Vol. I · Issue 9
The Dinger Almanac
Sat, May 9, 2026

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


Matchup · Saturday, May 9, 2026

New York Mets
at Arizona Diamondbacks

7:15 PM ET · 4:15 PM PTChase Field, Phoenixretractable roof

The Headline

Mark Vientos enters this game with a 17.3% 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

Clay Holmes

HR VulnerabilityElite
Contact Quality AllowedElite suppression
ERA1.69
WHIP0.98
IP42.2
HR/90.60
K/96.5
xwOBA0.309
Barrel%4.1%
Hard-hit%43.4%
Home Starter · RHP

Merrill Kelly

HR VulnerabilityVery HR-prone
Contact Quality AllowedGetting barreled
ERA9.95
WHIP2.32
IP19.0
HR/92.80
K/96.6
xwOBA0.487
Barrel%18.8%
Hard-hit%44.9%

The Lineups

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


Away Lineup

New York Mets

Mark Vientos
RHB·5 HR / 108 PA·Brl 9.6%
vs SP: 0-for-1 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
17.3%
H 66·K 53
Juan Soto
LHB·4 HR / 99 PA·Brl 22.1%
vs SP: 5-for-19 · .263 · 1 HR · 2 K · 21 PA
16.1%
H 62·K 46
MJ Melendez
LHB·2 HR / 50 PA·Brl 12.0%
14.7%
H 66·K 61
Francisco Lindor
SHB·0 HR / 0 PA
vs SP: 3-for-11 · .273 · 0 HR · 4 K · 13 PA
14.1%
H 66·K 53
Tommy Pham
RHB·0 HR / 0 PA
vs SP: 5-for-21 · .238 · 1 HR · 8 K · 23 PA
14.0%
H 66·K 53
Luis Robert Jr.
RHB·0 HR / 0 PA
14.0%
H 66·K 53
Jorge Polanco
SHB·0 HR / 0 PA
vs SP: 2-for-6 · .333 · 1 HR · 1 K · 6 PA
14.0%
H 66·K 53
Eric Wagaman
RHB·0 HR / 0 PA
vs SP: 1-for-5 · .200 · 0 HR · 1 K · 5 PA
13.9%
H 66·K 53
Ronny Mauricio
SHB·0 HR / 0 PA
13.9%
H 66·K 53
Hayden Senger
RHB·0 HR / 0 PA
13.8%
H 66·K 53
Carson Benge
LHB·3 HR / 120 PA·Brl 5.0%
13.5%
H 65·K 50
Vidal Bruján
SHB·0 HR / 4 PA·Brl 0.0%
13.4%
H 65·K 53
Home Lineup

Arizona Diamondbacks

Ildemaro Vargas
SHB·6 HR / 125 PA·Brl 4.9%
13.6%
H 64·K 43
Nolan Arenado
RHB·6 HR / 128 PA·Brl 7.9%
vs SP: 2-for-7 · .286 · 0 HR · 1 K · 8 PA
13.4%
H 64·K 48
Corbin Carroll
LHB·5 HR / 146 PA·Brl 11.6%
vs SP: 1-for-1 · 1.000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 1 PA
12.7%
H 60·K 56
Adrian Del Castillo
LHB·3 HR / 80 PA·Brl 8.0%
12.1%
H 62·K 59
Ketel Marte
SHB·5 HR / 149 PA·Brl 9.1%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
11.9%
H 58·K 48
Alek Thomas
LHB·0 HR / 0 PA
vs SP: 0-for-1 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 1 PA
11.6%
H 63·K 51
Tim Tawa
RHB·1 HR / 54 PA·Brl 2.7%
11.4%
H 62·K 54
Jose Fernandez
RHB·3 HR / 106 PA·Brl 5.5%
11.1%
H 64·K 53
Gabriel Moreno
RHB·1 HR / 66 PA·Brl 11.4%
11.1%
H 63·K 52
Jorge Barrosa
SHB·1 HR / 84 PA·Brl 7.8%
10.5%
H 56·K 52
Geraldo Perdomo
SHB·2 HR / 142 PA·Brl 4.1%
vs SP: 0-for-1 · .000 · 0 HR · 0 K · 1 PA
9.9%
H 58·K 46
James McCann
RHB·0 HR / 54 PA·Brl 5.6%
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
9.7%
H 57·K 57
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.