Who has the best walks matchup today (Monday, June 22, 2026)?

Yordan Alvarez (HOU) — top of the board at 100, facing RHP Dylan Cease. An excellent bat into a beatable arm is what pushes it to No. 1.

What are the best MLB walks matchups today (Monday, June 22, 2026)?

The top walks matchups on Monday, June 22, 2026: Yordan Alvarez (100), Geraldo Perdomo (100), Taylor Ward (100), Kevin McGonigle (100), Shohei Ohtani (96). The full board ranks every hitter in every game by walks upside.

Did the top walks matchup get a walk on Monday, June 22, 2026?

Yes — Yordan Alvarez got 2 walks.

Which hitters have a platoon edge today?

Yordan Alvarez (HOU) — lefty bat vs RHP, .178 against righties this year. Geraldo Perdomo (AZ) — lefty bat vs RHP, .158 against righties this year. Taylor Ward (BAL) — righty bat vs LHP, .224 against lefties this year. Kevin McGonigle (DET) — lefty bat vs RHP, .160 against righties this year. Shohei Ohtani (LAD) — lefty bat vs RHP, .193 against righties this year.

How is the walks matchup score calculated?

It's his walk rate against that hand, weighted to recent form over a two-year baseline, set against how freely that arm gives them up. Command and plate discipline carry this board; the park barely moves it. 0–100 across the slate.

What does BB/PA mean?

Walks per plate appearance — how often a hitter draws a base on balls. Around .085 (one walk every ~12 trips) is league average; .12+ is elite plate discipline. The matchup pairs the hitter's walk rate with how freely the pitcher gives them up.

What does the score actually mean?

Higher is better. This board rewards patience and punishes chase — a disciplined bat against a wild arm will out-grade a better hitter who swings at everything.

What's the confidence meter?

It's how much data is behind the call — sample size on both the hitter and the pitcher, plus whether the lineup's official. A high score with low confidence is a thinner read than the same score backed by a deep track record. It's not a probability of a walk.

What is a platoon split (handedness split)?

Walk rates split by hand too, and often the other way round to what you'd expect — some hitters get more free passes against the same hand because the arm won't give in with the platoon disadvantage.

What are park factors?

Parks barely move walks, and the board reflects that. What matters is the arm's command and the umpire behind the plate, not the dimensions. Above 1.00 bumps the score, below 1.00 trims it — the swing is small here.

What do "2W", "SZN" and "2Y" mean?

The timeframes behind each rate: the last two weeks (recent form), the current season, and a trailing two years (a stable baseline). Recent form counts most, and small samples get pulled toward league average so a hot week doesn't fool the model.

What do "≈ est", "Due" and "Not starting" mean?

"≈ est" is a hitter we don't have splits for yet — a rookie or unmatched ID — shown at a league-baseline estimate instead of dropped. "Due" means he hasn't recorded a walk in a while and profiles for regression. "Not starting" means he was projected but didn't make the official lineup, so he slides to the bottom where you can still look him up.

Can I use this for walks props or DFS?

That's what it's built for — pre-slate research. The board surfaces which hitters have the best conditions today, and where one exists, we show the book's "1+ walk" line so you can shop the price. We're not a sportsbook and we don't post picks — we show the matchup data, the line, and the result. (Best-price and all-book odds are a Pro feature.)

How accurate is the model?

We grade every board against the box score. Walks are among the most stable rates in baseball, so this board's record holds up better over short runs than the power boards — the season number is posted either way.

When do lineups update?

Projected lineups (marked "Proj") come from each team's last game. Official lineups usually drop about two hours before first pitch, and the board updates itself as they post. Batting order is a big driver, so it's worth a second look mid-afternoon — rankings shift as lineups lock.

Yes. The full board, every game page, and the daily archive are free, no login. Best-price odds and the betting tools are the paid tier.

Best MLB walks matchups — Monday, June 22, 2026

Every hitter on the Monday, June 22, 2026 slate — ranked by who's most likely to draw a walk. Results show how each call played out.

How the model did — Monday, June 22, 2026

Our top 5 hitters went 2/5 (40%) on 1+ walk, against 37% on the season.

Top 5

2/540%

season 37%

Top 10

4/1040%

season 38%

Full slate

54/21625%

season 28%

Top call Yordan Alvarez came through. Geraldo Perdomo didn't.

Each hitter below carries a 0–100 matchup score — a read on the spot in front of him, not a ranking of how good he is, so a star in a brutal matchup can sit below an average hitter in a soft one. Confidence next to it is coverage: how much real data backs the number. Every call here was graded against the box score — wins and misses both, with the record on this page. How this board is built →

Final · 3–5

NYYaway

DEThomeTop matchup100 Final · 2–1

KCaway

TBhomeTop matchup58 Final · 4–3

TEXaway

MIAhomeTop matchup71 Final · 1–4

PHIaway

WSHhomeTop matchup67 Final · 2–4

HOUaway

TORhomeTop matchup100 Final · 2–1

MILaway

CINhomeTop matchup76 Final · 2–1

LADaway

MINhomeTop matchup96 Final · 5–6

CLEaway

CWShomeTop matchup93 Final · 2–3

AZaway

STLhomeTop matchup100 Final · 2–3

BOSaway

COLhomeTop matchup68 Final · 6–1

BALaway

LAAhomeTop matchup100 Final · 0–1

ATLaway

SDhomeTop matchup71

Not starting44 not in the official lineup — moved to the bottom

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55 with a BBLive count — updates as games play

1
Xander BogaertsSS
SDvsATL· 0-for-1
3BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #130
2
Yordan AlvarezDH
HOU@TOR· 1-for-2
2BBFinal
Proj 0.6 BB, #1
T2
Travis Bazzana2B
CLE@CWS· 1-for-3
2BBFinal
Proj 0.5 BB, #6
T2
Lars NootbaarLF
STLvsAZ· 0-for-2
2BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #32
T2
Wilyer AbreuRF
BOS@COL· 1-for-2
2BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #36
T2
Riley GreeneLF
DETvsNYY· 1-for-2
2BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #44
T2
Josh BellDH
MINvsLAD· 0-for-2
2BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #107
T2
Jake Burger1B
TEX@MIA· 0-for-2
2BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #129
T2
Steven KwanLF
CLE@CWS
2BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB
10
Shohei OhtaniTWP
LAD@MIN· 1-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.5 BB, #5
T10
Jake Bauers1B
MIL@CIN· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.5 BB, #9
T10
Will WagnerDH
SDvsATL· 1-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.5 BB, #14
T10
Gunnar HendersonSS
BAL@LAA· 3-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.5 BB, #15
T10
Mickey GasperC
BOS@COL· 0-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.5 BB, #18
T10
David FryRF
CLE@CWS· 0-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.5 BB, #19
T10
Yandy DíazDH
TBvsKC· 1-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #34
T10
Sam AntonacciLF
CWSvsCLE· 2-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #39
T10
Jackson MerrillCF
SDvsATL· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #40
T10
Kyle Manzardo1B
CLE@CWS· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #41
T10
Alec Burleson1B
STLvsAZ· 1-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #43
T10
Gavin Sheets1B
SDvsATL· 0-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #47
T10
George SpringerDH
TORvsHOU· 2-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #52
T10
Daulton VarshoCF
TORvsHOU· 1-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #54
T10
Xavier Edwards2B
MIAvsTEX· 2-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #58
T10
Garrett MitchellCF
MIL@CIN· 1-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #68
T10
Isaac Paredes3B
HOU@TOR· 1-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #69
T10
James WoodRF
WSHvsPHI· 2-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #75
T10
Dominic SmithDH
ATL@SD· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #77
T10
Iván HerreraDH
STLvsAZ· 1-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #81
T10
Alejandro OsunaLF
TEX@MIA· 1-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #83
T10
Brandon NimmoRF
TEX@MIA· 3-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #86
T10
William ContrerasC
MIL@CIN· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #87
T10
Otto LopezSS
MIAvsTEX· 2-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #91
T10
Jonathan Aranda1B
TBvsKC· 1-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #95
T10
Isaac CollinsLF
KC@TB· 0-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #96
T10
Kyle TuckerRF
LAD@MIN
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #100
T10
Kody Clemens1B
MINvsLAD· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #105
T10
James OutmanCF
DETvsNYY· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #108
T10
Jesús SánchezRF
TORvsHOU· 0-for-1
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #109
T10
Christian Walker1B
HOU@TOR· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #112
T10
Manny Machado3B
SDvsATL· 2-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #113
T10
Wyatt LangfordLF
TEX@MIA· 0-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #117
T10
Braden MontgomeryRF
CWSvsCLE· 2-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #118
T10
Cody BellingerLF
NYY@DET· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #121
T10
Kazuma Okamoto3B
TORvsHOU· 2-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #128
T10
Jarren DuranLF
BOS@COL· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #131
T10
Jose Altuve2B
HOU@TOR· 1-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #134
T10
Denzer Guzman3B
LAAvsBAL· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #136
T10
Masataka YoshidaDH
BOS@COL· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #149
T10
José CaballeroSS
NYY@DET· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #152
T10
Caleb Durbin3B
BOS@COL· 2-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #162
T10
Yainer DiazC
HOU@TOR· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #189
T10
Michael Massey2B
KC@TB· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #197
T10
Ernie Clement2B
TORvsHOU· 1-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.2 BB, #208
T10
Mookie BettsSS
LAD@MIN· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #211

Best MLB Walks Matchups — Monday, June 22, 2026

Yordan Alvarez (HOU) is the top walks matchup on the Monday, June 22, 2026 board at 100, with Geraldo Perdomo (AZ) and Taylor Ward (BAL) right behind. Every hitter on the slate is ranked by who's most likely to draw a walk — plate discipline and how freely the pitcher and bullpen issue walks, plus lineup spot. It's the read DFS and prop players make before lock.

Top walks spot: Yordan Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez (HOU) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Dylan Cease. The lefty is working counts at .178 BB/PA against righties this year — and .143 over the last two weeks, an excellent bat that turns into a walk in about 13% of his trips. And Dylan Cease has been handing out free passes to righties lately — .167 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 4.5 trips, so the volume's there. He's just .087 in 23 career PA against Dylan Cease, 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

Geraldo Perdomo (AZ) (100) vs RHP Andre Pallante: an elite bat at .158 into an arm around league average against the same side (.091).
Taylor Ward (BAL) (100) vs LHP Sam Aldegheri: an excellent bat at .128 into an arm handing out free passes to the same side (.139).
Kevin McGonigle (DET) (100) vs RHP Gerrit Cole: an elite bat at .152 into an arm handing out free passes to the same side (.118), hot bat.
Shohei Ohtani (LAD) (96) vs RHP Zebby Matthews: an elite bat at .158 into an arm tough to walk against the same side (.035).
Travis Bazzana (CLE) (93) vs LHP Anthony Kay: an excellent bat at .128 into an arm handing out free passes to the same side (.143), hot bat.
JJ Bleday (CIN) (76) vs RHP Brandon Woodruff: an excellent bat at .124 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
Nathaniel Lowe (CIN) (75) vs RHP Brandon Woodruff: an excellent bat at .130 into an arm with little track record against the same side.

Platoon edges to target

Yordan Alvarez (HOU) — lefty bat vs RHP, .178 against righties this year.
Geraldo Perdomo (AZ) — lefty bat vs RHP, .158 against righties this year.
Taylor Ward (BAL) — righty bat vs LHP, .224 against lefties this year.
Kevin McGonigle (DET) — lefty bat vs RHP, .160 against righties this year.
Shohei Ohtani (LAD) — lefty bat vs RHP, .193 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: Mickey Gasper (BOS) at 68.

How it played out

4 of the top 10 walks matchups landed at least one walk. Top play Yordan Alvarez finished with 2 walks. 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.

Keep reading

What the walks board is

The Walks board projects the chance a hitter draws a walk. 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 plate discipline.
The pitcher's control.
The count leverage in the matchup.

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?

An over-only market with heavy juice; our overs grade anti-predictive and lose to the vig. No edge — transparency board.

How to use it

Spot the patient-hitter-vs-wild-arm setups; not a bettable edge.

Everything here is a research signal from the model, graded in public — not betting advice, and no outcome is guaranteed.

Learn more: How the model works · The picks story · Today's plays

Frequently asked questions

Who has the best walks matchup today (Monday, June 22, 2026)?: Yordan Alvarez (HOU) — top of the board at 100, facing RHP Dylan Cease. An excellent bat into a beatable arm is what pushes it to No. 1.
What are the best MLB walks matchups today (Monday, June 22, 2026)?: The top walks matchups on Monday, June 22, 2026: Yordan Alvarez (100), Geraldo Perdomo (100), Taylor Ward (100), Kevin McGonigle (100), Shohei Ohtani (96). The full board ranks every hitter in every game by walks upside.
Did the top walks matchup get a walk on Monday, June 22, 2026?: Yes — Yordan Alvarez got 2 walks.
Which hitters have a platoon edge today?: Yordan Alvarez (HOU) — lefty bat vs RHP, .178 against righties this year. Geraldo Perdomo (AZ) — lefty bat vs RHP, .158 against righties this year. Taylor Ward (BAL) — righty bat vs LHP, .224 against lefties this year. Kevin McGonigle (DET) — lefty bat vs RHP, .160 against righties this year. Shohei Ohtani (LAD) — lefty bat vs RHP, .193 against righties this year.
Which parks favor walks today?: Coors Field is playing as a real hitter's park today (+6% walk park). Top bat there: Mickey Gasper (BOS) at 68.
How is the walks matchup score calculated?: It's his walk rate against that hand, weighted to recent form over a two-year baseline, set against how freely that arm gives them up. Command and plate discipline carry this board; the park barely moves it. 0–100 across the slate.
What does BB/PA mean?: Walks per plate appearance — how often a hitter draws a base on balls. Around .085 (one walk every ~12 trips) is league average; .12+ is elite plate discipline. The matchup pairs the hitter's walk rate with how freely the pitcher gives them up.
What does the score actually mean?: Higher is better. This board rewards patience and punishes chase — a disciplined bat against a wild arm will out-grade a better hitter who swings at everything.
What's the confidence meter?: It's how much data is behind the call — sample size on both the hitter and the pitcher, plus whether the lineup's official. A high score with low confidence is a thinner read than the same score backed by a deep track record. It's not a probability of a walk.
What is a platoon split (handedness split)?: Walk rates split by hand too, and often the other way round to what you'd expect — some hitters get more free passes against the same hand because the arm won't give in with the platoon disadvantage.
What are park factors?: Parks barely move walks, and the board reflects that. What matters is the arm's command and the umpire behind the plate, not the dimensions. Above 1.00 bumps the score, below 1.00 trims it — the swing is small here.
What do "2W", "SZN" and "2Y" mean?: The timeframes behind each rate: the last two weeks (recent form), the current season, and a trailing two years (a stable baseline). Recent form counts most, and small samples get pulled toward league average so a hot week doesn't fool the model.
What do "≈ est", "Due" and "Not starting" mean?: "≈ est" is a hitter we don't have splits for yet — a rookie or unmatched ID — shown at a league-baseline estimate instead of dropped. "Due" means he hasn't recorded a walk in a while and profiles for regression. "Not starting" means he was projected but didn't make the official lineup, so he slides to the bottom where you can still look him up.
Can I use this for walks props or DFS?: That's what it's built for — pre-slate research. The board surfaces which hitters have the best conditions today, and where one exists, we show the book's "1+ walk" line so you can shop the price. We're not a sportsbook and we don't post picks — we show the matchup data, the line, and the result. (Best-price and all-book odds are a Pro feature.)
How accurate is the model?: We grade every board against the box score. Walks are among the most stable rates in baseball, so this board's record holds up better over short runs than the power boards — the season number is posted either way.
When do lineups update?: Projected lineups (marked "Proj") come from each team's last game. Official lineups usually drop about two hours before first pitch, and the board updates itself as they post. Batting order is a big driver, so it's worth a second look mid-afternoon — rankings shift as lineups lock.
Is MatchWiz free?: Yes. The full board, every game page, and the daily archive are free, no login. Best-price odds and the betting tools are the paid tier.