Vol. I · Issue 24
Friday, April 24, 2026

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


Matchup · Friday, April 24, 2026

Boston Red Sox
at Baltimore Orioles

7:05 PM ET · 4:05 PM PTOriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimoreopen roof

The Headline

Gunnar Henderson enters this game with a 14.7% model-estimated probability of homering at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, 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 factor102
RHB HR factor93

Probable Starters


Away Starter · RHP

Brayan Bello

HR VulnerabilityVulnerable
Contact Quality AllowedBelow average
ERA6.75
WHIP1.93
IP18.2
HR/91.50
K/96.3
xwOBA0.400
Barrel%11.9%
Hard-hit%35.8%
Home Starter · RHP

Brandon Young

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedAbove average
ERA0.00
WHIP0.80
IP5.0
HR/90.00
K/93.6
xwOBA0.278
Barrel%7.1%
Hard-hit%50.0%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Boston Red Sox

Home Lineup

Baltimore Orioles

Gunnar Henderson
LHB·7 HR / 119 PA·Brl 9.9%
vs SP: 5-for-19 · .263 · 1 HR · 4 K · 22 PA
14.7%
H 58·K 69
Jeremiah Jackson
RHB·5 HR / 82 PA·Brl 10.0%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
14.7%
H 65·K 62
Samuel Basallo
LHB·3 HR / 74 PA·Brl 10.9%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
13.8%
H 63·K 61
Leody Taveras
SHB·2 HR / 62 PA·Brl 7.5%
vs SP: 3-for-3 · 1.000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 4 PA
12.4%
H 66·K 57
Pete Alonso
RHB·3 HR / 110 PA·Brl 7.7%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
12.3%
H 61·K 63
Sam Huff
RHB·0 HR / 0 PA
11.8%
H 65·K 61
Coby Mayo
RHB·2 HR / 69 PA·Brl 4.8%
vs SP: 1-for-6 · .167 · 0 HR · 1 K · 6 PA
11.5%
H 58·K 67
Adley Rutschman
SHB·1 HR / 43 PA·Brl 3.2%
vs SP: 2-for-15 · .133 · 0 HR · 4 K · 17 PA
11.4%
H 69·K 55
Weston Wilson
RHB·0 HR / 13 PA·Brl 20.0%
11.3%
H 65·K 61
Johnathan Rodríguez
RHB·0 HR / 11 PA·Brl 0.0%
11.2%
H 64·K 61
Colton Cowser
LHB·0 HR / 61 PA·Brl 11.1%
vs SP: 3-for-13 · .231 · 0 HR · 6 K · 14 PA
11.0%
H 64·K 70
Dylan Beavers
LHB·1 HR / 70 PA·Brl 4.3%
vs SP: 2-for-2 · 1.000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
10.7%
H 62·K 62
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.