Vol. I · Issue 28
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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


Matchup · Tuesday, April 28, 2026

New York Yankees
at Texas Rangers

8:05 PM ET · 5:05 PM PTGlobe Life Field, Arlingtonretractable roof

The Headline

Aaron Judge enters this game with a 17.0% model-estimated probability of homering at Globe Life Field, 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 factor98
RHB HR factor96

Probable Starters


Away Starter · RHP

Cam Schlittler

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedAbove average
ERA1.77
WHIP0.73
IP35.2
HR/90.30
K/910.4
xwOBA0.244
Barrel%6.8%
Hard-hit%38.6%
Home Starter · RHP

Jacob deGrom

HR VulnerabilityVulnerable
Contact Quality AllowedBelow average
ERA2.13
WHIP1.07
IP25.1
HR/91.40
K/912.4
xwOBA0.277
Barrel%10.2%
Hard-hit%39.0%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

New York Yankees

Aaron Judge
RHB·11 HR / 127 PA·Brl 24.2%
vs SP: 1-for-7 · .143 · 0 HR · 2 K · 11 PA
17.0%
H 61·K 70
Ben Rice
LHB·10 HR / 114 PA·Brl 22.4%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 2 K · 3 PA
17.0%
H 70·K 69
Trent Grisham
LHB·4 HR / 106 PA·Brl 11.3%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 2 K · 3 PA
14.7%
H 57·K 63
Amed Rosario
RHB·4 HR / 63 PA·Brl 12.5%
13.4%
H 64·K 58
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
LHB·3 HR / 113 PA·Brl 4.7%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 1 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
13.4%
H 67·K 72
Giancarlo Stanton
RHB·3 HR / 96 PA·Brl 18.0%
vs SP: 9-for-27 · .333 · 4 HR · 8 K · 31 PA
13.3%
H 63·K 75
Ryan McMahon
LHB·2 HR / 76 PA·Brl 10.0%
vs SP: 2-for-8 · .250 · 2 HR · 4 K · 8 PA
13.0%
H 65·K 69
José Caballero
RHB·3 HR / 106 PA·Brl 2.8%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 2 PA
12.5%
H 69·K 58
Austin Wells
LHB·2 HR / 84 PA·Brl 5.9%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 3 K · 3 PA
12.3%
H 57·K 49
Cody Bellinger
LHB·3 HR / 120 PA·Brl 7.2%
vs SP: 5-for-19 · .263 · 2 HR · 7 K · 19 PA
12.0%
H 58·K 56
Jasson Domínguez
SHB·0 HR / 0 PA
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
12.0%
H 62·K 58
Paul Goldschmidt
RHB·1 HR / 33 PA·Brl 25.0%
vs SP: 1-for-8 · .125 · 0 HR · 3 K · 9 PA
12.0%
H 55·K 58
Home Lineup

Texas Rangers

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.