Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres, 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 SD.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Pirates- Andrew McCutchenBatting2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Bailey FalterPitching6.1 IP, 0 ER, 1 K
Padres- Fernando Tatis Jr.Batting1-4
- Dylan CeasePitching4.2 IP, 3 ER, 6 K
Scoring summary
- 7Horwitz singled to left, McCutchen scored.5–0
- 7Reynolds doubled to right, Cruz scored, McCutchen to third.4–0
- 5McCutchen homered to left center (396 feet).3–0
- 4Hayes singled to center, Frazier scored.2–0
- 1Reynolds singled to left, Cruz scored, McCutchen to second.1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Padres 67%
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
- SD 67%
- ML PIT +195 / SD -235
- Pre-line forecast
- SD 67%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- SD 61%
- Ratings vs. market
- −6.0 pts
- SD: Elo 61.4%, market 67.4%
- Fair odds
- SD -207
- PIT +207 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- PIT 3.0 – 4.5 SD
- 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 | PIT | SD | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1459 | 1528 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +6 | −1 | PIT: Bailey Falter: team allows 0.28 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · SD: Dylan Cease: team allows 0.03 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | SD +81 Elo | SD 61.4% | |
| Market-implied ratings | SD 67.4% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | SD 66.6% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | SD 67.4% | 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. Opponent Elo: how strong the teams each has played are, 1st the toughest.
| PIT | Stat | SD |
|---|---|---|
| 29th of 303.2 | Runs scored | 4.315th of 30 |
| 15th of 304.2 | Runs allowed | 3.911th of 30 |
| 26th of 30−1.1 | Margin | +0.312th of 30 |
| 8th of 306–4 | Last 10 | 5–516th of 30 |
| 28th of 308–21 | Road vs home | 19–96th of 30 |
| 3rd of 301513 | Opponent Elo | 149327th of 30 |
| 25th of 301459 | Elo rating | 15287th 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 |  PIT |  SD |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 25–33 | 30–25 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 3–7 |
| Favorite | 3–14 | 17–16 |
| Underdog | 22–19 | 13–9 |
| Overs–unders | 23–35 | 24–31 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 5–5 | 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
PIT 5–11 SD in their last 16 meetings; the forecast called 11 of 16.