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

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


Matchup · Sunday, April 26, 2026

Washington Nationals
at Chicago White Sox

2:10 PM ET · 11:10 AM PTRate Field, Chicagoopen roof

The Headline

Munetaka Murakami enters this game with a 19.0% model-estimated probability of homering at Rate Field, 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 factor108
RHB HR factor111

Probable Starters


Away Starter · LHP

Foster Griffin

HR VulnerabilityVery HR-prone
Contact Quality AllowedGetting barreled
ERA3.38
WHIP1.20
IP26.2
HR/91.70
K/97.4
xwOBA0.336
Barrel%12.5%
Hard-hit%40.0%
Home Starter · LHP

Bryan Hudson

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedElite suppression
ERA1.54
WHIP1.63
IP11.2
HR/90.00
K/911.6
xwOBA0.317
Barrel%0.0%
Hard-hit%37.9%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Washington Nationals

James Wood
LHB·10 HR / 137 PA·Brl 30.2%
vs SP: 0-for-0 · 0 HR · 0 K · 1 PA
17.6%
H 64·K 75
CJ Abrams
LHB·7 HR / 114 PA·Brl 13.3%
vs SP: 0-for-1 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 1 PA
14.5%
H 59·K 61
Curtis Mead
RHB·3 HR / 60 PA·Brl 9.8%
vs SP: 0-for-1 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 1 PA
14.1%
H 63·K 62
Joey Wiemer
RHB·3 HR / 58 PA·Brl 10.7%
13.3%
H 64·K 75
Daylen Lile
LHB·3 HR / 123 PA·Brl 5.5%
vs SP: 1-for-1 · 1.000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 1 PA
12.8%
H 70·K 55
Andrés Chaparro
RHB·0 HR / 10 PA·Brl 25.0%
12.0%
H 64·K 65
Brady House
RHB·3 HR / 107 PA·Brl 10.9%
vs SP: 0-for-1 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 1 PA
11.5%
H 64·K 75
Jacob Young
RHB·2 HR / 93 PA·Brl 5.6%
11.1%
H 61·K 55
Keibert Ruiz
SHB·1 HR / 53 PA·Brl 4.9%
10.7%
H 63·K 55
Drew Millas
SHB·0 HR / 50 PA·Brl 3.2%
10.5%
H 57·K 64
Luis García Jr.
LHB·1 HR / 92 PA·Brl 5.5%
10.4%
H 70·K 61
José Tena
LHB·0 HR / 49 PA·Brl 0.0%
10.4%
H 63·K 73
Home Lineup

Chicago White Sox

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.