Vol. I · Issue 25
Saturday, April 25, 2026

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


Matchup · Saturday, April 25, 2026

New York Yankees
at Houston Astros

7:10 PM ET · 4:10 PM PTDaikin Park, Houstonretractable roof

The Headline

Aaron Judge enters this game with a 18.1% model-estimated probability of homering at Daikin 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 factor101
RHB HR factor106

Probable Starters


Away Starter · LHP

Ryan Weathers

HR VulnerabilityAverage
Contact Quality AllowedGetting barreled
ERA3.18
WHIP1.24
IP28.1
HR/91.30
K/911.4
xwOBA0.340
Barrel%12.5%
Hard-hit%43.1%
Home Starter · RHP

Mike Burrows

HR VulnerabilityVery HR-prone
Contact Quality AllowedElite suppression
ERA6.75
WHIP1.69
IP26.2
HR/91.70
K/98.4
xwOBA0.315
Barrel%5.7%
Hard-hit%35.6%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

New York Yankees

Aaron Judge
RHB·9 HR / 114 PA·Brl 25.4%
vs SP: 0-for-1 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 1 PA
18.1%
H 65·K 69
Ben Rice
LHB·9 HR / 100 PA·Brl 21.3%
17.7%
H 65·K 69
Amed Rosario
RHB·4 HR / 58 PA·Brl 13.3%
14.7%
H 69·K 55
Trent Grisham
LHB·3 HR / 92 PA·Brl 10.9%
14.5%
H 60·K 61
Giancarlo Stanton
RHB·3 HR / 96 PA·Brl 19.0%
vs SP: 0-for-1 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 1 PA
14.4%
H 65·K 72
Paul Goldschmidt
RHB·1 HR / 29 PA·Brl 18.8%
13.4%
H 64·K 63
Ryan McMahon
LHB·2 HR / 63 PA·Brl 10.3%
13.0%
H 62·K 69
Cody Bellinger
LHB·3 HR / 107 PA·Brl 8.1%
12.8%
H 70·K 54
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
LHB·2 HR / 100 PA·Brl 3.6%
vs SP: 1-for-1 · 1.000 · 1 HR · 0 K · 1 PA
12.0%
H 61·K 71
Randal Grichuk
RHB·0 HR / 33 PA·Brl 20.0%
12.0%
H 67·K 71
José Caballero
RHB·2 HR / 93 PA·Brl 3.3%
11.9%
H 70·K 65
Austin Wells
LHB·1 HR / 75 PA·Brl 6.3%
vs SP: 0-for-1 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 1 PA
11.9%
H 63·K 53
Home Lineup

Houston Astros

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.