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

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


Matchup · Sunday, April 26, 2026

Detroit Tigers
at Cincinnati Reds

1:40 PM ET · 10:40 AM PTGreat American Ball Park, Cincinnatiopen roof

The Headline

Sal Stewart enters this game with a 16.9% 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 · RHP

Keider Montero

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedElite suppression
ERA3.68
WHIP0.91
IP22.0
HR/90.00
K/97.4
xwOBA0.229
Barrel%3.1%
Hard-hit%40.6%
Home Starter · RHP

Rhett Lowder

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedAbove average
ERA3.10
WHIP1.14
IP29.0
HR/90.30
K/95.6
xwOBA0.321
Barrel%7.7%
Hard-hit%34.1%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Detroit Tigers

Home Lineup

Cincinnati Reds

Sal Stewart
RHB·9 HR / 118 PA·Brl 23.7%
16.9%
H 64·K 61
Elly De La Cruz
SHB·9 HR / 122 PA·Brl 15.1%
vs SP: 1-for-2 · .500 · 1 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
16.6%
H 68·K 66
Spencer Steer
RHB·4 HR / 95 PA·Brl 17.9%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
13.9%
H 65·K 65
Nathaniel Lowe
LHB·3 HR / 44 PA·Brl 10.7%
vs SP: 1-for-2 · .500 · 0 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
13.5%
H 66·K 58
Dane Myers
RHB·1 HR / 45 PA·Brl 15.4%
12.3%
H 64·K 62
JJ Bleday
LHB·0 HR / 0 PA
12.3%
H 63·K 62
Tyler Stephenson
RHB·2 HR / 76 PA·Brl 12.8%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
12.2%
H 56·K 71
Matt McLain
RHB·2 HR / 117 PA·Brl 10.3%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
11.8%
H 63·K 64
P.J. Higgins
RHB·0 HR / 12 PA·Brl 0.0%
11.3%
H 63·K 62
Rece Hinds
RHB·0 HR / 31 PA·Brl 0.0%
11.3%
H 60·K 71
Ke'Bryan Hayes
RHB·1 HR / 72 PA·Brl 7.3%
11.2%
H 61·K 57
Will Benson
LHB·0 HR / 44 PA·Brl 0.0%
11.2%
H 62·K 63
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.