Vol. I · Issue 6
The Dinger Almanac
Wed, May 6, 2026

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


Matchup · Saturday, May 2, 2026

Los Angeles Dodgers
at St. Louis Cardinals

7:15 PM ET · 4:15 PM PTBusch Stadium, St. Louisopen roof

The Headline

Max Muncy enters this game with a 17.0% model-estimated probability of homering at Busch 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 factor95
RHB HR factor94

Probable Starters


Away Starter · RHP

Roki Sasaki

HR VulnerabilityVery HR-prone
Contact Quality AllowedLeague average
ERA6.35
WHIP1.81
IP22.2
HR/92.80
K/98.7
xwOBA0.379
Barrel%9.9%
Hard-hit%45.1%
Home Starter · RHP

Michael McGreevy

HR VulnerabilityVulnerable
Contact Quality AllowedGetting barreled
ERA2.97
WHIP0.90
IP33.1
HR/91.40
K/95.7
xwOBA0.382
Barrel%12.9%
Hard-hit%35.6%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Los Angeles Dodgers

Max Muncy
LHB·9 HR / 119 PA·Brl 17.8%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
17.0%
H 67·K 42
Dalton Rushing
LHB·7 HR / 52 PA·Brl 15.2%
16.6%
H 64·K 53
Shohei Ohtani
LHB·6 HR / 144 PA·Brl 21.5%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
13.0%
H 71·K 51
Will Smith
RHB·3 HR / 103 PA·Brl 12.2%
vs SP: 2-for-3 · .667 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
11.9%
H 67·K 46
Teoscar Hernández
RHB·4 HR / 113 PA·Brl 11.8%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
11.9%
H 65·K 56
Kyle Tucker
LHB·3 HR / 137 PA·Brl 8.0%
vs SP: 3-for-8 · .375 · 0 HR · 0 K · 8 PA
11.8%
H 64·K 47
Miguel Rojas
RHB·1 HR / 53 PA·Brl 7.7%
11.1%
H 66·K 45
Andy Pages
RHB·5 HR / 127 PA·Brl 5.8%
10.9%
H 67·K 49
Hyeseong Kim
LHB·1 HR / 64 PA·Brl 4.8%
vs SP: 1-for-2 · .500 · 0 HR · 1 K · 2 PA
10.8%
H 66·K 47
Freddie Freeman
LHB·3 HR / 132 PA·Brl 13.7%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
10.6%
H 63·K 42
Santiago Espinal
RHB·0 HR / 27 PA·Brl 0.0%
10.0%
H 64·K 51
Alex Call
RHB·0 HR / 37 PA·Brl 0.0%
10.0%
H 65·K 42
Home Lineup

St. Louis Cardinals

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.