Weekly Recap

THE DINGER REPORT

Aug 31Sep 6, 2026

Total HRs
231
across 56 games
Predictions
1000
391 unique batters
ELITE+STRONG Hit Rate
11.1%
batters who actually went yard
Score Lift
1.12×
HR hitters avg 39 vs 35 baseline

HIT RATE BY TIER

% of predicted batters who hit ≥1 HR that day

HRS PER DAY

Total dingers by calendar day (MT)

HRS BY SCORE BAND

How many homers came from each predicted score range

PREDICTION VOLUME BY BAND

Where most of our score predictions fell

🔥 TOP SLUGGERS

Most HRs hit this week + our predicted score

  1. 1
    Rafael Devers
    SF · avg score 55
    6
  2. 2
    Pete Crow-Armstrong
    CHC · avg score 59
    4
  3. 3
    Ryan Jeffers
    MIN · avg score 47
    4
  4. 4
    Alex Bregman
    CHC · avg score 34
    4
  5. 5
    Kyle Stowers
    MIA · avg score 53
    3
  6. 6
    Carter Jensen
    KC · avg score 52
    3
  7. 7
    Ronald Acuña Jr.
    ATL · avg score 48
    3
  8. 8
    Colson Montgomery
    CWS · avg score 48
    3
  9. 9
    Fernando Tatis Jr.
    SD · avg score 47
    3
  10. 10
    Mickey Gasper
    BOS · avg score 43
    3

🏟 HOTTEST PARKS

HRs per game played at each venue

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Across 1,000 daily matchup predictions over 5 days, batters in our top tiers (ELITE + STRONG) hit a homer 11.1% of the time — and the average HR Score among actual HR hitters was 39 vs 35 across the full slate, a 1.12× lift over baseline.

We correctly faded 93.4% of FADE-tier batters (they did not homer). The biggest signals continue to be batter HR rate, quality of contact, and pitcher HR/9 — exactly the levers our weighted model leans on hardest.

GO-FORWARD STRATEGY

  • Lean ELITE/STRONG: Hit rate is 11.1% — keep concentrating attention on the top of every slate; that's where the edge lives.
  • Park premium: The week's top park was Citi Field (6.00 HR/G). Continue to weight venue HR factor heavily on travel days.
  • Tighten the FADE bucket: With a 93.4% avoid rate, we'll keep the bar high — any FADE that pops triggers a model review next week.
  • More data = sharper model: Every slate we record makes the next report tighter. Reports refresh every Sunday with the prior 7 days of results.