Washington Nationals at Minnesota Twins, 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 MIN.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Nationals- Alex CallBatting2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI
- Mitchell ParkerPitching5.2 IP, 2 ER, 4 K
Twins- Ty FranceBatting3-4, 1 RBI
- Joe RyanPitching5.0 IP, 4 ER, 5 K
Scoring summary
- 8Wallner hit sacrifice fly to center, Castro scored.9–3
- 8Call grounded into fielder's choice to second, Lowe scored, Millas out at second, Lile to third.9–2
- 8Bell scored on Funderburk wild pitch.8–2
- 8Bell scored on Funderburk wild pitch.8–2
- 8Bell singled to center, García Jr. scored.7–2
- 7Call homered to right center (376 feet).6–2
- 6France doubled to left, Lewis scored.5–2
- 6Lewis singled to left, Castro scored.5–1
- 5Abrams doubled to right, Call scored, Lile scored and Millas scored.5–0
- 4García Jr. homered to right center (390 feet).2–0
- 3Call singled to left, Millas scored.1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Twins 69%
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
- MIN 69%
- ML WSH +210 / MIN -255
- Pre-line forecast
- MIN 67%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- MIN 61%
- Ratings vs. market
- −7.9 pts
- MIN: Elo 61.1%, market 69.0%
- Fair odds
- MIN -223
- WSH +223 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- WSH 3.4 – 5.1 MIN
- 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 | WSH | MIN | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1449 | 1494 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −4 | +12 | WSH: Mitchell Parker: team allows 0.19 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · MIN: Joe Ryan: team allows 0.59 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | MIN +79 Elo | MIN 61.1% | |
| Market-implied ratings | MIN 68.3% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | MIN 67.2% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | MIN 69.0% | 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.
| WSH | Stat | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| 19th of 304.3 | Runs scored | 4.220th of 30 |
| 28th of 305.3 | Runs allowed | 4.318th of 30 |
| 28th of 30−1.1 | Margin | −0.119th of 30 |
| 24th of 303–7 | Last 10 | 5–511th of 30 |
| 25th of 3020–31 | Road vs home | 29–2013th of 30 |
| 8th of 301502 | Opponent Elo | 149921st of 30 |
| 27th of 301449 | Elo rating | 149422nd 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 |  WSH |  MIN |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 52–51 | 52–51 |
| Last 10 | 5–5 | 4–6 |
| Favorite | 2–18 | 28–33 |
| Underdog | 50–33 | 24–17 |
| Overs–unders | 55–48 | 45–58 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 6–4 | 3–7 |
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
WSH 3–4 MIN in their last 7 meetings; the forecast called 4 of 7.