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Golden Day
📅 2026-08-26
3
Top-5 Hits
6
Top-15 Hits
28
HRs in Slate
97%
Coverage
256
Scored
What Happened
An outstanding day: 3 of the top 5 ranked batters hit home runs.
The top 15 captured 6 home runs — exceptional concentration at the top of the board.
A high-volume day with 28 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
10 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:
Matt Waldron: {'batter': 'Hunter Goodman', 'rank': 1, 'score': 69.0}, {'batter': 'Mickey Moniak', 'rank': 11, 'score': 62.0}
MacKenzie Gore: {'batter': 'Munetaka Murakami', 'rank': 2, 'score': 69.0}, {'batter': 'Miguel Vargas', 'rank': 7, 'score': 65.0}, {'batter': 'Randal Grichuk', 'rank': 13, 'score': 62.0}
AJ Smith-Shawver: {'batter': 'Max Muncy', 'rank': 6, 'score': 66.0}, {'batter': 'Shohei Ohtani', 'rank': 8, 'score': 65.0}
Peter Lambert: {'batter': 'Ben Rice', 'rank': 9, 'score': 64.0}, {'batter': 'Luis García Jr.', 'rank': 15, 'score': 61.0}
Tanner Gordon: {'batter': 'Andrés Chaparro', 'rank': 10, 'score': 63.0}, {'batter': 'CJ Abrams', 'rank': 12, 'score': 62.0}
Top 15 Matchups
| # | Result | Batter | Pitcher | HR/FB | Score | FIP | Park | Form | Barrel | HR Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✅ | Hunter Goodman | Matt Waldron | 27.9% | 69 | 4.9 | 1.19 | 🌧️ | 10.5% | 108.8 mph · 435ft · 25.0° |
| 2 | — | Munetaka Murakami | MacKenzie Gore | 28.1% | 69 | 3.8 | 1.05 | · | 13.4% | |
| 3 | ✅ | Matt Olson | Roki Sasaki | 21.3% | 69 | 4.9 | 1.07 | · | 12.2% | 110.4 mph · 400ft · 25.0° |
| 4 | ✅ | Kyle Schwarber | Bryan Woo | 33.0% | 67 | 3.4 | 1.03 | 🌧️ | 11.0% | 104.8 mph · 425ft · 27.0° |
| 5 | — | Yordan Alvarez | Elmer Rodríguez | 13.7% | 67 | 5.2 | 1.06 | 🌧️ | 10.5% | |
| 6 | — | Max Muncy | AJ Smith-Shawver | 23.7% | 66 | 3.3 | 1.07 | · | 10.1% | |
| 7 | — | Miguel Vargas | MacKenzie Gore | 33.1% | 65 | 3.8 | 1.05 | · | 11.4% | |
| 8 | — | Shohei Ohtani | AJ Smith-Shawver | 23.4% | 65 | 3.3 | 1.07 | · | 11.1% | |
| 9 | ✅ | Ben Rice | Peter Lambert | 20.6% | 64 | 3.9 | 1.06 | 🌤️ | 10.1% | 107.4 mph · 364ft · 23.0° |
| 10 | ✅ | Andrés Chaparro | Tanner Gordon | 35.6% | 63 | 4.8 | 1.19 | 🌤️ | 11.7% | 106.5 mph · 382ft · 20.0° |
| 11 | — | Mickey Moniak | Matt Waldron | 28.7% | 62 | 4.9 | 1.19 | 🌤️ | 8.3% | |
| 12 | — | CJ Abrams | Tanner Gordon | 22.6% | 62 | 4.8 | 1.19 | ❄ | 9.9% | |
| 13 | — | Randal Grichuk | MacKenzie Gore | 31.7% | 62 | 3.8 | 1.05 | 🌤️ | 10.6% | |
| 14 | — | Pete Crow-Armstrong | Eduardo Rodriguez | 25.2% | 62 | 3.9 | 0.93 | · | 10.0% | |
| 15 | ✅ | Luis García Jr. | Peter Lambert | 29.8% | 61 | 3.9 | 1.06 | 🌤️ | 9.2% | 99.5 mph · 354ft · 38.0° |
All 28 HRs in Slate
Show all ranked picks that hit
| # | Batter | HR/FB | EV | Dist | LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunter Goodman | 27.9% | 108.8 | 435ft | 25.0° |
| 3 | Matt Olson | 21.3% | 110.4 | 400ft | 25.0° |
| 4 | Kyle Schwarber | 33.0% | 104.8 | 425ft | 27.0° |
| 9 | Ben Rice | 20.6% | 107.4 | 364ft | 23.0° |
| 10 | Andrés Chaparro | 35.6% | 106.5 | 382ft | 20.0° |
| 15 | Luis García Jr. | 29.8% | 99.5 | 354ft | 38.0° |
| 19 | Pete Alonso | 22.9% | 102.8 | 369ft | 35.0° |
| 24 | Joc Pederson | 18.0% | 101.8 | 394ft | 26.0° |
| 27 | Bryce Harper | 17.6% | 106.4 | 388ft | 30.0° |
| 28 | Rafael Devers | 19.1% | 105.5 | 414ft | 26.0° |
| 34 | Brooks Lee | 24.8% | 104.5 | 373ft | 28.0° |
| 56 | Lawrence Butler | 18.7% | 104.3 | 425ft | 28.0° |
| 63 | Tristan Peters | 13.2% | 95.8 | 362ft | 31.0° |
| 74 | Trevor Larnach | 11.8% | 109.9 | 369ft | 18.0° |
| 95 | Jonah Cox | 22.8% | 103.7 | 421ft | 30.0° |
| 96 | Cole Carrigg | 14.0% | 100.8 | 395ft | 35.0° |
| 108 | Brice Turang | 10.2% | 104.9 | 408ft | 37.0° |
| 114 | Connor Norby | 8.7% | 102.4 | 402ft | 28.0° |
| 126 | Jordan Lawlar | 12.0% | 99.8 | 364ft | 27.0° |
| 134 | Daulton Varsho | 6.1% | 102.3 | 412ft | 29.0° |
| 156 | Tommy Edman | 5.4% | 103.8 | 371ft | 22.0° |
| 158 | Eugenio Suárez | 11.6% | 100.5 | 401ft | 38.0° |
| 175 | Troy Johnston | 9.1% | 101.2 | 403ft | 31.0° |
| 177 | Brenton Doyle | 8.0% | 100.1 | 393ft | 31.0° |
| 185 | Nolan Gorman | 8.3% | 107.3 | 413ft | 32.0° |
| 224 | Leody Taveras | 6.6% | 101.4 | 391ft | 32.0° |
| 228 | Nathan Lukes | 8.3% | 98.6 | 390ft | 31.0° |
| 229 | Sean Murphy | 7.7% | 105.8 | 397ft | 34.0° |