Sparrow Data

Sparrow Data

Board archive — 2026-08-06

2026-08-06

The boards exactly as posted that night, with results. Nothing has been reordered, filtered or removed.

Pass shown: confirmed, morning — the board that was graded for each game (the last one posted before first pitch). On nights where a later board replaced an earlier one for a given game, the graded board is the one on record here.

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ELEVATED

Top 15 by delta (tonight's probability minus the bat's own baseline). The headline board.

BatterTeamTierProbBaseLiftWhyResult
Kyle SchwarberPHIT1 · Slugger0.2860.2401.19x+park factor, +season hard-hit rateno
Ronald Acuña Jr.ATLT2 · Power Bat0.1880.1451.29x+career barrel rate, +career hard-hit rateHOME RUN
Ty FranceSDT2 · Power Bat0.1880.1381.36x+SP career HR rate, +SP HR rateno
Riley GreeneDETT2 · Power Bat0.1880.1561.20x+career barrel rate, +career hard-hit rateno
Kyle StowersMIAT2 · Power Bat0.1830.1331.37x+career barrel rate, +recent hard-hit rateno
Wilyer AbreuBOST2 · Power Bat0.1830.1461.25x+career hard-hit rate, +SP strikeout rateno
Mike YastrzemskiATLT3 · Solid0.1760.1231.43x+recent hard-hit rate, +park factornot yet graded
Gunnar HendersonBALT3 · Solid0.1740.1311.33x+park factor, +career hard-hit rateno
Tyler StephensonCINT3 · Solid0.1600.1231.29x+park factor, +SP fly balls allowedHOME RUN
Fernando Tatis Jr.SDT3 · Solid0.1600.1061.50x+career barrel rate, +season hard-hit rateno
Henry DavisPITT3 · Solid0.1600.1191.34x+recent hard-hit rate, +park factorno
Brett BatyNYMT3 · Solid0.1600.1151.39x+recent barrel rate, +park factornot yet graded
Max MuncyATHT3 · Solid0.1600.1161.38x+park factor, +career barrel rateno
Austin RileyATLT3 · Solid0.1530.1021.49x+career barrel rate, +career hard-hit rateno
Bryson StottPHIT3 · Solid0.1430.1011.42x+park factor, +pull tendencyno

Section that night: 2 home runs against 1.76 expected from these bats' own baselines. One night is far too small to read as a result — see the rolling figures on the record.

SLEEPERS

Top 5 by lift among bats with a LOW baseline — the ones a power list would not surface.

BatterTeamTierProbBaseLiftWhyResult
Henry BolteATHT4 · The Field0.1170.0781.50x+lineup slot, −recent fly-ball rateno
Luis RengifoSDT4 · The Field0.1050.0651.62x+SP career HR rate, −recent fly-ball rateno
Tommy WhiteATHT4 · The Field0.1050.0651.60x+park factor, +lineup slotno
Ryan WaldschmidtAZT4 · The Field0.1000.0531.90x+park factor, +season barrel rateno
Lars NootbaarAZT5 · Longshot0.0800.0511.57x−park factor, +recent barrel rateno

Section that night: 0 home runs against 0.31 expected from these bats' own baselines. One night is far too small to read as a result — see the rolling figures on the record.

AROUND SLATE

One bat per game, the best by delta. Broad coverage rather than concentration.

BatterTeamTierProbBaseLiftWhyResult
Kyle SchwarberPHIT1 · Slugger0.2860.2401.19x+park factor, +season hard-hit rateno
Riley GreeneDETT2 · Power Bat0.1880.1561.20x+career barrel rate, +career hard-hit rateno
Wilyer AbreuBOST2 · Power Bat0.1830.1461.25x+career hard-hit rate, +SP strikeout rateno
Mike YastrzemskiATLT3 · Solid0.1760.1231.43x+recent hard-hit rate, +park factornot yet graded
Gunnar HendersonBALT3 · Solid0.1740.1311.33x+park factor, +career hard-hit rateno
Jac CaglianoneKCT3 · Solid0.1630.1361.19x−park factor, +career barrel rateno
Fernando Tatis Jr.SDT3 · Solid0.1600.1061.50x+career barrel rate, +season hard-hit rateno
Max MuncyATHT3 · Solid0.1600.1161.38x+park factor, +career barrel rateno
Christian YelichMILT3 · Solid0.1400.1161.21x+career hard-hit rate, −SP career HR rateno
José RamírezCLET3 · Solid0.1400.1161.21x+career hard-hit rate, −SP career HR rateno
Jesús SánchezTORT3 · Solid0.1400.1241.13x−SP career HR rate, +career barrel ratenot yet graded

Section that night: 0 home runs against 1.26 expected from these bats' own baselines. One night is far too small to read as a result — see the rolling figures on the record.

FAVORITES

Top 10 by raw probability. Published for transparency; NO edge is claimed here — expect roughly 1.0x baseline.

BatterTeamTierProbBaseLiftWhyResult
Kyle SchwarberPHIT1 · Slugger0.2860.2401.19x+park factor, +season hard-hit rateno
Matt OlsonATLT2 · Power Bat0.2270.2251.01x+park factor, +career barrel rateHOME RUN
Munetaka MurakamiCWST2 · Power Bat0.2270.2570.88x+career hard-hit rate, +season hard-hit rateno
Bryce HarperPHIT2 · Power Bat0.2260.1911.18x+park factor, +SP strikeout rateno
Pete AlonsoBALT2 · Power Bat0.2110.2011.05x+SP strikeout rate, +career barrel rateno
Drake BaldwinATLT2 · Power Bat0.2030.1871.09x+recent hard-hit rate, +park factorno
Eugenio SuárezCINT2 · Power Bat0.1910.1721.11x+park factor, +career barrel rateno
Cal RaleighSEAT2 · Power Bat0.1910.1990.96x−SP career HR rate, +career hard-hit ratenot yet graded
Ronald Acuña Jr.ATLT2 · Power Bat0.1880.1451.29x+career barrel rate, +career hard-hit rateHOME RUN
Kazuma OkamotoTORT2 · Power Bat0.1880.1890.99x−SP career HR rate, +SP strikeout rateno
Riley GreeneDETT2 · Power Bat0.1880.1561.20x+career barrel rate, +career hard-hit rateno

Section that night: 2 home runs against 1.96 expected from these bats' own baselines. One night is far too small to read as a result — see the rolling figures on the record.

MOUND SUPPRESS

The three starting pitchers whose opposing lineups project LOWEST. Graded inverted: below 1.0 is the win.

PitcherTeamTierProbBaseLiftWhyResult
Ranger SuarezT1 · Slugger1.0671.2220.87xstrong suppression spot1 HR allowed
Cristopher SánchezT1 · Slugger0.9231.0300.90xstrong suppression spot0 HR allowed
David PetersonT1 · Slugger0.9071.0120.90xstrong suppression spot0 HR allowed
Michael WachaT1 · Slugger0.7360.8510.86xstrong suppression spot1 HR allowed

Section that night: 2 home runs against 4.12 expected from these bats' own baselines. One night is far too small to read as a result — see the rolling figures on the record.

MOUND VULN

The single starting pitcher whose opposing lineup projects highest.

PitcherTeamTierProbBaseLiftWhyResult
Kohl DrakeT1 · Slugger1.0400.8481.23xvulnerable spot — hitters' night0 HR allowed

Section that night: 0 home runs against 0.85 expected from these bats' own baselines. One night is far too small to read as a result — see the rolling figures on the record.

Sparrow Data — every pick published before first pitch and graded the next morning. Archive covers 2026-07-09 through 2026-08-16. Nothing here is ever edited or removed after the fact. Methodology · Raw data