Vol. I · Issue 21
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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


Matchup · Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Athletics
at Seattle Mariners

9:40 PM ET · 6:40 PM PTT-Mobile Park, Seattleretractable roof

The Headline

Luke Raley enters this game with a 13.6% model-estimated probability of homering at T-Mobile Park, 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 factor92
RHB HR factor89

Probable Starters


Away Starter · LHP

Jacob Lopez

HR VulnerabilityVulnerable
Contact Quality AllowedElite suppression
ERA6.38
WHIP1.96
IP18.1
HR/91.50
K/97.9
xwOBA0.319
Barrel%5.3%
Hard-hit%29.8%
Home Starter · RHP

Luis Castillo

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedBelow average
ERA5.40
WHIP1.80
IP18.1
HR/90.50
K/98.4
xwOBA0.370
Barrel%11.1%
Hard-hit%44.4%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Athletics

Nick Kurtz
LHB·3 HR / 100 PA·Brl 17.9%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
12.5%
Carlos Cortes
LHB·2 HR / 48 PA·Brl 14.3%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
12.0%
Shea Langeliers
RHB·7 HR / 98 PA·Brl 12.1%
vs SP: 5-for-20 · .250 · 0 HR · 9 K · 22 PA
11.9%
Darell Hernaiz
RHB·1 HR / 25 PA·Brl 0.0%
11.2%
Tyler Soderstrom
LHB·2 HR / 100 PA·Brl 9.7%
vs SP: 1-for-7 · .143 · 0 HR · 2 K · 8 PA
10.9%
Lawrence Butler
LHB·2 HR / 79 PA·Brl 6.1%
vs SP: 3-for-11 · .273 · 1 HR · 2 K · 11 PA
10.7%
Zack Gelof
RHB·0 HR / 13 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 1-for-6 · .167 · 0 HR · 2 K · 6 PA
10.3%
Austin Wynns
RHB·0 HR / 23 PA·Brl 11.1%
10.2%
Andy Ibáñez
RHB·0 HR / 18 PA·Brl 0.0%
10.1%
Jacob Wilson
RHB·2 HR / 96 PA·Brl 2.5%
vs SP: 0-for-4 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 4 PA
10.1%
Max Muncy
RHB·2 HR / 88 PA·Brl 14.9%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
9.9%
Denzel Clarke
RHB·0 HR / 60 PA·Brl 3.1%
9.2%
Home Lineup

Seattle Mariners

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.