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Pittsburgh Pirates at Texas Rangers

MLBregular • 2026 Season
completed
Rangers logo
Rangers
Texas
4
vs
Pirates logo
Pirates
Pittsburgh
8
TEX 55%45% PIT
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Texas Rangers 55% to win. The biggest signal favoring Rangers:

  • 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: TEX 52% (−3)

Win probability movement

TEX home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement60%55%50%Apr 19Apr 22

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

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VenueGlobe Life Field
Arlington, Texas

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

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

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Pirates defeated the Rangers 8-4.

Our model predicted the Rangers would win with 55% confidence, but the Pirates 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 Rangers and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Weather Impact was neutral and a contributing factor: Weather data not available
  • Offensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No offensive 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.

Pirates won 4-8

Pirates won by a solid margin

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Rangers at 55%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Texas Rangers
  • Weather ImpactNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

PIT
TEX
Home Field Advantage
Favours PIT|Favours TEX

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/22/2026, 8:45:01 AM

Key Players

Pirates

Braxton AshcraftSP
Noah MurdockRP
Antwone KellyRP
Paul SkenesSP
Bubba ChandlerSP

Rangers

Jordan MontgomeryRP
Jacob deGromSP
Cody BradfordSP
Nathan EovaldiSP
Kumar RockerSP

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Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Rangers has a 55% win probability, while Pirates 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 Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

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