Best MLB Walks Matchups — Monday, June 1, 2026
Top walks spot: Christian Yelich
Christian Yelich (MIL) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Landen Roupp. The lefty is working counts at — BB/PA against righties this year, a solid bat that turns into a walk in about 9% of his trips. And Landen Roupp has been thin against righties lately. The bullpen behind him is roughly average to that side. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.7 trips, so the volume's there. He's just .200 in 5 career PA against Landen Roupp, but that's a tiny sample and the matchup says regression. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Casey Schmitt (SF) (100) vs LHP Shane Drohan: a solid bat at .085 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Wade Meckler (LAA) (100) vs LHP Kyle Freeland: a solid bat at .085 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Jake McCarthy (COL) (100) vs RHP José Soriano: a solid bat at .085 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Mike Trout (LAA) (99) vs LHP Kyle Freeland: a solid bat at .085 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Yandy Díaz (TB) (91) vs RHP Ty Madden: a solid bat at .085 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Kevin McGonigle (DET) (91) vs RHP Griffin Jax: a solid bat at .085 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Will Benson (CIN) (91) vs RHP Luinder Avila: a solid bat at .085 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
How it played out
6 of the top 10 walks matchups landed at least one walk. Top play Christian Yelich finished with 1 walk. 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 walks matchups
Each score (0–100) starts with the hitter's walks 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.