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Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays, MLB forecast

FinalTOR wins series 4-3

Away

Mariners

90-72

3–4

at

Home

Blue Jays

94-68

SEA 45%TOR 55%

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Rogers Centre · Fox, FS1

Win probability

Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with the score and the time left after each inning. Above the line favors TOR.

TOR75%50%75%SEAStart1234567Final

Game center

From the ESPN box score.

Top performers

Mariners
  • Julio RodriguezBatting2-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI
  • George KirbyPitching4.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 K
Blue Jays
  • George SpringerBatting1-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI
  • Shane BieberPitching3.2 IP, 2 ER, 5 K

Scoring summary

  • 7Springer homered to left center (381 feet), Barger scored and Kiner-Falefa scored.3–4
  • 5Raleigh homered to right (381 feet).3–1
  • 3Rodríguez homered to left center (423 feet).2–1
  • 1Varsho singled to center, Springer scored, Guerrero Jr. to third.1–1
  • 1Naylor singled to right, Rodríguez scored.1–0

The pick

Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.

Blue Jays 55%

LeanHit
SEA 45%TOR 55%

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
TOR 55%
ML SEA +115 / TOR -135
Pre-line forecast
TOR 51%
Elo + market-implied
Elo ratings
TOR 54%
Ratings vs. market
−0.9 pts
TOR: Elo 54.4%, market 55.3%
Fair odds
TOR -124
SEA +124 · the forecast as odds, no margin
Pregame projection
SEA 3.5 – 4.0 TOR
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.

FactorSEATORWhy
Team rating15321541Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average
Home field—+18Worth 18 Elo in MLB
Starting pitchers−30SEA: George Kirby: team allows 0.17 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · TOR: Shane Bieber: team allows 0.01 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts)
Elo ratingsTOR +30 EloTOR 54.4%
Market-implied ratingsTOR 50.4%Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context
Pre-line forecastTOR 51.0%15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend)
ForecastTOR 55.3%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.

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Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays compared, with each team's league rank
SEAStatTOR
9th of 304.7Runs scored4.94th of 30
17th of 304.3Runs allowed4.519th of 30
10th of 30+0.4Margin+0.59th of 30
3rd of 307–3Last 105–512th of 30
13th of 3039–41Road vs home54–272nd of 30
24th of 301496Opponent Elo150210th of 30
8th of 301532Elo rating15415th of 30

Rating history

Each team's Elo over the last two seasons. Hover or drag to compare on any date.

MarinersBlue Jays
1450150015501600league averageAprJulOctJanAprJul

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 seasonSEATOR
Run line76–9795–77
Last 106–46–4
Favorite37–7145–52
Underdog39–2649–25
Overs–unders97–7699–73
Overs–unders, last 107–38–2

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

SEA 10–14 TOR in their last 24 meetings; the forecast called 10 of 24.