Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays, 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 TB.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Orioles- Pete AlonsoBatting3-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Kyle BradishPitching6.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 K
Rays- Jonathan ArandaBatting3-5
- Ian SeymourPitching6.0 IP, 3 ER, 9 K
Scoring summary
- 10O'Neill singled to center, Cowser scored.4–3
- 9Caminero reached on infield single to third, Mateo scored, Aranda to second.3–3
- 6Mullins tripled to center, Hicks scored.3–2
- 6Encarnacion-Strand homered to left center (418 feet).3–1
- 5Alonso homered to right center (392 feet).2–1
- 3Palacios scored on pickoff error by catcher Narváez.1–1
- 3Palacios scored on pickoff error by catcher Narváez.1–1
- 2Taveras singled to left, Henderson scored, Franklin to second.1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Rays 57%
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
- TB 57%
- ML BAL +131 / TB -141
- Pre-line forecast
- TB 57%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- TB 57%
- Ratings vs. market
- −0.4 pts
- TB: Elo 57.1%, market 57.5%
- Fair odds
- TB -135
- BAL +135 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- BAL 3.4 – 4.1 TB
- 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 | BAL | TB | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1492 | 1530 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | −1 | −8 | BAL: Kyle Bradish: team allows 0.04 more runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) · TB: Ian Seymour: team allows 0.40 more runs than with its usual starter (≈7 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | TB +50 Elo | TB 57.1% | |
| Market-implied ratings | TB 57.5% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | TB 57.4% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | TB 57.5% | 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.
| BAL | Stat | TB |
|---|---|---|
| 14th of 304.5 | Runs scored | 4.611th of 30 |
| 22nd of 304.8 | Runs allowed | 4.17th of 30 |
| 20th of 30−0.3 | Margin | +0.58th of 30 |
| 9th of 305–5 | Last 10 | 9–11st of 30 |
| 20th of 3027–33 | Road vs home | 41–191st of 30 |
| 7th of 301502 | Opponent Elo | 149823rd of 30 |
| 19th of 301492 | Elo rating | 15307th 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 |  BAL |  TB |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 62–60 | 72–49 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 9–1 |
| Favorite | 29–33 | 45–29 |
| Underdog | 33–27 | 27–20 |
| Overs–unders | 61–56–5 | 54–62–5 |
| 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
BAL 28–18 TB in their last 46 meetings; the forecast called 25 of 46.