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Minnesota Twins at Washington Nationals

MLBregular • 2026 Season
completed
Nationals logo
Nationals
Washington
3
vs
Twins logo
Twins
Minnesota
11
WSH 55%45% MIN
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Washington Nationals 55% to win. The biggest signal favoring Nationals:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: WSH 52% (−3)

Win probability movement

WSH home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement60%54%49%May 2May 5

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueNationals Park
Washington, District of Columbia

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Twins (away)
Nationals (home)
45%
Win probability
55%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Twins defeated the Nationals 11-3.

Our model predicted the Nationals would win with 55% confidence, but the Twins won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Nationals and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Offensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No offensive stats available for comparison
  • Defensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No defensive stats available for comparison

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Twins won 3-11

Twins won comfortably

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Nationals at 55%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Washington Nationals
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

MIN
WSH
Home Field Advantage
Favours MIN|Favours WSH

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Model vs. Market

Comparing our model against market-implied probabilities

Nationals

Our Model55%

Twins

Our Model45%

Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 5/5/2026, 8:45:00 AM

Key Players

Twins

Zebby MatthewsSP
Taj BradleySP
Mike ParedesSP
Joe RyanSP
Marco RayaSP

Nationals

No player data available

Learn About Our Analysis

Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Nationals has a 55% win probability, while Twins has a 45% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers weather conditions, offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Nationals Park in Washington, District of Columbia.

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