Vol. I · Issue 19
Sunday, April 19, 2026

The Dinger Almanac

··· Baseball Statistics & Analysis ···


Matchup · Sunday, April 19, 2026

Cincinnati Reds
at Minnesota Twins

2:10 PM EDTTarget Field, Minneapolisopen roof

The Headline

Sal Stewart enters this game with a 16.1% model-estimated probability of homering at Target Field, 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 factor102
RHB HR factor99

Probable Starters


Away Starter · RHP

Brady Singer

HR VulnerabilityVulnerable
Contact Quality AllowedLeague average
ERA5.60
WHIP1.70
IP17.2
HR/91.50
K/97.1
xwOBA0.367
Barrel%9.2%
Hard-hit%52.3%
Home Starter · RHP

Bailey Ober

HR VulnerabilityGood
Contact Quality AllowedLeague average
ERA5.49
WHIP1.27
IP19.2
HR/90.90
K/96.4
xwOBA0.330
Barrel%9.2%
Hard-hit%32.3%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Cincinnati Reds

Sal Stewart
RHB·7 HR / 89 PA·Brl 21.8%
16.1%
Elly De La Cruz
SHB·6 HR / 93 PA·Brl 17.6%
vs SP: 0-for-6 · .000 · 0 HR · 3 K · 6 PA
14.6%
Spencer Steer
RHB·3 HR / 69 PA·Brl 15.9%
vs SP: 3-for-8 · .375 · 1 HR · 0 K · 9 PA
13.4%
Eugenio Suárez
RHB·3 HR / 82 PA·Brl 10.4%
vs SP: 1-for-6 · .167 · 1 HR · 2 K · 7 PA
12.9%
Tyler Stephenson
RHB·2 HR / 55 PA·Brl 13.8%
vs SP: 0-for-5 · .000 · 0 HR · 2 K · 5 PA
12.8%
Rece Hinds
RHB·0 HR / 14 PA·Brl 0.0%
11.6%
Will Benson
LHB·0 HR / 37 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 1-for-6 · .167 · 0 HR · 2 K · 7 PA
10.9%
Dane Myers
RHB·0 HR / 29 PA·Brl 5.0%
10.9%
Nathaniel Lowe
LHB·0 HR / 30 PA·Brl 5.9%
vs SP: 1-for-7 · .143 · 0 HR · 1 K · 8 PA
10.6%
Ke'Bryan Hayes
RHB·0 HR / 54 PA·Brl 7.0%
10.1%
Matt McLain
RHB·0 HR / 87 PA·Brl 8.0%
vs SP: 1-for-2 · .500 · 0 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
9.7%
TJ Friedl
LHB·0 HR / 87 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 4-for-9 · .444 · 1 HR · 0 K · 9 PA
9.4%
Home Lineup

Minnesota Twins

Ryan Kreidler
RHB·2 HR / 18 PA·Brl 22.2%
vs SP: 1-for-2 · .500 · 0 HR · 1 K · 2 PA
14.3%
Kody Clemens
LHB·2 HR / 40 PA·Brl 26.3%
vs SP: 0-for-1 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
14.0%
Tristan Gray
LHB·2 HR / 37 PA·Brl 15.0%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 3 K · 3 PA
13.9%
Byron Buxton
RHB·3 HR / 85 PA·Brl 15.1%
vs SP: 7-for-18 · .389 · 2 HR · 3 K · 18 PA
13.8%
Brooks Lee
SHB·3 HR / 65 PA·Brl 4.3%
13.3%
Josh Bell
SHB·3 HR / 83 PA·Brl 11.8%
vs SP: 4-for-9 · .444 · 1 HR · 2 K · 11 PA
13.0%
Matt Wallner
LHB·3 HR / 81 PA·Brl 10.5%
vs SP: 1-for-8 · .125 · 0 HR · 5 K · 9 PA
13.0%
Trevor Larnach
LHB·1 HR / 43 PA·Brl 12.5%
vs SP: 6-for-13 · .462 · 1 HR · 3 K · 15 PA
12.3%
Ryan Jeffers
RHB·2 HR / 64 PA·Brl 12.8%
vs SP: 3-for-9 · .333 · 0 HR · 2 K · 10 PA
12.1%
James Outman
LHB·0 HR / 20 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
11.8%
Austin Martin
RHB·1 HR / 61 PA·Brl 6.1%
vs SP: 1-for-5 · .200 · 0 HR · 0 K · 5 PA
11.4%
Victor Caratini
SHB·1 HR / 71 PA·Brl 5.9%
vs SP: 2-for-4 · .500 · 1 HR · 1 K · 4 PA
11.2%
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.