Top MLB Home Run Picks Today on PrizePicks – Saturday, August 8

All 30 MLB teams will take the field on Saturday, August 8, which makes for a lot of intriguing action on the diamond. The day’s schedule gets underway with the New York Yankees hosting the Atlanta Braves at 3:05 p.m. ET, while the final game pits the Tampa Bay Rays against the Seattle Mariners at 9:50 p.m. ET.

PrizePicks offers daily home run projections for all your MLB picks, and many hitters have already been targeted by users as some of the most popular home run picks throughout Saturday’s schedule. 

Below, we’ll break down the most-picked MLB home run predictions for Saturday, including each player’s matchup, recent production, and what makes them a popular home run pick.

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Top Home Run Picks Today – Saturday, August 8

Belting a home run is one of the more remarkable achievements that a player can complete. As a result, it can be quite challenging to predict which players can go yard on a specific day.

Several factors contribute to a certain player hitting a home run. How hard has a player been hitting the ball recently? Has the opposing starter been serving up several fly balls? Could weather conditions be a determining factor? That's just the beginning.

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Here’s a look at the most popular home run picks for today on PrizePicks. Picks are listed at the time of writing.

1. Astros DH Yordan Alvarez
2. Yankees 1B Ben Rice
3. Cubs CF Pete Crow-Armstrong
4. Blue Jays 3B Kazuma Okamoto
5. Rockies C Hunter Goodman
6. Nationals SS CJ Abrams 
7. Rays 3B Junior Caminero
8. Cardinals RF Jordan Walker

Below, we’ll break down three matchups for today, including the opposing starting pitcher with advanced stats from FanGraphs and Baseball Savant, capped by a weather report via RotoGrinders.

Blue Jays 3B Kazuma Okamoto

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Philadelphia Phillies – 6:05 p.m. ET

Phillies Starting Pitcher: Aaron Nola (23 GS, 3-9, 4.01 xFIP, 41.5% hard-hit, 41.7 FB%)

MLB Weather Report: 90 degrees, partly cloudy, and 11 mph winds out to WSW

• Okamoto has hit 19 of his 24 home runs against right-handed pitching.
• The Blue Jays’ third baseman has registered a 46.5% fly ball rate, in addition to an 18.9% home run-to-fly ball ratio.
• Okamoto has tallied a 12.8% barrel rate, ranking in the 84th percentile.
• Nola has been extremely vulnerable to the long ball. He has surrendered a league-high 28 home runs in 2026, including nine across his last five starts.
• The Phillies’ right-hander has ceded a career-high 41.7% fly ball rate to go along with an 18.9% HR/FB ratio.
• According to Baseball Savant’s Park Factors, 115 home runs have been hit at Citizens Bank Park since the start of the 2024 season, which is the fourth-most at any MLB park during that span.

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Rockies C Hunter Goodman 

Colorado Rockies vs. St. Louis Cardinals – 7:15 p.m. ET

Cardinals Starting Pitcher: Matthew Liberatore (22 GS, 5-8, 4.19 xFIP, 42.3% hard-hit, 40.5 FB%)

MLB Weather Report: 90 degrees, clear skies, and 3 mph winds out to SSE

• Goodman has already hit a career-high 33 home runs, which is tied for second in the majors.
• The Rockies’ catcher has launched 2 home runs across his last five games.
• Goodman has recorded a 45.4% fly ball rate to accompany a career-high 29.2% HR/FB.
• The two-time All-Star has registered a 45.4% hard-hit rate, ranking in the 73rd percentile.
• Liberatore has been hit around quite a bit, yielding a 40.5% fly ball rate and a 14.6% HR/FB.
• The Cardinals’ left-hander has posted a 1.57 HR/9 in 2026 and has surrendered 2 home runs in his last three outings.

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Cardinals RF Jordan Walker 

Colorado Rockies vs. St. Louis Cardinals – 7:15 p.m. ET

Rockies Starting Pitcher: Kyle Freeland (20 GS, 3-10, 4.18 xFIP, 43.0% hard-hit, 39.8 FB%)

MLB Weather Report: 90 degrees, clear skies, and 3 mph winds out to SSE

• Walker has blasted a career-high 22 home runs and also added a Home Run Derby title to his résumé.
• The Cardinals’ outfielder has recorded a stellar 93.1 mph average exit velocity (96th percentile), a .482 xSLG percentage (85th), and a 48.1% hard-hit rate (84th).
• Walker has really excelled against left-handed pitching, posting a .299 batting average in 107 at-bats.
• Meanwhile, Freeland has struggled mightily against right-handed bats, serving up 19 of his 21 long balls to them.
• The Rockies’ veteran has recorded a 19.1% strikeout rate (26th percentile) and relies on pitching to contact with a 39.8% fly ball rate.
• Freeland has also surrendered a 1.74 HR/9 and yielded 5 home runs across his last five starts.

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Nola has proven to be quite vulnerable to the long ball, and Okamoto will look to take advantage of that matchup. Additionally, Goodman and Walker may aim to go yard as their teams go head-to-head on Saturday.

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