Weekly Recap

THE DINGER REPORT

Jul 20Jul 26, 2026

Total HRs
212
across 53 games
Predictions
1000
377 unique batters
ELITE+STRONG Hit Rate
17.4%
batters who actually went yard
Score Lift
1.09×
HR hitters avg 40 vs 37 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
    CJ Abrams
    WSH · avg score 50
    6
  2. 2
    Jeremy Peña
    HOU · avg score 30
    5
  3. 3
    Manny Machado
    SD · avg score 48
    4
  4. 4
    Yordan Alvarez
    HOU · avg score 67
    3
  5. 5
    Dillon Dingler
    DET · avg score 55
    3
  6. 6
    Seiya Suzuki
    CHC · avg score 42
    3
  7. 7
    Salvador Perez
    KC · avg score 42
    3
  8. 8
    Joe Mack
    MIA · avg score 42
    3
  9. 9
    Jazz Chisholm Jr.
    NYY · avg score 40
    3
  10. 10
    Jo Adell
    LAA · avg score 40
    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 17.4% of the time — and the average HR Score among actual HR hitters was 40 vs 37 across the full slate, a 1.09× lift over baseline.

We correctly faded 93.2% 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 17.4% — keep concentrating attention on the top of every slate; that's where the edge lives.
  • Park premium: The week's top park was Chase Field (4.00 HR/G). Continue to weight venue HR factor heavily on travel days.
  • Tighten the FADE bucket: With a 93.2% 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.