2026
15-Day HR Leaders
1 James Wood 7 HRs · 2 Ben Rice 5 HRs · 3 Jordan Walker 5 HRs · 4 Junior Caminero 5 HRs · 5 Shohei Ohtani 4 HRs · 6 Yordan Alvarez 4 HRs · 7 Kyle Karros 4 HRs · 8 Juan Soto 4 HRs · 9 Jake Bauers 4 HRs · 10 Chase DeLauter 4 HRs · 11 Samuel Basallo 4 HRs · 12 Brayan Rocchio 3 HRs 1 James Wood 7 HRs · 2 Ben Rice 5 HRs · 3 Jordan Walker 5 HRs · 4 Junior Caminero 5 HRs · 5 Shohei Ohtani 4 HRs · 6 Yordan Alvarez 4 HRs · 7 Kyle Karros 4 HRs · 8 Juan Soto 4 HRs · 9 Jake Bauers 4 HRs · 10 Chase DeLauter 4 HRs · 11 Samuel Basallo 4 HRs · 12 Brayan Rocchio 3 HRs
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2026-07-12 · 247 matchups scored

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Park + Weather

Today's most HR-friendly environments — parks and weather conditions that favor the long ball.

KC
BAL
KC @ BAL Crosswind 1.286
Camden Yards Park × 1.17 hot air · light crosswind · roof open
1.17× 84.2°F 7 mph open
BOS
NYM
BOS @ NYM Wind out 1.279
Citi Field Park × 0.98 hot air · steady wind out · roof open
0.98× 83.8°F 8.0 mph open
AZ
LAD
AZ @ LAD Wind out 1.216
Dodger Stadium Park × 1.22 warm air · light wind out · roof open
1.22× 77.5°F 5.1 mph open
#1 Shohei Ohtani HR that night 3rd signal park · form · top · #13 Ketel Marte No HR 2nd signal park · pitcher · #14 Max Muncy No HR
HOU
TEX
HOU @ TEX Crosswind 1.216
Globe Life Field Park × 0.94 hot air · light crosswind · retractable roof
0.94× 93.8°F 4 mph retractable
CHC
CIN
CHC @ CIN Wind out 1.190
Great American Ball Park Park × 1.08 hot air · light wind out · roof open
1.08× 83.8°F 2.0 mph open
#5 Elly De La Cruz No HR 2nd signal park · top · #9 Sal Stewart No HR 2nd signal park · top · #10 Pete Crow-Armstrong No HR 2nd signal park · top
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Susceptible Pitchers

Pitchers on today's slate with the highest HR-susceptibility scores — they give up dingers at elevated rates.

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No susceptible pitchers on today's slate — the arms are locked in today.
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FIP-xFIP Gap Risk

Pitchers pitching today whose FIP is running above xFIP, pointing to HR over-allowance.

Germán Márquez 11.9% HR rate
67 apps · 8 HRs · FIP 6.38 · xFIP 4.91 · Gap +1.47
Emmet Sheehan 18.1% HR rate
127 apps · 23 HRs · FIP 4.31 · xFIP 3.52 · Gap +0.79
Michael Lorenzen 8.3% HR rate
168 apps · 14 HRs · FIP 5.07 · xFIP 4.33 · Gap +0.74
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Splits Edge

Batter-pitcher matchups where handedness creates a significant HR/FB advantage over the batter's overall rate.

Steven Kwan vs Tyler Phillips No HR +255%
LHB vs RHP · Matchup HR/FB 7.1% (overall 2.0%)
⚪ D #231
Trea Turner vs Tarik Skubal No HR +179%
RHB vs LHP · Matchup HR/FB 9.2% (overall 3.3%)
⚪ D #190
Isaac Collins vs Shane Baz No HR +122%
SHB vs RHP · Matchup HR/FB 12.0% (overall 5.4%)
⚪ D #113
Juan Soto vs Payton Tolle No HR 2nd signal park · splits +96%
LHB vs LHP · Matchup HR/FB 27.0% (overall 13.8%)
🔵 C+ #16
Chandler Simpson vs Emerson Hancock No HR +80%
LHB vs RHP · Matchup HR/FB 7.2% (overall 4.0%)
⚪ D #246
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Arsenal Edges

Pitch-type exploits — batters who crush the exact pitches their opponent throws most.

Kody Clemens vs Jose Soriano No HR 10.2
Knuckle Curve (Breaking) · 25% usage
Bat RV/100: 17.9 · Pit RV/100: -1.2 · 1 bat HRs
Braden Shewmake vs Paul Skenes No HR 9.1
Splitter (Offspeed) · 11% usage
Bat RV/100: 18.4 · Pit RV/100: -0.9 · 1 bat HRs
Joshua Kuroda-Grauer vs Noah Schultz No HR 8.6
Sweeper (Breaking) · 22% usage
Bat RV/100: 12.3 · Pit RV/100: 2.6 · 0 bat HRs
Nathan Lukes vs German Marquez HR that night 2nd signal pitcher · arsenal 8.2
Knuckle Curve (Breaking) · 37% usage
Bat RV/100: 9.9 · Pit RV/100: 0.3 · 1 bat HRs
Denzer Guzman vs Taj Bradley HR that night 8.1
Cutter (Hard) · 24% usage
Bat RV/100: 13.2 · Pit RV/100: -0.5 · 1 bat HRs
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Hot / Cold Streaks

Who's been raking and who's been ice cold over the last 7 tracked days.

Streaks are context for your read — they are not model inputs. The score already reflects each batter's true talent.

🔥 Hot (2+ HRs in 7 days)

James Wood HR that night 2nd signal form · top 5 HRs / 6 games
Shohei Ohtani HR that night 3rd signal park · form · top 4 HRs / 6 games
Ben Rice No HR 2nd signal form · top 3 HRs / 6 games
Junior Caminero No HR 2nd signal form · top 2 HRs / 7 games
Kyle Schwarber No HR 2nd signal form · top 2 HRs / 5 games

❄️ Cold (0 HRs in 3+ games)

Hunter Goodman 0 HRs / 4 games
Max Muncy 0 HRs / 4 games
Kody Clemens 0 HRs / 3 games
Pete Crow-Armstrong 0 HRs / 3 games
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Unlucky Barrels

Batters who crushed the ball (EV 105+ mph) but didn't get the HR — regression candidates due to break through.

Barrel luck is context for your read — it is not a model input. The score stands on its own.
Jorge Soler No HR 110.6 mph max EV
3 apps · 0 HRs · 3 hard-hit games · Avg max EV 108.6
Garrett Mitchell No HR 110.7 mph max EV
4 apps · 0 HRs · 3 hard-hit games · Avg max EV 108.4
Jordan Walker No HR 113.8 mph max EV
3 apps · 0 HRs · 2 hard-hit games · Avg max EV 109.0
Hunter Goodman No HR 110.5 mph max EV
3 apps · 0 HRs · 2 hard-hit games · Avg max EV 107.7
Yandy Díaz No HR 110.2 mph max EV
3 apps · 0 HRs · 2 hard-hit games · Avg max EV 106.6
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Today's Top Picks

The top 10 matchups on the board — your starting point for building today's locks.

Stack Alerts
AZ Bullpen Proxy (FIP 4.55): #1 Shohei Ohtani, #13 Max Muncy
Matthew Boyd (FIP 4.09): #5 Elly De La Cruz, #8 Sal Stewart, #9 Jj Bleday
Seth Lugo (FIP 4.49): #6 Pete Alonso, #11 Samuel Basallo
#1 Shohei Ohtani vs AZ Bullpen Proxy HR that night 3rd signal park · form · top
78 🟡 B 🌧️ COOL AZ @ LAD
#2 James Wood vs Will Warren HR that night 2nd signal form · top
74 🟡 B NYY @ WSH
#3 Ben Rice vs Cade Cavalli No HR 2nd signal form · top
72 🟡 B 🌤️ WARM NYY @ WSH
#4 Junior Caminero vs Emerson Hancock No HR 2nd signal form · top
69 🔵 C+ 🌤️ WARM SEA @ TB
#5 Elly De La Cruz vs Matthew Boyd No HR 2nd signal park · top
67 🔵 C+ 🌤️ WARM CHC @ CIN
#6 Pete Alonso vs Seth Lugo No HR 2nd signal park · top
67 🔵 C+ 🌧️ COOL KC @ BAL
#7 Yordan Alvarez vs MacKenzie Gore No HR 2nd signal park · top
67 🔵 C+ 🌤️ WARM HOU @ TEX
#8 Kyle Schwarber vs Tarik Skubal No HR 2nd signal form · top
65 🔵 C+ 🌧️ COOL PHI @ DET
#9 Sal Stewart vs Matthew Boyd No HR 2nd signal park · top
64 🔵 C+ CHC @ CIN
#10 Pete Crow-Armstrong vs Andrew Abbott No HR 2nd signal park · top
64 🔵 C+ 🌧️ COOL CHC @ CIN
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The payoff

What that morning's walk produced by night — recorded, not predicted.

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Steps visited
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Candidates seen
69
Signals stacked
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Total locks
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