Vol. I · Issue 23
Thursday, April 23, 2026

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


Matchup · Thursday, April 23, 2026

Milwaukee Brewers
at Detroit Tigers

1:10 PM ET · 10:10 AM PTComerica Park, Detroitopen roof

The Headline

Kerry Carpenter enters this game with a 15.9% 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

Brandon Sproat

HR VulnerabilityVery HR-prone
Contact Quality AllowedBelow average
ERA6.88
WHIP1.71
IP17.0
HR/92.10
K/98.5
xwOBA0.366
Barrel%10.6%
Hard-hit%46.8%
Home Starter · LHP

Tarik Skubal

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedAbove average
ERA2.08
WHIP0.96
IP30.1
HR/90.30
K/99.8
xwOBA0.294
Barrel%6.4%
Hard-hit%41.0%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Milwaukee Brewers

Gary Sánchez
RHB·5 HR / 65 PA·Brl 21.2%
vs SP: 0-for-10 · .000 · 0 HR · 5 K · 13 PA
13.3%
H 55·K 60
Jake Bauers
LHB·5 HR / 83 PA·Brl 10.5%
12.9%
H 65·K 58
Brice Turang
LHB·4 HR / 99 PA·Brl 10.5%
vs SP: 2-for-5 · .400 · 0 HR · 3 K · 5 PA
11.6%
H 65·K 64
Greg Jones
SHB·0 HR / 11 PA·Brl 0.0%
10.3%
H 63·K 65
Luis Matos
RHB·0 HR / 18 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 1-for-2 · .500 · 0 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
10.1%
H 62·K 65
William Contreras
RHB·2 HR / 93 PA·Brl 7.4%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
10.0%
H 64·K 54
Garrett Mitchell
LHB·1 HR / 76 PA·Brl 13.8%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
9.3%
H 61·K 74
Blake Perkins
SHB·0 HR / 41 PA·Brl 4.2%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
9.2%
H 60·K 69
David Hamilton
LHB·0 HR / 68 PA·Brl 2.4%
8.8%
H 63·K 63
Joey Ortiz
RHB·0 HR / 61 PA·Brl 5.0%
vs SP: 0-for-6 · .000 · 0 HR · 4 K · 6 PA
8.8%
H 60·K 64
Brandon Lockridge
RHB·0 HR / 66 PA·Brl 2.5%
8.8%
H 63·K 71
Luis Rengifo
SHB·0 HR / 72 PA·Brl 7.4%
vs SP: 1-for-4 · .250 · 0 HR · 1 K · 4 PA
8.8%
H 66·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.