San Francisco Giants at Texas Rangers, 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 TEX.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Giants- Mike YastrzemskiBatting1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Keaton WinnPitching4.1 IP, 7 ER, 7 K
Rangers- Marcus SemienBatting1-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Nathan EovaldiPitching7.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 K
Scoring summary
- 5Duran singled to right, Smith scored and Lowe scored.2–7
- 5Pitch 2 : Ball In Play2–7
- 5Pitch 1 : Ball 12–5
- 4Yastrzemski homered to right (382 feet).2–5
- 4Pitch 3 : Ball In Play2–5
- 4Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging1–5
- 4Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking1–5
- 3Bailey singled to left, Schmitt scored, Brooks to second.1–5
- 3Pitch 3 : Ball In Play1–5
- 3Pitch 2 : Ball 20–5
- 3Pitch 1 : Ball 10–5
- 2Semien homered to left (356 feet), Jankowski scored.0–5
- 2Pitch 1 : Ball In Play0–5
- 1García stole home, Langford stole second.0–3
- 1García stole home, Langford stole second.0–3
- 1Langford singled to center, Semien scored and Smith scored, García to third.0–2
- 1Pitch 1 : Ball In Play0–2
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Rangers 59%
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
- TEX 59%
- ML SF +135 / TEX -155
- Pre-line forecast
- TEX 59%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- TEX 63%
- Ratings vs. market
- +4.2 pts
- TEX: Elo 63.0%, market 58.8%
- Fair odds
- TEX -143
- SF +143 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- SF 3.4 – 4.1 TEX
- 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 | SF | TEX | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1488 | 1517 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −23 | +22 | SF: Keaton Winn: team allows 1.17 more runs than with its usual starter (≈8 weighted starts) · TEX: Nathan Eovaldi: team allows 1.11 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | TEX +92 Elo | TEX 63.0% | |
| Market-implied ratings | TEX 58.2% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | TEX 58.9% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | TEX 58.8% | 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.
| SF | Stat | TEX |
|---|---|---|
| 16th of 304.3 | Runs scored | 4.315th of 30 |
| 22nd of 304.7 | Runs allowed | 4.213th of 30 |
| 20th of 30−0.4 | Margin | +0.112th of 30 |
| 17th of 304–6 | Last 10 | 5–512th of 30 |
| 22nd of 3015–19 | Road vs home | 15–1719th 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 |  SF |  TEX |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 34–30 | 26–38 |
| Last 10 | 4–6 | 5–5 |
| Favorite | 13–16 | 13–26 |
| Underdog | 21–14 | 13–12 |
| Overs–unders | 34–29–1 | 23–40–1 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 5–5 | 2–8 |
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
SF 3–2 TEX in their last 5 meetings; the forecast called 2 of 5.