{"id":39924,"date":"2026-08-21T07:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=39924"},"modified":"2026-08-21T07:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:36:12","slug":"best-home-run-prop-bets-today-hr-prop-picks-for-friday-august-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/mlb\/best-home-run-prop-bets-today-hr-prop-picks-for-friday-august-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Home Run Prop Bets Today – HR Prop Picks For Friday, August 21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 2026 MLB season is here, and who doesn’t love home run prop bets<\/strong>? Tons of home runs have been hit this regular season and we’re ready to pick more winners on Friday! Free home run prop picks come at you compliments of WagerTalk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s see if we can beat the books with home run prop bets today with free MLB picks<\/a> every day at WagerTalk! Here are the best home run prop bets to make for Friday, August 21!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Home Run Prop Bets – MLB Free HR Props Picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

MLB Home Run Prop Best Bet of the Day #1: Randal Grichuk (CHW) +320<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Veteran journeyman Randal Grichuk has had a tough time seeing consistent playing time for the White Sox but we should see him in the starting lineup tonight going up against a left handed pitcher in Sean Manaea as the Mets and White Sox meet in Chicago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All-time against Manaea, Grichuk is 6-19 with two home runs and he has been destroying left handed pitching in general this season as we\u2019ll take him for his home run prop tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He sports a .312 batting average and .632 slugging percentage against lefties including eight of his ten home runs compared to a .209 average and .388 slugging percentage against righties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His home\/road splits are pretty even with five home runs each at home and on the road and he just hit his 10th home run of the season at the Cubs just four days ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manaea has had his fair share of hiccups lately allowing three combined home runs across his last two starts and 16 in total allowed on the season with nine of them coming on the road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has allowed 12 of 16 home runs to be hit by right handed batters with Grichuk slugging .724 across his last 15 days. Take Grichuk to hit his home run prop tonight at +320 odds<\/strong> with other White Sox batters to look at for a home run prop includes Munetaka Murakami (+310)<\/strong> and Miguel Vargas (+330)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MLB Home Run Prop<\/strong> Best Bet of the Day #2: Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD) +400<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After hitting just one home run in the first two months of the season combined, Fernando Tatis has slowly but surely found his footing in the power department blasting seven of his 15 total home runs in August so far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take Tatis Jr. to hit his home run prop tonight as the Padres welcome the Twins to Petco Park who send lefty Connor Prielipp to the mound. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prielipp has allowed four home runs combined across his last three starts (15.1 IP) and sports a 6.15 ERA in road starts compared to a 4.83 ERA in home starts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Tatis Jr. has never faced Prielipp in his career, he has been highly efficient against left handed pitching in general this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s slugging .551 against lefties this season compared to a .401 slugging percentage against righties and has been solid at home this season batting .316 and slugging .440 compared to a .250 average and .428 slugging percentage on the road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He just had two home runs in the Padres 5-2 win over the Mets on Tuesday as the Padres hold on tight to the last NL Wildcard spot heading into tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take Tatis Jr. at +400 odds to hit his home run prop<\/strong> tonight. Other Padres to consider for a home run prop are Manny Machado (+425)<\/strong> and Gavin Sheets (+520)<\/strong>.

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