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

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


Matchup · Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Pittsburgh Pirates
at Arizona Diamondbacks

9:40 PM ET · 6:40 PM PTChase Field, Phoenixretractable roof

The Headline

Oneil Cruz enters this game with a 16.5% model-estimated probability of homering at Chase 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 factor104
RHB HR factor107

Probable Starters


Away Starter · RHP

Bubba Chandler

HR VulnerabilityVulnerable
Contact Quality AllowedLeague average
ERA4.97
WHIP1.48
IP29.0
HR/91.60
K/98.4
xwOBA0.354
Barrel%8.5%
Hard-hit%36.6%
Home Starter · LHP

Eduardo Rodriguez

HR VulnerabilityAverage
Contact Quality AllowedLeague average
ERA3.03
WHIP1.41
IP32.2
HR/91.10
K/96.1
xwOBA0.351
Barrel%8.6%
Hard-hit%39.0%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

Pittsburgh Pirates

Oneil Cruz
LHB·9 HR / 152 PA·Brl 20.7%
16.5%
H 66·K 59
Brandon Lowe
LHB·8 HR / 135 PA·Brl 12.9%
vs SP: 4-for-17 · .235 · 3 HR · 9 K · 18 PA
13.9%
H 64·K 53
Henry Davis
RHB·2 HR / 84 PA·Brl 8.5%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
13.3%
H 58·K 46
Ryan O'Hearn
LHB·5 HR / 140 PA·Brl 7.4%
vs SP: 1-for-5 · .200 · 0 HR · 1 K · 5 PA
12.9%
H 66·K 53
Marcell Ozuna
RHB·3 HR / 121 PA·Brl 8.9%
12.9%
H 66·K 58
Nick Yorke
RHB·0 HR / 0 PA
12.6%
H 65·K 51
Joey Bart
RHB·1 HR / 47 PA·Brl 7.4%
12.5%
H 67·K 59
Konnor Griffin
RHB·2 HR / 114 PA·Brl 9.6%
12.3%
H 70·K 56
Spencer Horwitz
LHB·3 HR / 116 PA·Brl 1.2%
12.1%
H 62·K 43
Bryan Reynolds
SHB·4 HR / 156 PA·Brl 9.6%
vs SP: 3-for-6 · .500 · 0 HR · 1 K · 6 PA
11.9%
H 68·K 56
Billy Cook
RHB·0 HR / 12 PA·Brl 0.0%
11.8%
H 65·K 51
Jared Triolo
RHB·0 HR / 27 PA·Brl 0.0%
11.1%
H 64·K 51
Home Lineup

Arizona Diamondbacks

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.