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Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates

MLBregular • 2026 Season
completed
Pirates logo
Pirates
Pittsburgh
9
vs
Phillies logo
Phillies
Philadelphia
11
PIT 62%38% PHI
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Pittsburgh Pirates 62% to win. The top 2 signals favoring Pirates:

  • Rest Days. Pirates rest advantage (1 day rest) over Phillies (back-to-back)
  • 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 rest edge were neutral: PIT 56% (−6)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: PIT 58% (−4)

Win probability movement

PIT home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement67%58%50%May 12May 15

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

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VenuePNC Park
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Phillies (away)
Pirates (home)
38%
Win probability
62%
0
High-impact factors
1
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Phillies defeated the Pirates 11-9.

Our model predicted the Pirates would win with 62% confidence, but the Phillies won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Rest Days favored the Pirates and was a major factor: Pirates rest advantage (1 day rest) over Phillies (back-to-back)
  • Home Field Advantage favored the Pirates and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Recent Form was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent form data available

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

Phillies won 9-11

Phillies won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Pirates at 62%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Rest DaysFavors Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Weather ImpactNeutral
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

PHI
PIT
Rest Days
Home Field Advantage
Favours PHI|Favours PIT

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Rest Days

Pirates rest advantage (1 day rest) over Phillies (back-to-back)

Pirates

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 5/15/2026, 8:45:00 AM

Key Players

Phillies

Jesus LuzardoSP
Andrew PainterSP
Alex McFarlaneRP
Zack WheelerSP
Aaron NolaSP

Pirates

Bubba ChandlerSP
Noah MurdockRP
Paul SkenesSP
Antwone KellyRP
Mitch KellerSP

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Frequently Asked Questions

Pirates has a 62% win probability, while Phillies has a 38% 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 PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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