San Diego Padres at Toronto Blue Jays, 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 TOR.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Padres- Manny MachadoBatting1-5, 2 RBI
- Yu DarvishPitching6.0 IP, 0 ER, 7 K
Blue Jays- Bo BichetteBatting2-3
- Jose BerriosPitching6.0 IP, 2 ER, 9 K
Scoring summary
- 5Machado singled to center, Grisham scored and Kim scored, Soto to third.2–0
- 5Pitch 3 : Ball In Play2–0
- 5Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking0–0
- 5Pitch 1 : Ball 10–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point.
Blue Jays 54%
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
- TOR 54%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- TOR 56%
- Fair odds
- TOR -119
- SD +119 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- SD 4.3 – 4.7 TOR
- 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 | SD | TOR | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1511 | 1517 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −7 | +9 | SD: Yu Darvish: team allows 0.35 more runs than with its usual starter (≈8 weighted starts) · TOR: Jose Berrios: team allows 0.46 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈9 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | TOR +40 Elo | TOR 55.8% | |
| Market-implied ratings | TOR 54.2% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | TOR 54.4% | 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.
| SD | Stat | TOR |
|---|---|---|
| 15th of 304.5 | Runs scored | 4.516th of 30 |
| 3rd of 304.1 | Runs allowed | 4.16th of 30 |
| 7th of 30+0.5 | Margin | +0.410th of 30 |
| 9th of 306–4 | Last 10 | 8–21st of 30 |
| 25th of 3020–27 | Road vs home | 26–198th 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
SD 1–0 TOR in their last 1 meeting; the forecast called 0 of 1.