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

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


Matchup · Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Cincinnati Reds
at Tampa Bay Rays

6:40 PM ET · 3:40 PM PTTropicana Field, St. Petersburgdome roof

The Headline

Sal Stewart enters this game with a 15.7% model-estimated probability of homering at Tropicana 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 factor93
RHB HR factor95

Probable Starters


Away Starter · RHP

Chase Burns

HR VulnerabilityAverage
Contact Quality AllowedBelow average
ERA2.42
WHIP1.07
IP22.1
HR/91.20
K/98.9
xwOBA0.314
Barrel%10.5%
Hard-hit%40.4%
Home Starter · LHP

Steven Matz

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedBelow average
ERA3.80
WHIP1.03
IP21.1
HR/90.80
K/98.9
xwOBA0.334
Barrel%10.5%
Hard-hit%42.1%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Cincinnati Reds

Sal Stewart
RHB·8 HR / 98 PA·Brl 22.2%
15.7%
Elly De La Cruz
SHB·6 HR / 102 PA·Brl 15.5%
vs SP: 2-for-3 · .667 · 1 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
13.5%
Tyler Stephenson
RHB·2 HR / 63 PA·Brl 12.1%
vs SP: 1-for-4 · .250 · 0 HR · 2 K · 4 PA
12.2%
Spencer Steer
RHB·3 HR / 78 PA·Brl 15.2%
vs SP: 3-for-6 · .500 · 0 HR · 1 K · 6 PA
11.9%
Eugenio Suárez
RHB·3 HR / 91 PA·Brl 9.4%
vs SP: 5-for-12 · .417 · 0 HR · 5 K · 13 PA
11.1%
Rece Hinds
RHB·0 HR / 23 PA·Brl 0.0%
10.8%
Will Benson
LHB·0 HR / 38 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 0-for-0 · 0 HR · 0 K · 1 PA
10.4%
Dane Myers
RHB·0 HR / 32 PA·Brl 9.1%
vs SP: 2-for-3 · .667 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
10.4%
Nathaniel Lowe
LHB·0 HR / 30 PA·Brl 5.0%
vs SP: 1-for-8 · .125 · 0 HR · 3 K · 8 PA
9.9%
Ke'Bryan Hayes
RHB·0 HR / 60 PA·Brl 6.4%
vs SP: 3-for-8 · .375 · 1 HR · 0 K · 9 PA
9.6%
Matt McLain
RHB·0 HR / 97 PA·Brl 9.4%
vs SP: 3-for-6 · .500 · 1 HR · 0 K · 6 PA
9.2%
TJ Friedl
LHB·0 HR / 97 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
8.4%
Home Lineup

Tampa Bay Rays

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.