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

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


Matchup · Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Baltimore Orioles
at Miami Marlins

6:40 PM ET · 3:40 PM PTloanDepot park, Miamiretractable roof

The Headline

Pete Alonso enters this game with a 14.3% model-estimated probability of homering at loanDepot 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 factor91
RHB HR factor92

Probable Starters


Away Starter · RHP

Chris Bassitt

HR VulnerabilityGood
Contact Quality AllowedElite suppression
ERA5.46
WHIP1.86
IP28.0
HR/91.00
K/95.5
xwOBA0.355
Barrel%3.0%
Hard-hit%32.7%
Home Starter · RHP

Sandy Alcantara

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedElite suppression
ERA3.04
WHIP1.16
IP47.1
HR/90.80
K/95.9
xwOBA0.285
Barrel%4.8%
Hard-hit%34.9%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Baltimore Orioles

Pete Alonso
RHB·6 HR / 150 PA·Brl 11.1%
vs SP: 6-for-40 · .150 · 1 HR · 10 K · 45 PA
14.3%
H 67·K 52
Samuel Basallo
LHB·5 HR / 104 PA·Brl 9.5%
13.0%
H 66·K 52
Gunnar Henderson
LHB·9 HR / 158 PA·Brl 10.9%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
13.0%
H 59·K 58
Adley Rutschman
SHB·4 HR / 81 PA·Brl 6.6%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 0 K · 3 PA
12.8%
H 60·K 42
Coby Mayo
RHB·3 HR / 94 PA·Brl 6.9%
12.5%
H 62·K 58
Jeremiah Jackson
RHB·6 HR / 116 PA·Brl 8.3%
11.3%
H 62·K 47
Johnathan Rodríguez
RHB·0 HR / 0 PA
11.0%
H 64·K 50
Sam Huff
RHB·0 HR / 0 PA
11.0%
H 64·K 50
Leody Taveras
SHB·2 HR / 90 PA·Brl 5.4%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 2 PA
10.8%
H 65·K 47
Tyler O'Neill
RHB·1 HR / 54 PA·Brl 3.1%
vs SP: 1-for-10 · .100 · 0 HR · 3 K · 10 PA
10.7%
H 63·K 51
Weston Wilson
RHB·0 HR / 21 PA·Brl 9.1%
10.1%
H 64·K 50
Dylan Beavers
LHB·2 HR / 99 PA·Brl 6.3%
10.0%
H 63·K 52
Home Lineup

Miami Marlins

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.