Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels, 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 LAA.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Athletics- Brent RookerBatting1-3, 1 RBI
- Ken WaldichukPitching5.0 IP, 4 ER, 3 K
Angels- Mickey MoniakBatting2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Davis DanielPitching5.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K
Scoring summary
- 5Moniak homered to right center (397 feet), O'Hoppe scored.1–5
- 5Pitch 5 : Ball In Play1–5
- 5Pitch 4 : Ball 31–3
- 5Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking1–3
- 5Pitch 2 : Ball 21–3
- 5Pitch 1 : Ball 11–3
- 4Schanuel singled to left, Fletcher scored on throwing error by left fielder Bleday and Moniak scored, Schanuel to second.1–3
- 4Pitch 2 : Ball In Play1–3
- 4Pitch 1 : Ball 11–1
- 4Fletcher singled to left, Grichuk scored, Moniak to second.1–1
- 4Pitch 2 : Ball In Play1–1
- 4Pitch 1 : Ball 11–0
- 3Rooker doubled to left, Gelof scored.1–0
- 3Pitch 6 : Ball In Play1–0
- 3Pitch 5 : Ball 30–0
- 3Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking0–0
- 3Pitch 3 : Ball 20–0
- 3Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul0–0
- 3Pitch 1 : Ball 10–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point.
Angels 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
- LAA 57%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- LAA 62%
- Fair odds
- LAA -133
- OAK +133 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- OAK 4.2 – 4.8 LAA
- 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 | OAK | LAA | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1418 | 1462 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | 0 | +20 | OAK: Ken Waldichuk: team allows 0.01 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈9 weighted starts) · LAA: Chase Silseth: team allows 1.02 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈5 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | LAA +83 Elo | LAA 61.7% | |
| Market-implied ratings | LAA 56.2% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | LAA 57.0% | 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.
| OAK | Stat | LAA |
|---|---|---|
| 30th of 303.6 | Runs scored | 4.616th of 30 |
| 29th of 305.7 | Runs allowed | 5.125th of 30 |
| 30th of 30−2.1 | Margin | −0.623rd of 30 |
| 25th of 303–7 | Last 10 | 3–725th of 30 |
| 28th of 3023–55 | Road vs home | 36–4223rd 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
OAK 5–5 LAA in their last 10 meetings; the forecast called 4 of 10.