Dan Merzel has 136 home-plate games in our MLB database. His games average 8.59 combined runs against a league average of 8.90 — the tables below break that down by season and show his most recent games. Umpire tendencies are one small input to our MLB totals model, never a betting rule on their own.
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| Season | Games | Avg total runs | Over 8.5 % | Home win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 10.44 | 44.4% | 50.0% |
| 2025 | 27 | 8.19 | 33.3% | 63.0% |
| 2024 | 31 | 8.74 | 38.7% | 41.9% |
| 2023 | 28 | 8.00 | 46.4% | 53.6% |
| 2022 | 32 | 8.25 | 46.9% | 71.9% |
| Date | Matchup | Score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 | Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds | 5–3 | 8 |
| Jul 06, 2026 | Houston Astros @ Washington Nationals | 11–12 | 23 |
| Jul 02, 2026 | Cincinnati Reds @ Milwaukee Brewers | 7–2 | 9 |
| Jun 28, 2026 | Colorado Rockies @ Minnesota Twins | 2–3 | 5 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Atlanta Braves @ San Diego Padres | 6–7 | 13 |
| Jun 20, 2026 | Los Angeles Angels @ Athletics | 11–12 | 23 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays @ Los Angeles Dodgers | 3–4 | 7 |
| Jun 04, 2026 | Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins | 8–6 | 14 |
| May 31, 2026 | San Diego Padres @ Washington Nationals | 2–4 | 6 |
| May 27, 2026 | Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates | 10–4 | 14 |
Method: every number on this page is computed from the finished MLB games in our own model database (2022 onwards) where Dan Merzel was the recorded home-plate umpire. "Over 8.5 %" is the share of his games with 9+ combined runs; "Home win %" is how often the home team won with him behind the plate. Only umpires with at least 30 plate games get a page — smaller samples are noise. One honest caveat applies to everything here: even several seasons of plate games is a modest sample, and most deviation from the league average is variance, not a hidden edge.