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

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


Matchup · Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Milwaukee Brewers
at Detroit Tigers

6:40 PM ET · 3:40 PM PTComerica Park, Detroitopen roof

The Headline

Gary Sánchez enters this game with a 14.4% model-estimated probability of homering at Comerica 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 factor94

Probable Starters


Away Starter · RHP

Chad Patrick

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedAbove average
ERA0.95
WHIP1.16
IP19.0
HR/90.50
K/94.3
xwOBA0.281
Barrel%6.8%
Hard-hit%40.7%
Home Starter · RHP

Casey Mize

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedLeague average
ERA2.78
WHIP1.19
IP22.2
HR/90.80
K/99.9
xwOBA0.304
Barrel%9.8%
Hard-hit%45.9%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Milwaukee Brewers

Gary Sánchez
RHB·5 HR / 61 PA·Brl 20.7%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 2 PA
14.4%
H 62·K 63
Jake Bauers
LHB·5 HR / 79 PA·Brl 11.5%
13.5%
H 64·K 58
Brice Turang
LHB·4 HR / 94 PA·Brl 11.8%
vs SP: 2-for-2 · 1.000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
12.9%
H 67·K 63
Greg Jones
SHB·0 HR / 11 PA·Brl 0.0%
10.8%
H 63·K 65
Garrett Mitchell
LHB·1 HR / 72 PA·Brl 16.0%
10.7%
H 63·K 74
Luis Matos
RHB·0 HR / 18 PA·Brl 0.0%
10.6%
H 62·K 65
William Contreras
RHB·2 HR / 89 PA·Brl 6.3%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
10.5%
H 67·K 54
Blake Perkins
SHB·0 HR / 41 PA·Brl 4.2%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 2 PA
9.7%
H 61·K 69
Joey Ortiz
RHB·0 HR / 59 PA·Brl 5.0%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
9.3%
H 61·K 63
Brandon Lockridge
RHB·0 HR / 62 PA·Brl 2.5%
9.3%
H 62·K 69
David Hamilton
LHB·0 HR / 64 PA·Brl 2.7%
vs SP: 1-for-2 · .500 · 0 HR · 1 K · 2 PA
9.3%
H 66·K 60
Luis Rengifo
SHB·0 HR / 70 PA·Brl 7.8%
vs SP: 1-for-7 · .143 · 0 HR · 1 K · 7 PA
9.1%
H 63·K 57
Home Lineup

Detroit Tigers

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.