Vol. I · Issue 24
Friday, April 24, 2026

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


Matchup · Friday, April 17, 2026

San Diego Padres
at Los Angeles Angels

9:38 PM ET · 6:38 PM PTAngel Stadium, Anaheimopen roof

The Headline

Mike Trout enters this game with a 19.1% model-estimated probability of homering at Angel Stadium, the strongest HR spot on the board. Below: full lineups for both teams, ranked by expected HR output, alongside detailed profiles of both probable starters.

Park Factors
LHB HR factor96
RHB HR factor97

Probable Starters


Away Starter · RHP

Matt Waldron

HR VulnerabilityVery HR-prone
Contact Quality Allowed
ERA7.36
WHIP2.18
IP3.2
HR/92.50
K/99.8
xwOBA
Barrel%undefined%
Hard-hit%undefined%
Home Starter · RHP

José Soriano

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedBelow average
ERA0.29
WHIP0.68
IP31.0
HR/90.30
K/910.5
xwOBA0.268
Barrel%10.5%
Hard-hit%33.3%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

San Diego Padres

Jackson Merrill
LHB·3 HR / 82 PA·Brl 11.5%
vs SP: 0-for-5 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 5 PA
13.5%
Xander Bogaerts
RHB·3 HR / 79 PA·Brl 7.8%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 1 K · 4 PA
12.9%
Manny Machado
RHB·2 HR / 78 PA·Brl 6.5%
vs SP: 2-for-6 · .333 · 1 HR · 0 K · 6 PA
12.8%
Gavin Sheets
LHB·2 HR / 62 PA·Brl 11.9%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 2 K · 3 PA
12.3%
Jake Cronenworth
LHB·1 HR / 71 PA·Brl 4.3%
vs SP: 1-for-6 · .167 · 0 HR · 0 K · 7 PA
11.9%
Ty France
RHB·1 HR / 25 PA·Brl 15.8%
vs SP: 4-for-8 · .500 · 0 HR · 0 K · 12 PA
11.7%
Fernando Tatis Jr.
RHB·0 HR / 84 PA·Brl 14.8%
vs SP: 3-for-5 · .600 · 0 HR · 0 K · 6 PA
11.0%
Luis Campusano
RHB·1 HR / 31 PA·Brl 13.6%
vs SP: 1-for-2 · .500 · 0 HR · 1 K · 2 PA
10.6%
Nick Castellanos
RHB·0 HR / 43 PA·Brl 6.5%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
10.0%
Ramón Laureano
RHB·4 HR / 76 PA·Brl 17.0%
vs SP: 0-for-1 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 1 PA
Bryce Johnson
SHB·0 HR / 13 PA·Brl 0.0%
Freddy Fermin
RHB·0 HR / 37 PA·Brl 0.0%
Home Lineup

Los Angeles Angels

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.