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Washington Nationals at Cleveland Guardians

MLBregular • 2026 Season
completed
Guardians logo
Guardians
Cleveland
2
vs
Nationals logo
Nationals
Washington
10
CLE 53%47% WSH
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Cleveland Guardians 53% to win. The biggest signal favoring Guardians:

  • 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: CLE 52% (−1)

Win probability movement

CLE home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement58%53%48%May 22May 25

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

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VenueProgressive Field
Cleveland, Ohio

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Nationals (away)
Guardians (home)
47%
Win probability
53%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Nationals defeated the Guardians 10-2.

Our model predicted the Guardians would win with 53% confidence, but the Nationals 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 Guardians 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
  • ELO Rating favored the Nationals and was a contributing factor: Guardians ELO 1513 vs Nationals ELO 1576 (diff: -63)

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

Nationals won 2-10

Nationals won comfortably

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Guardians at 53%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Cleveland Guardians
  • Weather ImpactNeutral
  • ELO RatingFavors Washington Nationals
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

WSH
CLE
Home Field Advantage
Favours WSH|Favours CLE

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.1.0 • Calculated: 5/25/2026, 10:00:01 PM

Key Players

Nationals

No player data available

Guardians

Gavin WilliamsSP
Slade CecconiSP
Joey CantilloSP
Foster GriffinSP
Austin PetersonSP

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Frequently Asked Questions

Guardians has a 53% win probability, while Nationals has a 47% 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 Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio.

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