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

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


Matchup · Friday, April 24, 2026

Chicago Cubs
at Los Angeles Dodgers

10:15 PM ET · 7:15 PM PTUNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium, Los Angelesopen roof

The Headline

Max Muncy enters this game with a 18.0% model-estimated probability of homering at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium, 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 factor102

Probable Starters


Away Starter · RHP

Jameson Taillon

HR VulnerabilityVery HR-prone
Contact Quality AllowedGetting barreled
ERA3.97
WHIP1.28
IP22.2
HR/92.40
K/98.3
xwOBA0.334
Barrel%12.5%
Hard-hit%32.8%
Home Starter · RHP

Emmet Sheehan

HR VulnerabilityVery HR-prone
Contact Quality AllowedLeague average
ERA5.85
WHIP1.40
IP20.0
HR/91.80
K/98.1
xwOBA0.344
Barrel%8.3%
Hard-hit%38.3%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Chicago Cubs

Home Lineup

Los Angeles Dodgers

Max Muncy
LHB·8 HR / 97 PA·Brl 16.4%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 1 K · 5 PA
18.0%
H 71·K 69
Dalton Rushing
LHB·7 HR / 35 PA·Brl 23.8%
17.7%
H 68·K 66
Shohei Ohtani
LHB·5 HR / 116 PA·Brl 23.1%
vs SP: 3-for-10 · .300 · 2 HR · 2 K · 13 PA
16.2%
H 64·K 64
Teoscar Hernández
RHB·4 HR / 89 PA·Brl 13.0%
vs SP: 5-for-18 · .278 · 2 HR · 4 K · 19 PA
15.4%
H 59·K 69
Andy Pages
RHB·5 HR / 98 PA·Brl 8.1%
14.1%
H 61·K 70
Kyle Tucker
LHB·3 HR / 107 PA·Brl 7.5%
vs SP: 4-for-10 · .400 · 1 HR · 0 K · 11 PA
13.6%
H 61·K 63
Freddie Freeman
LHB·3 HR / 101 PA·Brl 16.9%
vs SP: 2-for-7 · .286 · 0 HR · 3 K · 7 PA
13.1%
H 72·K 53
Hyeseong Kim
LHB·1 HR / 41 PA·Brl 9.1%
12.7%
H 64·K 65
Miguel Rojas
RHB·1 HR / 43 PA·Brl 5.9%
vs SP: 2-for-8 · .250 · 0 HR · 1 K · 8 PA
12.3%
H 65·K 55
Will Smith
RHB·2 HR / 85 PA·Brl 9.7%
11.9%
H 59·K 57
Santiago Espinal
RHB·0 HR / 20 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 3-for-17 · .176 · 0 HR · 6 K · 18 PA
11.6%
H 64·K 63
Alex Call
RHB·0 HR / 31 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 1-for-4 · .250 · 0 HR · 0 K · 4 PA
11.5%
H 62·K 53
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.