Vol. I · Issue 6
The Dinger Almanac
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··· Baseball Statistics & Analysis ···


Matchup · Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Atlanta Braves
at Seattle Mariners

9:40 PM ET · 6:40 PM PTT-Mobile Park, Seattleretractable roof

The Headline

Matt Olson enters this game with a 16.4% model-estimated probability of homering at T-Mobile Park, 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 factor92
RHB HR factor89

Probable Starters


Away Starter · RHP

Bryce Elder

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedElite suppression
ERA1.88
WHIP1.05
IP43.0
HR/90.40
K/97.5
xwOBA0.276
Barrel%3.3%
Hard-hit%38.8%
Home Starter · RHP

George Kirby

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedElite suppression
ERA3.00
WHIP1.13
IP45.0
HR/90.80
K/96.8
xwOBA0.270
Barrel%3.8%
Hard-hit%40.5%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Atlanta Braves

Matt Olson
LHB·12 HR / 162 PA·Brl 18.3%
vs SP: 1-for-4 · .250 · 0 HR · 2 K · 5 PA
16.4%
H 66·K 46
Michael Harris II
LHB·7 HR / 114 PA·Brl 18.4%
vs SP: 0-for-5 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 5 PA
15.0%
H 67·K 44
Drake Baldwin
LHB·9 HR / 166 PA·Brl 14.4%
14.3%
H 71·K 51
Ozzie Albies
SHB·8 HR / 155 PA·Brl 4.1%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
12.7%
H 72·K 43
Dominic Smith
LHB·4 HR / 73 PA·Brl 10.2%
vs SP: 1-for-5 · .200 · 0 HR · 0 K · 5 PA
12.3%
H 66·K 43
Eli White
RHB·2 HR / 57 PA·Brl 7.3%
11.6%
H 66·K 51
Austin Riley
RHB·5 HR / 152 PA·Brl 8.5%
vs SP: 0-for-6 · .000 · 0 HR · 3 K · 6 PA
11.4%
H 65·K 60
Ronald Acuña Jr.
RHB·0 HR / 0 PA
vs SP: 1-for-7 · .143 · 0 HR · 3 K · 7 PA
11.2%
H 64·K 52
Sean Murphy
RHB·0 HR / 0 PA
vs SP: 5-for-9 · .556 · 0 HR · 1 K · 10 PA
10.8%
H 64·K 52
Jorge Mateo
RHB·2 HR / 47 PA·Brl 15.4%
vs SP: 3-for-12 · .250 · 0 HR · 3 K · 13 PA
10.7%
H 66·K 60
Kyle Farmer
RHB·0 HR / 13 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 1-for-2 · .500 · 0 HR · 1 K · 2 PA
10.0%
H 64·K 52
Mike Yastrzemski
LHB·0 HR / 113 PA·Brl 2.7%
vs SP: 2-for-3 · .667 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
8.3%
H 62·K 52
Home Lineup

Seattle Mariners

Cal Raleigh
SHB·7 HR / 147 PA·Brl 13.6%
vs SP: 1-for-2 · .500 · 0 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
13.8%
H 55·K 55
Luke Raley
LHB·6 HR / 99 PA·Brl 18.9%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
12.9%
H 58·K 61
Rob Refsnyder
RHB·2 HR / 47 PA·Brl 9.7%
11.7%
H 61·K 54
Dominic Canzone
LHB·3 HR / 83 PA·Brl 16.4%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
11.2%
H 64·K 58
J.P. Crawford
LHB·3 HR / 120 PA·Brl 9.3%
vs SP: 2-for-3 · .667 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
11.0%
H 66·K 44
Julio Rodríguez
RHB·4 HR / 157 PA·Brl 7.7%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
10.8%
H 68·K 44
Brendan Donovan
LHB·0 HR / 0 PA
vs SP: 1-for-7 · .143 · 1 HR · 1 K · 8 PA
10.7%
H 63·K 53
Connor Joe
RHB·1 HR / 22 PA·Brl 15.4%
10.7%
H 63·K 53
Josh Naylor
LHB·4 HR / 143 PA·Brl 6.9%
vs SP: 0-for-5 · .000 · 0 HR · 2 K · 6 PA
10.3%
H 62·K 46
Will Wilson
RHB·0 HR / 0 PA
10.2%
H 63·K 53
Randy Arozarena
RHB·3 HR / 150 PA·Brl 6.5%
vs SP: 1-for-1 · 1.000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
10.1%
H 59·K 61
Jhonny Pereda
RHB·0 HR / 3 PA·Brl 0.0%
10.0%
H 63·K 53
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.