Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles, MLB forecast
Win probability
Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with the score and the time left after each inning. Above the line favors BAL.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Royals- Nick PrattoBatting1-3, 1 RBI
- Daniel Lynch IVPitching6.0 IP, 3 ER, 4 K
Orioles- Austin HaysBatting2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Tyler WellsPitching6.2 IP, 2 ER, 4 K
Scoring summary
- 7Garcia scored on Baumann wild pitch, Waters to second on wild pitch by Baumann, Massey to third on wild pitch by Baumann.2–3
- 7Garcia scored on Baumann wild pitch, Waters to second on wild pitch by Baumann, Massey to third on wild pitch by Baumann.2–3
- 5Santander doubled to center, Hays scored.1–3
- 5Pitch 5 : Ball In Play1–3
- 5Pitch 4 : Ball 21–2
- 5Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking1–2
- 5Pitch 2 : Ball 11–2
- 5Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking1–2
- 3Pratto hit sacrifice fly to center, Lopez scored.1–2
- 3Pitch 1 : Ball In Play1–2
- 2Mateo singled to center, Henderson scored.0–2
- 2Pitch 5 : Ball In Play0–2
- 2Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul0–1
- 2Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging0–1
- 2Pitch 2 : Ball 20–1
- 2Pitch 1 : Ball 10–1
- 1Hays homered to left (357 feet).0–1
- 1Pitch 1 : Ball In Play0–1
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point.
Orioles 57%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: MLB favorites the forecast gave 55–60% have won 55.5% of 2,596 graded games.
- Market
- No line yet
- Pre-line forecast
- BAL 57%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- BAL 61%
- Fair odds
- BAL -134
- KC +134 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- KC 4.0 – 4.7 BAL
- Margin from the forecast, total from team scoring ratings
How the number is built
Elo inputs in rating points (higher favors that team; 25–28 Elo is about a point of spread in football and basketball), then how the pieces combine.
| Factor | KC | BAL | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1454 | 1518 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +7 | −1 | KC: Daniel Lynch IV: team allows 0.33 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈2 weighted starts) · BAL: Tyler Wells: team allows 0.07 more runs than with its usual starter (≈7 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | BAL +75 Elo | BAL 60.6% | |
| Market-implied ratings | BAL 56.6% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | BAL 57.2% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
Tale of the tape
This season coming into the game, regular season, each number with its league rank (the longer the bar, the higher). Home and road: the host's record at home against the visitor's on the road.
| KC | Stat | BAL |
|---|---|---|
| 27th of 303.8 | Runs scored | 4.97th of 30 |
| 28th of 305.2 | Runs allowed | 4.516th of 30 |
| 29th of 30−1.4 | Margin | +0.410th of 30 |
| 24th of 303–7 | Last 10 | 5–513th of 30 |
| 29th of 309–21 | Road vs home | 17–128th of 30 |
Rating history
Each team's Elo over the last two seasons. Hover or drag to compare on any date.
Recent form
Last five results, and whether the forecast hit.
Head to head
KC 1–2 BAL in their last 3 meetings; the forecast called 2 of 3.