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

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


Matchup · Friday, April 17, 2026

San Francisco Giants
at Washington Nationals

6:45 PM ET · 3:45 PM PTNationals Park, Washingtonopen roof

Probable Starters


Away Starter · RHP

Logan Webb

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedElite suppression
ERA5.40
WHIP1.40
IP30.0
HR/90.60
K/98.1
xwOBA0.324
Barrel%5.5%
Hard-hit%46.6%
Home Starter · RHP

Zack Littell

HR VulnerabilityVery HR-prone
Contact Quality AllowedLeague average
ERA7.11
WHIP1.74
IP19.0
HR/93.30
K/96.6
xwOBA0.361
Barrel%9.8%
Hard-hit%49.0%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

San Francisco Giants

Home Lineup

Washington Nationals

James Wood
LHB·6 HR / 98 PA·Brl 25.0%
vs SP: 1-for-5 · .200 · 0 HR · 3 K · 6 PA
CJ Abrams
LHB·6 HR / 81 PA·Brl 13.2%
vs SP: 2-for-14 · .143 · 1 HR · 3 K · 14 PA
Joey Wiemer
RHB·2 HR / 46 PA·Brl 8.7%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 2 PA
Brady House
RHB·2 HR / 80 PA·Brl 8.3%
Jacob Young
RHB·2 HR / 57 PA·Brl 6.8%
vs SP: 1-for-2 · .500 · 0 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
Daylen Lile
LHB·1 HR / 91 PA·Brl 2.9%
Curtis Mead
RHB·1 HR / 41 PA·Brl 6.5%
vs SP: 1-for-2 · .500 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
Keibert Ruiz
SHB·1 HR / 41 PA·Brl 6.3%
vs SP: 3-for-8 · .375 · 0 HR · 1 K · 11 PA
Luis García Jr.
LHB·1 HR / 66 PA·Brl 7.8%
vs SP: 1-for-7 · .143 · 0 HR · 1 K · 8 PA
Jorbit Vivas
LHB·0 HR / 49 PA·Brl 0.0%
José Tena
LHB·0 HR / 33 PA·Brl 0.0%
Drew Millas
SHB·0 HR / 33 PA·Brl 0.0%
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.