Vol. I · Issue 4
The Dinger Almanac
Mon, May 4, 2026

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


Matchup · Monday, May 4, 2026

Toronto Blue Jays
at Tampa Bay Rays

6:40 PM ET · 3:40 PM PTTropicana Field, St. Petersburgdome roof

The Headline

Kazuma Okamoto enters this game with a 16.4% model-estimated probability of homering at Tropicana 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 factor93
RHB HR factor95

Probable Starters


Away Starter
Starter not yet announced.
Home Starter · RHP

Nick Martinez

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedAbove average
ERA1.70
WHIP1.00
IP37.0
HR/90.70
K/95.8
xwOBA0.311
Barrel%7.0%
Hard-hit%29.8%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Toronto Blue Jays

Kazuma Okamoto
RHB·9 HR / 138 PA·Brl 14.8%
16.4%
H 66·K 51
Brandon Valenzuela
SHB·3 HR / 47 PA·Brl 10.3%
13.4%
H 63·K 55
Jesús Sánchez
LHB·4 HR / 114 PA·Brl 8.4%
vs SP: 3-for-15 · .200 · 0 HR · 4 K · 16 PA
11.9%
H 61·K 45
Myles Straw
RHB·2 HR / 59 PA·Brl 6.5%
vs SP: 0-for-1 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 1 PA
11.6%
H 65·K 42
Nathan Lukes
LHB·0 HR / 0 PA
11.1%
H 64·K 50
Daulton Varsho
LHB·4 HR / 123 PA·Brl 5.7%
vs SP: 2-for-9 · .222 · 0 HR · 3 K · 9 PA
11.0%
H 64·K 50
George Springer
RHB·2 HR / 75 PA·Brl 7.8%
vs SP: 6-for-17 · .353 · 2 HR · 1 K · 20 PA
11.0%
H 63·K 47
Lenyn Sosa
RHB·1 HR / 77 PA·Brl 7.0%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
10.3%
H 64·K 51
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
RHB·2 HR / 145 PA·Brl 11.3%
vs SP: 1-for-5 · .200 · 1 HR · 0 K · 6 PA
10.2%
H 70·K 42
Davis Schneider
RHB·1 HR / 65 PA·Brl 12.9%
vs SP: 1-for-2 · .500 · 0 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
10.2%
H 62·K 55
Yohendrick Piñango
LHB·0 HR / 14 PA·Brl 0.0%
9.9%
H 65·K 50
Andrés Giménez
LHB·3 HR / 119 PA·Brl 3.2%
vs SP: 2-for-3 · .667 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
9.6%
H 59·K 47
Home Lineup

Tampa Bay Rays

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.