Top MLB Home Run Picks Today on PrizePicks – Tuesday, September 1

There's an absolutely loaded 15-game MLB slate on Tuesday, which ranges from the evening to late at night. The stars will be out as a new week of baseball continues, which could bring plenty of power production from the game's best sluggers.

Here at PrizePicks, we have plenty of home run projections on the board to add to your MLB picks today. Many hitters have already been singled out by users as popular home run picks for the day’s action.

Let’s dive into some of the most-picked MLB home run projections for Tuesday, September 1, including what makes each player a potential target for home run predictions.

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There are plenty of factors to consider when projecting home runs, including the opposing pitcher, ballpark, weather, bat speed, barrel quality, and swing path.

Which players could be in good positions to hit a home run on Tuesday, September 1? Daily home run projections are listed as Demons on PrizePicks, coming with higher payouts as a result. With that said, home runs can only be selected as “More” than 0.5. 

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

1. Cubs OF Pete Crow-Armstrong
2. Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani
3. Braves 1B Matt Olson
4. Yankees 1B Ben Rice
5. Nationals SS CJ Abrams
6. Rockies C Hunter Goodman
7. Tigers 1B Spencer Torkelson
8. Orioles 1B Pete Alonso
9. Dodgers 3B Max Muncy
10. Reds 1B Sal Stewart

Three home run picks stand out as potential targets today, all three going against pitchers that have given up a fair share of home run balls lately. Let’s dive into the list, including MLB weather reports from RotoGrinders.

Unless otherwise noted, data used in this article is from Baseball Savant or FanGraphs.‍

Mets OF Juan Soto

Game: Mets at Rays – 6:40 p.m. ET

Rays Starting Pitcher: Freddy Peralta (6-11, 4.10 xERA, 4.01 xFIP)

MLB Weather Report: Game played in a dome

• Juan Soto’s 22 home runs lead the Mets and are top 20 in the National League.  
• The Mets slugger ranks second among MLB hitters in xwOBA (.423), seventh in SLG (.543), and fifth in wRC+ at 159.
• Soto hit a homer Sunday vs. Houston, ending an 11-game homer drought. 
• Rays starter Freddy Peralta has allowed 5 home runs over his last five starts and at least 2 homers in six different games this year.  

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Yankees 1B Ben Rice

Game: Yankees at Angels – 9:38 p.m. ET

Angels Starting Pitcher: Grayson Rodriguez (4-5, 5.46 xERA, 1.26 HR/9)

MLB Weather Report: 82 degrees, clear skies, 9 mph winds

• Ben Rice’s 35 home runs are nearly double anyone else's on the Yankees and are the seventh-most in the majors. 
• Rice is in the 95th percentile in xSLG (.510) and barrel rate (14.9%), while sitting in the 90th percentile in exit velocity (92.2 mph).  
• The Dartmouth product is in the top 20 in nearly every major hitting category, including 11th in ISO (.273).
• Angels starter Grayson Rodriguez has a 6.30 ERA, which is sixth-worst among all pitchers with at least 60 innings pitched.  

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Orioles 1B Pete Alonso

Game: Orioles at Rockies – 8:40 p.m. ET

Rockies Starting Pitcher: Gabriel Hughes (0-6, 4.67 xFIP, 3.61 xERA)

MLB Weather Report: 79 degrees, clear skies, 6 mph winds

• Pete Alonso’s 32 home runs lead the Orioles and are the eighth-most in the majors.  
• The Orioles slugger ranks in the 98th percentile among MLB hitters in xSLG (.546) and the 99th percentile for exit velo (94.2) and hard-hit percentage (57.1%).  
• Alonso’s 9 home runs since August 9 are second-most, only trailing Cubs CF Pete Crow-Armstrong. 
• Rockies starter Gabriel Hughes has allowed a long ball in five straight games, surrendering 26 ER in 23.1 IP over this time.   

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A full slate of 15 MLB games is on tap today as the calendar turns to September. Can Pete Alonso carry over his hot August into the new month, or will New York sluggers Juan Soto and Ben Rice add to their totals?

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