Who has the best walks matchup today (Thursday, August 13, 2026)?

Joc Pederson (TEX) — top of the board at 100, facing RHP Walbert Ureña. A strong bat into a beatable arm is what pushes it to No. 1.

What are the best MLB walks matchups today (Thursday, August 13, 2026)?

The top walks matchups on Thursday, August 13, 2026: Joc Pederson (100), Kyle Schwarber (92), Nick Sogard (85), Bryce Harper (84), Corey Seager (79). The full board ranks every hitter in every game by walks upside.

Did the top walks matchup get a walk on Thursday, August 13, 2026?

No — Joc Pederson didn't record a walk.

Which hitters have a platoon edge today?

Joc Pederson (TEX) — lefty bat vs RHP, .121 against righties this year. Kyle Schwarber (PHI) — lefty bat vs RHP, .159 against righties this year. Nick Sogard (BOS) — lefty bat vs RHP, .169 against righties this year. Bryce Harper (PHI) — lefty bat vs RHP, .158 against righties this year. Corey Seager (TEX) — lefty bat vs RHP, .114 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 — Thursday, August 13, 2026

Every hitter on the Thursday, August 13, 2026 slate — ranked by who's most likely to draw a walk. Results show how each call played out.

How the model did — Thursday, August 13, 2026

Our top 5 hitters went 3/5 (60%) on 1+ walk, against 42% on the season.

Top 5

3/560%

season 42%

Top 10

6/1060%

season 42%

Full slate

48/16230%

season 28%

Top call Nick Sogard came through. Joc Pederson 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 · 0–3

CLEaway

DEThomeTop matchup73 Final · 9–8

CINaway

CWShomeTop matchup77 Final · 13–1

PITaway

MIAhomeTop matchup62 Final · 1–0

SEAaway

NYYhomeTop matchup64 Final · 7–0

BOSaway

TORhomeTop matchup85 Final · 0–7

CHCaway

WSHhomeTop matchup69 Final · 7–1

PHIaway

MINhomeTop matchup92 Final · 0–7

TEXaway

LAAhomeTop matchup100 Final · 5–4

MILaway

LADhomeTop matchup54

Not starting41 not in the official lineup — moved to the bottom

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#Hitter · Matchup · 203 shownScore

48 with a BBLive count — updates as games play

1
Braden MontgomeryRF
CWSvsCIN· 0-for-2
3BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #26
2
Wilyer AbreuRF
BOS@TOR· 1-for-3
2BBFinal
Proj 0.5 BB, #6
T2
Chase Meidroth2B
CWSvsCIN· 2-for-3
2BBFinal
Proj 0.5 BB, #7
T2
Nolan Schanuel1B
LAAvsTEX· 1-for-3
2BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #53
T2
Brandon MarshLF
PHI@MIN· 2-for-2
2BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #69
T2
Dane MyersCF
CIN@CWS· 1-for-3
2BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #114
T2
Dansby SwansonSS
CHC@WSH· 0-for-1
2BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #120
8
Nick Sogard2B
BOS@TOR· 0-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.5 BB, #3
T8
Bryce Harper1B
PHI@MIN· 1-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.5 BB, #4
T8
Corey SeagerSS
TEX@LAA· 0-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.5 BB, #5
T8
JJ BledayLF
CIN@CWS· 0-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.5 BB, #8
T8
Elly De La CruzSS
CIN@CWS· 1-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.5 BB, #12
T8
Brandon NimmoRF
TEX@LAA· 0-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.5 BB, #14
T8
Gleyber Torres2B
DETvsCLE· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.5 BB, #15
T8
Ben RiceDH
NYYvsSEA· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #17
T8
José Ramírez3B
CLE@DET· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #18
T8
Masataka YoshidaDH
BOS@TOR· 2-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #20
T8
Dominic CanzoneDH
SEA@NYY· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #27
T8
Bryan ReynoldsLF
PIT@MIA· 0-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #28
T8
Gary SánchezC
MIL@LAD· 1-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #35
T8
Xavier Edwards2B
MIAvsPIT· 0-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #39
T8
Josh BellDH
MINvsPHI· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #41
T8
Jarren DuranLF
BOS@TOR· 0-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #43
T8
Randy ArozarenaLF
SEA@NYY· 1-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #59
T8
Charles McAdoo2B
TORvsBOS· 0-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #62
T8
Jorbit Vivas3B
WSHvsCHC· 1-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #64
T8
Wade MecklerLF
LAAvsTEX· 1-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #66
T8
Spencer Torkelson1B
DETvsCLE· 2-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #67
T8
Jackson ChourioLF
MIL@LAD· 0-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #72
T8
Trea TurnerSS
PHI@MIN· 1-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #85
T8
Ryan McMahon3B
NYYvsSEA· 0-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #87
T8
Weston Wilson3B
SEA@NYY· 1-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #98
T8
Jacob GonzalezSS
PIT@MIA· 1-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #103
T8
Sal Stewart1B
CIN@CWS· 2-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #104
T8
Andrew Vaughn1B
MIL@LAD· 2-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #108
T8
Tommy Edman2B
LADvsMIL· 0-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #109
T8
Ernie Clement2B
TORvsBOS· 0-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #111
T8
Ryan JeffersC
MINvsPHI· 2-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #112
T8
Freddie Freeman1B
LADvsMIL· 0-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.4 BB, #113
T8
Luke Keaschall2B
MINvsPHI· 2-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #118
T8
Jared TrioloSS
PIT@MIA· 3-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #123
T8
Nick Gonzales3B
PIT@MIA· 2-for-4
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #125
T8
Tyler StephensonC
CIN@CWS· 2-for-3
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #126
T8
David Hamilton3B
MIL@LAD· 0-for-1
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #129
T8
José CaballeroSS
NYYvsSEA· 0-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #139
T8
Joey OrtizSS
MIL@LAD· 0-for-1
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #143
T8
Miguel Rojas2B
LADvsMIL· 0-for-1
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #147
T8
Andrés GiménezSS
TORvsBOS· 0-for-2
1BBFinal
Proj 0.3 BB, #155

Best MLB Walks Matchups — Thursday, August 13, 2026

Joc Pederson (TEX) is the top walks matchup on the Thursday, August 13, 2026 board at 100, with Kyle Schwarber (PHI) and Nick Sogard (BOS) 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: Joc Pederson

Joc Pederson (TEX) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Walbert Ureña. The lefty is working counts at .121 BB/PA against righties this year — and .176 over the last two weeks, a strong bat that turns into a walk in about 12% of his trips. And Walbert Ureña has been handing out free passes to righties lately — .143 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 just .200 in 5 career PA against Walbert Ureña, 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

Kyle Schwarber (PHI) (92) vs RHP Taj Bradley: an excellent bat at .147 into an arm handing out free passes to the same side (.129).
Nick Sogard (BOS) (85) vs RHP Max Scherzer: an excellent bat at .131 into an arm tough to walk against the same side (.038).
Bryce Harper (PHI) (84) vs RHP Taj Bradley: an excellent bat at .147 into an arm handing out free passes to the same side (.129).
Corey Seager (TEX) (79) vs RHP Walbert Ureña: a solid bat at .097 into an arm handing out free passes to the same side (.143).
Wilyer Abreu (BOS) (78) vs RHP Max Scherzer: a strong bat at .108 into an arm tough to walk against the same side (.038).
Chase Meidroth (CWS) (77) vs LHP Andrew Abbott: an excellent bat at .122 into an arm handing out free passes to the same side (.146).
JJ Bleday (CIN) (75) vs RHP Davis Martin: an excellent bat at .142 into an arm prone to walking the same side (.108), due to bounce back.

Platoon edges to target

Joc Pederson (TEX) — lefty bat vs RHP, .121 against righties this year.
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) — lefty bat vs RHP, .159 against righties this year.
Nick Sogard (BOS) — lefty bat vs RHP, .169 against righties this year.
Bryce Harper (PHI) — lefty bat vs RHP, .158 against righties this year.
Corey Seager (TEX) — lefty bat vs RHP, .114 against righties this year.

How it played out

6 of the top 10 walks matchups landed at least one walk. Top play Joc Pederson finished with 0 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 (Thursday, August 13, 2026)?: Joc Pederson (TEX) — top of the board at 100, facing RHP Walbert Ureña. A strong bat into a beatable arm is what pushes it to No. 1.
What are the best MLB walks matchups today (Thursday, August 13, 2026)?: The top walks matchups on Thursday, August 13, 2026: Joc Pederson (100), Kyle Schwarber (92), Nick Sogard (85), Bryce Harper (84), Corey Seager (79). The full board ranks every hitter in every game by walks upside.
Did the top walks matchup get a walk on Thursday, August 13, 2026?: No — Joc Pederson didn't record a walk.
Which hitters have a platoon edge today?: Joc Pederson (TEX) — lefty bat vs RHP, .121 against righties this year. Kyle Schwarber (PHI) — lefty bat vs RHP, .159 against righties this year. Nick Sogard (BOS) — lefty bat vs RHP, .169 against righties this year. Bryce Harper (PHI) — lefty bat vs RHP, .158 against righties this year. Corey Seager (TEX) — lefty bat vs RHP, .114 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.
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.