San Diego Padres at Washington Nationals, 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 WSH.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Padres- Ha-Seong KimBatting2-4, 3 RBI
- Dylan CeasePitching9.0 IP, 0 ER, 9 K
Nationals- CJ AbramsBatting0-3
- Patrick CorbinPitching7.0 IP, 3 ER, 7 K
Scoring summary
- 1Kim singled to center, Bogaerts scored, Solano scored and Cronenworth scored, Kim to second.3–0
- 1Pitch 9 : Ball In Play3–0
- 1Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul3–0
- 1Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul3–0
- 1Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul3–0
- 1Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Looking3–0
- 1Pitch 4 : Ball 33–0
- 1Pitch 3 : Ball 23–0
- 1Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking3–0
- 1Pitch 1 : Ball 13–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Padres 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
- SD 59%
- ML SD -160 / WSH +135
- Pre-line forecast
- SD 62%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- SD 57%
- Ratings vs. market
- −2.2 pts
- SD: Elo 56.9%, market 59.1%
- Fair odds
- SD -145
- WSH +145 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- SD 4.7 – 3.8 WSH
- 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 | SD | WSH | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1522 | 1471 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +1 | −13 | SD: Dylan Cease: team allows 0.06 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · WSH: Patrick Corbin: team allows 0.67 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | SD +48 Elo | SD 56.9% | |
| Market-implied ratings | SD 63.4% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | SD 62.4% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | SD 59.1% | 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.
| SD | Stat | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| 13th of 304.5 | Runs scored | 4.120th of 30 |
| 16th of 304.3 | Runs allowed | 4.620th of 30 |
| 13th of 30+0.3 | Margin | −0.423rd of 30 |
| 12th of 305–5 | Last 10 | 5–512th of 30 |
| 4th of 3027–22 | Road vs home | 23–2626th 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 |  SD |  WSH |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 54–50 | 56–46 |
| Last 10 | 5–5 | 4–6 |
| Favorite | 22–36 | 9–12 |
| Underdog | 31–14 | 47–34 |
| Overs–unders | 55–48–1 | 49–52–1 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 3–7 | 5–5 |
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
SD 8–3 WSH in their last 11 meetings; the forecast called 4 of 11.