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Best MLB Home Run Props Today HR Picks for Wednesday, August 26

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Jake Casso··3 min read

The picks

3 picks
  1. Randal GrichukCWS

    Over 0.5 Player Home Runs

    TEX @ CWS · Aug 26, 7:40 PM ETJump to pick ↓

    +499Polymarket
  2. Nolan ArenadoARI

    Over 0.5 Player Home Runs

    CHC @ ARI · Aug 26, 3:40 PM ETJump to pick ↓

    +636Polymarket
  3. Daylen LileWSH

    Over 0.5 Player Home Runs

    COL @ WSH · Aug 26, 6:45 PM ETJump to pick ↓

    +545Novig

Picks are opinions, not guarantees. Odds may have moved since publishing.

I went through all 15 games on Wednesday, August 26th to find the best home run matchups so you don't have to. Using PropFinder's data tools, I've identified a combination of vulnerable pitchers, strong hitter splits, and ballpark factors. Below are my top three MLB home run props and best home run picks for today's slate.

Randal Grichuk to hit a HR — (+499, Polymarket)

PLAYER HOME RUNSTEX@CWS· Aug 26, 7:40 PM ET

Randal Grichuk

Over 0.5 Player Home Runs

MacKenzie Gore has been hittable by right-handed bats, giving up a .393 SLG with 16 home runs to that side. His cutter (.619 SLG, four home runs) and four-seam (.375 SLG, six home runs) are both live against righties.

Grichuk mashes left-handed pitching. Against lefties his four-seam line is a .585 SLG, his changeup a .676 SLG, his cutter a .667 SLG and his sinker a .875 SLG. His recent batted-ball data shows a 95.8 mph exit velocity, a 26.7% barrel rate, a 60% hard-hit rate and six balls tracked at 300-plus feet. Polymarket has the best number at +499.

MacKenzie Gore splits and Randal Grichuk hittingMacKenzie Gore pitch breakdown vs Randal Grichuk

Nolan Arenado to hit a HR — (+636, Polymarket)

PLAYER HOME RUNSCHC@ARI· Aug 26, 3:40 PM ET

Nolan Arenado

Over 0.5 Player Home Runs

Matthew Boyd carries a scary 1.45 HR risk to right-handed bats, allowing them a .451 SLG with 13 home runs and a 1.82 HR/9. PropFinder's matchup grid is loud here: Arenado's strongest zones (middle +58, up and out +41) sit right where Boyd works, with power scores of 90 to 100.

Arenado is a lift-and-pull hitter with a 40% pull-air rate and a middle-of-the-zone power profile that lines up perfectly with how Boyd attacks righties. At +636 on Polymarket this is the big-price play on the card.

Matthew Boyd splits and Nolan Arenado hittingNolan Arenado matchup edges vs Matthew Boyd

Daylen Lile to hit a HR — (+545, Novig)

PLAYER HOME RUNSCOL@WSH· Aug 26, 6:45 PM ET

Daylen Lile

Over 0.5 Player Home Runs

Tanner Gordon has a real problem with left-handed bats, carrying a 1.41 HR risk with a .607 SLG, 12 home runs and a 2.44 HR/9 to that side. He goes to a four-seam fastball 45% of the time against lefties.

Lile has been squaring the ball up, with a 40% barrel rate and a 40% pull-air rate over his recent sample. The spray overlay against Gordon's four-seam mix at Nationals Park points to a 13.8% home run rate on contact. Novig has the best price at +545.

Tanner Gordon splits and Daylen Lile hittingDaylen Lile spray chart at Nationals Park

HR Prop Parlay

Combining the three legs into one home run parlay pays +26425. Odds are subject to change.

My Picks HR prop parlay card

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