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

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


Matchup · Friday, April 24, 2026

Detroit Tigers
at Cincinnati Reds

6:40 PM ET · 3:40 PM PTGreat American Ball Park, Cincinnatiopen roof

The Headline

Sal Stewart enters this game with a 16.8% model-estimated probability of homering at Great American Ball Park, one of the league's most hitter-friendly parks, 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 factor115
RHB HR factor114

Probable Starters


Away Starter · LHP

Framber Valdez

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedElite suppression
ERA3.30
WHIP1.20
IP30.0
HR/90.30
K/96.0
xwOBA0.290
Barrel%4.1%
Hard-hit%41.2%
Home Starter · LHP

Andrew Abbott

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedAbove average
ERA5.84
WHIP1.74
IP24.2
HR/90.70
K/95.5
xwOBA0.348
Barrel%6.8%
Hard-hit%35.2%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Detroit Tigers

Home Lineup

Cincinnati Reds

Sal Stewart
RHB·8 HR / 108 PA·Brl 23.0%
16.8%
H 68·K 57
Elly De La Cruz
SHB·8 HR / 112 PA·Brl 15.9%
16.0%
H 65·K 66
Spencer Steer
RHB·4 HR / 86 PA·Brl 18.9%
14.0%
H 63·K 65
Tyler Stephenson
RHB·2 HR / 68 PA·Brl 13.2%
12.9%
H 57·K 68
Dane Myers
RHB·1 HR / 38 PA·Brl 16.0%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
12.5%
H 65·K 60
Eugenio Suárez
RHB·3 HR / 100 PA·Brl 8.2%
vs SP: 5-for-20 · .250 · 0 HR · 10 K · 24 PA
12.0%
H 58·K 64
Ke'Bryan Hayes
RHB·1 HR / 65 PA·Brl 7.5%
vs SP: 1-for-9 · .111 · 0 HR · 1 K · 9 PA
11.4%
H 56·K 50
Rece Hinds
RHB·0 HR / 27 PA·Brl 0.0%
11.3%
H 59·K 60
P.J. Higgins
RHB·0 HR / 12 PA·Brl 0.0%
11.3%
H 64·K 60
Will Benson
LHB·0 HR / 42 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 0-for-1 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 2 PA
11.2%
H 63·K 58
Nathaniel Lowe
LHB·0 HR / 34 PA·Brl 4.3%
vs SP: 7-for-26 · .269 · 1 HR · 6 K · 30 PA
10.8%
H 64·K 58
Matt McLain
RHB·0 HR / 107 PA·Brl 7.8%
9.6%
H 61·K 58
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.