Best MLB Walks Matchups — Saturday, June 20, 2026
Top walks spot: Nick Kurtz
Nick Kurtz (ATH) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Walbert Ureña. The lefty is working counts at .235 BB/PA against righties this year — and .238 over the last two weeks, an elite bat that turns into a walk in about 18% of his trips. And Walbert Ureña has been handing out free passes to righties lately — .200 walks 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 4.7 trips, so the volume's there. He's owned Walbert Ureña too — .333 across 3 career trips. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Geraldo Perdomo (AZ) (100) vs RHP Taj Bradley: an excellent bat at .136 into an arm handing out free passes to the same side (.143).
- Tyler Soderstrom (ATH) (76) vs RHP Walbert Ureña: an excellent bat at .141 into an arm handing out free passes to the same side (.200).
- Spencer Horwitz (PIT) (70) vs RHP Tomoyuki Sugano: an excellent bat at .123 into an arm handing out free passes to the same side (.138), hitter's park.
- Bryce Eldridge (SF) (70) vs RHP Max Meyer: an excellent bat at .132 into an arm handing out free passes to the same side (.161).
- Corbin Carroll (AZ) (68) vs RHP Taj Bradley: a solid bat at .099 into an arm handing out free passes to the same side (.143).
- Taylor Ward (BAL) (68) vs RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto: an excellent bat at .124 into an arm tough to walk against the same side (.000).
- J.P. Crawford (SEA) (67) vs LHP Connelly Early: a strong bat at .113 into an arm around league average against the same side (.091), due to bounce back.
Platoon edges to target
- Nick Kurtz (ATH) — lefty bat vs RHP, .235 against righties this year.
- Geraldo Perdomo (AZ) — lefty bat vs RHP, .146 against righties this year.
- Tyler Soderstrom (ATH) — lefty bat vs RHP, .143 against righties this year.
- Spencer Horwitz (PIT) — lefty bat vs RHP, .140 against righties this year.
- Bryce Eldridge (SF) — lefty bat vs RHP, .143 against righties this year.
Where walks come easiest today
Coors Field is playing as a real hitter's park today (+6% walk park). Top bat there: Spencer Horwitz (PIT) at 70.
How it played out
4 of the top 10 walks matchups landed at least one walk. Top play Nick Kurtz 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.