2026
15-Day HR Leaders
1 Max Muncy 9 HRs · 2 Pete Alonso 6 HRs · 3 Pete Crow-Armstrong 6 HRs · 4 Cal Raleigh 5 HRs · 5 Rafael Devers 5 HRs · 6 Heriberto Hernández 5 HRs · 7 Brooks Lee 5 HRs · 8 Tristan Peters 5 HRs · 9 Luis García Jr. 4 HRs · 10 Jordan Walker 4 HRs · 11 Nick Sogard 4 HRs · 12 Sal Stewart 4 HRs 1 Max Muncy 9 HRs · 2 Pete Alonso 6 HRs · 3 Pete Crow-Armstrong 6 HRs · 4 Cal Raleigh 5 HRs · 5 Rafael Devers 5 HRs · 6 Heriberto Hernández 5 HRs · 7 Brooks Lee 5 HRs · 8 Tristan Peters 5 HRs · 9 Luis García Jr. 4 HRs · 10 Jordan Walker 4 HRs · 11 Nick Sogard 4 HRs · 12 Sal Stewart 4 HRs
Shota Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

LHP CHC
242 matchups scored · 28 game days · 7 listed today
36
HRs allowed
14.9%
HR rate (pool)
16.6%
Overall HR/FB
3.99
FIP
3.72
xFIP
+0.27
FIP − xFIP gap
#5
Leakiest SP today (of 28, by FIP−xFIP)
Leak meter STINGY
LEAKY 75
season HR/FB pctile vs MLB pitchers — higher = more HR-prone
Tonight's read
vulnerability percentile · model flags
75
no model flags today
Vulnerability 75th pctile (season HR/FB pctile vs MLB pitchers)
6 of 7 listed bats hold the platoon edge
Where he leaks
quality of contact allowed · season
Barrel% allowed
19.4%
19.4%
Hard-Hit% allowed
69.7%
69.7%
Fly-ball rate
avg HR 103.9 EV · 401 ft max EV allowed 116.3
Batted-ball xSLG splits and HR spray direction aren't tracked for pitchers yet.
Recent form
HR allowed by scored game day
2026-06-24 · 4 HR 2026-07-04 · 1 HR 2026-07-10 · 2 HR 2026-07-31 · 2 HR 2026-08-05 · 2 HR 2026-08-11 · 3 HR 2026-08-17 · 1 HR 2026-08-23 · 1 HR
7D · 2 HR 15D · 5 HR ↑ 30D · 9 HR ↑
Dot size = HRs allowed that game day · scored pool only.
CIN @ CHC 7:20p · Wrigley Field Park 1.09 Wind 9.0 SSW out Roof open · 81°F BP FIP 4.82 BP HR 16.4% 1L / 5R listed (+1S) · lineup: proxy_pa_leaders
Threat Matrix
tonight's lineup × his arsenal families
cell = batter Barrel% vs that pitch family — higher runs hotter cold hot
FB 47.6% OFF 32.6% BRK 19.8% Overall Score
Neutral · 6
7 Sal Stewart R Edge
16.3% 7.1% 9.4% 12.7% C+ 65
17 Elly De La Cruz S Edge
17.0% 5.6% 11.1% 13.2% C+ 60
24 Jj Bleday L
12.6% 5.1% 6.5% 9.6% C 58
37 Tyler Stephenson R Edge
15.6% 5.0% 7.0% 12.1% C 54
43 Eugenio Suarez R Edge
12.3% 5.0% 6.5% 10.4% C 52
46 Matt Mclain R Edge
11.2% 4.0% 10.2% 10.1% C 51
Long shots · 1 — below the fade line
105 Dane Myers R Edge
4.3% 5.3% 5.5% 4.8% D 42
Read the columns: the fastball family (47.6% usage) carries his damage — FB is the leak. 6 of 7 listed bats hold the platoon edge. Cells are each batter's season damage vs that family (not vs this pitcher specifically).
Arsenal ledger
per-pitch damage against · season
PitchUseEVLAHRRV/100Damage
Fastball Hard 41.2% 83.7 34.3° 13 -0.2
Splitter Offspeed 32.6% 79.2 10.8° 9 -0.5
Sweeper Breaking 15.0% 80.7 25.0° 5 +1.5
Sinker Hard 6.4% 87.7 9.1° 3 +0.3
Curveball Breaking 2.7% 76.3 -12.5° 0 -0.9
Slider Breaking 2.1% 76.4 4.9° 0 -0.1
RV/100 = run value against per 100 pitches — higher = more damage allowed. Damage bar is scaled across his own arsenal.
Full ledger
pool + season datapoints · pctile-chipped where ranked
Pool matchups242
HRs allowed (pool)36
Pool HR rate14.9%
Pool HR/game day1.29
Top-15 matchups23
HRs to top-158
Overall HR/FB16.6% 75
HR/9
FIP3.99 48
xFIP3.72
FIP − xFIP+0.27 65
Barrel% allowed19.4%
Hard-Hit% allowed69.7%
FB%
K/9
BB/9
WHIP
IP
Pool = tracked matchup population · pctile chips = MLB-wide percentile (hot ≥ 85) · as of 2026-08-30
Fastball
Hard · 41.2% usage
-0.2 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against83.7 mph
Avg launch angle34.3°
HRs allowed13
Pitches990
Splitter
Offspeed · 32.6% usage
-0.5 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against79.2 mph
Avg launch angle10.8°
HRs allowed9
Pitches782
Sweeper
Breaking · 15.0% usage
+1.5 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against80.7 mph
Avg launch angle25.0°
HRs allowed5
Pitches360
Sinker
Hard · 6.4% usage
+0.3 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against87.7 mph
Avg launch angle9.1°
HRs allowed3
Pitches153
Curveball
Breaking · 2.7% usage
-0.9 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against76.3 mph
Avg launch angle-12.5°
HRs allowed0
Pitches64
Slider
Breaking · 2.1% usage
-0.1 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against76.4 mph
Avg launch angle4.9°
HRs allowed0
Pitches51
Usage by handedness
what tonight's lefties/righties will see
Per-handedness pitch usage isn't tracked yet — the arsenal cache is a season aggregate.
Zone map
damage by location
Per-zone damage isn't tracked yet for pitchers.
Pitcher vs. Batter
career PA vs tonight's listed order
BatterPAHHRKwOBALast damage
Sal Stewart R 18 9 3 3 .628 HR 2026-05-07 · 4-Seam Fastball · 106 EV
Elly De La Cruz S 18 3 3 0 .334 HR 2026-07-10 · 4-Seam Fastball · 108 EV
Jj Bleday L 18 0 0 3 .232
Tyler Stephenson R 15 0 0 6 .000
Eugenio Suarez R 9 0 0 9 .000
Matt Mclain R 9 3 0 3 .526
Dane Myers R 12 0 0 9 .000
BvP under 20 PA is noise — use it for pitch-mix memory, not projection. Context only: not part of the model score.
HR Log
36 allowed · scored pool
avg 103.9 EV · 401 ft 9 in last 30D
DateBatterRankScoreStadiumEVLADist
2026-08-23 Randy Arozarena #37 54 T-Mobile Park 93.8 34.0° 358
2026-08-17 Randal Grichuk #26 57 Wrigley Field 102.9 24.0° 404
2026-08-11 CJ Abrams #8 62 Nationals Park 96.4 31.0° 364
2026-08-11 Dylan Crews #54 50 Nationals Park 105.6 22.0° 414
2026-08-11 Jacob Young #101 44 Nationals Park 106.2 23.0° 427
2026-08-05 Shohei Ohtani #10 66 Wrigley Field 100.6 23.0° 367
2026-08-05 Max Muncy #13 64 Wrigley Field 106.3 43.0° 413
2026-07-31 Amed Rosario #71 52 Wrigley Field 108.4 30.0° 450
2026-07-31 Spencer Jones #74 51 Wrigley Field 108.7 21.0° 418
2026-07-10 Elly De La Cruz #19 61 Great American Ball Park 108.5 21.0° 400
2026-07-10 JJ Bleday #31 57 Great American Ball Park 104.2 26.0° 417
2026-07-04 JJ Wetherholt #108 47 Wrigley Field 101.1 24.0° 364
2026-06-24 Mark Vientos #55 56 Citi Field 108.4 23.0° 416
2026-06-24 Francisco Álvarez #113 46 Citi Field 106.5 34.0° 437
2026-06-24 Bo Bichette #118 45 Citi Field 106.3 31.0° 411
2026-06-24 A. J. Ewing #206 33 Citi Field 104.7 34.0° 420
2026-06-10 TJ Rumfield #103 46 Coors Field 97.0 35.0° 383
2026-06-04 Shea Langeliers #9 68 Wrigley Field 98.0 45.0° 358
2026-06-04 Jonah Heim #41 55 Wrigley Field 103.4 26.0° 421
2026-06-04 Tyler Soderstrom #48 53 Wrigley Field 103.7 24.0° 396
2026-05-29 Iván Herrera #82 51 Busch Stadium 105.5 23.0° 409
2026-05-29 Thomas Saggese #209 29 Busch Stadium 104.9 32.0° 402
2026-05-29 Nelson Velázquez #219 26 Busch Stadium 105.0 27.0° 411
2026-05-24 Christian Walker #44 60 Wrigley Field 105.1 24.0° 426.0
2026-05-24 Jake Meyers #175 38 Wrigley Field 103.2 25.0° 388.0
2026-05-24 Nick Allen #284 12 Wrigley Field 96.0 30.0° 367.0
2026-05-18 Jake Bauers #32 66 Wrigley Field 106.2 32.0° 419.0
2026-05-13 Drake Baldwin #41 44 Truist Park 99.0 30.0° 402.0
2026-05-13 Mauricio Dubón #165 27 Truist Park 104.1 26.0° 383.0
2026-05-07 Sal Stewart #15 46 Wrigley Field 105.8 35.0° 393.0
2026-04-26 Shohei Ohtani #5 79 Dodger Stadium 109.8 28.0° 382.0
2026-04-21 Kyle Schwarber #11 69 Wrigley Field 97.7 34.0° 386.0
2026-04-21 Bryce Harper #37 57 Wrigley Field 106.9 27.0° 406.0
2026-04-15 Bryce Harper #14 56 Citizens Bank Park 107.8 25.0° 406.0
2026-04-15 Trea Turner #70 35 Citizens Bank Park 105.2 28.0° 423.0
2026-04-10 Bryan Reynolds #79 42 Wrigley Field 106.1 24.0° 385.0
Every row is a scored-pool matchup — HRs to unscored batters aren't tracked. Pitch type, count, and field direction aren't in the pool log yet.
Game-day log
last 15 scored game days · pool
DateStadiumMatchupsHRMax EV
2026-08-23 T-Mobile Park 9 1 103.2
2026-08-17 Wrigley Field 9 1 107.9
2026-08-11 Nationals Park 8 3 106.2
2026-08-05 Wrigley Field 9 2 110.2
2026-07-31 Wrigley Field 9 2 108.7
2026-07-25 PNC Park 9 0 104.0
2026-07-19 Wrigley Field 9 0 109.6
2026-07-10 Great American Ball Park 9 2 109.2
2026-07-04 Wrigley Field 9 1 112.1
2026-06-29 Wrigley Field 8 0 106.4
2026-06-24 Citi Field 9 4 108.4
2026-06-22 Citi Field 7 0
2026-06-21 Wrigley Field 8 0
2026-06-15 Wrigley Field 8 0 111.1
2026-06-10 Coors Field 7 1 104.9
Box-score start lines (IP · H · ER · K · BB · pitch counts) aren't tracked yet — this is his scored-pool day log, matchups our model actually graded.
Tonight — Wrigley Field
open-air · game-window conditions
Park Factor 1.090 Wind 9 mph from SSW Temp 81°F Roof Open
TimeWindTempFIT
6:20p 9 81° +12
7:20p 8 80° +11
8:20p 7 78° +9
9:20p 7 77° +9
10:20p 6 76° +8
+10
Slight green alignment
park + weather FIT · batter-neutral signal
Game-window avg wind 7 mph from S
FIT = park + game-window weather HR signal, batter-neutral. Per-batter spray overlays live on each batter's profile.
Fences vs his leak
wall distance · damage overlay
LF
355ft
deep
CF
400ft
avg
RF
353ft
deep
vs LHH → RF
355ft
10 HRs allowed
vs RHH → LF ▲ leans
356ft
15 HRs allowed
Shortest: LF 351 ft HRs allowed avg 401 ft · n=36
Longest LF/RF lines; wind-dependent
Fence marks are published; power-alley + pull-side depths come from the park's outfield geometry, calibrated to those marks. We don't track HR spray direction — pull side is inferred from batter handedness (LHH→RF, RHH→LF), not a measured read.
Venue splits
HRs allowed by venue · pool
VenueFacedHRRate
Wrigley Fieldtonight 130 17 13%
Citi Field 16 4 25%
Busch Stadium 9 3 33%
Nationals Park 8 3 38%
Citizens Bank Park 9 2 22%
Great American Ball Park 9 2 22%
HRs allowed ÷ scored matchups at each park · top 6 of 12. Rate is per scored matchup, not HR/9 — box-score innings aren't tracked.
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Common questions about Shota Imanaga

Is Shota Imanaga likely to give up a home run tonight?

Shota Imanaga pitches tonight (CIN @ CHC at Wrigley Field). This season he has allowed 36 home runs across 28 scored game days. TheHomeRuns model scores every batter he faces; see the matchup table on this page for tonight's most dangerous bats. Model output, not a guarantee. Not gambling advice.

How many home runs has Shota Imanaga allowed this season?

Shota Imanaga has allowed 36 home runs across 28 scored game days in the TheHomeRuns pool this season.

Which batters have homered off Shota Imanaga?

In the TheHomeRuns scored pool, the batters with home runs against Shota Imanaga include Bryce Harper (2), Elly De La Cruz (2), Jonah Heim (2) and 49 more.

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