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

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


Matchup · Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Chicago White Sox
at Arizona Diamondbacks

9:40 PM ET · 6:40 PM PTChase Field, Phoenixretractable roof

The Headline

Munetaka Murakami enters this game with a 16.9% model-estimated probability of homering at Chase 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 factor104
RHB HR factor107

Probable Starters


Away Starter · LHP

Anthony Kay

HR VulnerabilityGood
Contact Quality AllowedAbove average
ERA2.60
WHIP1.27
IP17.1
HR/91.00
K/96.2
xwOBA0.401
Barrel%7.4%
Hard-hit%50.0%
Home Starter · LHP

Eduardo Rodriguez

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedElite suppression
ERA1.96
WHIP1.22
IP23.0
HR/90.80
K/95.5
xwOBA0.324
Barrel%5.5%
Hard-hit%37.0%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Chicago White Sox

Munetaka Murakami
LHB·9 HR / 99 PA·Brl 26.2%
16.9%
H 67·K 69
Colson Montgomery
LHB·6 HR / 93 PA·Brl 12.8%
14.8%
H 67·K 69
Everson Pereira
RHB·3 HR / 46 PA·Brl 16.0%
vs SP: 1-for-2 · .500 · 0 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
14.1%
H 67·K 66
Tanner Murray
RHB·1 HR / 24 PA·Brl 5.6%
12.6%
H 64·K 60
Miguel Vargas
RHB·4 HR / 97 PA·Brl 9.8%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 2 K · 3 PA
12.6%
H 59·K 50
Derek Hill
RHB·1 HR / 31 PA·Brl 5.9%
vs SP: 0-for-5 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 5 PA
12.4%
H 63·K 64
Andrew Benintendi
LHB·1 HR / 72 PA·Brl 13.5%
vs SP: 1-for-2 · .500 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
11.5%
H 64·K 65
Sam Antonacci
LHB·1 HR / 25 PA·Brl 6.7%
11.2%
H 59·K 60
Reese McGuire
LHB·0 HR / 31 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 1-for-4 · .250 · 0 HR · 2 K · 4 PA
10.6%
H 65·K 59
Tristan Peters
LHB·0 HR / 52 PA·Brl 3.6%
10.0%
H 64·K 63
Edgar Quero
SHB·0 HR / 62 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
9.8%
H 59·K 55
Luisangel Acuña
RHB·0 HR / 67 PA·Brl 3.8%
vs SP: 2-for-2 · 1.000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
9.8%
H 60·K 54
Home Lineup

Arizona Diamondbacks

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.