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

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


Matchup · Tuesday, April 21, 2026

New York Yankees
at Boston Red Sox

6:45 PM ET · 3:45 PM PTFenway Park, Bostonopen roof

The Headline

Aaron Judge enters this game with a 16.0% model-estimated probability of homering at Fenway 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 factor95
RHB HR factor99

Probable Starters


Away Starter · RHP

Luis Gil

HR VulnerabilityVery HR-prone
Contact Quality AllowedGetting barreled
ERA7.00
WHIP1.44
IP9.0
HR/94.00
K/97.0
xwOBA0.392
Barrel%14.3%
Hard-hit%50.0%
Home Starter · LHP

Connelly Early

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedGetting barreled
ERA2.29
WHIP1.27
IP19.2
HR/90.50
K/99.2
xwOBA0.360
Barrel%13.5%
Hard-hit%38.5%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

New York Yankees

Home Lineup

Boston Red Sox

Willson Contreras
RHB·4 HR / 89 PA·Brl 15.9%
15.4%
Marcelo Mayer
LHB·1 HR / 63 PA·Brl 10.0%
11.9%
Wilyer Abreu
LHB·3 HR / 88 PA·Brl 11.9%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 2 K · 2 PA
11.7%
Trevor Story
RHB·2 HR / 98 PA·Brl 5.1%
vs SP: 0-for-5 · .000 · 0 HR · 2 K · 6 PA
11.5%
Andruw Monasterio
RHB·0 HR / 30 PA·Brl 5.3%
11.3%
Jarren Duran
LHB·1 HR / 74 PA·Brl 11.4%
vs SP: 3-for-13 · .231 · 0 HR · 4 K · 14 PA
11.2%
Connor Wong
RHB·0 HR / 27 PA·Brl 5.0%
vs SP: 1-for-5 · .200 · 0 HR · 1 K · 5 PA
11.2%
Ceddanne Rafaela
RHB·1 HR / 71 PA·Brl 8.7%
vs SP: 1-for-7 · .143 · 0 HR · 2 K · 8 PA
11.0%
Roman Anthony
LHB·1 HR / 93 PA·Brl 11.5%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
10.9%
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
RHB·0 HR / 27 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 0-for-8 · .000 · 0 HR · 3 K · 9 PA
10.8%
Carlos Narváez
RHB·0 HR / 50 PA·Brl 6.5%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 4 PA
10.8%
Masataka Yoshida
LHB·0 HR / 44 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 1-for-10 · .100 · 0 HR · 1 K · 11 PA
10.3%
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.