Vol. I · Issue 22
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

The Dinger Almanac
··· Baseball Statistics & Analysis ···


Matchup · Friday, April 17, 2026

Kansas City Royals
at New York Yankees

7:05 PM ET · 4:05 PM PTYankee Stadium, Bronxopen roof

Probable Starters


Away Starter · RHP

Michael Wacha

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedAbove average
ERA1.00
WHIP0.78
IP27.0
HR/90.70
K/97.7
xwOBA0.297
Barrel%7.8%
Hard-hit%43.1%
Home Starter · RHP

Cam Schlittler

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedElite suppression
ERA1.95
WHIP0.76
IP27.2
HR/90.00
K/911.7
xwOBA0.214
Barrel%4.0%
Hard-hit%40.0%

The Lineups

Each batter's probability of homering in the game, ranked.


Away Lineup

Kansas City Royals

Home Lineup

New York Yankees

Aaron Judge
RHB·8 HR / 86 PA·Brl 28.6%
vs SP: 3-for-21 · .143 · 0 HR · 11 K · 24 PA
Ben Rice
LHB·6 HR / 74 PA·Brl 21.6%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
Trent Grisham
LHB·2 HR / 76 PA·Brl 11.1%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
Amed Rosario
RHB·2 HR / 40 PA·Brl 14.3%
vs SP: 2-for-16 · .125 · 0 HR · 2 K · 17 PA
Giancarlo Stanton
RHB·2 HR / 76 PA·Brl 15.6%
vs SP: 4-for-17 · .235 · 1 HR · 3 K · 17 PA
Austin Wells
LHB·1 HR / 60 PA·Brl 8.6%
vs SP: 0-for-4 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 4 PA
Paul Goldschmidt
RHB·1 HR / 20 PA·Brl 9.1%
Ryan McMahon
LHB·1 HR / 51 PA·Brl 7.7%
José Caballero
RHB·1 HR / 70 PA·Brl 4.4%
vs SP: 2-for-8 · .250 · 0 HR · 4 K · 9 PA
Cody Bellinger
LHB·1 HR / 82 PA·Brl 7.1%
vs SP: 3-for-12 · .250 · 1 HR · 5 K · 12 PA
J.C. Escarra
LHB·0 HR / 16 PA·Brl 0.0%
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
LHB·0 HR / 78 PA·Brl 4.4%
vs SP: 0-for-6 · .000 · 0 HR · 2 K · 8 PA
A Note on These Numbers

HR probabilities come from our calibrated probability model combining season stats, recent form, Statcast quality, handedness splits, and park effects. Even the top pick on any given day misses 75-80% of the time — home runs are genuinely rare events. See the calibration page for how accurate these numbers have been historically.