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

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


Matchup · Thursday, April 23, 2026

Minnesota Twins
at New York Mets

7:10 PM ET · 4:10 PM PTCiti Field, Flushingopen roof

The Headline

Francisco Alvarez enters this game with a 13.3% model-estimated probability of homering at Citi 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 factor95
RHB HR factor96

Probable Starters


Away Starter · RHP

Joe Ryan

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedBelow average
ERA3.29
WHIP0.88
IP27.1
HR/90.30
K/99.2
xwOBA0.262
Barrel%11.3%
Hard-hit%35.2%
Home Starter · RHP

Christian Scott

HR Vulnerability
Contact Quality Allowed
ERA
WHIP
IP
HR/9
K/9
xwOBA
Barrel%undefined%
Hard-hit%undefined%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Minnesota Twins

Home Lineup

New York Mets

Francisco Alvarez
RHB·4 HR / 76 PA·Brl 17.0%
13.3%
H 61·K 57
Juan Soto
LHB·1 HR / 38 PA·Brl 8.0%
vs SP: 0-for-6 · .000 · 0 HR · 3 K · 6 PA
11.6%
H 67·K 58
Hayden Senger
RHB·0 HR / 0 PA
11.3%
H 63·K 64
MJ Melendez
LHB·1 HR / 18 PA·Brl 25.0%
vs SP: 1-for-15 · .067 · 0 HR · 10 K · 19 PA
11.3%
H 62·K 60
Jorge Polanco
SHB·0 HR / 0 PA
vs SP: 0-for-6 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 6 PA
11.3%
H 61·K 63
Francisco Lindor
SHB·2 HR / 105 PA·Brl 9.7%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
11.3%
H 67·K 60
Mark Vientos
RHB·2 HR / 64 PA·Brl 4.4%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
11.0%
H 63·K 63
Tyrone Taylor
RHB·1 HR / 35 PA·Brl 8.0%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 2 K · 2 PA
10.9%
H 62·K 62
Tommy Pham
RHB·0 HR / 11 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 1-for-5 · .200 · 0 HR · 3 K · 6 PA
10.6%
H 61·K 63
Luis Torrens
RHB·0 HR / 25 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 2 K · 2 PA
10.4%
H 60·K 64
Luis Robert Jr.
RHB·2 HR / 90 PA·Brl 3.4%
vs SP: 0-for-9 · .000 · 0 HR · 6 K · 10 PA
10.3%
H 58·K 59
Brett Baty
LHB·0 HR / 72 PA·Brl 8.5%
9.6%
H 62·K 74
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.