Pittsburgh Pirates 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
Pirates- Carlos SantanaBatting3-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI
- Quinn PriesterPitching5.1 IP, 4 ER, 4 K
Padres- Ha-Seong KimBatting2-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI
- Yu DarvishPitching4.1 IP, 7 ER, 3 K
Scoring summary
- 6Campusano doubled to center, Cronenworth scored.8–4
- 6Pitch 1 : Ball In Play8–4
- 5Kim homered to left center (365 feet), Grisham scored.8–3
- 5Pitch 4 : Ball In Play8–3
- 5Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul8–1
- 5Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking8–1
- 5Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking8–1
- 5Peguero reached on infield single to third, Rodríguez scored, Marcano out at third in rundown.8–1
- 5Pitch 3 : Ball In Play8–1
- 5Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging7–1
- 5Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking7–1
- 5Santana homered to right center (397 feet), McCutchen scored.7–1
- 5Pitch 3 : Ball In Play7–1
- 5Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging5–1
- 5Pitch 1 : Ball 15–1
- 4Peguero homered to left (337 feet), Triolo scored.5–1
- 4Pitch 5 : Ball In Play5–1
- 4Pitch 4 : Ball 23–1
- 4Pitch 3 : Ball 13–1
- 4Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging3–1
- 4Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking3–1
- 3Santana homered to right center (380 feet), McCutchen scored.3–1
- 3Pitch 6 : Ball In Play3–1
- 3Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul1–1
- 3Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking1–1
- 3Pitch 3 : Ball 31–1
- 3Pitch 2 : Ball 21–1
- 3Pitch 1 : Ball 11–1
- 3Suwinski homered to right (380 feet).1–1
- 3Pitch 1 : Ball In Play1–1
- 1Kim homered to left center (387 feet).0–1
- 1Pitch 4 : Ball In Play0–1
- 1Pitch 3 : Ball 20–0
- 1Pitch 2 : Ball 10–0
- 1Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking0–1
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point.
Padres 55%
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
- SD 55%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- SD 62%
- Fair odds
- SD -122
- PIT +122 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- PIT 4.0 – 4.4 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 | PIT | SD | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1464 | 1513 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −16 | 0 | PIT: Quinn Priester: team allows 0.79 more runs than with its usual starter (≈1 weighted starts) · SD: Yu Darvish: team allows 0.01 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈8 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | SD +83 Elo | SD 61.8% | |
| Market-implied ratings | SD 53.7% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | SD 54.9% | 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.
| PIT | Stat | SD |
|---|---|---|
| 25th of 304.1 | Runs scored | 4.513th of 30 |
| 23rd of 304.9 | Runs allowed | 4.03rd of 30 |
| 24th of 30−0.7 | Margin | +0.56th of 30 |
| 24th of 303–7 | Last 10 | 5–514th of 30 |
| 26th of 3020–30 | Road vs home | 23–2322nd 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
PIT 3–0 SD in their last 3 meetings; the forecast called 3 of 3.