Vol. I · Issue 26
Sunday, April 26, 2026

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


Matchup · Sunday, April 26, 2026

Chicago Cubs
at Los Angeles Dodgers

4:10 PM ET · 1:10 PM PTUNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium, Los Angelesopen roof

The Headline

Max Muncy enters this game with a 16.6% 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 · LHP

Shota Imanaga

HR VulnerabilityGood
Contact Quality AllowedAbove average
ERA2.17
WHIP0.72
IP29.0
HR/90.90
K/99.9
xwOBA0.250
Barrel%7.1%
Hard-hit%42.9%
Home Starter · LHP

Justin Wrobleski

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedElite suppression
ERA1.88
WHIP0.88
IP24.0
HR/90.00
K/93.4
xwOBA0.311
Barrel%5.1%
Hard-hit%37.2%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Chicago Cubs

Home Lineup

Los Angeles Dodgers

Max Muncy
LHB·9 HR / 104 PA·Brl 17.7%
vs SP: 1-for-5 · .200 · 1 HR · 2 K · 8 PA
16.6%
H 69·K 65
Dalton Rushing
LHB·7 HR / 40 PA·Brl 21.7%
16.6%
H 64·K 68
Shohei Ohtani
LHB·5 HR / 125 PA·Brl 22.1%
vs SP: 1-for-10 · .100 · 0 HR · 3 K · 10 PA
13.8%
H 57·K 70
Teoscar Hernández
RHB·4 HR / 97 PA·Brl 12.1%
vs SP: 3-for-6 · .500 · 0 HR · 1 K · 7 PA
13.1%
H 57·K 73
Andy Pages
RHB·5 HR / 107 PA·Brl 7.1%
vs SP: 2-for-6 · .333 · 1 HR · 1 K · 6 PA
13.1%
H 61·K 61
Kyle Tucker
LHB·3 HR / 116 PA·Brl 6.8%
12.4%
H 56·K 64
Will Smith
RHB·3 HR / 89 PA·Brl 10.8%
vs SP: 1-for-5 · .200 · 1 HR · 0 K · 7 PA
12.2%
H 57·K 60
Miguel Rojas
RHB·1 HR / 43 PA·Brl 5.9%
vs SP: 1-for-5 · .200 · 0 HR · 1 K · 5 PA
11.6%
H 63·K 57
Hyeseong Kim
LHB·1 HR / 49 PA·Brl 7.1%
11.5%
H 69·K 66
Freddie Freeman
LHB·3 HR / 110 PA·Brl 15.3%
vs SP: 1-for-8 · .125 · 0 HR · 3 K · 8 PA
11.5%
H 62·K 55
Santiago Espinal
RHB·0 HR / 22 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 2-for-5 · .400 · 0 HR · 0 K · 5 PA
10.8%
H 62·K 65
Alex Call
RHB·0 HR / 32 PA·Brl 0.0%
10.7%
H 63·K 55
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.