Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles, 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 BAL.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Red Sox- Adley RutschmanBatting2-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI
- Jake BennettPitching6.0 IP, 3 ER, 7 K
Orioles- Christian Encarnacion-StrandBatting2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Brandon YoungPitching6.2 IP, 3 ER, 7 K
Scoring summary
- 9Encarnacion-Strand homered to left center (385 feet), Henderson scored.6–5
- 9Anthony homered to left center (370 feet).6–3
- 8Sogard homered to right center (395 feet), Rutschman scored.5–3
- 7Kiner-Falefa singled to right, White scored.3–3
- 6Rutschman homered to right center (389 feet).2–3
- 4Alonso homered to center (392 feet).1–3
- 4Robert Jr. homered to left (387 feet).1–2
- 1Alonso hit sacrifice fly to center, Alexander scored, Mayo to third.1–1
- 1Rutschman homered to right center (377 feet).1–0
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Red Sox 52%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: MLB favorites the forecast gave 50–55% have won 52.7% of 2,871 graded games.
- Market
- BOS 52%
- ML BOS -120 / BAL +100
- Pre-line forecast
- BOS 55%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- BOS 52%
- Ratings vs. market
- 0.0 pts
- BOS: Elo 52.2%, market 52.2%
- Fair odds
- BOS -109
- BAL +109 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- BOS 4.3 – 4.2 BAL
- 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 | BOS | BAL | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1537 | 1496 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +18 | Worth 18 Elo in MLB |
| Starting pitchers | +4 | +12 | BOS: Jake Bennett: team allows 0.19 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈8 weighted starts) · BAL: Brandon Young: team allows 0.59 fewer runs than with its usual starter (≈10 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | BOS +15 Elo | BOS 52.2% | |
| Market-implied ratings | BOS 55.4% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | BOS 54.9% | 15% Elo, 85% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | BOS 52.2% | 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.
| BOS | Stat | BAL |
|---|---|---|
| 16th of 304.5 | Runs scored | 4.511th of 30 |
| 5th of 303.9 | Runs allowed | 4.722nd of 30 |
| 6th of 30+0.6 | Margin | −0.118th of 30 |
| 19th of 304–6 | Last 10 | 6–45th of 30 |
| 4th of 3040–31 | Road vs home | 34–3419th of 30 |
| 7th of 301501 | Opponent Elo | 150014th of 30 |
| 6th of 301537 | Elo rating | 149617th 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 |  BOS |  BAL |
|---|---|---|
| Run line | 69–71 | 71–69 |
| Last 10 | 4–6 | 4–6 |
| Favorite | 38–53 | 32–41 |
| Underdog | 31–18 | 39–28 |
| Overs–unders | 67–69–4 | 68–67–5 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 6–4 | 4–6 |
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
BOS 24–24 BAL in their last 48 meetings; the forecast called 28 of 48.