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Washington Nationals at Athletics Athletics

MLBregular โ€ข 2026 Season
completed
Athletics logo
Athletics
Athletics
2
vs
Nationals logo
Nationals
Washington
5
OAK 52%48% WSH
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Athletics Athletics 52% to win. The biggest signal favoring Athletics:

  • 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: OAK 52% (0)

Win probability movement

OAK home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement57%52%47%Jul 16Jul 19

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

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VenueSutter Health Park
Sacramento, California

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Nationals (away)
Athletics (home)
48%
Win probability
52%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Nationals defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-2.

Our model predicted the Oakland Athletics would win with 52% confidence, but the Nationals pulled off the upset. These outcomes are what keep sports compelling -- and help our model learn.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Oakland Athletics 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.

Nationals won 2-5

Nationals won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Athletics at 52%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

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

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

WSH
OAK
Home Field Advantage
Favours WSH|Favours OAK

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.1.0 โ€ข Calculated: 7/19/2026, 8:00:01 PM

Key Players

Nationals

No player data available

Athletics

Kade MorrisSP
J.T. GinnSP
Gage JumpSP
Jeffrey SpringsSP
Joe RockRP

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Frequently Asked Questions

Athletics has a 52% win probability, while Nationals has a 48% 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 Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, California.

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