Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians, 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 CLE.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
White Sox- Martin MaldonadoBatting2-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI
- Erick FeddePitching6.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 K
Guardians- Brayan RocchioBatting2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Gavin WilliamsPitching4.0 IP, 5 ER, 2 K
Scoring summary
- 8Maldonado homered to left (373 feet), Mendick scored.8–2
- 8Pitch 3 : Ball In Play8–2
- 8Pitch 2 : Ball 16–2
- 8Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking6–2
- 7Rocchio homered to right (369 feet).6–2
- 7Pitch 2 : Ball In Play6–2
- 7Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking6–1
- 7Sosa singled to center, Robert Jr. scored, Jiménez to second.6–1
- 7Pitch 3 : Ball In Play6–1
- 7Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging5–1
- 7Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking5–1
- 4Benintendi doubled to center, Pham scored and Maldonado scored.5–1
- 4Pitch 3 : Ball In Play5–1
- 4Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul3–1
- 4Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking3–1
- 4Maldonado singled to left, Lopez scored.3–1
- 4Pitch 5 : Ball In Play3–1
- 4Pitch 4 : Ball 32–1
- 4Pitch 3 : Ball 22–1
- 4Pitch 2 : Ball 12–1
- 4Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul2–1
- 4Lopez doubled to left, Sosa scored.2–1
- 4Pitch 3 : Ball In Play2–1
- 4Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul1–1
- 4Pitch 1 : Ball 11–1
- 3Fry hit sacrifice fly to center, Schneemann scored.1–1
- 3Pitch 1 : Ball In Play1–1
- 1Vaughn singled to left, Robert Jr. scored, Sheets to second.1–0
- 1Pitch 3 : Ball In Play1–0
- 1Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking0–0
- 1Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul0–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Guardians 66%
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
- CLE 66%
- ML CHW +180 / CLE -215
- Pre-line forecast
- CLE 64%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- CLE 69%
- Ratings vs. market
- +3.4 pts
- CLE: Elo 69.0%, market 65.6%
- Fair odds
- CLE -191
- CHW +191 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- CHW 3.5 – 5.0 CLE
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 8.5
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 | CHW | CLE | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1411 | 1528 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +2 | +6 | CHW: Erick Fedde: team allows 0.11 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈8 weighted starts) · CLE: Gavin Williams: team allows 0.31 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈8 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | CLE +139 Elo | CLE 69.0% | |
| Market-implied ratings | CLE 62.6% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | CLE 63.6% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | CLE 65.6% | 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.
| CHW | Stat | CLE |
|---|---|---|
| 30th of 303.1 | Runs scored | 5.05th of 30 |
| 28th of 305.0 | Runs allowed | 3.85th of 30 |
| 30th of 30−1.9 | Margin | +1.24th of 30 |
| 17th of 304–6 | Last 10 | 6–411th of 30 |
| 30th of 308–34 | Road vs home | 27–91st 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 |  CHW |  CLE |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 42–45 | 50–33 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 4–6 |
| Favorite | 6–1 | 24–23 |
| Underdog | 36–44 | 26–10 |
| Overs–unders | 39–47–1 | 42–39–2 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 4–6 | 6–4 |
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
CHW 12–9 CLE in their last 21 meetings; the forecast called 11 of 21.