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Today's PicksApril 5, 2026 › BAL @ PIT
BAL 49%
@ April 5, 2026
PIT 51%

Pitching Matchup

BAL Chris Bassitt
vs
PIT Braxton Ashcraft

Win Probability

BAL 49%
PIT 51%
SourceBALPIT
Model (blended) 49.0% 51.0%
Simulation only 44.6% 55.4%
Elo ratings 53.3% 46.7%
Market (implied) 46.4% 53.6%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

BAL avg runs 4.4
PIT avg runs 4.4
Avg total 8.8

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = BAL wins, Positive = PIT wins

-10
-9
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-6
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-1
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6
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10

Run Scoring Distribution

Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
BAL 6.6% 11.0% 13.2% 13.9% 12.9% 11.2% 9.2% 7.1% 5.2% 3.6% 2.5% 1.4%
PIT 5.8% 9.9% 13.4% 13.6% 13.4% 12.0% 9.8% 7.4% 5.2% 3.5% 2.2% 1.5%

Lineups PROJECTED

BAL

  1. Taylor Ward
  2. Gunnar Henderson
  3. Pete Alonso
  4. Adley Rutschman
  5. Samuel Basallo
  6. Dylan Beavers
  7. Coby Mayo
  8. Colton Cowser
  9. Blaze Alexander

PIT

  1. Oneil Cruz
  2. Brandon Lowe
  3. Bryan Reynolds
  4. Ryan O'Hearn
  5. Marcell Ozuna
  6. Konnor Griffin
  7. Spencer Horwitz
  8. Nick Gonzales
  9. Henry Davis

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

Runs: 1.0 HR: 0.77 BB: 1.0 K: 0.92

Weather

Forecast 43°F Wind: 13 mph cross

Elo Ratings

BAL: 1492 PIT: 1444

Sportsbook Odds

BookBALPIT
FanDuel +104 -122
Bovada +108 -130
BetMGM +110 -130
DraftKings +109 -131
Caesars +110 -130