Tampa Bay Rays at San Diego Padres, 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 SD.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Rays- Randy ArozarenaBatting2-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI
- Shane McClanahanPitching6.2 IP, 1 ER, 5 K
Padres- Nelson CruzBatting1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Yu DarvishPitching5.0 IP, 6 ER, 5 K
Scoring summary
- 8Bogaerts doubled to left, Tatis Jr. scored.6–2
- 8Pitch 2 : Ball In Play6–2
- 8Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul6–1
- 7Cruz homered to left center (370 feet).6–1
- 7Pitch 6 : Ball In Play6–1
- 7Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul6–0
- 7Pitch 4 : Ball 36–0
- 7Pitch 3 : Ball 26–0
- 7Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging6–0
- 7Pitch 1 : Ball 16–0
- 5Arozarena homered to left (402 feet), Díaz scored and Raley scored.6–0
- 5Pitch 1 : Ball In Play6–0
- 5Siri singled to right, Walls scored.3–0
- 5Pitch 2 : Ball In Play3–0
- 5Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul2–0
- 4Arozarena singled to left, Raley scored.2–0
- 4Pitch 1 : Ball In Play2–0
- 2Paredes homered to left (355 feet).1–0
- 2Pitch 2 : Ball In Play1–0
- 2Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking0–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point.
Rays 52%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: MLB favorites the forecast gave 50–55% have won 52.7% of 2,871 graded games.
- Market
- No line yet
- Pre-line forecast
- TB 52%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- TB 58%
- Fair odds
- TB -106
- SD +106 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- TB 4.1 – 3.9 SD
- 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 | TB | SD | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1555 | 1509 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +21 | −7 | TB: Shane McClanahan: team allows 1.06 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈8 weighted starts) · SD: Yu Darvish: team allows 0.37 more runs than with its usual starter (≈7 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | TB +57 Elo | TB 58.1% | |
| Market-implied ratings | TB 50.3% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | TB 51.5% | 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.
| TB | Stat | SD |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd of 305.6 | Runs scored | 4.322nd of 30 |
| 2nd of 303.7 | Runs allowed | 3.94th of 30 |
| 2nd of 30+2.0 | Margin | +0.411th of 30 |
| 5th of 307–3 | Last 10 | 6–49th of 30 |
| 7th of 3019–15 | Road vs home | 15–1926th 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.