Philadelphia Phillies at Miami Marlins, 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 MIA.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
- Nick CastellanosBatting1-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI
- Zack WheelerPitching4.0 IP, 6 ER, 2 K
- Josh BellBatting1-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI
- Braxton GarrettPitching5.1 IP, 5 ER, 8 K
Scoring summary
- 10
Rivera singled to right, Fortes scored, Bell to second.6–7 - 10
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play6–7 - 10
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking6–6 - 10
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging6–6 - 10
Pitch 1 : Ball 16–6 - 6
Marsh hit sacrifice fly to center, Sosa scored.6–6 - 6
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play6–6 - 6
Pitch 3 : Ball 25–6 - 6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging5–6 - 6
Pitch 1 : Ball 15–6 - 6
Sosa tripled to left, Harper scored and Stott scored.5–6 - 6
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play5–6 - 6
Pitch 3 : Ball 13–6 - 6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul3–6 - 6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking3–6 - 4
Chisholm Jr. tripled to center, Lopez scored.3–6 - 4
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play3–6 - 4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging3–5 - 4
Pitch 3 : Ball 23–5 - 4
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul3–5 - 4
Pitch 1 : Ball 13–5 - 4
Bethancourt sacrificed to first, Bruján scored, Lopez to second.3–5 - 3
Bell homered to center (411 feet), Chisholm Jr. scored and Burger scored.3–4 - 3
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play3–4 - 3
Pitch 4 : Ball 33–1 - 3
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul3–1 - 3
Pitch 2 : Ball 23–1 - 3
Pitch 1 : Ball 13–1 - 2
J. Sánchez hit a ground rule double, Bell scored.3–1 - 2
Pitch 8 : Ball In Play3–1 - 2
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul3–0 - 2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul3–0 - 2
Pitch 5 : Ball 33–0 - 2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking3–0 - 2
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul3–0 - 2
Pitch 2 : Ball 23–0 - 2
Pitch 1 : Ball 13–0 - 1
Castellanos homered to center (408 feet), Bohm scored and Harper scored.3–0 - 1
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play3–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Phillies 65%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: MLB favorites the forecast gave 65–70% have won 69.7% of 518 graded games.
- Market
- PHI 65%
- ML PHI -210 / MIA +175
- Pre-line forecast
- PHI 66%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- PHI 62%
- Ratings vs. market
- −3.2 pts
- PHI: Elo 61.9%, market 65.1%
- Fair odds
- PHI -186
- MIA +186 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- PHI 4.4 – 3.1 MIA
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 7.5
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 | PHI | MIA | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1553 | 1454 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +4 | +1 | PHI: Zack Wheeler: team allows 0.22 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · MIA: Braxton Garrett: team allows 0.03 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | PHI +84 Elo | PHI 61.9% | |
| Market-implied ratings | PHI 67.1% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | PHI 66.4% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | PHI 65.1% | Follows the market (vig removed): in testing, adding the ratings made it less accurate | |
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.
| PHI | Stat | |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd of 305.2 | Runs scored | 3.628th of 30 |
| 5th of 303.6 | Runs allowed | 5.830th of 30 |
| 2nd of 30+1.6 | Margin | −2.230th of 30 |
| 1st of 309–1 | Last 10 | 3–727th of 30 |
| 1st of 3013–5 | Road vs home | 5–1730th 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.
Against the line
How each team has done against the closing spread and total, coming into this game.
| This season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 21–19 | 10–31 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 2–8 |
| Favorite | 16–16 | 1–15 |
| Underdog | 5–3 | 9–16 |
| Overs–unders | 19–20–1 | 24–16–1 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 6–4 | 7–3 |
Against each game's closing line. Books set every line knowing these records: across 3,901 past games, the team with the better record against the spread so far that season covered 51.2%, short of the 52.4% a standard −110 bet needs, and over/under streaks held 48.0% of the time. They describe the past.
Head to head
PHI 10–7 MIA in their last 17 meetings; the forecast called 9 of 17.
- May 11
PHI 8 @ MIA 3Picked PHI 53%Hit - May 10
PHI 8 @ MIA 2Picked PHI 63%Hit - Oct 4
MIA 1 @ PHI 7PlayoffsPicked PHI 55%Hit - Oct 3
MIA 1 @ PHI 4PlayoffsPicked PHI 55%Hit - Sep 10
MIA 5 @ PHI 4Picked PHI 55%Miss - Sep 9
MIA 4 @ PHI 8Picked PHI 54%Hit - Sep 8
MIA 3 @ PHI 2Picked PHI 54%Miss - Aug 3
PHI 4 @ MIA 2Picked MIA 52%Miss



