Best MLB Home Runs Matchups — Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Top home runs spot: Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani (LAD) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Javier Assad. The lefty is going deep on .044 HR/PA against righties this year — and .029 over the last two weeks, big-time bat that turns into a home run in about 6% of his trips. And Javier Assad has been keeping the ball in the park against righties lately — .000 home runs per batter faced. The bullpen behind him is roughly average to that side. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.7 trips, so the volume's there. He's just .000 in 1 career PA against Javier Assad, but that's a tiny sample and the matchup says regression. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Yordan Alvarez (HOU) (96) vs RHP Trey Yesavage: big-time bat at .060 into an arm homer-prone to the same side (.045).
- Kyle Schwarber (PHI) (85) vs RHP Zack Littell: elite bat at .066 into an arm keeping the ball in the park against the same side (.000), due to bounce back.
- Hunter Goodman (COL) (82) vs RHP Freddy Peralta: elite bat at .070 into an arm getting taken deep by the same side (.095).
- Ben Rice (NYY) (72) vs RHP Hunter Dobbins: big-time bat at .056 into an arm keeping the ball in the park against the same side (.000), due to bounce back.
- Bryce Harper (PHI) (70) vs RHP Zack Littell: big-time bat at .052 into an arm keeping the ball in the park against the same side (.000), hot bat.
- Kyle Stowers (MIA) (67) vs RHP Grant Holmes: big-time bat at .052 into an arm getting taken deep by the same side (.075).
- Griffin Conine (MIA) (67) vs RHP Grant Holmes: big-time bat at .057 into an arm getting taken deep by the same side (.075).
Platoon edges to target
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) — lefty bat vs RHP, .044 against righties this year.
- Yordan Alvarez (HOU) — lefty bat vs RHP, .071 against righties this year.
- Kyle Schwarber (PHI) — lefty bat vs RHP, .072 against righties this year.
- Ben Rice (NYY) — lefty bat vs RHP, .074 against righties this year.
- Bryce Harper (PHI) — lefty bat vs RHP, .065 against righties this year.
Lineup watch
270 of today's hitters are still on projected lineups, drawn from each team's last game. Batting order drives the score, so these flip the moment official lineups post — usually about two hours before first pitch. Anyone who doesn't make the official card gets flagged "Not starting" and drops to the bottom.
How to read these home runs matchups
Each score (0–100) starts with the hitter's home runs per plate appearance against the hand he's facing — weighted toward the last two weeks, then the season, then a two-year baseline. Then it layers in the bullpen, his spot in the order, and park and weather. Higher means more of it points his way. It's context, not a lock — a great spot still goes 0-for-4 sometimes, and a tough one runs into one. The edge is in stacking the odds, and since we grade every board, you can see how often the top of the list delivers.