least one total base. Top play Brice Turang finished with 4 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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