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Washington Nationals at Chicago Chicago White Sox

MLBregular • 2026 Season
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Nationals
Washington
4
CWS 55%45% WSH
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Chicago Chicago White Sox 55% to win. The biggest signal favoring Chicago White Sox:

  • 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: CWS 52% (−3)

Win probability movement

CWS home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement60%54%48%Apr 21Apr 24

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

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VenueRate Field
Chicago, Illinois

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

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

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Chicago White Sox defeated the Nationals 5-4.

Our model predicted the Chicago White Sox would win with 55% confidence -- and they delivered. A close call, but the model's slight lean proved correct.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Chicago White Sox and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Head to Head was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent head-to-head history 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.

Chicago White Sox won 5-4

Chicago White Sox won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Chicago White Sox at 55%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Chicago Chicago White Sox
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Weather ImpactNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

WSH
CWS
Home Field Advantage
Favours WSH|Favours CWS

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/24/2026, 8:45:00 AM

Key Players

Nationals

No player data available

Chicago White Sox

Sean BurkeSP
Davis MartinSP
Anthony KaySP
Hagen SmithSP
Noah SchultzSP

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Chicago White Sox has a 55% win probability, while Nationals 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 Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois.

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