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Golden Day
📅 2026-07-07
4
Top-5 Hits
4
Top-15 Hits
26
HRs in Slate
84%
Coverage
263
Scored
What Happened
An outstanding day: 4 of the top 5 ranked batters hit home runs.
A high-volume day with 26 HRs across scored matchups.
Pitcher vulnerability was the dominant signal — multiple arms with elevated FIP and HR/FB rates.
Why It Worked
Pitcher Vulnerability
6 of the top 15 faced pitchers with FIP ≥ 4.50
Warm Weather
12 top-15 batters played in 75°F+ conditions
HR-Friendly Parks
9 top-15 matchups in parks with factor ≥ 1.05
Hot Bats
5 top-15 batters trending HOT or WARM
Stacking Opportunities
5 same-pitcher stacks for parlay potential
🔥 High Conviction Day
0 matchups met the Golden criteria (pitcher FIP > 5.0 AND HR/FB > 20%).
Stack Alerts:
Justin Wrobleski: {'batter': 'Hunter Goodman', 'rank': 1, 'score': 73.0}, {'batter': 'Mickey Moniak', 'rank': 6, 'score': 67.0}
Tatsuya Imai: {'batter': 'James Wood', 'rank': 2, 'score': 72.0}, {'batter': 'Curtis Mead', 'rank': 14, 'score': 61.0}
Michael Lorenzen: {'batter': 'Shohei Ohtani', 'rank': 4, 'score': 68.0}, {'batter': 'Max Muncy', 'rank': 8, 'score': 66.0}
Andrew Abbott: {'batter': 'Kyle Schwarber', 'rank': 5, 'score': 68.0}, {'batter': 'Bryce Harper', 'rank': 15, 'score': 61.0}
Joey Cantillo: {'batter': 'Byron Buxton', 'rank': 9, 'score': 66.0}, {'batter': 'Kody Clemens', 'rank': 11, 'score': 65.0}
Top 15 Matchups
| # | Result | Batter | Pitcher | HR/FB | Score | FIP | Park | Form | Barrel | HR Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | Hunter Goodman | Justin Wrobleski | 33.6% | 73 | 3.4 | 1.21 | 🌤️ | 11.7% | |
| 2 | ✅ | James Wood | Tatsuya Imai | 39.4% | 72 | 4.9 | 1.07 | 🌧️ | 15.6% | 111.4 mph · 419ft · 24.0° |
| 3 | ✅ | Ben Rice | Ian Seymour | 39.2% | 68 | 4.2 | 1.02 | · | 10.9% | 103.2 mph · 382ft · 31.0° |
| 4 | ✅ | Shohei Ohtani | Michael Lorenzen | 23.5% | 68 | 5.1 | 1.21 | · | 11.8% | 112.2 mph · 409ft · 19.0° |
| 5 | ✅ | Kyle Schwarber | Andrew Abbott | 19.6% | 68 | 5.1 | 1.01 | 🌤️ | 11.9% | 112.2 mph · 408ft · 20.0° |
| 6 | — | Mickey Moniak | Justin Wrobleski | 39.0% | 67 | 3.4 | 1.21 | · | 10.6% | |
| 7 | — | Junior Caminero | Will Warren | 34.0% | 67 | 3.5 | 1.02 | 🌤️ | 9.8% | |
| 8 | — | Max Muncy | Michael Lorenzen | 21.8% | 66 | 5.1 | 1.21 | 🌧️ | 10.8% | |
| 9 | — | Byron Buxton | Joey Cantillo | 18.4% | 66 | 4.3 | 1.04 | · | 12.5% | |
| 10 | — | Yordan Alvarez | Andrew Alvarez | 30.6% | 65 | 2.7 | 1.07 | · | 10.2% | |
| 11 | — | Kody Clemens | Joey Cantillo | 27.2% | 65 | 4.3 | 1.04 | 🌤️ | 10.6% | |
| 12 | — | Dominic Canzone | Max Meyer | 29.8% | 64 | 3.5 | 1.07 | · | 11.6% | |
| 13 | — | Samuel Basallo | Matthew Boyd | 25.6% | 62 | 4.4 | 1.08 | 🌤️ | 12.2% | |
| 14 | — | Curtis Mead | Tatsuya Imai | 33.0% | 61 | 4.9 | 1.07 | · | 10.9% | |
| 15 | — | Bryce Harper | Andrew Abbott | 23.7% | 61 | 5.1 | 1.01 | · | 9.5% |
All 26 HRs in Slate
Show all ranked picks that hit
| # | Batter | HR/FB | EV | Dist | LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | James Wood | 39.4% | 111.4 | 419ft | 24.0° |
| 3 | Ben Rice | 39.2% | 103.2 | 382ft | 31.0° |
| 4 | Shohei Ohtani | 23.5% | 112.2 | 409ft | 19.0° |
| 5 | Kyle Schwarber | 19.6% | 112.2 | 408ft | 20.0° |
| 16 | Juan Soto | 19.6% | 111.5 | 415ft | 23.0° |
| 38 | Jordan Walker | 29.1% | 105.6 | 386ft | 23.0° |
| 39 | Owen Caissie | 24.4% | 108.5 | 418ft | 32.0° |
| 92 | Rhys Hoskins | 10.8% | 108.2 | 416ft | 26.0° |
| 96 | Jordan Walker | 26.6% | 105.6 | 386ft | 23.0° |
| 122 | Nick Loftin | 9.1% | 99.2 | 387ft | 33.0° |
| 129 | Cole Young | 14.3% | 95.3 | 354ft | 29.0° |
| 131 | Yandy Díaz | 11.3% | 97.9 | 368ft | 32.0° |
| 154 | Eugenio Suárez | 10.2% | 96.2 | 362ft | 38.0° |
| 158 | Andruw Monasterio | 8.1% | 106.2 | 375ft | 25.0° |
| 168 | Tyler Tolbert | 7.1% | 99.0 | 377ft | 26.0° |
| 175 | Ryan O'Hearn | 10.5% | 101.3 | 373ft | 40.0° |
| 184 | Ceddanne Rafaela | 8.7% | 103.7 | 383ft | 35.0° |
| 191 | Iván Herrera | 10.1% | 101.2 | 378ft | 37.0° |
| 196 | Hunter Feduccia | 7.0% | 102.2 | 396ft | 26.0° |
| 198 | Colt Keith | 11.6% | 103.1 | 427ft | 28.0° |
| 199 | Jose Altuve | 9.2% | 99.1 | 402ft | 31.0° |
| 230 | Iván Herrera | 8.5% | 101.2 | 378ft | 37.0° |
| 237 | Henry Bolte | 9.3% | 107.8 | 411ft | 37.0° |
| 243 | Joey Ortiz | 7.0% | 104.8 | 415ft | 26.0° |
| 255 | Joey Ortiz | 7.1% | 104.8 | 415ft | 26.0° |
| 263 | Alejandro Osuna | 6.9% | 102.0 | 364ft | 22.0° |